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Think You Have Power? Check Your Perceptions
Brion, SebastienArticle ART-2453-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThough talk of power makes some people uncomfortable, there's no doubt that it is vitally important in organizational contexts to influence others, perform your job and attain goals. Drawing upon extensive research from the field of organizational behavior and psychology, the author identifies six steps to gain power -- meaning control over some valued resource upon which others depend -- and then use that power for good, or for "pro-social ends....Starting at €8.20
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Las genuinas responsabilidades de la dirección general
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Ricart Costa, Joan EnricArticle ART-2639Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyUn director general debe tocar muchas y muy variadas teclas. Pero no todas son igualmente relevantes. Los autores identifican cuatro grandes prioridades de la dirección general y otras tantas tareas básicas. Pero advierten que es imprescindible entenderlas y gestionarlas todas como un conjunto inseparable de elementos interdependientes cuya dinámica es especialmente relevante. Asimismo, señalan la necesidad de hacerlo con disciplina en las decisi...Starting at €8.20
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Manifiesto por una gestión empresarial más humana
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-2127Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyLa credibilidad de la empresa como institución está en mínimos históricos. La mayoría de las medidas prescritas no hacen sino pasar de puntillas por los problemas. Lo que se necesita realmente es una vuelta radical a los fundamentos de la dirección de empresas y de nuestros modelos económicos actuales. En este artículo los autores repasan las teorías y prácticas que nos han llevado hasta aquí y proponen siete pilares para avanzar hacia una gestió...Starting at €8.20
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Writing a Manifesto for Better Management
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-2127-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyThe litany of institutional, market and leadership failures that precipitated one of the worst economic crises in modern history is staggering. Yet efforts by policy makers and business leaders to improve matters have so far fallen short of whats truly needed, and do little but tinker at the very edges of the economic system. This article makes seven key recommendations to move us toward a more humanistic model of management, placing human value...Starting at €8.20
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Power and Influence in the Virtual Business World
Altaras, Jordan; Brion, SebastienTechnical Note DPON-350-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note provides novel ideas and best practices for developing power in the virtual business world. Building upon the framework of the Power and Influence course, we provide insights for fostering virtual power by way of three lenses: personal, positional and relational. We will highlight learnings provided by both IESE alumni and current research on these three sources of power.Starting at €8.20
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Cómo funciona la mente del directivo
de Santiago, Rafael; Iyengar, Sheena; Brion, SebastienDossier DOS-19Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingCada día nos vemos obligados a tomar múltiples decisiones. Conocer los mecanismos de nuestra mente nos ayudará a dar en el blanco.Starting at €15.00
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Positional Power: Diagnosing and Developing Positional Power
Brion, Sebastien; Salcedo, KatrinaTechnical Note DPON-357-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPower, broadly defined as the ability to get things done, rests on three fundamental pillars: personal, relational, and positional power. Building all three sources of power is critical to achieving your objectives. This technical note focuses on positional power, which we define as the control over resources. Resources, in turn, are anything that you control within the organization that satisfy peoples' needs, including formal elements such as t...Starting at €8.20
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The Genuine Responsibilities of the CEO
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Ricart Costa, Joan EnricArticle ART-2639-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA CEO must pull many levers, but not all are equally relevant. Based on hundreds of interviews they conducted with senior executives, the authors identify four main priorities for general management, corresponding with four primary tasks. They caution, however, that executives must understand and manage them all as an inseparable whole of interdependent, highly dynamic elements. They also emphasize that CEOs need to be disciplined in their decisi...Starting at €8.20
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-400-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottlene...Starting at €5.74
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Alice Edwards: Losing Control (B)
Porter, Charlie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-728-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the events surrounding a experience of sexual harassment by a bank employee. After experiencing harassment in the workplace, the protagonist must decide whether to file a formal complaint or leave the bank.Starting at €5.74