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The Principles of Networking
Ferraro, FabrizioTechnical Note SMN-674-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThe ability to develop, nurture and leverage your social network is essential to become effective leaders. Despite the fact that we have known this simple fact for many years, we have only recently started to explore what networking really is, and what are its best practices. Much research in social psychology, sociology, and organization theory has explored how human relationships develop and much of this research can be leveraged to understand ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy in the 21st Century: Business Models in Action
Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note SMN-685-EStrategyThis document shows the benefits of representing business models as connected choices and consequences, establishing value-creating virtuous cycles. The approach successfully addresses the variability of contexts and dynamic interactions, becoming a useful and practical tool for capturing the essence of corporate strategy in the 21st century.Starting at €8.20
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Can the board of directors be an effective team?
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-709-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis technical note discusses whether boards of directors can be effective teams to help govern the company. Most of the literature in this area deals with the board structure and composition. This note presents the key attributes of boards as human groups, the dynamics of effective groups decision-making and the cognitive and behavioral biases that diminish board effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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The Music Industry in the 2020s
Vroom, Govert; Deshmane, Abhishek; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTechnical Note SMN-706-EInnovation and Change, StrategySince the emergence of digital technologies in the 1990s the music industry has been in a state of constant disruption. In a world where multiple media compete for the attention of individuals through multiple channels, the ways people all over the world are now creating, distributing, and consuming music seem to be more diverse than ever. This note describes the current state of the industry, the value chain, its actors (artists, music labels, d...Starting at €8.20
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €8.20
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Boards of Directors in the COVID-19 Crisis: Some Reflections on Their Challenges and Responsibilities
Canals, JordiTechnical Note SMN-703-ECorporate GovernanceThis note highlights some key dimensions and decisions of boards of directors in facing a deep crisis, such as Covid-19. It reviews and makes suggestions on how to save the company from adverse circumstances and general uncertainty.Starting at €8.20
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Visualizing Your Social Network
Ferraro, Fabrizio; Tortoriello, MarcoTechnical Note SMN-687-EStrategyThe technical note provides different options for visualizing one's social network. Drawing a picture of your social network, and of the broader social network in your company, might help you go beyond a simplistic view of what your contacts are (Who do you know?) and think about how the people in your company are connected to each other (your indirect contacts).Starting at €8.20
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¿Qué sabemos de los altos directivos de éxito
Ricart, Joan Enric; Llopis, Jaume; Pastoriza, DavidTechnical Note SMN-677Corporate GovernanceEn este capítulo se revisan una serie de puntos que deben ser centrales en cualquier debate sobre alta dirección: la importancia del alto directivo, qué hace el alto directivo, por qué hace lo que hace, y cómo debe ser la alta dirección en el futuro. En nuestro camino a lo largo de cada uno de estos puntos nos apoyamos en gigantes del "management", como Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Henry Mintzberg, Donald Hambrick, Sumantra Ghoshal y C.A. Bartlet...Starting at €8.20
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Reaching Effective and Healthy Family Meetings: Some Reflections
Ceja, Lucía; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-690-EStrategyThe shared values, mission and vision nurtured by the owner family are a potentially powerful source of strength and energy for a family business. A healthy owner family, with shared values and a mutual sense of purpose, may be the greatest resource that a family business can have.Starting at €8.20
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Protocol: Regulation or Framework Agreement
Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-684-ECorporate GovernanceWhen a family business begins to manage the relationship between the family and the business it owns, it must not (or should not) try to start regulating issues relating to work, money, power, or status without first making certain that all members reach a consensus on these four questions: " Why do we want to form a family business? " What family business model would we like to have in terms of the roles that family members will take within it? ...Starting at €8.20