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Making Financial Markets Work For Consumers
Campbell, John Y.; Jackson, Howell E.; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Tufano, PeterArtículo HBS-R1107B-EEconomíaIn 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created a new federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to improve the functioning of consumer financial services markets. The Bureau is scheduled to open its doors in July 2011. Its first director will be responsible not only for setting the policy direction of the agency but also for establishing its organizational structure and management climate. In this op...Desde 8,20 €
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The Microwork Solution
Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.Artículo HBS-R1212G-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasWhat's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work, not aid. Their organizations hire people at the bottom of the pyramid to perform digital tasks such as transcribing audio files and editing product databases. Essentially, they do business process outsourcing that also boosts economic development. Samasource, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, is on...Desde 8,20 €
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The Working Circle: Wolves, Ranchers, and Karin Vardaman's Pursuit of the 'Radical Middle'
Gino, Francesca; Huizinga, JeffCaso HBS-920047-EKarin Vardaman, a lifelong conservationist now committed to protecting wolves in the American West, finds herself unexpectedly allied with the one of the species' most fervent opponents: cattle ranchers.Desde 8,20 €
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Webasto Roof Systems Americas: Leadership Through Change (A)
Gino, Francesca; Green, PaulCaso HBS-917015-EDirección estratégicaWebasto Roof Systems, Americas, the North American subsidiary of Germany-based Webasto Group, limped into 2014 in poor financial and operational shape. The company's early optimism emerging from the financial downturn had proven naive, and now, five yearsDesde 8,20 €
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Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)
Gino, Francesca; DeCelles, Katherine; Hull, OliviaCaso HBS-918001-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasFaced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac's of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of preventing employee injury. But as a 32-year old with just one year on the job, Sportun had to tailor his message for change carefully to his colleagues, many of whom had worked for Mac's for decades. The case provides an overview of t...Desde 8,20 €
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Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware (A)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.Caso HBS-415015-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasValve, one of the world's top video game software companies, has also become an iconic example of an organization with virtually no hierarchy. A 400-person organization, Valve's unique organizational form (described in detail in the case and accompanying employee handbook) includes 100% self-allocated time, no managers (and therefore no managerial oversight), a structure so fluid that all desks have wheels to allow free movement between "cabals" ...Desde 8,20 €
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Atlantic Corporation
Tufano, PeterCaso HBS-208S14FinanzasDos fabricantes de productos forestales negocian la venta de un grupo de activos. ACER permitiría que el comprador se deprecie rápidamente el intensificó base para justificar una alta valoración. El vendedor pagó recientemente greenmail, y esta operación puede estar relacionado con su deseo de evitar el pago de un segundo inversor.Desde 8,20 €
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United Grain Growers Ltd. (A) (Spanish Version)
Tufano, Peter; Gilson, Stuart C.; Musher, JoshuaCaso HBS-203S02FinanzasEstados Productores de Granos Ltd. (UGG), un distribuidor de grano canadiense, auditado su exposición a una serie de riesgos importantes, especialmente el impacto del clima en los volúmenes de granos y la utilidad de operación. La comprensión de estos riesgos fue crucial, ya que la empresa se encontraba en medio de un importante programa de modernización y diversificación. Pero a pesar de UGG ya se gestionan los riesgos tradicionales a través de ...Desde 8,20 €
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Curiosity
Gino, Francesca; Kashdan, Todd B; Disabato, David J.; Goodman, Fallon R.; Naughton, Carl; Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio; Roscoe, Andrew; Aramaki, KentaroArtículo HBS-R1805B-ENew research shows that curiosity is vital to an organization's performance: Among other things, it improves engagement and collaboration and helps people make better choices. But although leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. The lead Spotlight article elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in the workplace and offers five strategi...Desde 8,20 €
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Sesia, AldoCaso HBS-920045-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasIn 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of "enablers of collaboration" (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. HisDesde 5,74 €