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La avaricia de los directivos: ¿causa o efecto : Reflexiones sobre el papel de los directivos en el cambio de rumbo de la sociedad
Huete, Luis María; García Arevalillo, JavierTechnical Note BEN-136Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn este documento, se reflexiona sobre la aplicación de la ética a la labor directiva y se incide especialmente en su dimensión social: el líder que trabaja en una empresa configura con dicho trabajo y con su desarrollo personal (es decir, qué tipo de persona ha llegado a ser) las dinámicas de la empresa de la que forma parte y, a la postre, el perfil de las relaciones que se establecen entre los integrantes de la sociedad en la que vive.Starting at €8.20
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Purpose: A Great Opportunity to Make the Future Matter
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-517-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementHaving a noble purpose humanizes work in companies, gives a sense of meaning to life and encourages decision making with the long term in mind. Leaders looking to create a better future must articulate an inspiring purpose for their companies and for their lives. This article offers ideas and suggestions in this regard.Starting at €8.20
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El propósito: la gran oportunidad de hacer que el futuro importe
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-517Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementUn propósito noble humaniza el trabajo en las empresas, permite dar sentido a la vida y favorece la toma de decisiones con un pensamiento a largo plazo. Aquellos líderes que tengan la intención de contribuir a crear un mejor futuro han de articular un propósito inspirador para ellos mismos a nivel personal y para sus empresas. En este artículo se aportan ideas y sugerencias para ambos.Starting at €8.20
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The Robin Hood Foundation (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Ross, CatherineCase HBS-315S07Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCreated by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being spent on the most effective poverty-fighting programs. The organization's senior vice president, Michael Weinstein, has developed a benefit-cost (BC) approach to analyze the performanc...Starting at €8.20
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Liderazgo, sociopatía y buen gobierno
Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-514Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementMuchas de las habilidades asociadas a la sociopatía son apreciadas por las empresas y por aquellas instituciones políticas en las que se sobrevalora el corto plazo y las consideraciones financieras. Este refuerzo indirecto contribuye al descrédito empresarial y de la política en la sociedad, e introduce un factor de riesgo en dichas instituciones, ya que esa persona que consigue resultados brillantes a corto plazo sin muchos miramientos en los có...Starting at €8.20
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Measurement in Impact Investing (A) (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-315S05Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilityit looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its chief investment officer, Brian Trelstad, must decide whether or not to fund two for-profit ventures. The first provides clean and accessible shower and toilet facilities in urban areas, serving a critical need for low-income populations - its f...Starting at €8.20
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Measurement in Impact Investing (B) (Spanish version)
Ebrahim, Alnoor; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-315S06Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs Acumen Fund, a global venture philanthropy firm, moves forward with an investment portfolio exceeding $22 million, it runs into two critical measurement problems. First, how should it track the performance of each investment when its interest is not just the bottom line, but also social impact? What should its performance tracking system look like to enable ease of comparison, and to identify problems before they become too significant to fix?...Starting at €5.74
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Agility: A Company´s Best Defense Against Black Swans
Huete, Luis María; Quinn, BernardoTechnical Note PN-519-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementIn markets where black swans are becoming more common, the business response has three dimensions: greater internal cohesion, greater capacity for adaptation and extraordinary integration with customers. In this paper we describe the eight principles upon which the agile movement is based, and propose their incorporation into everyday processes in organizations as a solution to the eight most endemic problems currently threatening the sustainabil...Starting at €8.20
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Executive Greed: Causa or Effect : Reflections on the role of executives in changing the course of society
Huete, Luis María; García Arevalillo, JavierTechnical Note BEN-136-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn this document, the authors reflect on the application of ethics to management work. Particular emphasis is given to its social dimension. Leaders who work in a company shape, through their work and their personal development (that is, what type of people they have become), the dynamics of the company of which they form part. These leaders also shape the relationships that are established among those who make up the society in which they live.Starting at €8.20