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How to Write a Great Business Plan (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-97409Entrepreneurshipthe people, the opportunity, the context, and the possibilities for both risk and reward. A great business plan is not easy to compose, Sahlman acknowledges, largely because most entrepreneurs are wild-eyed optimists. But one that asks the right questions is a powerful tool. A better deal, not to mention a better shot at success, awaits entrepreneurs who use it.Starting at €8.20
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The Mission Versus the Bottom Line (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyArticle HBS-R1110Z-EEntrepreneurshipBaldwin Farms, a California-based organic lettuce grower, has opened a distribution center in Pennsylvania to meet the rising demand for its product on the East Coast. Though the center has strengthened the young company's relationships with regional retailers, it's bleeding money and distracting the top team from other priorities. Can the company turn things around, or is it time to throw in the towel? William A. Sahlman and Allison Berkley Wago...Starting at €8.20
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Stretch the Mission (HBR Case Study)
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, RamanaArticle HBS-R1505X-EThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary comes from Linda Rottenberg, CEO of Endeavor Global, and Gururaj Deshpande, cofounder of the Deshpande Foundation. For teaching purposes, this is the case-only version of the HBR case study. The commentary-only version is reprint R1505Z. The complete case study and commentary is reprint R...Starting at €8.20
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Bagaje multicultural, una buena base para el liderazgo global
Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, YuanArticle ART-2746Leadership and People ManagementLa investigación más reciente apunta que las personas con un bagaje multicultural son candidatos excepcionales para el liderazgo global, algo que muchas veces no aprovechan los departamentos de RR. HH. Aunque las empresas contratan a más empleados con este perfil multicultural, a menudo es un gesto para reflejar la creciente diversidad étnica de la sociedad o lo hacen porque necesitan sus habilidades lingüísticas. Según los autores, lo que realme...Starting at €8.20
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Cultural Competence: Why It Matters and How You Can Acquire It
Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, YuanArticle ART-2746-ELeadership and People ManagementEmerging research suggests that multicultural individuals have innate abilities that make them exceptional candidates for global leadership -- yet they often pass under the radar of HR. Although companies are hiring more multicultural employees, it is frequently a token gesture to reflect society's growing ethnic diversity, or because they need their language abilities. What's really needed, say the authors, is a greater awareness and appreciatio...Starting at €8.20
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Reviving Entrepreneurship
Lerner, Josh; Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-R1203K-EEntrepreneurshipNew enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging from capital markets to tax treatment to intellectual property to health care. Their decisions could shore up--or further weaken--what has long been America's greatest economic ass...Starting at €8.20
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The Mission Versus the Bottom Line (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sahlman, William A.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyArticle HBS-R1110L-EEntrepreneurshipBaldwin Farms, a California-based organic lettuce grower, has opened a distribution center in Pennsylvania to meet the rising demand for its product on the East Coast. Though the center has strengthened the young company's relationships with regional retailers, it's bleeding money and distracting the top team from other priorities. Can the company turn things around, or is it time to throw in the towel? William A. Sahlman and Allison Berkley Wago...Starting at €8.20
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Stretch the Mission (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Rottenberg, Linda; Deshpande, GururajArticle HBS-R1505Z-EThe founder of a nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs must decide whether she should bring her program to the United States. Expert commentary comes from Linda Rottenberg, CEO of Endeavor Global, and Gururaj Deshpande, cofounder of the Deshpande Foundation. For teaching purposes, this is the commentary-only version of the HBR case study. The case-only version is reprint R1505X. The complete case study and commentary is reprint R...Starting at €8.20
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Cinco pasos para motivar a tus empleados
Almandoz, John; Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, AlbertoArticle ART-3171Leadership and People Management¿Cuál es el propósito más importante de tu empresa? Si se reduce a ganar dinero, podría ser insuficiente; en general, ni inspira a los trabajadores ni genera un impacto duradero. Además del económico, deberías tener otro objetivo. Este debería estar centrado en los demás y regir e inspirar el comportamiento y la motivación de los actores de la empresa en pos de una finalidad ligada sobre todo a sus beneficiarios, incluidos los clientes y la socie...Starting at €8.20
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Unleashing the Power of Purpose
Almandoz, John; Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, AlbertoArticle ART-3171-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat's the main purpose of your business? If it's just to make money, you may find yourself coming up short, as that is generally not what inspires workers or generates lasting impact. Your business should be oriented toward some other-centered goal, in addition to making money, which will not only guide but inspire the behaviors and motivations of company actors toward some end that is primarily concerned with the organization's beneficiaries, i...Starting at €8.20