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Homing In on Cash Conversion
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeCapítulo de Libro HBS-3842BC-EThe cash conversion cycle, introduced in this chapter, measures how effective a company is at collecting its cash. The cycle can be shortened by the techniques discussed: decreasing days of sales outstanding (DSO), decreasing inventory, and increasing days payable outstanding (DPO). This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Desde 8,20 €
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John Meredith of Hutchison Port Holdings
Kathleen E. Slaughter; Jeffrey Gandz; Nigel GoodwinCaso IVEY-9B07C027-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasThis case examines the life, career and leadership style of John Meredith, the group managing director of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). Meredith established the company in 1972 based on his vision for more efficient global trade. Under his leadership, the company grew to become the world's largest container port operator. The company grew from owning and managing a single container port to owning and managing 45 container ports by May 2007. This...Desde 8,20 €
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Sara Tsien
Jeffrey Gandz; Elizabeth SpracklinCaso IVEY-9B10C007-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasSara Tsien must decide what performance assessment to give one of her employees who has, uncharacteristically, failed to meet one of her key objectives for the year. The situation is difficult for several reasons; the causes of the unacceptable performance are not clear; the employee has previously received excellent appraisals, including a recent one by the vice-president; and the employee was absent for a good part of the year on maternity leav...Desde 8,20 €
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Are Your People Financially Literate
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeArtículo HBS-F0910D-EFinanzasAsked to take a basic financial literacy exam, a representative sample of U.S. managers scored an average of only 38%, which doesn't bode well for either the individuals or their organizations.Desde 8,20 €
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Developing Leadership Character
Mary M. Crossan; Jeffrey Gandz; Gerard SeijtsArtículo IVEY-9B12TA07-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThe sum of virtues, values, and traits equals good character, which, in addition to competence and commitment, is one of the three components that make a leader effective and respected. For many, however, virtues and values remain undefinable or elusive. These authors define and de-construct them, and in the process demonstrate how character helps people in their personal journeys to become better leaders. Furthermore, they explain how character ...Desde 8,20 €
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Financial Literacy Strategies: For Entrepreneurs
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeCapítulo de Libro HBS-6572BC-EIn order to have a financially intelligent company, you must first figure out a strategy for getting there. This chapter outlines three approaches that have proven effective in making financial literacy part of a company's culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers."Desde 8,20 €
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The Cross-Enterprise Leader
Mary M. Crossan; Jeffrey Gandz; Gerard SeijtsArtículo IVEY-9B08TD03-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasVisualize a leader with virtues such as courage and integrity, as well as five key types of intelligence, and you've got a clear picture of the cross-enterprise leader. So equipped, such a leader has what it takes to adopt the enterprise-wide perspective that is necessary to make the right decisions for creating and delivering value to all stakeholders. These Ivey professors describe how an organization develops the type of leader to succeed in t...Desde 8,20 €
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Dominion Defence Industries Inc.
Jeffrey GandzCaso IVEY-9B13M017-EDirección estratégicaThe regional manager of Latin America for a Canadian defence contractor must decide whether or not to employ a South American agent to represent the company and negotiate an agreement to supply body armour to the procurement group of a Central American country's armed forces. The Canadian manager is concerned about whether or not the employment of this agent poses a reputational risk to his company, given the current Canadian legislation with res...Desde 8,20 €
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VertiSoft Inc.: Raising the Bar
Jeffrey GandzCaso IVEY-9B08C003-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasNew metrics have been introduced to a software technical support call center operation. These metrics have revealed a wide range of performance between employees both for time taken to answer customers' questions and the customer's perceived quality of service. The call center manager is wondering how to make use of these metrics. He is inclined to go public with them, whereas the head of human resources believes that this could be damaging to em...Desde 8,20 €
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On Leadership: Leadership and Loyalty
Jeffrey GandzArtículo IVEY-9B07TE11-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasLeaders expect their followers to be loyal and to be able to depend on their loyalty. Good leaders understand that there is a difference between real loyalty and a related but different concept - fealty. Smart leaders understand that fealty is demanded whereas loyalty is earned. In this article, the author notes some things that leaders can do to earn loyalty.Desde 8,20 €