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Learning From the Entrepreneurial Icebreakers
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Sysko-Romanczuk , SylwiaArticle ART-2592-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis article shares the insights of "entrepreneurial icebreakers" -- business pioneers who launched private companies in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall and who expanded beyond national borders by clearing pathways for themselves and others into international markets around the globe. In documenting the obstacles they had to cut through to get to where they are today, we show the path to break inflexible, outdated str...Starting at €8.20
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Agile Methodologies and Organizational Agility (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Gregory, Robert Wayne; Röthke, ClaudiaTechnical Note SIN-58-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeOrganizations are experiencing a profound shift in the way they need to deliver value to customers. The contexts and conditions under which value offerings are developed and delivered today has changed dramatically over the last one to two decades, where digital technology has converged with traditional products and has become embedded into customers' everyday lives. While classic project management approaches emphasize efficiency and meeting int...Starting at €8.20
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Qualitative Customer Research
Röthke, Claudia; Gregory, Robert WayneTechnical Note SIN-56-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementIn order to create products and services that are successful in the market, it is crucial for companies and start-ups to develop empathy and understanding for their (potential) customers' needs, contexts and expectations. This technical note aims to point out the significance and motivation of qualitative research and provides guidance in the iterative and unpredictable research process. Ethnographic research methods like field observations and i...Starting at €8.20
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Beyond Business Instinct
Agulles, Remei; Prats Moreno, Mª JuliaArticle ART-1450-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementWhile it is widely assumed that entrepreneurs need business competencies like industry analysis, negotiating skills and resource management, other competencies such as interpersonal skills and self-leadership are all too often overlooked. Yet such competencies play a vital role in entrepreneurship - indeed they are a prerequisite for mobilizing the other capabilities and putting them to work in the various contexts in which entrepreneurship take...Starting at €8.20
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Hoja de ruta para emprendedores pioneros
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Sysko-Romanczuk , SylwiaArticle ART-2592Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyTras la caída del Muro de Berlín, muchos emprendedores de la Europa del Este fundaron empresas y se expandieron por todo el mundo, abriendo camino en los mercados internacionales para otros emprendedores. En este artículo, los autores ilustran con la trayectoria de esos pioneros cómo sortear estructuras demasiado rígidas y caducas gracias a nuevas dinámicas, una redefinición de la creación de valor y un cambio de mentalidad. Sus lecciones son esp...Starting at €8.20
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Hypothesis-Driven Experimentation
Röthke, Claudia; Gregory, Robert Wayne; Káganer, EvgenyTechnical Note SIN-57-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeWhen addressing customer needs through new offerings, it is essential to carry out hypothesis-driven experimentation and develop the kind of products that consumers really want. Often what you think customers want diverges substantially from what customers actually want. This technical note introduces and explains the essentials of hypothesis-driven experimentation, which is predicated on the idea of systematically and iteratively reducing uncert...Starting at €8.20
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Algo más que intuición para los negocios
Agulles, Remei; Prats Moreno, Mª JuliaArticle ART-1450Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEn muchas ocasiones se pretende formar al emprendedor exclusivamente en competencias de negocio: análisis de la industria, capacidad de negociación y atracción de recursos. Pero muchos olvidan que las capacidades personales o de autoliderazgo tienen un papel esencial en el desarollo del proceso. En realidad son esenciales para movilizar otras capacidades y adaptarlas con éxito a los diversos contextos del proceso emprendedor. Las autoras desenmar...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo gestionar el lado oscuro del crecimiento
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, MarcArticle ART-1817EntrepreneurshipEl crecimiento no es lineal, sino una montaña rusa de subidones de adrenalina y bajones que revuelven el estómago. Para mantener sus empresas en la senda del crecimiento sostenible a largo plazo los líderes han de tener nervio, pero también cambiar de actitud siempre que sea necesario. Durante cinco años, los autores han seguido la trayectoria de 112 CEO de empresas jóvenes e innovadoras de más de 20 países y diversos sectores. Su estudio apunta ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Dark Side of Growth
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, MarcArticle ART-1817-EEntrepreneurshipGrowth is not linear, but a rollercoaster ride of adrenaline highs and stomach-churning lows. Business leaders need both the stamina and ability to shift their approach when necessary to keep their companies on a sustainable growth path in the long term. The authors tracked more than 110 CEOs of young, innovative companies from more than 20 different countries and several industries for more than five years. Their research highlights an important...Starting at €8.20
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Communicating Requirements With User Stories
Röthke, Claudia; Gregory, Robert WayneTechnical Note SIN-60-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeIIn agile software development, user stories are the preferred way to communicate, discuss and prioritize requirements. For product managers, this is a crucial skill to convey user, market and stakeholder demands to the development team. This technical note gives an overview of how to structure and write user stories effectively.Starting at €8.20