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The Twin Pillars of Effective Leadership
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Neill, ConorArticle ART-1820-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementDuring periods of crisis or disenchantment, charismatic leaders emerge because they offer an alternative to the uncertainty of the times. Such was the case in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, whose clear message and emotional style held across-the-board appeal and provided a sense of certainty after years of political and social turbulence. Using case studies of prominent leaders of the past 50 years, the authors explore the keys of effective leader...Starting at €8.20
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Wonderful decisions
García-Castro, Roberto; Ariño, Miguel AngelArticle ART-3342-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyOne of the hardest things for companies to do is to make good, sound decisions on a consistent, long-term basis. To make wonderful decisions, companies need to strike the right balance between effectiveness, attractiveness and unity, and then hone their strategic, executive and leadership abilities. These diagnostic tools may help.Starting at €8.20
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LOPIN Productions
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-359-EDecision AnalysisThis case presents the decision that an audiovisual production company must make to determine what direction to take in directing its activity: to produce a series to sell it to a television network or a movie for the big screen. The first option entails few risks for the company, while the second involves a multitude of dangers and uncertainties. This case replaces the case NILOP from the same authors (AD-333).Starting at €8.20
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The EMBI Investor
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Canela, Miguel Ángel; Gorecka-Pietrucha, JustynaFocused Case ADFC-2-EDecision Analysis, FinanceThe EMBI Investor case is a practical application of statistical analysis in financial analysis. It uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to introduce some basic aspects of statistics and finance and presents how these two aspects, the financial and the statistical, can be connected. This fosters interest in statistical tools through their use in financial analysis. The objectives of the case are: (a) to introduce the concepts of the regres...Starting at €8.20
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The Deliberate Speech Style: Primarily a Question of Identification
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-128-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementIt was Barack Obama's oratorical skills and his clarity of vision that brought him fame and prominence in his speech to the Democratic Party in 2004. It was here that he successfully established a link with his audience, which gave people an opportunity to identify with him. For a successful deliberate speech, identification between speaker and audience is essential and is the principal element of its success. The note also deals with other issue...Starting at €8.20
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Styles of Oratory
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-96-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management¿The orator should use the plain style to instruct, the grand style to move, the intermediate style to charm¿ Although the quote from Quintilian above gives us three distinct styles, most commentators have rolled them into two: the ¿forensic¿ and the ¿grand¿ styles. The forensic style gives much of its attention to directness and the particular. Such personalities as Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Schmidt, and Al Gore are modern examples of ¿forensic...Starting at €8.20
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Chemical Fusion (B)
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Sabrià, FredericCase AD-363-EDecision AnalysisThe multinational IQI has sold Química del Vallès, three years after acquiring it, so the previous plan for producing pyriclamate becomes optimal for it. However, the plan of recent years was more satisfactory for it overall. The problem that must be solved is how to encourage Química del Vallès to maintain the latest plan instead of replacing it with the old one. This case is based on the case "Química del Vallès (B)" by the same authors (AD-230...Starting at €5.74
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El Titanic: un caso de toma de decisiones
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Maella, PabloCase AD-324Decision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso permite discutir si el hundimiento del Titanic fue un hecho que se produjo debido a las malas decisiones tomadas por los responsables del barco o si fue un accidente que hubiera ocurrido independientemente de las decisiones que hubieran tomado.Starting at €8.20
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Ejercicios sobre decisiones de producción
Ariño, Miguel AngelExercise ADE-25Decision Analysis, EconomicsEs una coleccion de cuatro ejercicios para practicar el método de la fractila crítica en las decisiones de producción cuando la demanda es incierta y hay que decidir el número de unidades a producir antes de saber la demanda.Starting at €8.20
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Laree Verbindungen GmbH
Ariño, Miguel Angel; Heukamp, FranzCase AD-361Decision AnalysisLaree es una compañía alemana que fabrica y suministra las fijaciones que se utilizan en las construcciones para sujetar los vidrios a las paredes de los edificios. Sus ejecutivos deben decidir si aceptar un contrato que podría ser una gran oportunidad para abrir un nuevo mercado para la empresa o resultar en una pérdida importante de dinero. Este caso está basado en el caso "Berfest AG" de los mismos autores (AD-314) y en el caso Thurman Indust...Starting at €8.20