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Revisiting the Meaning of Leadership
Podolny, Joel M.; Khurana, Rakesh; Besharov, MaryaBook Chapter HBS-6123BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe authors of this chapter contend that the study of leadership in organizational theory went awry when interest in leadership became too tightly coupled with organizational performance. Leading organizational theorists in the latter part of the twentieth century, such as Max Weber, Chester Barnard, and Philip Selznick, were not concerned with leadership because of its ability to explain financial performance. Instead, they were concerned with l...Starting at €8.20
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Joe Smith's Closing Analysis (A) (Spanish Version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Khurana, RakeshCase HBS-808S07Knowledge and CommunicationDestacados dar y recibir retroalimentación en un salón de clases de MBA.Starting at €8.20
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Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis and the Effort to Transform Baton Rouge
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Khurana, Rakesh; Penrice, DanielCase HBS-315057-ERaymond Jetson, an inner-city pastor, former Louisiana state legislator, and 2010 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, has embarked on a new career as a social entrepreneur. The case charts Jetson's career in public life and the ministry, his experience as an Advanced Leadership Fellow, and his efforts to establish and grow a nonprofit organization, MetroMorphosis, with a mission "to develop and mobilize a critical mass of citizens in i...Starting at €8.20
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Basel II: Operational Risk in Financial Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadTechnical Note FN-537-EFinance, Service and Operations ManagementThis note explains the concept of operational risk in financial entities. This new concept has been introduced by Basel II as a new requirement in the calculation of the own funds required by financial entities in order to achieve a more solvent financial system. Operational risk is understood to mean "The risk of losses resulting from inadequate and/or erroneous internal processes, personnel, systems or external events." Companies' results, and ...Starting at €8.20
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State Finance Agencies
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-400-EFinanceIn many countries; in practically all of Europe, most of Latin America, and even in the U.S., there are financial agencies, which normally act as credit agencies, and which are used to finance: Medium to long-term credit operations in strategic projects in the country, and as development banks, supporting the formation of fixed capital and the intermediation of companies, especially SMEs.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance of Credit Institutions
Soley, Jorge; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTechnical Note FN-544-EFinanceThe note reviews the main corporate governance rules worldwide for listed banks: the OECD Principles, the IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) Principles, the Financial Services Action Plan in the EU, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US. It continues with a discussion of the Basel Committee recommendations on corporate governance in banks. The application of the general rules to the particular circumstances of the banking...Starting at €8.20
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Value at Risk (VaR) as a Risk Measure in the Treasury and Capital Markets Area
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-433-EFinanceThis note analyzes the VaR (Value at Risk) method used to evaluate risks incurred by credit institutions' financial and capital market activities. It explains the different methods used for calculating VaR, and the contributions of VaR to compliance with the regulatory framework, the measurement of market risks, the evaluation of the management and of the limits on negotiation portfolios.Starting at €8.20
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Private Equity
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-301-EFinanceThis note explains the characteristics of the risk capital sector in Spain and other countries. It discusses the different ways in which risk capital is managed, and the legal and fiscal framework of risk capital in Spain, depending on its form: risk capital funds and companies. The case also presents a broad outline of the different types of risk capital players: private capital companies and funds, regional industrial development societies, and...Starting at €8.20
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Operating Leases
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-428-EFinanceThe note refers to the operating leases regulated in IAS 17, as an alternative to financial leasing (full pay-out lease). Commercial features are analyzed (we need to bear in mind that operating leases are known in Spain as "renting" and, in France, as a "location longue durée"), focusing especially on the automobile and technology sectors. It also factors in the accounting aspect, from the standpoint of both lessor and lessee.Starting at €8.20
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MIFID (Market in Financial Instruments Directive)
Soley, Jorge; Zozaya E.Technical Note FN-550-EFinanceThis technical note talks about the European directive MiFID (Markets in Financial Instrument Directive) (*) which has completely changed its operation models in capital markets. (*) This directive became effective on Nov.1, 2007. The objectives are the following: -To protect the client and the individual investor. -To regulate the behavior of investment service companies. -To complete the European Union financial services market Main new points ...Starting at €8.20