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Cuidado con las trampas de su mente
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447Decision AnalysisEn los negocios, como en el resto de las facetas de la vida, la incertidumbre acecha detrás de cada esquina. ¿Qué pasará en el futuro? ¿Podemos estar preparados para lo imprevisto? ¿Cuál es la decisión correcta en momentos así? Los seres humanos hemos desarrollado una serie de mecansimos inconscientes que ayudan a sobrellevar esa inseguridad. Son útiles para no sentirnos abrumados e impiden que nos paralicemos, pero también pueden inhibir nuestra...Starting at €8.20
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Mind Your Mind Traps
Baucells Alibés, Manel; Weber, MartinArticle ART-1447-EDecision AnalysisIn business, as in other areas of life, uncertainty lurks around every corner. What does the future hold? How can we prepare for the unexpected? What is the right decision at times like this? We humans have developed a repertoire of unconscious mechanisms to help us cope with insecurity. While these mechanisms may assuage feelings of helplessness and paralysis, they can also cloud our judgment. The authors explain how three such mind traps work: ...Starting at €8.20
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Think You Have Power? Check Your Perceptions
Brion, SebastienArticle ART-2453-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThough talk of power makes some people uncomfortable, there's no doubt that it is vitally important in organizational contexts to influence others, perform your job and attain goals. Drawing upon extensive research from the field of organizational behavior and psychology, the author identifies six steps to gain power -- meaning control over some valued resource upon which others depend -- and then use that power for good, or for "pro-social ends....Starting at €8.20
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Wonderful decisions
García-Castro, Roberto; Ariño, Miguel AngelArticle ART-3342-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, StrategyOne of the hardest things for companies to do is to make good, sound decisions on a consistent, long-term basis. To make wonderful decisions, companies need to strike the right balance between effectiveness, attractiveness and unity, and then hone their strategic, executive and leadership abilities. These diagnostic tools may help.Starting at €8.20
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25 Game Changers: Insights From IESE Insight
IESE InsightArticle ART-2710-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyIn celebration of our 25th edition, we have compiled 25 top insights by IESE professors published since the magazine's inception. Here we offer six years' worth of insights that, if put into practice, will have a deep, positive, lasting impact on your management and the world in which you operate. So read on!Starting at €8.20
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Crisis y reflotamiento en la pyme: criterios de actuación
Segarra, José AntonioArticle HDBR-8Decision Analysis¿Cómo se deben afrontar los nuevos retos de futuro a los que se enfrentan las pymes? ¿Qué criterios de prevención se pueden aplicar ante una crisis empresarial? Aquí se desvelan algunas incógnitas de un futuro caracterizado por profundos cambios tecnológicos, sociales y económicos, con un efecto decisivo en la supervivencia de las empresas. Detectar una posible pérdida de competitividad y actuar a tiempo para asegurar la continuidad de la empresa...Starting at €8.20
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Herramientas para tomar mejores decisiones
Santiago Hernando, Rafael deArticle ART-2451Decision AnalysisSuponga que ha de tomar una decisión muy importante, como invertir en un proyecto en un momento de gran incertidumbre en el mercado. Herramientas como los árboles de decisión pueden ayudarle a estructurar los problemas, sopesar alternativas y calcular los riesgos. Este artículo le enseña a usar estas herramientas y el valor esperado para mejorar sus decisiones. Pero no se engañe, la adopción de un proceso "científico" no es garantía de éxito. A p...Starting at €8.20
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Taking the Confusion Out of Choosing
Iyengar, SheenaArticle ART-2452-EDecision Analysis, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementToday we have to confront more choices than ever -- decisions for which we have no script. This article is based on innovative research by the author on choice, which formed the basis of her award-winning book, The Art of Choosing. She suggests the steps to take to exercise choice wisely. We need to learn how to counteract the limits on our cognitive abilities and resources, so that we obtain the most benefit from choice with the least eff...Starting at €8.20
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Ante grandes riesgos, grandes remedios
Bromiley, Philip; Rau, DevakiArticle ART-2817Decision Analysis, StrategyLa Gestión Integral del Riesgo (ERM) abarca todos y cada uno de los riesgos de una empresa. Suele generar una cantidad tan abrumadora de datos que distrae a los directivos de los riesgos estratégicos, aquellos realmente importantes, ya que amenazan la existencia de la compañía. Para no incurrir en una falsa sensación de seguridad, hay que entender bien las premisas y limitaciones de la ERM, un modelo que no solo es complejo, sino también costoso....Starting at €8.20
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A Better Way of Managing Major Risks
Bromiley, Philip; Rau, DevakiArticle ART-2817-EDecision Analysis, StrategyIn trying to identify all the risks a firm faces, managers can turn risk management into an overwhelming paper-processing exercise that distracts them from focusing on the risks that really matter -- namely, strategic ones that threaten the firm's existence. By not being able to grasp the assumptions and limitations of complex and costly Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) tools and models, managers may be operating under a false sense of security. ...Starting at €8.20