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Want to Innovate? Then Act Like a Start-up
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeIt is wrong to assume that established companies cannot beat start-ups at breakthrough innovation. Many companies weaken their breakthrough innovation abilities by focusing on execution and the incremental innovation that goes with that. Drawing on insights from their new book, The Innovation Paradox, the authors highlight how established companies can change the rules of the game and master breakthrough as well as incremental innovation. ...Starting at €8.20
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Mire más allá: una herramienta para controlar el entorno de su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Parmigiani, Pilar; Schnegg, MaëlArticle ART-2715Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeDurante décadas, sistemas de gestión como el cuadro de mando integral han ayudado a los directivos a analizar el rendimiento de sus empresas. Aunque son útiles para alinear la estrategia, se necesitan otras herramientas que monitoricen el entorno, pues es ahí donde se encuentran las oportunidades y riesgos reales. Tras analizar cómo los cambios externos hacen triunfar a algunas empresas y fracasar a otras, los autores presentan un sistema de gest...Starting at €8.20
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Los fundamentos que catapultarán su empresa
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, GeorgeArticle ART-1815Accounting and ControlLa vieja creencia de que los sistemas de gestión matan el espíritu emprendedor es errónea. Tal vez las empresas se conformen con menos cuando no llegan a los cien empleados, pero pueden crecer más rápido si cuentan desde el principio con unos sistemas de planificación y control internos sólidos. Los autores identifican ocho aspectos que deberían ser tenidos en cuenta por las empresas si quieren alcanzar un alto crecimiento: planificación y evalua...Starting at €8.20
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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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Points of Law: Unbundling Corporate Legal Services to Unlock Value
Ertel, Danny; Gordon, MarkArticle HBS-R1207M-EEconomicsThe traditionally close relationship between corporate legal departments and big law firms is being disrupted--in part because the former are concerned about costs and lack of accountability. But executives now have many more choices about how to get their legal work done: They can use technology to do document search, bring in high-end temporary lawyers to manage major projects, or send routine processing work overseas. It's tempting for legal d...Starting at €8.20
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What's Your Negotiation Strategy
Hughes, Jonathan; Ertel, DannyArticle HBS-R2004E-EStrategyMany people don't tackle negotiations in a proactive way; instead, they simply react to moves the other side makes. While that approach may work in a lot of instances, complex deals demand a much more strategic approach. The best negotiators look beyond tStarting at €8.20
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Piense en pequeño para innovar a lo grande
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Epstein, Marc J.Article ART-2593Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeEs un error pensar que las empresas establecidas no pueden superar a las startups en el campo de la innovación radical. Muchas debilitan esa capacidad al centrarse en la ejecución y la correspondiente innovación incremental. Partiendo de los hallazgos de su nuevo libro, The Innovation Paradox, los autores apuntan cómo las grandes empresas pueden cambiar las reglas del juego y sobresalir en ambos tipos de innovaciones. Su transformac...Starting at €8.20
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Look Outside Your Firm: A Tool to Sense What's Coming
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Oyon, Daniel; Parmigiani, Pilar; Schnegg, MaëlArticle ART-2715-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeFor decades, management systems such as the Balanced Scorecard have existed to help managers analyze information on their internal performance. While useful for aligning strategy, different tools are needed to focus managers' attention on the external environment -- for it is there where the real opportunities and threats lie. This article begins by exploring how changes in the landscape create winners and losers. Then, the authors outline the ne...Starting at €8.20
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Should a Female Director "Tone It Down"? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1410K-EKnowledge and CommunicationSarah is a director of a Real Estate Investment Trust whose CEO has expressed his admiration of her intellect and drive for information, but board meetings have become tense recently, and the CEO has grown distant. In Sarah's opinion, the problem is obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. Despite Sarah's repeated requests for comprehensive financial statements, he continues to come to board meetings with a mere two pages of analysis that lack any explanatio...Starting at €8.20
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Should a Female Director "Tone It Down" (HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1410X-ESarah is a director of a Real Estate Investment Trust whose CEO has expressed his admiration of her intellect and drive for information, but board meetings have become tense recently, and the CEO has grown distant. In Sarah's opinion, the problem is obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. Despite Sarah's repeated requests for comprehensive financial statements, he continues to come to board meetings with a mere two pages of analysis that lack any explanatio...Starting at €8.20