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Ensuring Better Leaders and Leadership: Implementing the Five Rules of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3929BC-EAccording to Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman, there are five rules of effective leadership that comprise a leadership code. However, in order to be useful, rules not only have to be defined, but be used and lead to action. In this chapter, the authors explore ideas about how to use all five elements of the code together to build better leadership and to be a better leader. This chapter is excerpted from "The Leadership Code: Five R...Starting at €8.20
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Rule 4: Build the Next Generation--A Cardinal Rule of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3927BC-EToday's talent matters, but tomorrow's talent matters just as much. Leaders who invest in tomorrow's talent build for the future, create sustainability, and ensure a legacy. Human capital should be enhanced just as financial, information, and relationship capital are. To build the next generation, you must be a human capital developer--this chapter shows you how. This chapter is excerpted from "The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By."Starting at €8.20
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Solvencia II
Soley, Jorge; Tariffi, Leonardo; Cutillas, Sergi; Castelló, Mª VictoriaTechnical Note FN-586-ECorporate Governance, FinanceThe note explains the Solvency II prudential regime for insurance companies. It focuses in depth on capital requirements for the entities, taking into account the underwriting, market, counterparty and operational risks. It also addresses the impact on insurance companies' strategies, such as the target sectors and premiums to be charged. It finally considers the impact on policyholders, whether individuals or companies. As is the case of the Ba...Starting at €8.20
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Defining Leadership Code: The Five Rules of Effective Leadership
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, KateBook Chapter HBS-3921BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationEveryone agrees that leadership matters. But what makes an effective leader? The answer to this simple question is elusive, but according to Ulrich, Smallwood, and Sweetman, there is actually a leadership code comprised of five rules. If you want to be aStarting at €8.20
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Bank Valuations
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-623-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyFinancial institutions, specifically banks, use different valuation methods than the ones used by non-financial institutions. Based on due diligence, the different valuation methods are implemented, which may be dynamic (dividend discount) or static methods. The price of corporate operations is established based on these valuations.Starting at €8.20
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Sant Just Embotellados, S.A.
Soley, JorgeCase F-753-EFinanceThis case confirms that financing is often a key element when a company decides to export. It clearly outlines what payment systems are on the one hand, and on the other financing methods, which tend to be confused. The case looks into the OECD buyer credit financing system for export, and compares it with an alternative non-banking financing system, such as forfeiting.Starting at €8.20
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Basel III: Toward a new financial architecture
Soley, Jorge; Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Cutillas, SergiTechnical Note FN-583-EFinanceBasel III, some details of which are still to be worked out, marks another step by supervisors toward a stable and solvent banking sector. The technical note focuses not only on the specific features of Basel III but also on complementary regulations. It looks at the strategic impact on the banking sector, as in many people's view Basel III heralds a "new financial architecture".Starting at €8.20
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Editorial Pirineos (B)
Soley, JorgeCase F-632-EFinanceThe case takes a close look at the bank-company relationship, highlighting the need for balance and for both parties to benefit. Particular emphasis is placed on the need for the relationship to be based on long-term considerations, regardless of economic fluctuations that may favour one or other of the parties in the short term. The case also introduces two alternative sources of non-bank short-term finance: factoring and confirming.Starting at €5.74
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Multilateral Financing (French Version)
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, CarlosTechnical Note FN-621-FRBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, FinanceMultinational financing can be defined as financing from regional development banks whose goal is to achieve economic, social, and institutional improvements in emerging countries. This note focuses on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the International Finance Corporation. It stresses that SMEs can also receive this kind of loan - contrary to the widespread belief...Starting at €8.20
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Multilateral Financing
Soley, Jorge; Sánchez de León, CarlosTechnical Note FN-621-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, FinanceMultinational financing can be defined as financing from regional development banks whose goal is to achieve economic, social, and institutional improvements in emerging countries. This note focuses on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the International Finance Corporation. It stresses that SMEs can also receive this kind of loan - contrary to the widespread belief...Starting at €8.20