HBSP (USA)
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Evidence-Based Management (Spanish version)
Pfeffer, Jeffrey; Sutton, Robert I.Article HBS-R0601ELeadership and People ManagementFor the most part, managers looking to cure their organizational ills rely on obsolete knowledge they picked up in school, long-standing but never proven traditions, patterns gleaned from experience, methods they happen to be skilled in applying, and information from vendors. They could learn a thing or two from practitioners of evidence-based medicine, a movement that has taken the medical establishment by storm over the past decade. A growing n...Starting at €8.20
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The HBR Agenda 2011 (Spanish version)
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101BKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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Caso HBR: El "tres" de caballeros
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107RLeadership and People Management¿Cómo se puede reducir la plantilla, cuando casi todo el mundo tiene las mismas puntuaciones en evaluaciones de desempeño? vicepresidente de recursos humanos Nils Ekdahl se enfrenta a esa pregunta en Circale Corporation, una de ficción-componentes electrónicos distribuidor que acaba de completar una serie de adquisiciones. Ekdahl quiere hacer los recortes de personal objetivamente, pero los nuevos rendimientos del sistema de evaluar el desempeño ...Starting at €8.20
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The Gentleman's "Three" (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107Z-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you reduce headcount when almost everyone gets the same scores on performance reviews? HR vice president Nils Ekdahl confronts that question at Circale Corporation, a fictional electronic-components distributor that has just completed a series of acquisitions. Ekdahl wants to make the personnel cuts objectively, but the company's new performance-review system yields disappointing results: On a five-point scale, virtually every employee get...Starting at €8.20
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Can a Volunteer-Staffed Company Scale? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sutton, Robert I.; Rao, HuggyArticle HBS-R1405L-ELeadership and People ManagementAn education-gaming firm that has relied largely on volunteer developers has to rethink this strategy as it prepares to pitch investors for a new round of funding. Expert commentary comes from Noam Bardin, CEO of the crowdsourced-mapping company Waze, and Verena Delius, cofounder and managing partner of Fox & Sheep, a company that develops apps for kids. This HBR Case Study includes both the case and the commentary. For teaching purposes, this R...Starting at €8.20
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iBasis, Inc.
Wasynczuk, Andrew; Kravec, Nicole; Dowd, KatherineCase HBS-908014-EiBasis examines the development of a long-term relationship between equipment manufacturer Cisco and start-up iBasis, a voice-over-internet wholesaler. Questions arise for iBasis founders as to how best to build a beneficial relationship with the much larger partner. How aggressive should they be in their pursuit of specialized equipment designs from Cisco? How should they protect their own intellectual property? After several years of market suc...Starting at €8.20
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Golden Rule
Wasynczuk, Andrew; Dowd, Katherine; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-909017-EJim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to "do the right thing" for both the claimant and his company. Golden is a former litigator with 16 years of experience defending corporations in wrongful death lawsuits. After becoming disenchanted with the traditional "deny, delay, defend" method of litigation, which is aggressive, adversarial, costly, and drags t...Starting at €8.20
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A.J. Washington: Retaining an NFL Star
Wasynczuk, Andrew; Bennett, NicoleCase HBS-909033-EService and Operations ManagementGeneral Manager Luke Kolville, of the Los Angeles Spartans, struggles with the best approach to negotiate a long-term contract for his star quarterback. The agent for Washington is relatively new to the industry and has his sights set particularly high. Kolville needs to weigh a number of effects this negotiation will have on the player, his teammates, and the long-term prospects of the team.Starting at €8.20
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A.J. Washington: Retaining an NFL Star, Teaching Note
Wasynczuk, Andrew; Huang, KarenTeaching Note HBS-914018-ETeaching Note for 909033.Starting at €0.00
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Cómo ser un buen jefe cuando la economía va mal
Sutton, Robert I.Article HBS-R0906ELeadership and People ManagementIncluso en tiempos de crecimiento económico, es un reto para ser un buen jefe. La investigación muestra que las personas situadas en posiciones de autoridad a menudo llegan a ser menos conscientes de los sentimientos y necesidades de los demás. Mientras tanto, aquellos en los papeles subordinados dedican una energía inmensa de ver e interpretar las acciones de los líderes. Estas tendencias hacen un tándem tóxico, que sólo se ve agravada durante u...Starting at €8.20