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The Real Value of Say-on-Pay
Giné, MireiaArticle ART-2313-ECorporate Governance, FinanceIn light of the financial crisis, shareholder activism is growing around the globe, leading to Say-on-Pay policies, which give shareholders the opportunity to voice their opinions on executive pay, and put pressure on boards to justify and explain pay packages more clearly to shareholders, if not redesign them completely. In several high-profile cases, large companies have failed to obtain approval of pay packages for their CEOs due to such activ...Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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Stepping Out of the Confines of Finance
Sagnier, Pablo; Baón, LuisArticle ART-2315-EFinance, Leadership and People ManagementThe upheaval in the world of corporate finance brought on by the global financial crisis is transforming the role of the CFO, who is assuming bigger responsibilities to deal with the changes taking place inside and outside of companies. Based on a series of panel discussions held with the heads of finance from large global corporations representing various industries, the authors identify the new profiles and functions that are emerging for the n...Starting at €8.20
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Clearing the Path to Innovation
Miller, Paddy; Wedell-Wedellsborg, ThomasArticle ART-2316-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementFostering innovation is not just about getting people to think differently. If you want to make innovation happen, you need to change the way people act or behave in their daily work. And the best way to do that is to change the environment they work in. This article will help managers take a new approach to the leadership role and think differently about how to foster innovation in their companies. The authors present five key behaviors, which t...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategias para sortear las diferencias horarias
Carmel, ErranArticle ART-2317Information Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyLas plantillas de las empresas son cada vez más globales, lo que hace necesario mitigar los efectos de las diferencias horarias. Algo nada fácil. La coordinación de equipos dispersos geográficamente y con horarios de trabajo no coincidentes exige mucho más que una planificación eficiente del calendario o un conocimiento básico de los husos horarios, por muy importantes que sean. En este artículo, basado en investigaciones sobre la organización gl...Starting at €8.20
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El oficio de convencer
IESE InsightArticle ART-2319Knowledge and CommunicationAunque el lobbying no pasa por su mejor momento, es una actividad totalmente legítima. El abogado Wright H. Andrews y el europarlamentario Carlo Casini explican cómo persuadir sin perder la integridad, de forma que la gente escuche y cambie de parecer.Starting at €8.20
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When Giving Your Customers Less Is More
Fader, PeterArticle ART-2382-EMarketing, StrategyContrary to popular belief, most of the world's household brands are not customer-centric; they're product-centric, which isn't enough anymore. Companies may say they care about the customer; they may even have installed a CRM system - but that's the problem. Customer friendliness is not the same thing as aligning your entire company's development and delivery of products and services with the current and future needs of a select set of customers...Starting at €8.20
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Nuevas lentes para ver los mercados emergentes
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, KrishnaArticle ART-2385StrategyCuando se habla de mercados emergentes, pensamos inmediatamente en los BRIC. Esta simplificación ha llevado a ver estas economías como un conjunto homogéneo, cuando la realidad es justamente la contraria. En lugar de apresurarse a elaborar una estrategia para Brasil, Rusia, India o China, a las empresas les convendría estudiar en qué aspectos es emergente cada país en concreto. Puede que se lleven una sorpresa. En este artículo, los autores resum...Starting at €8.20
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El vínculo emocional marca la diferencia
Tàpies Lloret, Josep; Ceja, LucíaArticle ART-2386Leadership and People Management, StrategyLos lazos emocionales pueden suponer una ventaja competitiva para las empresas. Para comprobar cómo inciden en el funcionamiento de las firmas familiares, los autores realizaron un estudio cualitativo que profundizó en los elementos que potencian o socavan el vínculo de los miembros de la siguiente generación con la empresa. Los resultados evidencian que factores como las experiencias compartidas con otros miembros de la empresa familiar, una ade...Starting at €8.20
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Tips to Foster Ownership in Your Organization
Tàpies Lloret, Josep; Ceja, LucíaArticle ART-2386-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPsychological ownership -- strong emotional ties and a shared sense of mission and purpose that cause workers to identify closely with their business -- can give companies a competitive advantage, if they understand the roots of such feelings and how to develop them. To see how this phenomenon affects the performance of family businesses, the authors conducted a qualitative study of various family-owned firms of different sizes, stages and sector...Starting at €8.20