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Lofty Missions, Down-to-Earth Plans (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiArticle HBS-R0403JBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMost nonprofits make program decisions based on a mission rather than a strategy. They rally under the banner of a particular cause. And because their causes are so worthwhile, they support any programs that are related to their core missions. It's hard to fault people for trying to improve the state of the world, but that approach to making decisions is misguided. Acting without a clear, long-term strategy can stretch an agency's core capabiliti...Starting at €8.20
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Liderar desde el consejo de administración
Lorsch, Jay W.; Clark, Robert C.Article HBS-R0804GLeadership and People ManagementEn estos días, las juntas están trabajando horas extras para cumplir con otros requisitos de gobierno destinados a los accionistas protegen de la maldad ejecutivo Sarbanes-Oxley y. Pero a medida que los directores se han vuelto más práctica con el cumplimiento, se han vuelto más manos libres con planificación a largo plazo. Que expone las corporaciones y sus accionistas a otra - tal vez incluso mayor - riesgo, dicen los profesores Lorsch, de la H...Starting at €8.20
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Procter & Gamble (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-419S24Leadership and People ManagementOn July 12, 2012, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management announced publicly that it had purchased about $2 billion of Procter and Gamble (P&G) stock. Shares in the company closed up 3.75% the day the disclosure was made public. Ackman told the New York Times that Pershing would be a major P&G shareholder. ""We think it's an underrated stock,"" he said. ""We think there is a lot of great opportunity there."" During the next several mont...Starting at €8.20
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A Contingency Theory of Leadership
Lorsch, Jay W.Book Chapter HBS-6145BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe idea of a contingency theory of leadership is not new. In the 1960s several scholars, most notably Frederick Fiedler, argued that effective leadership style depended on situational contingencies, such as the nature of the task-specifically, how certain or uncertain it was. But agreement ended there, as researchers and scholars failed to reach a consensus on what leaders' primary tasks were or on which contingency factors influenced them most....Starting at €8.20
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Market Research for a New Product Introduction (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Yong, SunruCase HBS-412S05Marketingconsumer marketing, market research, new product introduction, and quantitative analysis. TruEarth Healthy Foods, a maker of gourmet pastas, sauces, and meals, wants to build on its successful introduction of fresh whole grain pasta by introducing a similar product concept for pizza. In an increasingly competitive market, TruEarth is focused on beating its competition and wants to act quickly and decisively. The company conducts extensive market...Starting at €8.20
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Launching the Credit Card in Romania (Brief Case) (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Yong, SunruCase HBS-414S12StrategyWinner of the 2014 Case Centre Award in the category of "Economics, Politics and Business Environment." When students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In 2006, the country manager for Alpen Bank in Romania, Gregory Carle, considers whether to recommend the launch of a credit card business. The firm rejected the idea several years earlier because of poor ...Starting at €8.20
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The Role of the Audit Committee in Risk Oversight (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-419S04Leadership and People ManagementUna silla de comité de auditoría considera cómo puede ayudar a su comité de ser más eficaz, dadas las crecientes exigencias regulatorias sobre los comités de auditoría. Él también lucha con la falta de especificidad en funciones del comité de auditoría y si el comité debe asumir responsabilidades adicionales. En particular, se considera a la creciente preocupación por la supervisión del riesgo y se pregunta qué tipo de riesgos del comité de audit...Starting at €8.20
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The Board of Directors at Market Basket (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-419S28Leadership and People ManagementEl lanzamiento de Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas por su primo, Arthur S. Demoulas, y los directores afiliados a Arthur levantó protestas de los empleados a lo largo de la cadena de tiendas de comestibles. especialistas de la industria estiman que el Market Basket estaba perdiendo cerca de $ 10 millones cada uno día en el negocio perdido y el inventario, debido a las protestas. Una larga historia de batallas legales había destruido la relaci...Starting at €8.20
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First Federal Savings (A) (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Doyle, Stephen X.Case HBS-420S03Leadership and People ManagementRaises questions about basing a reward system on profit and changing MBO indicators through time.Starting at €8.20
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McKinsey & Co.-Protecting its Reputation (B) (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-420S12Leadership and People ManagementOn Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda, discussed the Galleon Group insider-trading trial and the recent allegations against the Firm's former Managing Director, Rajat Gupta. Three months earlier Senior Partner, Anil Kumar, ple...Starting at €5.74