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Al Dunlap at Sunbeam (Spanish version)
Hall, Brian J.; Khurana, Rakesh; Madigan, CarleenCase HBS-803S18Strategyhis rejection of the multiple stakeholder view of corporate governance, his aggressive managerial style, his shaky relations with the media, and his high level of pay. The case describes Dunlap's compensation package at Sunbeam and addresses the issue of how U.S. companies compensate "superstar" CEO's.Starting at €8.20
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Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire (Spanish version)
Wiersema, MargaretheArticle HBS-R0212ELeadership and People ManagementFor better or worse, investors now view chief executives as the primary determinant of corporate performance. But the reality is that most companies perform no better after they dismiss their CEOs than they did in the years leading up to the dismissals. Worse, the organizational disruption created by a rushed firing can leave a company with deep and lasting scars. The blame for such poor results, the author argues, lies squarely with boards of di...Starting at €8.20
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What's Wrong with Executive Compensation?: A Roundtable Moderated by Charles Elson (Spanish version)
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-R0301ELeadership and People ManagementWhat's wrong with executive compensation, and what can we do about it? HBR and the University of Delaware's Center for Corporate Governance convened a roundtable of compensation experts last October on the university's campus in Newark, Delaware. The 12 panelists, from CEOs to investors, from the professionals who advise them to a chief justice who rules on their disputes, provided an extraordinary diversity of viewpoints. The panelists began by ...Starting at €8.20
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In Defense of the CEO Chair (Spanish version)
Allen, William T; Berkley, William RArticle HBS-F0309DLeadership and People ManagementMany investors and their advocates believe that separating the roles of board chairman and CEO would improve corporate governance. But the practice could encumber well-functioning businesses and harm shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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What Every CEO Should Know About Creating New Businesses (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.Article HBS-F0407AStrategyA Harvard Business School professor distills decades of research into the 10 most important insights that should guide every corporate venturer.Starting at €8.20
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Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT
F. Warren McFarlan; Brian J. DelaceyCase HBS-305048-ELeadership and People ManagementFocuses on a major transformation of Otis Elevator's infrastructure. Led by the CEO, this transformation represents a remarkable long-term reengineering of all the processes of the firm to drive its operating costs down and service image up. The transformation is the continuation of a process that has been going on for more than 20 years.Starting at €8.20
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Separation Anxiety (Spanish version)
Elson, Charles M.Article HBS-F0410ELeadership and People ManagementShould the CEO and chair be one person or two? It doesn't matter, argues corporate governance professor Charles Elson.Starting at €8.20
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Those Fertile HR Fields (Spanish version)
Buchanan, LeighArticle HBS-F0504BLeadership and People ManagementIn the United States, HR management is perceived as a narrow specialty. In Japan, it's a place to go to get ahead.Starting at €8.20
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Executive Compensation at General Electric (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Jurgens, MicheleCase HBS-114S07Leadership and People ManagementFaced with falling share prices and the critical eye of the media focused on Jack Welch's retirement plan, newly appointed CEO Jeff Immelt had the challenge of reassessing GE as a leader of corporate integrity and good governance. Presents the changes Immelt initiated in the board of directors, in Immelt's own compensation scheme, and in the compensation scheme for all GE executives, designed to address GE's corporate governance issues. Examines ...Starting at €8.20