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Change Through Persuasion (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Roberto, Michael A.Article HBS-R0502FLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Faced with the need for a massive change, most managers respond predictably. They revamp the organization's strategy, shift around staff, and root out inefficiencies. They then wait patiently for performance to improve--only to be bitterly disappointed because they...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: El modelo exacto del alto ejecutivo moderno
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701BLeadership and People ManagementUna crisis de liderazgo ha entrado en erupción en Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, el director nacional de ventas de la división de chocolates y confites, fue simplemente despedido por tomar algunas decisiones malas de marketing, adopción de conductas cuestionables de venta, y, en última instancia, la pérdida de la confianza de sus clientes y su personal. Como resultado, hay un cisma en ventas. Los altos directivos se preguntan si un modelo de compete...Starting at €8.20
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How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management
Garvin, David A.Article HBS-R1312D-EHigh-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial and as a distraction from "real work." But when Google's people analytics team examined the value of managers, applying the same rigorous research methods the company uses in its o...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701B-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20
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Can a Strong Culture Be Too Strong (HBR Case Study)
Garvin, David A.Article HBS-R1401X-ELeadership and People ManagementParivar, an IT services firm with a long history of attracting talented people with its family-like culture suddenly faces a spate of resignations among rank-and-file employees. As the vice president of HR tries to figure out what's behind the exodus, the CEO wants to create a brand-new function charged with reinforcing the company's culture. As Parivar prepares for global expansion, is emphasizing the family-like atmosphere the key to retaining ...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305ALeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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La empresa multiunitaria
Garvin, David A.; Levesque, Lynne C.Article HBS-R0806GService and Operations ManagementUna empresa de múltiples unidades es una organización geográficamente dispersa construido a partir de unidades estándar (tiendas, restaurantes, o ramas) que se agrupan por agrupaciones geográficas más grandes (distritos, regiones y divisiones). Aunque esta estructura organizativa se ha convertido en la norma en varias industrias, ha recibido poca atención por parte de académicos y consultores. Garvin y Levesque se dispuso a llenar ese vacío en el...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (HBR Case Study)
Morrison, MikeArticle HBS-R0701X-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20
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Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Morrison, Mike; Mark, Reuben; Ray, Rebecca; Manderlink, George; Ulrich, DaveArticle HBS-R0701Z-ELeadership and People ManagementA leadership crisis has erupted at Barker Foods. Doug Lothian, the national sales director of the chocolates and confections division, was just fired for making some bad marketing choices, engaging in questionable selling behaviors, and, ultimately, losing the confidence of his customers and his staff. As a result, there's a schism in Sales. Senior managers are wondering whether a competency model would help the company replace Doug with the righ...Starting at €8.20
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Is Yours a Learning Organization
Garvin, David A.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R0803H-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. An organization with a strong learning culture faces the unpredictable deftly. However, a concrete method for understanding precisely how an institution learns and for identifying specific steps to help it learn better has remained elusive. A new survey instrument ...Starting at €8.20