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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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¿Un regalo del cielo El giro estratégico de J. C. Penney
Maoret, Massimo; Martin Romano, Cristina; Ferraro, FabrizioCase SM-1665Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl caso analiza la formulación e implementación del giro estratégico de J. C. Penney, un importante minorista estadounidense, por parte de Ron Johnson, ejecutivo destacado que anteriormente había liderado la creación y expansión de Apple Store. El giro es audaz y de gran alcance, lo que plantea interrogantes sobre si funcionará o no.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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Bodegas PRADOREY: las claves del futuro de una empresa familiar en el sector vitivinícola
Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1708Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn el 2022, tras unos duros años de reconversión, Bodegas PRADOREY mira hacia el futuro. Fundada en 1989, esta empresa familiar se había convertido en una importante bodega de la denominación de origen protegida (DOP) Ribera del Duero. Sin embargo, el camino no había sido nada fácil. PRADOREY había pasado por momentos muy difíciles en la década del 2010, que podrían fácilmente haber acabado con la compañía. Gracias al esfuerzo de un nuevo equipo ...Starting at €8.20
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Ferrer: IA y transformación digital en el sector farmacéutico
Samila, Sampsa; Elvira, MartaCase SM-1726Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEn la primavera del 2020, la pandemia de COVID-19 se extendió por todo el mundo. Para frenar su expansión, la mayoría de los países empezaron a implementar restricciones severas a la movilidad personal y al funcionamiento de los negocios. En España, se restringió el acceso a los hospitales para proteger a los profesionales sanitarios frente al contagio. Como resultado, las empresas farmacéuticas en España perdieron el acceso a su principal canal ...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