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Kola Real: La expansión internacional
Ferré, Miguel; Natividad, GabrielCase PAD-DG-C-406EntrepreneurshipDescribe el caso de la internacionalización de una empresa peruana en varios países de la región, partiendo de unos modestos inicios en Ayacucho (1988). Se puede discutir la similitud o diferencias en la forma de nacer según el contexto de cada país.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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Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know
Ormazabal, GaizkaArticle ART-2818-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyThe public and political perception that excessive risk-taking was to blame for the global financial crisis has led to a number of legislative and regulatory actions concerning the role of the board in risk oversight. This article discusses the main factors driving the pressure on boards to oversee corporate risk and the potential consequences of this emphasis on risk oversight. The author describes how companies are responding to the higher dema...Starting at €8.20
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Siembre creatividad y cosechará innovación
Miller, Paddy; Brankovic, AzraArticle ART-2049Innovation and ChangeEn los últimos años muchas empresas han dado pasos para formalizar la innovación a través de medidas como la creación de un departamento específico con su director correspondiente. Curiosamente, esta tendencia coincide con un periodo de crisis económica, lo que puede interpretarse como el reconocimiento cada vez más extendido de que el camino a seguir pasa por la innovación, porque a largo plazo será la que determine la posición de una empresa en...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Creative Culture for Innovation
Miller, Paddy; Brankovic, AzraArticle ART-2049-EInnovation and ChangeOver the past couple of years, many companies have been taking steps to formalize the innovation function, creating a separate innovation office and appointing a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). Interestingly, this development coincides with a period of economic crisis, and may signal a growing recognition that the way forward is innovation, which will ultimately affect or condition a company's industry position over the long term. As companies fo...Starting at €8.20
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Variance Analysis
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-226-EAccounting and ControlIn this technical note we explain how to analyze deviations from a budget. We call this procedure variance analysis. The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the sources of variation between the budget and the actual performance of a company. To illustrate the methodology, we use an example of a company in the textile industry. In the second part of the technical note, we explain how to conduct a variance analysis when there is a vari...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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BMW-British Aerospace: La venta de Rover
Miller, PaddyCase FH-522Leadership and People ManagementEn febrero de 1994, British Aerospace anunció la venta de los holdings del Grupo Rover a BMW, fabricante alemana de automóviles. El caso narra el desarrollo de los acontecimientos que precedieron al anuncio así como las implicaciones que tuvo para el socio de Rover, Honda. La reacción de los políticos, de la Bolsa y de los sindicatos fue diversa y presentó graves problemas a la dirección de Rover. Este caso mereció un galardón en el «European Cas...Starting at €8.20
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Precios de transferencia
Ormazabal, Gaizka; Soler, EdiTechnical Note CN-227Accounting and ControlEn las empresas multidivisionales, es frecuente la transferencia de productos entre sus divisiones. Por ejemplo, algunas divisiones están especializadas en la fabricación de productos intermedios, que después se transfieren a otras divisiones especializadas en productos terminados. El precio que la división de fabricación cobra a otras divisiones por los productos intermedios se denomina "precio de transferencia". Aunque pueda parecer que las tra...Starting at €8.20
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Mike McCready and Music Xray: Business model innovation in the music industry
Brankovic, Azra; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-246-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe Music Xray case study can be used as a companion case to "Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math" (HBS Publishing, 2005) or as a stand-alone case. The case captures the emergence of a new business model in response to changes wrought on the music industry by the Internet, and particularly the advent of Web 2.0.Starting at €8.20