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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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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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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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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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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
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Can a Strong Culture Be Too Strong? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Garvin, David A.Article HBS-R1401L-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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Change Through Persuasion
Garvin, David A.; Roberto, Michael A.Article HBS-R0502F-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. 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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Is Yours a Learning Organization? (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Gino, FrancescaArticle HBS-R0803HLeadership and People Managementleadership that reinforces learning. The survey instrument enables a granular examination of all these particulars, scores each of them, and provides a framework for detailed, comparative analysis. You can make comparisons within and among your institution's functional areas, between your organization and others, and against benchmarks that the authors have derived from their surveys of hundreds of executives in many industries. After discussing...Starting at €8.20
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What Every CEO Should Know About Creating New Businesses (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.Article HBS-F0407AStrategyA Harvard Business School professor distills decades of research into the 10 most important insights that should guide every corporate venturer.Starting at €8.20
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The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice
Garvin, David A.; Margolis, Joshua D.Article HBS-R1501D-ESeeking and giving advice are central to effective leadership and decision making, and they require emotional intelligence, self-awareness, restraint, diplomacy, and patience on both sides. But managers tend to view these competencies as "gifts" that one either has or lacks. The authors argue instead that they're practical skills you can learn and apply to great effect. They draw on a large body of research to identify the most common obstacles...Starting at €8.20