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How to Structure Companies for High Growth
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815-EAccounting and ControlThe old belief that management systems kill the entrepreneurial spirit is wrong. Perhaps when a company has fewer than 100 employees, a business can get by on less. But as the authors point out in this article, companies are actually able to grow faster provided that they have strong internal planning and control systems in place early on. They identify eight main categories that demand managerial attention if companies are ever to achieve high g...Starting at €8.20
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Seis pistas para crecer desde dentro
Liedtka, JeanneArticle ART-1816Leadership and People ManagementUn nudo en la garganta. Es lo que siente todos los años cuando su jefe le entrega el objetivo de ingresos para el siguiente ejercicio. Es probable que lo haya calculado extrapolando la cifra del año anterior más el porcentaje de crecimiento prometido al mercado de valores. Y no le queda otra que alcanzarlo, aunque, como muchos directivos, tal vez tenga sus propias ideas sobre cómo hacerlo. Es más, está convencido de que daría el campanazo con una...Starting at €8.20
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Six Lessons to Unleash Your Inner Catalyst
Liedtka, JeanneArticle ART-1816-ELeadership and People ManagementThe plug. It shows up every year at forecasting time, when your boss hands you next years revenue target: chances are it has been plugged, extrapolated from last years number plus whatever growth percentage corporate has promised Wall Street, and it is your job to deliver it. Maybe, like many managers, you have some ideas about how to approach that target; you suspect that one or two of them could even turn into something big, but you dont hav...Starting at €8.20
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Working Together Effectively Before It All Goes Downhill
O'Leary, Michael; Mortensen, Mark; Woolley, AnitaArticle ART-1819-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementMultiple team membership (MTM) is a reality in todays workplace, with high-value employees lending their expertise to a variety of project teams. An estimated 65 percent of knowledge workers in the United States and Europe, for example, engage in MTM to some degree. But what is the effect of MTM on productivity and learning for individuals, teams and, ultimately, organizations? According to the authors, three mediators context switching, tempo...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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La ciencia del mañana
IESE InsightArticle ART-1822Innovation and ChangeAunque puede parecer un científico loco, Michio Kaku no es un excéntrico, sino un físico muy serio que ha popularizado la teoría de campos de cuerdas y otros conceptos científicos impenetrables. En esta entrevista vaticina cómo vivimos y trabajaremos en un futuro no tan lejano.Starting at €8.20
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The Science of Tomorrow
IESE InsightArticle ART-1822-EInnovation and ChangeThough he fits the bill of the mad scientist, Michio Kaku is no crank but a serious physicist who has managed to popularize string field theory and other arcane scientific concepts. In this interview, he casts his vision of the future, which has enormous impact on the way we will live and work.Starting at €8.20
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How Our Conception of Pay Has Changed
Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Contreras, IgnacioArticle ART-1863-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe enormity of the recent economic crisis has forced many companies to reassess their objectives and business strategies, including their employee and executive pay systems. Salary levels, as a whole, have remained flat, so as to help reduce costs. The most significant changes have been to variable pay models. New approaches, such as pay deferral, clawback or vesting, are increasingly common, often as a result of new regulations and better gover...Starting at €8.20
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Dont Be Seduced by Charisma
Tosi, Henry L.; van Scotter, JamesArticle ART-1864-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen a firm is not doing so well, and the board thinks about replacing the CEO, the first question is, What kind of CEO do we need? The answer is often the same: someone with lots of experience and a proven track record, but also, a highly charismatic figure. But how essential is it for the CEO to be charismatic? Do charismatic CEOs achieve better financial performance, which might justify the higher personal compensation they command? Be caref...Starting at €8.20
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Integrated Reporting in the Cloud
Armbrester, Kyle; Eccles, Robert G.Article ART-1890-EAccounting and ControlFinancial reporting for all listed companies is a long established practice, which more recently has been complemented by corporate social responsibility or sustainability reporting. However, the reporting of nonfinancial information related to environmental, social and governance performance remains largely voluntary. Although still an embryonic management practice, the authors believe that ¿integrated reporting¿ of a company¿s financial and non...Starting at €8.20