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Can the board of directors be an effective team?
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-709-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis technical note discusses whether boards of directors can be effective teams to help govern the company. Most of the literature in this area deals with the board structure and composition. This note presents the key attributes of boards as human groups, the dynamics of effective groups decision-making and the cognitive and behavioral biases that diminish board effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Standardization and Innovation, The Adventures of an IT Leader, Teaching Note
Austin, Robert D.; Nolan, Richard L.; O'Donnell, ShannonTeaching Note HBS-5507-EInformation Technologies"The Adventures of an IT Leader" invites readers to "walk in the shoes" of a new CIO, Jim Barton, as he spends a difficult year learning effective information technology leadership, sidestepping the pitfalls that make the CIO job the most volatile, high-turnover job in the business. This chapter addresses the problem of proliferating IT technologies.Infrastructure complexity increases the cost of overhead and the demand for IT support; it increas...Starting at €0.00
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Why Good Governance Matters
Lorsch, Jay W.; Canals, Jordi; Campa, Jose Manuel; Ormazabal, Gaizka; McCall, Allan L.Dossier DOS-21-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyBoards need to close the rifts left by the crisis and be open to change, for the long-term success of business.Starting at €15.00
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ERP and Web-enabled IT (Spanish version)
Nolan, Richard L.; Porter, Kelley; Akers, ChristinaCase HBS-302S26Information TechnologiesIn a seven-year process, Cisco built its strategic I-Net. Beginning in 1994, Cisco completely replaced its back-office legacy systems. At that time, the company standardized Internet protocols. In addition, the company shifted strategic focus from IT back-office applications to front-office applications. After ERP (enterprise resource planning), the company spent the next two years electronically connecting with customers. A rewritten version of ...Starting at €8.20
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Information Technology System That Couldn't Deliver (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Reimus, Byron; Sims, James K.; May, Thornton; Nolan, Richard L.; Distefano, Robert A.; King, JohnArticle HBS-97308-EInformation TechnologiesDiana Sullivan, CEO of Lenox Insurance, thought she had done her job when, after three years of hard work, she had delivered Lifexpress on time and on budget. A sophisticated computer-aided system, it enabled Lenox's 10,000-plus agents to do everything from establish a prospect's financial profile, to select the most appropriate products from the company's myriad policies, to generate all the paperwork needed to close a sale. But now Sullivan's b...Starting at €8.20
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Cellnex: A Growth Project
Canals, JordiCase SM-1662-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case presents the challenges that Cellnex was facing in 2015, with its large investments in telecommunication sites and its potential IPO. Cellnex is a business unit of Abertis with specialized technological competencies in three areas: broadcasting, including transportation and distribution of radio and TV signals; infrastructure service management for wireless voice and data transmission; and other services related to signal transmission f...Starting at €8.20
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Fluidra: Creating the Company of the Future
Canals, Jordi; Tàpies, Josep; Masclans, R.Case SM-1697-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case creates a discussion of the strategic options faced by Fluidra in 2017, including organic growth and possible acquisitions or mergers in the US. The different options can be examined from the perspectives of the Board of Directors, the CEO and the shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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Novell (A): When an Activist Hedge Fund Came Calling on the Board
Nolan, Richard L.Case HBS-916404-ENo corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath -- a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in conducting an attack, the board's response, and key decisions that must be made.Starting at €8.20
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Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack
Nolan, Richard L.Case HBS-916405-ESupplement to case 916404. No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath-a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in conducting an attack, the board's response, and key decisions that must be made.Starting at €5.74
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Almirall: Guiding the Future of the Company
Caldart, Adrian; Canals, JordiCase SM-1686-EStrategyThis case facilitates discussion of the possible sale of the respiratory products area and the decision to reduce the number of business areas in which the Almirall pharmaceutical company operates, in order for it to focus on the dermatology area. The case provides information for discussing Almirall's positioning, its resources and capabilities, as well as the various strategic options, which may be viewed from the perspective of the CEO, the Bo...Starting at €8.20