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Managing Creativity and Innovation in Organizations
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeTechnical Note SMN-688-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe technical note explores the tensions between organizational structures and innovation. Building on Teresa Amabile's work on creativity, the note explains how management systems and structures have the potential to enhance innovation. After presenting the personality traits of creative individuals and distinguishing the types of innovation processes (radical vs. incremental), it then identifies how informal organization and semi-structures can...Starting at €8.20
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Business and The Sustainable Development Goals
Torelló Raventós, Mireia ; Rosenberg, MikeTechnical Note SMN-695-ECorporate Governance, Economics, FinanceThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) follow and expand on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the MDGs were focused on poverty mitigation through aid programs and new policies, the SDGs are a novel and global set of goals that UN member states are expected to include in their agendas and policies by 2050. This technical note invites students to discuss the next steps in accomplishing the proposed goals, which for the most part are...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Prisa
Vergés S.; Rosenberg, Mike; Tàpies, JosepCase DG-1468StrategyEl equipo de dirección del Grupo Prisa se planteaba cómo debía seguir su estrategia para poder competir con los grandes rivales a nivel internacional. El caso describe la estructura del Grupo Prisa, la diversificación y crecimiento llevado a cabo en los años posteriores a 2004 y su internacionalización en los países de habla hispana. También se analizan sus principales competidores a nivel español e internacional.Starting at €8.20
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Forbind Systems (B): The Way Forward... Back to Business
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-11-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis case B about a young Danish VC-backed technology company in the supply-chain software sector trying to overcome a multitude of challenges related to this type of companies cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase "Forbind Systems (A): Hired to Hell ´Crisis Management from Day 1´ [EFC-10-E]". This second part illustrated the decisions the CEO took with regard to strategy, business model, financing,...Starting at €8.20
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Argo Interactive (B): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry: A struggling mobile software provider must decide whether to retreat, refocus, or rebrand
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-5-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeThis case B cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase "Argo Interactive (A): Surviving in the Roller-Coasting Mobile Industry" [EFC-1-E]. This second part illustrates the decisions the firm took during and after their near-death crisis with regard to financing, market focus, product (re-)development, HR issues, positioning and the overall survival strategy of the firm, and the consequences this had. Dev...Starting at €8.20
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The Rocky Mountain Institute: Reinventing the Think and Do Tank of the Future
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1604-EInnovation and Change, StrategyIn 2007, Michael Potts was appointed CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). RMI is an independent, non-profit "think and do tank" with the mission of promoting the efficient and restorative use of resources. While the Institute is well-known for its outstanding research and innovative ideas, Michael Potts soon realized it needed a management culture and a new strategic focus. The case illustrates RMI's restructuring process and the challenges...Starting at €8.20
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MobiComp (B): el camino del innovador
Sosna, Marc; Darsch, Dave; Prats, Mª JuliaFocused Case EFC-17Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B no puede impartirse de manera aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "BrapoTech (A): diseñando una estrategia de nacimiento" [EFC-4-E]. Esta segunda parte del caso describe las decisiones estratégicas que adoptó la compañía en relación a las dificultades expuestas en el caso A, que giraban fundamentalmente en torno al cambio que supone pasar de desarrollar soluciones personalizadas a ofrecer un único producto, así como re...Starting at €8.20
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Argo Interactive (B): sobrevivir en el caótico mundo de la telefonía móvil: Un proveedor de software para teléfonos móviles en dificultades debe decidir si retirarse del mercado, cambiar su enfoque o cambiar su identidad de marca
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-5Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and ChangeEste caso B no puede impartirse de manera aislada, pues es una continuación directa del caso "Argo Interactive (A): sobrevivir en la montaña rusa de la telefonía móvil" [EFC-1-E]. En esta segunda parte se comentan las decisiones que adoptó la empresa durante y después de su casi definitiva crisis en materia de financiación, enfoque comercial, (re)desarrollo de productos, recursos humanos, posicionamiento y estrategia general para la supervivencia...Starting at €8.20
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OpenPlug (B): Their Way Out of the Dark: Decisions & Consequences
Prats, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Darsch, DaveFocused Case EFC-6-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeThis case B cannot be taught as a stand-alone case, but is a direct continuation of the FocusCase ¿OpenPlug: Surviving a Revenue Black Out in the Mobile Space (A) [EBC-3-E]. This case B describes the decisions, changes, and actions of the top management team related to their survival strategy, new product and market strategy, and illustrates which consequences their decisions had.Starting at €8.20
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Randall Krantz (B) - Teaching Note
Rosenberg, Mike; Innes, Rosie; Moreno, VictoriaTeaching Note DPOT-73-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note shows how to lead the discussion on case DPO-316. The case was developed for MBA students and it follows from case DPO-262-E (Case A). It aims to familiarize participants with the common struggles of searching for a job and provide them with possible strategies. It also narrates how new constraints, though they decrease flexibility, can provide guidance during the search process.Starting at €0.00