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In Search of Global Leaders (Spanish version)
Green, Stephen; Hassan, Fred; Immelt, Jeffrey; Marks, Michael; Meiland, DanielArticle HBS-R0308BEconomicsFor all the talk about global organizations and executives, there's no definitive answer to the question of what we really mean by "global." A presence in multiple countries? Cultural adaptability? A multilingual top team? We asked four CEOs and the head of an international recruiting agency--HSBC's Stephen Green, Schering-Plough's Fred Hassan, GE's Jeffrey Immelt, Flextronics' Michael Marks, and Egon Zehnder's Daniel Meiland--to tell us what the...Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703Z-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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No pierda el mejor puesto
Goldsmith, MarshallArticle HBS-R0901FLeadership and People ManagementEste artículo incluye una vista previa de una página que resume rápidamente las ideas clave y proporciona una visión general de cómo los conceptos funcionan en la práctica, junto con sugerencias para la lectura adicional. Si usted está en el camino de convertirse en CEO, tenga cuidado. Muchos sucesores ungidos a encontrar su camino a la oficina de la esquina inesperadamente bloqueado. El obstáculo es por lo general una relación mal administrada c...Starting at €8.20
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How Not to Lose the Top Job
Goldsmith, MarshallArticle HBS-R0901F-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. If you're on the way to becoming CEO, take care. Many anointed successors find their path to the corner office unexpectedly blocked. The obstacle is usually a mismanaged relationship with any of six kinds of stakeholders: the current chief executive, the successor'...Starting at €8.20
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Into the Fray (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Peebles, M. Ellen; Widmann, Nancy Clifford; Kopelan, Amy Dorn; Hassan, Fred; Cohen, Allan; Rhodes, Gary B.Article HBS-R0501A-ELeadership and People ManagementTalk of cost cutting and layoffs was already in the air in the New York offices of international beverage company Legrand SA. But now everyone is imagining the worst after the sudden and mysterious resignation of Lucien Beaumont, the company's president of U.S. operations. The rumors are flying fast and furious about what prompted his departure and, just as important, who will get Lucien's job. Michael Feldstein is confident that he's a top conte...Starting at €8.20
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Dinero bien gastado, esta vez
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703AEntrepreneurshipCristiano Harbinson, un asociado joven a la firma de capital riesgo Scharfstein Weekes, tiene una decisión difícil de tomar antes de la próxima reunión del comité de inversión. Él ha estado viendo sobre la inversión de SW en siete picos Technologies, y las ventas de su único producto han sido decepcionantes. Ahora la cabeza de la compañía, Jack Brandon, quiere otro $ 400.000 a seguir un nuevo producto. Harbinson cree en Brandon y en su tecnología...Starting at €8.20
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La ventaja de la primera línea
Hassan, FredArticle HBS-R1105HKnowledge and CommunicationLos gerentes más responsables del éxito o fracaso de una empresa pasan a ser los que con quien el director general gasta la menor cantidad de tiempo: los gerentes de primera línea, como los supervisores de taller, responsables de I + D o de los equipos de ventas y gerentes de las cadenas de restaurantes o llamada centros. Eso es un error, dice Hassan, el director general que dirigió rotaciones dramáticos en Schering-Plough y Pharmacia y que ahora...Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703A-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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The Frontline Advantage
Hassan, FredArticle HBS-R1105H-EThe managers most responsible for a company's success or failure happen to be the ones with whom the CEO spends the least amount of time: frontline managers, such as shop-floor supervisors, heads of R&D or sales teams, and managers in restaurant chains or call centers. That's a mistake, says Hassan, the CEO who led dramatic turnarounds at Schering-Plough and Pharmacia and who is now a senior adviser at Warburg Pincus. In this article, Hassan make...Starting at €8.20
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Should This Team Be Saved? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Heimbouch, Hollis; Goldsmith, Marshall; Bologna, Nancy; Puris, Martin; Katzenbach, Jon R.Article HBS-R0107A-EKnowledge and CommunicationAs far as anyone could tell, Vigor Skin Care's star was rising, mostly on the strength of Ageless Vigor, its new line of enriched skin cleansers and cosmetics. In fact, this evening, the three employees responsible for developing the product line were slated to receive the parent company's highest award for performance. But CEO Peter Markles knew that despite the accolades, the business unit--and its "fearsome threesome"--had hit a rough patch in...Starting at €8.20