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Corning: 156 Years of Innovation
Bowen, H. Kent; Purrington, CourtneyCase HBS-608108-EService and Operations ManagementThe executive team at Corning has committed to double the rate of new business creation per decade, while at the same time growing the company's current businesses, including glass substrates for LCD displays. Their strategy, built on more than 150 years of successful innovation, is to invent "keystone components" which uniquely enable other companies' products and earn high margins from its proprietary technology. As part of the company's missio...Starting at €8.20
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Cinco pasos para motivar a tus empleados
Almandoz, John; Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, AlbertoArticle ART-3171Leadership and People Management¿Cuál es el propósito más importante de tu empresa? Si se reduce a ganar dinero, podría ser insuficiente; en general, ni inspira a los trabajadores ni genera un impacto duradero. Además del económico, deberías tener otro objetivo. Este debería estar centrado en los demás y regir e inspirar el comportamiento y la motivación de los actores de la empresa en pos de una finalidad ligada sobre todo a sus beneficiarios, incluidos los clientes y la socie...Starting at €8.20
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Nuevos tiempos: Haier en Japón (A)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, Sebastian; Chen, Yen-Tung; Kotake, YukiCase DPO-264Leadership and People ManagementFundada en 1984 por Zhang Ruimin, CEO actual de la compañía, Haier ha crecido rápidamente y ha pasado de ser una pequeña fábrica de frigoríficos en Qingdao, China, a ser un líder mundial en el sector de los electrodomésticos. Como una de las marcas más valoradas de China, Haier diseña, fabrica y comercializa diversas líneas de electrodomésticos, como frigoríficos, aparatos de aire acondicionado y lavadoras, en más de cien países. Desde 2006 Haier...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development With Impact
Ibarra, Herminia; Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, Yuan; Auricchio, Giuseppe; Káganer, EvgenyDossier DOS-26-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementFeeling adrift? The illuminating ideas in this dossier will help you set a course to take your leadership higher.Starting at €15.00
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Unleashing the Power of Purpose
Almandoz, John; Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, AlbertoArticle ART-3171-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat's the main purpose of your business? If it's just to make money, you may find yourself coming up short, as that is generally not what inspires workers or generates lasting impact. Your business should be oriented toward some other-centered goal, in addition to making money, which will not only guide but inspire the behaviors and motivations of company actors toward some end that is primarily concerned with the organization's beneficiaries, i...Starting at €8.20
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New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)
Bowen, H. Kent; Huckman, Robert S.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-613006-EService and Operations ManagementConsiders whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok-a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy-focusing on fit and performance by offering long-lived shoes in a wide variety of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products-and discuss...Starting at €8.20
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Jordi Viñolas: Recruitment for New Spin-Off (A)
Campos Capelastegui, Joseba; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-133-ELeadership and People ManagementJordi Viñolas, General Manager of CEIT, had to find a specific person to start a new company. He had to clearly define the profile of the person, and select the candidates so as to make sure the new company could run smoothly. Information about the company, its products and the nature of its work are provided so that readers may help Jordi make the right decision.Starting at €8.20
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Novartis AG: Science-Based Business
Bowen, H. Kent; Purrington, CourtneyCase HBS-608136-EService and Operations ManagementNovartis is a science-based drug company, which has important implications for its business strategy. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with over $38B in sales in 2007. Pharmaceuticals account for slightly over $24B of that total. In 2007, corporate R&D spending was $6.43B, or almost 17% of net sales. Novartis executive leaders believe in scientific progress and that large-scale investments in science will therefore r...Starting at €8.20
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Victorinox: 125 Years in the Cutting Edge
Jamro, Konrad; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-202-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementWith 125 years of experience and a unique set of values, Victorinox seemed to be well prepared to survive the worldwide economic crisis, which became evident in the fall of 2008. At the end of the summer of 2009, before the brand board meeting, 51 year-old Carl Elsener Jr., the CEO of the company, was wondering whether the measures taken so far to fight back the crisis would work, taking into account that the current crisis was much deeper and wi...Starting at €8.20
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Gaudí and La Sagrada Familia: Leading Beyond Presence
Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, Alberto; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-424-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case discusses the life and art of renowned architect Antoni Gaudí, focusing on his most famous work, the still unfinished Expiatory Temple of La Sagrada Família. The case examines the influences on his art and his vision, the process in which the project of La Sagrada Família grew and evolved, and how construction has proceeded after his death, nearly a century ago.Starting at €8.20