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Challenges for New Managers (French Version)
Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-60-FRLeadership and People ManagementBecoming a manager usually means achieving a professional and social position that brings with it certain rights and privileges other jobs cannot offer. The position gives money and rank, but more importantly it also entails obligations and responsibilities. It is important to understand that these obligations and responsibilities are the essential part of management, while money and rank are just the derived benefits. As in other professional ma...Starting at €8.20
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Some Practical Reflections on New Senior Managers
Stein, GuidoTechnical Note DPON-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementExperience teaches us that a number of factors affect a successful change in senior management personnel, factors whose importance correlates to the degree of responsibility the new post entails. When John J. Gabarro carried out the first systematic study into what factors determine whether a director will be successful when he is promoted to the post of director-general in a large company, he identified four: waiting period before they take up ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Virtual Teams (A)
West, June A.; Kalla, Arya; Kumar, SameerCase DARDEN-BC-0210-EKnowledge and CommunicationKarl Henderson was a senior manager at Metrionic Systems, a Santa Clara, California-based provider of networking solutions. During his time there, he had worked on and managed various cross-functional teams. When he was given the opportunity to manage a team that was spread across five continents, Henderson was confident that with a little groundwork, he could manage perfectly and deliver on time as he had always done. Due to a recent increase in...Starting at €8.20
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Codes of Business Conduct: Conditions for Success, Preparation and Implementation
Melé, Domènec; González, CésarTechnical Note BEN-126-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA business code of conduct, sometimes called an ethical business code, is a corporate document which sets out values, standards and rules of how to respond to dilemmas or other situations related to the business where it is considered essential that employees follow guidelines set out by the management. This document examines the case for and against business codes of conduct and offers some recommendations on how they can be drawn up and impleme...Starting at €8.20
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Your Strategy--A Strategy Formulation Exercise for the General Management Program (GMP)
Khanna, Tarun; Khurana, Stephanie R.; Davis, Robyn C.Case HBS-708494-EThis exercise is meant to help students take strategy concepts learned and adapt/apply them to their organizations.Starting at €8.20
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Human Decisions: The Role of the Will
Stein, Guido; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTechnical Note ASNN-10-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe objective of this teaching note is to explain why making good executive decisions does not just stem from intelligence, but more importantly from the will of the decision maker. To decide cleverly you have to think cleverly, but above all you need to have strong will. Current thinking about the significance of feelings and their influence on intelligence, usually known as emotional, has led to the anthropological foundations upon which manage...Starting at €8.20
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SAFE and Travis: Leading in Uncertain Times
Mitchell, Jordan; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Rosenberg, MikeCase DG-1522-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementForty-five miles apart from each other in Northern California, two not-for-profit credit unions SAFE and Travis had successfully transitioned from military segment-based to community charter credit unions. Both had grown to over $1 billion in assets via a combination of organic growth, mergers, and acquisitions. Above all, both had injected an unwavering commitment to member service. As of 2007, SAFE and Travis faced several questions: What would...Starting at €8.20
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. - Management Bayout, Teaching Note
El-Hage, Nabil N.Teaching Note HBS-209075-EFinanceTeaching Note for [207-123].Starting at €0.00
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The Fall of Enron (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-110S03Leadership and People ManagementThe case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall including the extension of its trading model into questionable new businesses, the financial reporting problems, and governance breakdowns inside and outside the firm. The case offers students an opportunity to explore why Enron failed and to understand the systemic probl...Starting at €8.20
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The Fall of Enron
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-109039-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall including the extension of its trading model into questionable new businessesStarting at €8.20