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Creatividad e innovación. Cómo fomentarlas
Wilkinson, Helen; Cardona Soriano, PabloTechnical Note DPON-54Leadership and People ManagementEsta nota técnica tiene como objetivo ayudar al desarrollo personal de la competencia directiva de creatividad. Una empresa no es creativa e innovadora de por sí, como ente abstracto. Si lo es, es porque las personas que la integran son creativas. Ahora bien, el talento creativo ¿es sólo propiedad de unos pocos privilegiados o cualquier ser humano puede desarrollarlo? El talento se compone de actitud y aptitud, es decir, de predisposición y capac...Starting at €8.20
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The Dime that Started a Movement: The History and Development of Credit Unions
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0103-EEntrepreneurshipThis note provides students a rich background on the history, evolution, and current challenges in the credit union industry, with a particular focus on community-development credit unions. The case mentions key exemplar community-development credit unions and makes limited predictions about the industry's future direction. The case can be used a companion to "Credit Where Credit is Due: The Latino Community Credit Union" (UVA-ENT-0104).Starting at €8.20
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Climate Change
Larson, Andrea; Meier, MarkTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0157-EEntrepreneurshipThe scientific consensus on climate change's origins in human activities has begun to influence international law and corporate policies. Suitable for MBA and undergraduate students, this technical note is a compilation that replaces a three-part series of the same name (UVA-ENT-0036, -0037, and -0038) International concern over global climate change began in the late 20th century, when scientists saw a correlation among increasing atmospheric co...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Greenhouse Gas Accounting: Carbon Footprint Analysis
Larson, Andrea; Teichman, WilliamTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0113-EEntrepreneurshipStakeholder climate change actions worldwide have prompted companies to measure their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprints by decreasing energy and fuel use. In the process, they are cutting costs, decreasing exposure to severe weather, reducing energy vulnerability, and potentially opening up revenue sources for carbon credit sales in the emerging markets for carbon trading. This note is effective in MBA, undergraduate and...Starting at €8.20
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The Art of the Effectual Ask
Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Whiffen, SaraTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0225-EEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs strive to solve problems and create value through partnerships. Studying how they do that led to the hypothesis that “asking” played a critical role in the success of an entrepreneur. This note addresses studies of expert entrepreneurs and how they differ from novice entrepreneurs, including discussion on type, method, and frequency of asking, as well as effectual reasoning.Starting at €8.20
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Coral Reef Ecosystems: Valuable and Critically Threatened
Larson, Andrea; Teisberg, TylerTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0201-EEntrepreneurshipCoral reef ecosystems are beautiful and vibrant underwater communities inhabited by a spectacularly diverse and abundant array of organisms essential to human needs. Reefs are severely threatened worldwide - estimates are that one-fifth of coral reefs have already been lost or severely damaged, and the rest are expected to disappear before the end of this century. The intrinsic value of coral reefs is incalculable and immense, and this technical ...Starting at €8.20
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El e-Learning
Sánchez, L.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizTechnical Note PN-415Service and Operations ManagementEl e-learning se está convirtiendo en un canal más para generar aprendizaje, tanto en el mundo educacional como en el empresarial. Aunque algunos autores consideran que su diseño debe tener en cuenta las características individuales del estilo de aprender del individuo, la mayoría de los programas de e-learning están desarrollados sin considerarlas. Este puede ser uno de los grandes orígenes de sus fracasos. La tecnología facilita un proceso, per...Starting at €8.20
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To Honor and To Grow: Recommendations for the Enduring Family Business
West, June A.; Wall, AlanaTechnical Note DARDEN-ENT-0224-EEntrepreneurshipFamily businesses are unique and complex; they have aspects and layers to them that are unlike any other organizations because at the root of family businesses’ identities are the aspirations of both the business and the family’s members, which could be at odds with one another. This note—a meta-analysis drawn from many authors’ work—explores an approach that identifies ways to unify family and business, examining new possibilities and building a...Starting at €8.20
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e-Learning: Introducción a los Sistemas de Información
Cáliz, Cristina; Sieber, SandraTechnical Note SIN-45Information Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationComo consecuencia de la creciente importancia del conocimiento, el aprendizaje y la formación, así como las crecientes posibilidades de las nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación, se ha producido un espectacular auge de iniciativas de «e-Learning». Sin embargo, la novedad del fenómeno impide que existan pautas o reglas metodológicas que puedan guiar proyectos de «e-Learning» con firmeza. Por tanto, la mayoría de los proyectos que existe...Starting at €8.20
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E-Public Relations
Villanueva, Julian; Ferrándiz, Luis; Balmaseda, CarmenTechnical Note MN-402MarketingEl concepto de relaciones públicas digitales es relativamente reciente y se define como el uso estratégico y planeado de herramientas y tecnologías basadas en Internet y en los nuevos medios, para construir y mantener un diálogo (comunicación bidireccional) entre la organización y sus públicos. La función de las relaciones públicas (RR. PP.), tal y como la conocíamos, se enfrenta a un nuevo desafío: adaptarse adecuadamente a las nuevas exigencia...Starting at €8.20