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Philip Morris USA: Life After the Master Settlement Agreement (A)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Wicks, Andrew C.; Powell, Elizabeth A.; Correll, BrookeCase DARDEN-S-0157-EStrategyWhen Philip Morris USA (PMUSA) president and CEO Michael Symanczyk took office in 1997, he began to re-envision how to take his company forward in the midst of public outrage over the negative health consequences related to smoking, especially among youth. The case reviews the social and economic history of tobacco and smoking in the United States and provides context surrounding the crisis related to the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between...Starting at €8.20
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Tailoring Your Strategy to Fit the Culture
de Mooij, MariekeArticle ART-1787-EMarketingMany widely accepted management theories related to mission statements, branding and advertising are Western inventions that do not translate when companies go global. What plays well at home may not go down so well in foreign environments. The author recommends that a company conduct a full review of its entire global marketing strategy from its mission and vision, to its portfolio, positioning and product usage, to its communications and adve...Starting at €8.20
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The Heart of Conflict
IESE InsightArticle ART-1870-EService and Operations ManagementWhen the scope of your operations spans the globe, how do you guarantee on-time delivery to those who need it most, when the manmade roadblocks you need to negotiate arent simply red tape, but are, quite literally, roadblocks, not to mention landmines, battlefields and disaster zones? How do you maintain proximity to your clients when youre sometimes based 10,000 miles away from the action? For the ICRC, as for many international organization...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 13. Second Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-31-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIESE's Rafael Andreu and Josep M. Rosanas make seven key recommendations to move us toward a more humanistic model of management. Claudia Peus (TUM School of Management, Technische Universität München) looks at some humanistic leadership principles underpinning successful organizations, and offers guidelines for managers on the factors that are hugely important for managing organizational change initiatives effectively. Michael Pirson (Fordham Un...Starting at €22.00
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Writing a Manifesto for Better Management
Andreu Civit, Rafael; Rosanas Martí, Josep MariaArticle ART-2127-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyThe litany of institutional, market and leadership failures that precipitated one of the worst economic crises in modern history is staggering. Yet efforts by policy makers and business leaders to improve matters have so far fallen short of whats truly needed, and do little but tinker at the very edges of the economic system. This article makes seven key recommendations to move us toward a more humanistic model of management, placing human value...Starting at €8.20
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What Are the Logics Driving Your Firm?
Almandoz Rios, JohnArticle ART-2312-EFinance, Leadership and People ManagementAll organizations have some form of institutional logic defining what is taken for granted and what is appropriate or legitimate behavior. Most banks, for example, tend to be driven by a financial logic focused on profit maximization, which has served shareholders well, but if taken to the extreme, can lead to damaging consequences, as evidenced by the crisis. Drawing on extensive research the author has conducted into community and green banking...Starting at €8.20
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Tips to Foster Ownership in Your Organization
Tàpies Lloret, Josep; Ceja, LucíaArticle ART-2386-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPsychological ownership -- strong emotional ties and a shared sense of mission and purpose that cause workers to identify closely with their business -- can give companies a competitive advantage, if they understand the roots of such feelings and how to develop them. To see how this phenomenon affects the performance of family businesses, the authors conducted a qualitative study of various family-owned firms of different sizes, stages and sector...Starting at €8.20
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Workplace Conflict: Three Paths to Peace
McAllum, KirstieArticle ART-2415-ELeadership and People ManagementConflict is, and always has been, part of human enterprise. So why do we act as if it doesn't exist or wish it would go away? Instead, by realistically acknowledging that conflict is inevitable and, in some cases, desirable, managers are in a much wiser position to develop constructive strategies and forums, not just for airing grievances, but to expand their knowledge base. After all, organizations that remain closed to input -- contentious or o...Starting at €8.20
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6 Items for the Top of Every Board's Agenda
Canals Margalef, JordiArticle ART-2563-ECorporate GovernanceThe role of boards of directors is in the spotlight. Can boards do a better job at protecting their companies? There's certainly good reason to think so. Today, some experts are calling for tougher regulations on boards and a larger role for shareholders in key strategic decision-making. Others advocate for more professional board directors. Neither of these solutions is enough. What is needed is a clearer vision of the firm's overarching purpose...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 22. Third Quarter 2014
IESE InsightMagazine REV-49-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyWhen the bar is raised, you have to jump higher. This magazine will inspire you to think like an entrepreneur. M. Julia Prats, Marc Sosna and Sylwia Sysko-Romanczuk share the insights of business pioneers who launched private companies in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tony Dávila and Marc Epstein challenge the myth that breakthrough innovation is the sole terrain of start-ups and show that established companies can...Starting at €22.00