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Leadership Character and Corporate Governance
Jeffrey Gandz; Mary M. Crossan; Gerard Seijts; Mark RenoArticle IVEY-9B13TC07-ELeadership and People ManagementCorporate directors should look for three criteria in executives: competencies, commitment, and character. This article focuses on leadership character, the least understood of the three criteria. The authors met with over 300 business leaders on three continents, who identified character weaknesses or defects — including overconfidence, lack of transparency, and lack of accountability — as central to the Global Financial Crisis. The authors posi...Starting at €8.20
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Invictus: Introducing Leadership Competencies, Character and Commitment
Gerard Seijts; Jeffrey Gandz; Mary M. CrossanCase IVEY-9B14C016-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBusiness schools have done an admirable job of teaching competencies, and many business organizations have defined the framework of competencies that are required to be successful in the institution. However, much less attention has been spent on leadership character and the importance of commitment to the leadership role. There is no consistent understanding among executives about what character means, despite a concurrence that it is important....Starting at €8.20
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Rent a bike (A-B-C) - Teaching Note
Fuhrmann T.; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Johnson, RobTeaching Note FT-63-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of cases F-770-E, F-771-E and F-772-E, Rent a bike (A), (B) and (C).Starting at €0.00
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (B): Crisis Leadership
Jeffrey GandzCase IVEY-9B11C002-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis supplement to Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. (A): The Listeriosis Crisis describes what the company and its chief executive officer did to cope with this crisis in the days and months following.Starting at €5.74
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Schneider Drinks (A). Loan Request (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-773-PBFinanceThe distribution company Schneider asks a local bank for credit. The analysis suggests that there is no problem.The students have to use all the tools they have learned in Finance One to analyse the situation. There are some issues students in class will clasify as minor. In case B it is obvious that all the concerns raised as an issue become true and the company is in deep problems.Starting at €8.20
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Schneider Drinks (A). Solicitud de préstamo
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-773FinanceLa empresa de distribución Schneider solicita un préstamo a un banco local. El análisis sugiere que no hay problemas. Los alumnos deberán utilizar todas las herramientas que han aprendido en Finanzas Uno para analizar la situación. Hay algunos aspectos que los alumnos clasificarán como poco importantes en el trabajo de clase. En el caso B, es evidente que todos los aspectos planteados como problemáticos se hacen realidad y la empresa está inmers...Starting at €8.20
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Schneider Drinks (A). Loan Request
Stodieck J.; Liechtenstein, HeinrichCase F-773-EFinanceThe distribution company Schneider asks a local bank for credit. The analysis suggests that there is no problem.The students have to use all the tools they have learned in Finance One to analyse the situation. There are some issues students in class will clasify as minor. In case B it is obvious that all the concerns raised as an issue become true and the company is in deep problems.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing the Right Company in the Venture Capital Investment Competition
Frodsham, David; Linz, Florian; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-631-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis technical note is written to give students competing in the VCIC a guideline on how to approach start-up analysis for investment purposes. The technical note focuses on real-life insights and examples to better prepare students for the VCIC where they will have to think and analyze quickly.Starting at €8.20
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How Are Mutual Funds Managed
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-543-EFinanceThis technical note aims to clarify the processes of fund investment and management. An analysis is made of the three types of analysis used for both fixed income and variable income funds: - Macro analysis (top-down) - Micro analysis (bottom-up) - Quantitative analysis Particular attention is paid to the key points in any process of fund investment and management: - Allocation of assets - Optimal level of diversification - Ideal number of asse...Starting at €8.20
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Best Practices of Angel Investing: Tactics and Strategies of the Winners
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Amis, David; Fülöp, IstvanTechnical Note FN-548-EFinanceThis technical note aims to provide investors with an overview of what is required for success in early stage investing. Investors in new companies are often referred to as "angel investors" or "business angels". A typical angel investment is from 25k to 500k, usually in a pre-revenue or "startup" company, and may involve 2-10 other angels that also contribute money, time or other resources. Thus a total "angel round" could be 50k up to 1.5m. ...Starting at €8.20