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Cuidado con las trampas de su mente
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447Decision AnalysisEn los negocios, como en el resto de las facetas de la vida, la incertidumbre acecha detrás de cada esquina. ¿Qué pasará en el futuro? ¿Podemos estar preparados para lo imprevisto? ¿Cuál es la decisión correcta en momentos así? Los seres humanos hemos desarrollado una serie de mecansimos inconscientes que ayudan a sobrellevar esa inseguridad. Son útiles para no sentirnos abrumados e impiden que nos paralicemos, pero también pueden inhibir nuestra...Starting at €8.20
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Mind Your Mind Traps
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447-EDecision AnalysisIn business, as in other areas of life, uncertainty lurks around every corner. What does the future hold? How can we prepare for the unexpected? What is the right decision at times like this? We humans have developed a repertoire of unconscious mechanisms to help us cope with insecurity. While these mechanisms may assuage feelings of helplessness and paralysis, they can also cloud our judgment. The authors explain how three such mind traps work: ...Starting at €8.20
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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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Bioco
Calvo, Eduard; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1119Service and Operations ManagementDesde su despacho del Hospital San Gabriel, el Dr. Monteagudo, jefe del Servicio de Farmacia, se preguntaba qué más podía hacer para contener el gasto: "Primera semana de febrero y el gerente ya me ha presentado un ultimátum; no sé cómo lograremos generar los ahorros y liberar los recursos financieros para responder a los recortes de presupuesto que la Consejería de Sanidad nos ha aplicado para el ejercicio 2011". Cumplir con un presupuesto drac...Starting at €8.20
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Tejidos Especiales Edentel 4.0 (B)
Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1170Service and Operations ManagementPresenta las pruebas planeadas por el director de del Departamento de Producción de Tejidos Especiales Edentel para cumplir, de la mejor forma posible, los plazos de entrega. Este caso está basado en el caso "Tejidos Especiales Edentel", P-988, del prof. Riverola.Starting at €5.74
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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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Tejidos Especiales Edentel 4.0 (B)
Lago, Alejandro; Sabrià, FredericCase P-1170-EService and Operations ManagementThe case describes the trials that the head of the Production Department at Tejidos Especiales Edentel is planning in order to meet delivery dates in the best way possible. This case is based on the case "Tejidos Especiales Edentel," P-988, by Professor Josep Riverola.Starting at €5.74
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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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Análisis del riesgo crediticio en ICAX Bank and Trust
Chatburn, Lucy; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-290Decision Analysis, EconomicsEl caso muestra el método utilizado por los bancos para establecer el cálculo del riesgo asociado a la cartera. El sistema está dividido en dos partes: la primera calcula el RAROC (Risk Adjusted Return on Capital) y la segunda parte establece el riesgo y rentabilidad asociado con toda la cartera de préstamos, asumiendo que parte del riesgo de morosidad está relacionado con tener en cuenta factores que afectan al riesgo, en este caso la economí...Starting at €8.20