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Global Business Speaks English (Spanish version)
Neeley, TsedalArticle HBS-R1205HStrategyLike it or not, English is the global language of business. Today 1.75 billion people speak English at a useful level--that's one in four of us. Multinational companies such as Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, SAP, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, and Microsoft in Beijing have mandated English as the corporate language. And any company with a global presence or global aspirations would be wise to do the same, says HBS professor Tsedal Neeley, to ensure good commu...Starting at €8.20
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Global Teams That Work (Spanish version)
Neeley, TsedalArticle HBS-R1510DStrategy(1) Structure. If a team is made up of groups with different views about their relative power, the leader should connect frequently with those who are farthest away and emphasize unity. (2) Process. Meeting processes should allow for informal interactions that build empathy. (3) Language. Everyone, regardless of language fluency, should be empowered to speak up. (4) Identity. Team members must be active cultural learners and teachers to understa...Starting at €8.20
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Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Neeley, Tsedal; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-415S01StrategyGreg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required by a service agreement. Rather than finding a swift resolution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work, global...Starting at €8.20
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Tottenham Hotspur plc (Spanish version)
Coval, Joshua D; Cohen, Lauren H.; Malloy, Christopher J.Case HBS-215S01FinanceTottenham Hotspur Football Club is a publicly-owned professional soccer team based in London, England. The club's chairman, Daniel Levy, is contemplating a significant investment in physical assets, including the development of a new stadium as well as the acquisition of a new player. The team must decide if the expected cash flows associated with adding the stadium, the player, or both, warrant the considerable required investments in these asse...Starting at €8.20
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Miracle Life, Inc. (Spanish version)
Cohen, Lauren H.; Malloy, Christopher J.Case HBS-218S08FinanceMilagro La vida es una empresa con una configuración única y la estructura organizativa. En concreto, se trata de una empresa de marketing de red (también conocido como marketing multinivel (MLM) empresa), que utiliza una gran base de distribuidores, y depende de esta base de distribuidores individuales para vender sus productos, dando incentivos explícitos para estos distribuidores individuales a la vez vender sus productos e inscribirse otros d...Starting at €8.20
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The upsides of downward deference
Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, TsedalArticle 75264Leadership and People ManagementLeaders who find themselves out of their element can get ahead by deferring to subordinates. Here we explain how power can come from letting it go.Starting at €8.20
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What Managers Need to Know About Social Tools
Leonardi, Paul; Neeley, TsedalArticle HBS-R1706J-ETo identify the value that social tools can bring to companies, the authors split employees at a large financial services firm into two groups, only one of which used an internal social platform, and observed them for six months. Those who had used the tool became 31% more likely to find coworkers with relevant expertise and 88% more likely to discover who had useful connections. Internal social tools can help employees make faster decisions, dev...Starting at €8.20
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Effective Managers Say the Same Thing Twice (or More)
Neeley, Tsedal; Leonardi, Paul; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1105D-EHow do effective managers get employees to act promptly? New research suggests that it's by making their requests at least twice. Though you may think redundancy is unnecessary and even a waste of time, a new study indicates that it helps your message cut through today's information overload.Starting at €8.20
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Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Neeley, Tsedal; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-409003-EStrategyGreg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required by a service agreement. Rather than finding a swift resolution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work, global...Starting at €8.20
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Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
Neeley, TsedalCase HBS-410020-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case updates students on the steps Greg James took to solve the problems that instigated the crisis documented in "Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)." We find out how James solves the process problems involved in his team's breakdown and creates team cohesion to help them function together effectively. We also learn whether or not James is successful in taking his global team to a new level of productivity and ...Starting at €5.74