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The HBR Interview: eBay CEO John Donahoe
Donahoe, John; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1103G-EJohn Donahoe took over for Meg Whitman, eBay's celebrated longtime CEO, just under three years ago. The core business was slipping, and eBay's acquisition of Skype had gone wrong. The challenge facing him was how to keep the company strong despite enormous changes in consumer behavior. He talks about capitalizing on mobile technology-eBay's iPhone application, "by far the largest m-commerce application in the world," went from $600 million in vol...Starting at €8.20
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IESE ON. Lead yourself to lead
Ginebra, Gabriel; Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, Tsedal; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Evangelia Demerouti; Clark, Dorie; IESE InsightDossier DOS-43-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat does it mean to be a good leader? Why should you want to be one, and what point are you at in your journey? Where, ultimately, do you want to go?
Leadership isn't a clearly marked path. It begins with you, with your knowledge of yourself and your ability to reflect on the world around you.
With this collection of articles, we provide the information you need to understand the kind of leader you are today, and the one you co...Starting at €15.00
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IESE ON. Liderarte para liderar
Ginebra, Gabriel; Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, Tsedal; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Evangelia Demerouti; Clark, Dorie; IESE InsightDossier DOS-43Leadership and People Management¿Qué significa ser un buen líder? ¿Para qué quiero serlo? ¿En qué punto estoy? ¿A dónde me gustaría llegar?
Sin duda, el liderazgo empieza por uno mismo. De ahí la importancia del autoconocimiento y la reflexión personal que te proponemos.
En esta colección de artículos, encontrarás la información que necesitas para reflexionar sobre el tipo de líder que eres hoy y el que podrías llegar a ser desarrollándote a ti y ayudando a tu...Starting at €15.00
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"We Need People to Lean into the Future"
McMillon, Doug; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1702F-EFor years, Walmart's unrivaled customer research capabilities helped it dominate retailing. Then along came the internet, and Walmart suddenly found itself playing catchup to e-commerce pioneers like Amazon. In 2014 the board appointed Doug McMillon as CEO and gave him an imperative: Bring Walmart into the future--without sacrificing its longtime strengths. McMillon, who began his career unloading trucks at a neighborhood Walmart, respects tradit...Starting at €8.20
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (III): Product Decisions at Capacity
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-144-EAccounting and ControlThis is the third of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note introduces decision rules for situations where the company is working near capacity. The basic rule of contribution per unit of capacity is stated and applied to a variety of situations.Starting at €8.20
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (II): Product Decisions at Under Capacity
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-143-EAccounting and ControlThis is the second of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note deals with the use of cost accounting data for decision making purposes. After classifying business decisions between investment and operating decisions, and the latter between pricing and production decisions, the note studies production decisions in situations where the firm is working below production capacity. The special order problem, dropping and adding ...Starting at €8.20
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"They Burned the House Down"
Lynton, Michael; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1507J-EIn 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment was subjected to the most devastating hack in corporate history. Highly sensitive data--salary details, private e-mails (some of them harshly critical of top Hollywood talent), unreleased movies--was leaked for all the world to see. For good measure, the hackers wiped out everything on Sony Pictures' servers. Then they threatened retaliation against any theaters that proceeded with the release of "The Interview...Starting at €8.20
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Costes y decisiones (II): decisiones de producto a baja capacidad
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-143Accounting and ControlÉsta es la segunda de una serie de tres notas (CN-155-E, CN-143-E y CN-144-E). Esta nota aborda el uso de datos de contabilidad de costes en la toma de decisiones. Después de clasificar las decisiones de negocio en decisiones de inversión y decisiones operativas, y estas últimas en decisiones de precios y decisiones de producción, la nota estudia las decisiones de producción en aquellas situaciones en las que una empresa trabaja por debajo de la ...Starting at €8.20
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Análisis de desviaciones de beneficios
Grandes, Mª Jesús; Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-164Accounting and ControlLa nota desarrolla un mètodo de anàlisis de desviaciones de beneficios (previstos versus reales) como paso importante en el proceso de control. Se hace especial hincapié en la necesidad de seleccionar e interpretar la información que se utiliza en dicho análisis.Starting at €8.20
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"I'm Not Talking About This to Win a Popularity Contest": An Interview with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
Fink, Larry; Ignatius, AdiArticle HBS-R1511H-EOne of the most powerful players in global finance, Larry Fink also stands out for his desire to change the very system that made him who he is. He has frequently spoken out about the perils of short-term thinking, especially on Wall Street, and in April 2015 he sent a letter to the world's leading CEOs urging them to ignore their activist shareholders and focus instead on the long-term health of their companies. In this interview with HBR's edit...Starting at €8.20