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You Are no Longer a Technical Specialist: Senior Managers and Technical Specialists: Two Ways of Working
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Fraguas, Rafael; Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, Mike; Weber, Eric; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note ASNN-14-ELeadership and People ManagementManagers take decisions whose contents are the everyday work of the people they manage. By their very nature, managers deal with their subordinates' liberty; as such their decisions must be prudential. This case is based on the case from Juan Carlos Vázquez-Dodero, Rafael Fraguas, Luis Palencia, Mike Rosenberg y Eric Weber, "You are not a Technician", ASNN8, IESE, 2005.Starting at €8.20
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Decide cómo actuar y piensa por ti mismo
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Fraguas, Rafael; Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, Mike; Stein, Guido; Weber, EricTechnical Note ASNN-13Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementLa complejidad y discrecionalidad de las decisiones directivas aconsejan dejarse de esquemas mentales preconcebidos, y usando lo que pueden tener de buenos, generar el propio "aparato de mirar" para las cuestiones no técnicas o de alta incertidumbre. Esta nota está basada en la nota "Piensa por ti mismo" de los mismos autores, ASNN-7.Starting at €8.20
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Ukraine: On the Border of Europe and Eurasia
Abdelal, Rawi; Di Tella, Rafael; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-714042-EEconomicsIn the fall of 2013, the people of Ukraine disagreed passionately whether their country should intensify ties with the European Union or Russia. After President Yanukovych rejected the free trade agreement with the EU in November, thousands of Ukrainians peacefully protested. But the protest movement morphed into a violent, deadly confrontation in January, culminating in February in mass slaughter, an overthrow of government, foreign invasion, an...Starting at €8.20
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Populism in Bolivia: From Goni's Neoliberal Shock to Evo's Oil Contract Renegotiations, Teaching Note
Di Tella, Rafael; Pons, Vincent; Schwalb, NathanielTeaching Note HBS-719057-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 719001.Starting at €0.00
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"Clar n Lies!": Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
Di Tella, Rafael; Liberti, Jose; McAra, SarahCase HBS-718008-EEconomicsIn 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clar n and President Cristina Fern ndez de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called "the mother of all battles." Grupo Clar n was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable television and Internet services, and broadcast television and radio stations. Some critics contended the company had prospered over several decades by managing relationships with governm...Starting at €8.20
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Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clar n
Di Tella, Rafael; Liberti, Jose; McAra, SarahCase HBS-718007-EEconomicsFounded in 1945, Grupo Clar n expanded over several decades to become Argentina's largest media conglomerate. With leading positions in newspapers, broadcast television, broadcast radio, cable television, and Internet services, Grupo Clar n caught the attention of U.S.-based investment bank Goldman Sachs, which acquired an 18% share of Grupo Clar n for US$500 million in 1999. While Grupo Clar n struggled during the economic crisis from 2001 t...Starting at €8.20
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"Clar n Lies!": Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War, Teaching Plan
Di Tella, Rafael; McAra, SarahTeaching Note HBS-718009-EEconomicsTeaching note for case 718008.Starting at €0.00
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Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era, Teaching Plan
Di Tella, Rafael; McAra, SarahTeaching Note HBS-718006-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case 718005.Starting at €0.00
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Governing the "Chinese Dream": Corruption, Inequality and the Rule of Law
Di Tella, Rafael; Rithmire, Meg; Szydlowski, KaitlynCase HBS-715023-EEconomicsXi Jinping assumed his position as head of China's fifth generation of leaders in 2012. Xi was head of both the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, which had ruled China since 1949. Xi inherited a country far more unequal than the one that Mao Zedong, Communist China's first leader, had left behind in 1978. The growth of markets had made China much wealthier, but also generated many social problems, including inequality, c...Starting at €8.20
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The Market for Prisoners: Business, Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
Di Tella, Rafael; Winig, LauraCase HBS-710042-EEconomicsIn 2010, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest private prison operator in the U.S., was considering expansion options. The company's largest customers, federal and state governments, were under economic pressure to reduce the incarceration rate and lower operating costs, potentially jeopardizing CCA's profits. Should CCA follow its competitor's footsteps and expand overseas? Or could it count on an ever-increasing population of U....Starting at €8.20