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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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Desarrollando la matriz de materialidad en Telefónica
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cano Escoriaza, AsunCase HBS-416S09Leadership and People ManagementTelefónica, una de las compañías de telecomunicaciones más grandes del mundo y con sede en España, ha sido la emisión de un informe de sostenibilidad corporativa desde el año 2002. En su informe de sostenibilidad 2011, la compañía incluyó una "matriz de materialidad", y fue uno de sólo cinco de los 97 empresas en España que produjeron un informe de sostenibilidad de ese año. El caso describe el propósito de la matriz de materialidad, la forma en ...Starting at €8.20
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Aviva Investors
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112047-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability related information to markets. Aviva Investors, a GBP 259 billion fund, is the investment arm of the large British insurance company, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors is committed to sustainability under the leadership of its CEO, Paul Abberley, and head of sustainability research and engag...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group (B)
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-112058-ELeadership and People ManagementThe (B) case presents Foxconn's plan to replace manual labor with robots and move some of its employees to more interesting and sophisticated jobs.Starting at €5.74
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Making Sustainability Count
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Johnstone-Louis, Mary; Mayer, Colin; Stroehle, Judith C.; MacMahon, SimonArticle HBS-R2005B-ELeadership and People ManagementInvestors these days are paying close attention to companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. But business leaders are discovering that it's not enough just to disclose ESG data or invite shareholders to a sustainability-focused eveStarting at €8.20
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Aviva Investors (Spanish version)
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-116S04Leadership and People ManagementEl caso describe la estrategia de compromiso Aviva Investors' con las empresas y las bolsas de valores para mejorar su desempeño en sostenibilidad y el flujo de información relacionada con la sostenibilidad de los mercados. Aviva Investors, un fondo de 259 mm de libras esterlinas, es el brazo de inversión de la gran compañía de seguros británica, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors tiene el compromiso de sostenibilidad bajo el liderazgo de su CEO, Paul Ab...Starting at €8.20
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Tough Decisions at Marks and Spencer
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112062-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2007, under the leadership of CEO Stuart Rose, the iconic British retailer Marks and Spencer, with great fanfare, announced its "Plan A" initiative. Based on the five essential pillars of climate change, waste, sustainable materials, fair partnership, and health, the plan sought to transform the company's practices. By 2012, the program's aim was to ensure that M&S was carbon neutral and sent no waste to landfill. It also aimed to help its cus...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group A and B Teaching Note
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, GeorgeTeaching Note HBS-413055-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 112002 and 112058Starting at €0.00
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Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefonica
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cano Escoriaza, AsunCase HBS-413088-ELeadership and People ManagementTelefonica, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world and headquartered in Spain, has been issuing a corporate sustainability report since 2002. In its 2011 Sustainability report, the company included a "materiality matrix," and was one of only five of the 97 companies in Spain that produced a sustainability report that year. The case describes the purpose of the materiality matrix, how it was developed, and the opportunities th...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group (A)
Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cheng, BeitingCase HBS-112002-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2010, Foxconn Technology Group, the largest and fastest growing multinational company in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, came under public scrutiny after a string of employee suicides reached the international press. Although theStarting at €8.20