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Cuidado con las trampas de su mente
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447Decision AnalysisEn los negocios, como en el resto de las facetas de la vida, la incertidumbre acecha detrás de cada esquina. ¿Qué pasará en el futuro? ¿Podemos estar preparados para lo imprevisto? ¿Cuál es la decisión correcta en momentos así? Los seres humanos hemos desarrollado una serie de mecansimos inconscientes que ayudan a sobrellevar esa inseguridad. Son útiles para no sentirnos abrumados e impiden que nos paralicemos, pero también pueden inhibir nuestra...Starting at €8.20
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Mind Your Mind Traps
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447-EDecision AnalysisIn business, as in other areas of life, uncertainty lurks around every corner. What does the future hold? How can we prepare for the unexpected? What is the right decision at times like this? We humans have developed a repertoire of unconscious mechanisms to help us cope with insecurity. While these mechanisms may assuage feelings of helplessness and paralysis, they can also cloud our judgment. The authors explain how three such mind traps work: ...Starting at €8.20
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Obvious, Intuitive and Wrong
Gunther McGrath, RitaArticle ART-1448-EEntrepreneurshipPast success can become tomorrows liability. But instead of throwing out the old and taking a bold leap into the new, leaders in uncertain times should focus on creating conditions for internally generated growth. Columbias Rita Gunther McGrath presents a portfolio of opportunities that managers can employ, including a questionnaire to help you pinpoint the greatest sources of uncertainty in the business, and thereby focus your investments in l...Starting at €8.20
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Gestione las experiencias, no las esperas
Bitran, Gabriel R.; Ferrer, Juan Carlos; Rocha e Oliveira, PauloArticle ART-1451Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementA los directivos les preocupa que sus clientes vean la espera como un engorro. Pero tal vez reducir el tiempo de espera no sea lo más conveniente, ya que los clientes no le dan tanta importancia. A partir de un estudio que aplica la psicología del comportamiento y los principios tradicionales del marketing a las operaciones, los autores proponen un nuevo modelo para ayudar a los negocios a gestionar la espera. Ofrecen seis ideas prácticas que mej...Starting at €8.20
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Forming Ties That Will Free Your Firm
Eisenhardt, K.M.; Ozcan, PinarArticle ART-1533-EStrategyStrategic alliances provide opportunities to strengthen your market position, gain new capabilities and resources, and enable you to grow and expand during difficult times. Many large, highly resourced companies already know this and are leveraging it to their advantage. But how can a small firm with fewer resources obtain and manage a high-performing alliance portfolio? Getting the alliance portfolio you dreamed of, and then managing it well ove...Starting at €8.20
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¿Y si su mejor aliado fuera la universidad?
Cassiman, BrunoArticle ART-1536Innovation and Change, StrategyCon la que está cayendo, inyectar valiosos recursos económicos en alianzas con universidades puede parecer un lujo innecesario. Pero antes de prescindir de estas inversiones en I+D a largo plazo, piénselo dos veces: lo que ahorre hoy podría ser la innovación, o sea, la ventaja competitiva que pierda mañana. El autor analiza el papel que estas alianzas pueden desempeñar en la innovación. Para que den frutos, la empresa y su socio investigador han ...Starting at €8.20
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Six Ways Marketing Can Change the World
Jocz, Katherine E.; Quelch, John A.Article ART-1540-EMarketingThe erosion of public trust in politics is partly due to some bad practices for which marketing is frequently blamed. By exposing the principles underlying good marketing, the authors show how managers can practice marketing that benefits consumers and social institutions. Doing so could go a long way toward restoring a sense of citizenship and also help democracy flourish in the process.Starting at €8.20
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In Times of Trial
IESE InsightArticle ART-1541-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementShort-term gain, group-think and greed combined to create the perfect storm on various directorates, precipitating the collapse of numerous companies. Would such behavior have stood up in court? We ask jury consultant Edward P. Schwartz and IESE Prof. Paddy Miller what lessons from the courtroom could be applied to the boardroom to yield a better verdict. All rise!Starting at €8.20
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Una cuestión de principios
Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-1599Accounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLa pérdida de la confianza, tanto entre las personas como entre éstas y las empresas e instituciones, es una de las causas de la crisis actual. El autor considera que el secreto para salir de la crisis es recuperar la confianza y, por tanto, comprender sus fundamentos. Según su análisis, la confianza es un bien que tiene un valor real, práctico, económico, que aumenta la eficiencia del sistema y posibilita la creación de otros bienes y valores. F...Starting at €8.20
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Get on Top of Your Game
Ricart Costa, Joan EnricArticle ART-1644-EStrategyIndustries come into being and are transformed under the influence of changes in technology, demography, regulation and so on. But there can be no actual transformation unless companies or entrepreneurs discover new models that allow them to exploit those changes and turn them into business opportunities. The history of the home video-game industry is a perfect example of how the interaction between competitors gives birth to an industry and dete...Starting at €8.20