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To Reduce E-mail, Start at the Top
Brown, Chris; Killick, Andrew; Renaud, KarenArticle HBS-F1309B-ELeadership and People ManagementHow one company successfully dealt with the e-mail glut: After executives underwent training to reduce the number of e-mail messages they sent, the output of other employees fell, too--even though they received no training or feedback. The result was a 7% gain in productivity.Starting at €8.20
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Robert E. Rubin (A)
Kaplan, Robert Steven; Nohria, Nitin; Davison, NicoleCase HBS-407064-ELeadership and People ManagementBob Rubin was a businessman given the task of setting up and running the National Economic Council for the Clinton Administration. Unfamiliar with management in a political climate, Rubin worked hard to design, staff, and position the Council to make better economic and policy decisions. Traces the career of Robert E. Rubin from his practice in law to his work at Goldman Sachs and studies how his work experiences prepared him to establish the Nat...Starting at €8.20
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Luis Arrese (E): Ana's Version
Gay, Francisco; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-811-ELeadership and People ManagementThree years after the facts related in the Fernando Ruiz (D) case, the author had the chance to tell Ana, Fernando's wife, about the comments heard on various occasions during its discussion in different training programs for directors, about the role she had played in these events and what could be learned from it if seen from her point of view. Ana agreed to give her version, which she expressed during several interviews. The text of the case i...Starting at €5.74
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Advanced Laser Clinics (E)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0890-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €5.74
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Teletrabalho e as suas implicações na empresa, O
Moreno S.; García Prat, Antoni; Quintanilla, JavierTechnical Note DPN-53-PPInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementExplica o conceito de teletrabalho, as suas diferentes modalidades, as implicações da incorporação de um programa de teletrabalho tanto na empresa como na pessoa que efectua o teletrabalho. Faz uma análise teórica com ensaios através de práticas de teletrabalho desenvolvidas em diferentes empresas. Explica a situação actual, as tendências e as preferências empresariais acerca do teletrabalho.Starting at €8.20
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Zyrcular Foods: Construir um negócio no mercado de proteínas alternativas e Food Tech
Ochoa de Zabalegui, G.; Boccherini Bogert, J.A.Case IIST-DGI-340-P-PPInnovation and ChangeZyrcular Foods (ZF), propriedade da família proprietária Vall Companys, e um dos principais produtores de carne da Europa, foi fundada em 2019, com vista ao mercado de proteínas alternativas, substitutos vegetais para produtos animais e alimentos veganos. Em 2021, e após os primeiros passos como distribuidor da Beyond Meat e de outras marcas, foi criada uma fábrica de produção e o CEO da ZF teve de tomar uma decisão sobre o modelo de negócio para...Starting at €8.20
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Warren Buffett e a Berkshire Hathaway
Lynce de Faria, L.; Caldart, Adrián A.Case AESE-DG-A-1081-PPEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeA Estrutura Corporativa da Berkshire Hathaway para gerir oitenta negócios muito díspares e sem qualquer sinergia entre eles, constitui um caso único na história da organização de empresas e de Grupos empresariais em particular. A dimensão deste grupo mede-se pelo volume de negócios da ordem de 136.000 milhões de dólares, com a participação de 260.000 colaboradores, e apenas 21 dos quais na Corporação. O grande desafio que se coloca é se a Berkshi...Starting at €8.20
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Dirigir empresas mercantiles desde los principios universales de la ley natural y la orientación cristiana: algunas reflexiones
Segarra, José AntonioTechnical Note MN-391Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementLa nota presenta unas reflexiones sobre los fines de las empresas mercantiles a la luz del sustrato antropológico basado la ley natural, definiendo el papel de la persona en la empresa. Las reflexiones continúan abordando la naturaleza específica del trabajo directivo, los principios que deben alumbrarlo y las virtudes a desarrollar para desempeñarlo con justicia y eficacia. Finalmente, se introduce la aportación singular de la orientación cristi...Starting at €8.20
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Erik Peterson at Biometra (E)
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.; Soo, JevanCase HBS-411035-ELeadership and People ManagementPresents the final outcome of the events. The Richard Jenkins at SciMat case presents a description from the executive vice-president's point of view of the series of events as reported in the Erik Peterson at Biometra (A), (B), (C), and (D) cases. The Jenkins at SciMat case can be assigned with Erik Peterson at Biometra (E) to give a broader perspective on Peterson's behavior and problems. This case can be handed out during class discussion of t...Starting at €5.74
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Sense and Reliability: A Conversation with Celebrated Psychologist Karl E. Weick (Spanish version)
Weick, Karl E.; Coutu, Diane L.Article HBS-R0304FLeadership and People ManagementMost of us see the organizations we operate in--our schools or companies, for instance--as monolithic and predictable, subjecting us to deadening routines and demanding from us dehumanizing conformity. But companies are more unpredictable and more alive than we imagine, according to Karl Weick, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan and an expert on organizational behavior. Weick says executives can learn a lot about managing the un...Starting at €8.20