This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
The Family Office
Chiner, Alfonso; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-669-ECorporate GovernanceThe term "family office" may refer to a number of different methods for organizing and managing a family's resources that are no longer tied up in the core business - the family's operational business activities - in addition to providing services to family members. During the early years of the family business, it is common for the founder to rely on someone he or she trusts - for example, the company accountant - to deal with personal issues as...Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
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
-
La función y las responsabilidades del Consejo de Administración en la empresa familiar
Ceja, Lucía; Tàpies, JosepTechnical Note SMN-693Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, StrategyLas empresas familiares requieren mecanismos de buen gobierno para conseguir sus metas y tener éxito de generación en generación. Estas estructuras de gobierno contienen los planes, declaraciones, políticas, normas y acuerdos que permiten a las empresas familiares definir su razón de ser y su identidad. En esta nota técnica nos centraremos en una de las estructuras de gobierno empresarial más importantes de la empresa familiar: el Consejo de Admi...Starting at €8.20
-
Family Business Ownership Training
Tàpies, Josep; Rus, SalvadorTechnical Note SMN-668-ELeadership and People ManagementAs the shareholder base in a family business becomes more fragmented, there will be differences of all kinds among shareholders. Some will have university degrees, others will have only a high school education, and some may not meet even minimum training requirements. These particular circumstances should not be a source of disagreements or discrepancies among family members, because they all have one thing in common: they share partial ownership...Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
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
-
Cultura innovadora: valores, principios y prácticas de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras
Vilà, JoaquimTechnical Note SMN-681Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl comportamiento de los altos ejecutivos en la forma de ejercer el liderazgo es un factor propulsor clave de la capacidad de innovación y transformación de una empresa. Este capítulo muestra el papel de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras y su forma de ejercer el liderazgo en el avance de la innovación. Presenta un esquema extraído de ejemplos de buenas prácticas de la alta dirección en tres aspectos: qué les impulsa en sus esf...Starting at €8.20
-
PI-188-I L Gruppo Agro Sevilla e la Sfida del Mercato Americano
Llano Irusta, M. A.Case IIST-PI-188-I-ITService and Operations ManagementAgro Sevilla è stata fondata in Andalusia nel 1977 come cooperativa di secondo grado e nel 2017 è diventata una delle principali realtà produttive, confezionatrici ed esportatrici di olive in tutto il mondo. Nel 1994 si è guadagnata il titolo di primo esportatore spagnolo nel settore. Il 22 giugno del 2017, le due più grandi aziende americane produttrici di olive nere, Musco Family Olive e Bell-Carter Foods, hanno presentato ricorso al Dipartimen...Starting at €8.20
-
Guía para reflexionar sobre la entrada en la empresa familiar
Tàpies, Josep; Ceja, LucíaTechnical Note SMN-691Corporate Governance, StrategyEl marco de una empresa familiar puede servir de fuente de bienestar para las futuras generaciones, ya que ofrece un entorno seguro con multitud de recursos para encontrar el equilibro entre los distintos papeles en la vida (por ejemplo, el trabajo y la familia) y entre los desafíos y las habilidades. Los miembros de las generaciones venideras citan, entre otros, los siguientes motivos para incorporarse a sus respectivas empresas familiares: hora...Starting at €8.20