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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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Three Trends That Will Change How You Manage
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Cassiman, BrunoArticle ART-2640-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyBuilding on research in the field of strategic management, this article develops a framework to think about three emerging challenges: Globalization, Digitization and Politicization. How can corporate leaders confront this 21st century brand of "GDP"? CEOs will have to change how they allocate resources by becoming Arbitrageurs; adopt the mind-set of strategic Experimenters; and become Orchestrators of Hybrid Organizations, h...Starting at €8.20
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Hoja de ruta para ejecutar con éxito la estrategia
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Argüelles, José Miguel; Maoret, MassimoArticle ART-3127Strategy¿Cómo ejecutar la estrategia eficazmente? Según concluyen los autores tras analizar la literatura académica, cientos de casos empresariales y entrevistas a altos directivos, no basta con tomar decisiones económicas bien razonadas. Este artículo define el concepto de "liderazgo estratégico" tal y como lo entienden los profesores del departamento de Dirección estratégica del IESE. También presentan una hoja de ruta para ejecutar con éxito la estrat...Starting at €8.20
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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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Coastal Power Corpus Christi: Ramping Down (B)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0894-ELeadership and People ManagementCan a company diminish employees’ mistrust and distress when downsizing? Is there such a thing as an “effective” workforce reduction process? In this disguised, yet actual case, Peter Morris, manager of Coastal Power Corpus Christi Plant (Bayland) in Texas, tells his team leaders that they had to cut their workforce 10%. Throughout the (A) case a close approximation of how the dialogue went in that meeting offers several ideas for the reduction t...Starting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (A)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0898-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €8.20
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Melissa Daylon
Isabella, Lynn A.; Pohl, JessicaCase DARDEN-OB-0902-ELeadership and People Management“Hey that was my idea!” How often have your students had that exact thought? Were they on a team when they felt most able to identify with that statement? This case is about a recent MBA graduate who faces challenges within her consulting team on her first post-graduation job. She is frustrated with one teammate in particular who she believes practices self-interest politics—he takes her ideas. The case allows for a healthy discussion on team dyn...Starting at €8.20
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Manic Monday at Astral Records Ltd.
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0947-ELeadership and People ManagementAn updated version of a popular outdated case (OB-0443), this material is excellent to explore the role of the general manager and the complexity of inter-relationships. Sarah Conner has just assumed control of Astral, a successful compact-disc manufacturer with some looming problems. Previously run by an autocratic manager, Astral is paralyzed following Sir Maxwell's death. Conner must work through a stack of voice and e-mails, faxes, and schedu...Starting at €8.20
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Global Protection Corporation: Message from the Middle
Isabella, Lynn A.; Decker, Rachel; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1001-ELeadership and People ManagementA middle manager at a large company is unable to get her engineering customers and corporate bosses to see eye to eye on a public relations decision, and now her corporate boss seems to have totally misinterpreted her intentions. Suitable for MBA or executive education classes, this field case is a composite of actual experiences and fabricated elements. The case addresses a scarcity of material on the unique dilemmas faced by middle managers.Starting at €8.20
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Galaxy Television: Melding Worlds or Cultural Big Bang?
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Koh, Elyta H.Case DARDEN-OB-1022-ELeadership and People ManagementSuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this case explores the early days of a potential global leader’s career. Emily Goh joined Galaxy Television, an Arab television start-up, as the head of corporate planning and worked in Rome for 10 months. She was heading back to Los Angeles to produce a television special on the Academy Awards. Her team included Arab on-air talent and producers, British production technicians, an I...Starting at €8.20