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The First 10 Questions for Would-be Searchers
Nieboer, Ian; Carenzo, Mathieu; Davila, AntonioTechnical Note EN-15-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis note answers ten of the most common questions asked by people who are relatively new to the search fund model, or have never heard of a search fund before. The content of this note is based on the experience of search funds from around the world, and will help prospective entrepreneurs become familiar with the search fund model and the important questions that should be answered before considering the model more seriously. At the end of each...Starting at €8.20
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15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
Malhotra, DeepakArticle HBS-R1404K-EThe author, a professor of negotiation at Harvard Business School, offers 15 specific pieces of advice for job candidates: (1) Don't underestimate the importance of likability. (2) Help prospective employers understand why you deserve what you're requesting. (3) Make it clear that they can get you. (4) Understand the person across the table from you. (5) Understand his or her constraints. (6) Be prepared for tough questions. (7) Focus on the ques...Starting at €8.20
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GEM 15: Country Development Strategies in 15 Statistics
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, EricCase HBS-713025-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs: 15 Years Later
Spekman, Robert E.; Farris, Paul W.; Webb, MarjorieCase DARDEN-M-0766-EMarketingCompact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) lasted five to six times longer-8,000 to 12,000 hours-than comparable incandescent bulbs and consumed 75% less energy. By July 2008, prices had fallen as low as $2 or so per bulb, compared with $0.25 for standard bulbs. But manufacturers had yet to crack the code on how to get consumers to choose these innovative energy-efficient light bulbs over standard bulbs.Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 15. Fourth Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-36-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyClaus Rerup (Richard Ivey School of Business) presents a framework for companies to improve their capability to pick up on signals that impending crises give off before they happen. The corporate communications consultant Alfonso González-Herrero looks at the key issues that companies must address, with forecasting and planning, in order to safeguard their reputations. IESE's José R. Pin provides a guide to help managers lead and communicate, so ...Starting at €22.00
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The Passion of Anger
Armenta Pico, Carlos AlejandroTechnical Note IPADE-CIFE 15 eN 08-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCharacter energy is a characteristic trait of the persons who exercise managerial action. Being a manager requires to rule, demand, correct and, occasionally, scold. In this note, the passion of anger is studied: its nature, its cause, its effects, its spStarting at €8.20
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Strategy Execution Module 15: Using the Levers of Control to Implement Strategy
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117115-EStrategyThis module reading pulls together key concepts and techniques from the Strategy Execution series into an integrated model - the levers of control. The four levers are: (1) belief systems, (2) boundary systems, (3) diagnostic control systems, and (4) interactive control systems. The module discusses how top managers use the levers of control to inspire commitment to the organization's purpose; stake out the territory for experimentation and compe...Starting at €8.20
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Eurozone at 15: A Monetary Union Without Growth?
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0136-EEconomicsIn 2015, the eurozone had been in and out of recession for seven years and had slipped into deflation. This case presents a brief history of the eurozone and allows students to consider the growth prospects for the union. Is the eurozone damned to a decade of economic contraction? Or is the worst behind it?Starting at €8.20
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Perennial Issues and New Technologies
Armenta Pico, Carlos Alejandro; Martínez Moreira, Franchi RaúlTechnical Note IPADE-CIFE 15 eN 06-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe note contains the analysis of the practical case “Vertigo” in which a manager maintains a permanent connection with his mobile device with negative consequences in different spheres of his life: health, family, professional activity and social relatioStarting at €8.20
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Become a Better Manager in 15 Minutes a Day
Dowling, Daisy WademanArticle HBS-U0905D-ELeadership and People ManagementAre you feeling overwhelmed by the dual responsibilities of managing your direct reports and completing the work assigned to you as an individual? Here's a quick and practical way to be a terrific manager and coach without sacrificing your own productivitStarting at €8.20