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How to Bounce Back from Adversity (Spanish version)
Margolis, Joshua D.; Stoltz, Paul G.Article HBS-R1001ELeadership and People Managementhow to manage corporate transformation, what we understand about personal resilience, whether the United States can reclaim its leadership role in innovation and invention, and how executives in strategy and marketing are reconceiving the work they do.Starting at €8.20
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Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A) (Spanish Version)
Clark, Kim B.; Margolis, Joshua D.Case HBS-604S19Service and Operations ManagementExamina el desafío que enfrentan los gerentes de una planta de fabricación de aluminio grande en su campaña para mejorar la seguridad en el trabajo. El CEO de la compañía ha hecho de la seguridad una prioridad. La planta ha hecho grandes progresos en la reducción de la tasa de lesiones, pero ahora se enfrenta a la necesidad de acelerar su mejora. Para ello se requiere el director de seguridad a tener en cuenta el progreso hasta la fecha y analiza...Starting at €8.20
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Avi Kremer (Spanish Version)
Margolis, Joshua D.; Wetzel, MarkCase HBS-417S12Leadership and People ManagementSi usted fue diagnosticado con una enfermedad terminal, ¿cómo respondería y qué haría usted con su tiempo restante? Avi Kremer contempla cuatro opciones para dedicarse por 18 meses después de ser diagnosticado con ELA. Su experiencia hasta ahora y las elecciones que se enfrenta a una visión de crianza en la construcción de la resiliencia y la búsqueda de propósito. Los documentos del caso la historia personal de Kremer, antes y después del diagnó...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