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Marimekko
Alison Konrad; Jordan MitchellCaso IVEY-9B06C014-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasKirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company in a state of near bankruptcy in 1991, Paakkanen took several actions to restore profitability and realize growth. As of 2006, the company has sales of $64 million (of which 80 per cent are from Finland) and net profits of $8.4 million. Over the last few years, Paakkanen and her team have focused...Desde 8,20 €
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Forrest & Faneuil
Alison Konrad; Victor ShawCaso IVEY-9B13C026-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasIn 2012, an investment banking summer intern in the head office of a leading international financial institution has received some stellar reviews. His manager hints that as long the intern keeps up the good work, his full-time return offer is all but guaranteed. However, the 120-hour work weeks would deprive him of any opportunity to spend time with his family. He must choose between taking advantage of the organization’s Summer Intern Mobility ...Desde 8,20 €
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1901B-EThough the research on meditation and mindfulness is almost universally positive, a new study points to a potential downside of being present in the moment: A significant decrease in motivation. Yet, surprisingly, the inspirational dip appeared to have no impact on task performance.Desde 8,20 €
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Sophia Tannis: Life Choices (B)
Alison Konrad; Kanina BlanchardCaso IVEY-9B15M102-EDirección estratégicaSupplement to case A 9B15M101.Desde 5,74 €
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Desde 8,20 €
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Three Cases on Workplace Mistreatment
Karen Harlos; Alison Konrad; Lucas MonzaniCaso IVEY-9B20C041-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasIn the first of three mini-cases on workplace mistreatment, "Casual Fridays Gone Wrong," the vice-president of compliance for a collections company faced the dilemma of how to deal with a complaint about a manager's racist comments. In the second mini-casDesde 8,20 €
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1703B-EIniciativa emprendedoraIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.Desde 8,20 €
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-F1309D-EDetailed accounting records from the 19th century reveal that U.S. and West Indian slaveholders used scientific management techniques to run their operations.Desde 8,20 €
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Visualizations That Really Work
Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-R1606H-ENot long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations (or dataviz) was a nice-to-have skill for design- and data-minded managers. But now it's a must-have skill for all managers, because it's often the only way to make sense of the work they do. Decision making increasingly relies on data, which arrives with such overwhelming velocity, and in such volume, that some level of abstraction is crucial. Thanks to the internet and a growing numb...Desde 8,20 €
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Life's Work: David McCullough
McCullough, David; Berinato, ScottArtículo HBS-R1301N-EDavid McCullough, historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman and John Adams, on what the history of leadership means for managers today.Desde 8,20 €