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Siembre creatividad y cosechará innovación
Miller, Paddy; Brankovic, AzraArticle ART-2049Innovation and ChangeEn los últimos años muchas empresas han dado pasos para formalizar la innovación a través de medidas como la creación de un departamento específico con su director correspondiente. Curiosamente, esta tendencia coincide con un periodo de crisis económica, lo que puede interpretarse como el reconocimiento cada vez más extendido de que el camino a seguir pasa por la innovación, porque a largo plazo será la que determine la posición de una empresa en...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Creative Culture for Innovation
Miller, Paddy; Brankovic, AzraArticle ART-2049-EInnovation and ChangeOver the past couple of years, many companies have been taking steps to formalize the innovation function, creating a separate innovation office and appointing a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). Interestingly, this development coincides with a period of economic crisis, and may signal a growing recognition that the way forward is innovation, which will ultimately affect or condition a company's industry position over the long term. As companies fo...Starting at €8.20
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Clearing the Path to Innovation
Miller, Paddy; Wedell-Wedellsborg, ThomasArticle ART-2316-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementFostering innovation is not just about getting people to think differently. If you want to make innovation happen, you need to change the way people act or behave in their daily work. And the best way to do that is to change the environment they work in. This article will help managers take a new approach to the leadership role and think differently about how to foster innovation in their companies. The authors present five key behaviors, which t...Starting at €8.20
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Costes: conceptos y definiciones
Ballarín Fredes, Eduardo; Pereira, Fernando; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTechnical Note CN-188Accounting and ControlA partir del concepto de coste se establecen las diferencias entre costes históricos y futuros, costes directos y comunes (o indirectos), y costes fijos y variables. También se clarifican los conceptos de coste unitario, coste total y coste completo.Starting at €8.20
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Dirección estratégica y costes: ¿Por qué los directivos de hoy deben saber más análisis económico que nunca
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Davila, AntonioTechnical Note CN-196Accounting and ControlDurante varias décadas, en un entorno donde los márgenes eran relativamente holgados, la información económica de la empresa era relativamente poco importante para decisiones estratégicas y de mercado. Los precios se movían en unos nivels en los que una información económica imprecisa y muchas veces equivocada no afectaba significativamente a las decisiones. Las estimaciones de costes estaban tradicionalmente limitadas a la función de producción,...Starting at €8.20
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The Case Method and the Development of Capacities for Action
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosTechnical Note ASNN-1-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThis technical note, based on an essay by Professor Carlos Llano of IPADE, discusses the capacities for managerial action, in particular those related to the prudential knowledge that is best acquired through the case method. Professor Llano gives a clear and illuminating account of the specific capacities or operational virtues derived from prudence: objectiviting, shrewdness, circumspection, caution, foresight and counsel, in particular.Starting at €8.20
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Voltium, Inc.
del Potro, Eloy; Stein, Guido; Pin Arboledas, José Ramón; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase BE-173-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager at Voltium,a European company that was installing electricity in various parts of an African country, pondered whether it was justifiable to yield to the extortion of a local public official of the Dambo region, just as the company was about to finalize the project for the electrification of the area. This case was recognized by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) as the best publication in the 2012 Case Writing ...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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Vet Center: Investment Appraisal
Rahnema Alavi, Ahmad; Vázquez- Dodero, Juan CarlosCase F-641-EFinanceThe president of a veterinary center has to decide which of two MRI scanners he should buy. The case gives students an opportunity to practice present value calculation and to understand the proper use of methods such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for capital investment decisions.Starting at €8.20
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BMW-British Aerospace: La venta de Rover
Miller, PaddyCase FH-522Leadership and People ManagementEn febrero de 1994, British Aerospace anunció la venta de los holdings del Grupo Rover a BMW, fabricante alemana de automóviles. El caso narra el desarrollo de los acontecimientos que precedieron al anuncio así como las implicaciones que tuvo para el socio de Rover, Honda. La reacción de los políticos, de la Bolsa y de los sindicatos fue diversa y presentó graves problemas a la dirección de Rover. Este caso mereció un galardón en el «European Cas...Starting at €8.20