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The upsides of downward deference
Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, TsedalArticle 75264Leadership and People ManagementLeaders who find themselves out of their element can get ahead by deferring to subordinates. Here we explain how power can come from letting it go.Starting at €8.20
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Management of International Staff
García, Clara; Reiche, Sebastian; Harzing, Anne-WilTechnical Note DPON-79-ELeadership and People ManagementOver the last few decades, Western multinational corporations (MNCs) have shifted their focus beyond the industrialized world, attempting to capitalize on the growing business opportunities in developing and emerging markets. At the same time, many MNCs from emerging economies have expanded their activities beyond their domestic markets, with companies such as Haier, Embraer, Lenovo, Tata, Vale and Cemex successfully operating on an international...Starting at €8.20
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Myer and Flanagan (A): High-Stake Recruitment at the Top
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-352-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis 2-case series focuses on the challenges of senior executive replacements at Australian department store Myer. In late spring of 2014, Myer was going through a major reshuffle of its senior management team. More than 20 senior managers had left the company over the past 2 years, and the exodus of some key members of the executive team was continuing. The turnover had accelerated after CEO Bernie Brookes decided in February 2014 to remain in h...Starting at €8.20
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Enabling Telework Away From Home: Daysk.com
Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-422-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Daysk.com's strategy to convince potential corporate clients to implement remote-work policies, in order to expand its market for remote-work solutions. Daysk.com offers a network of workspaces - a desk, a coworking space, a meeting room or a conference facility - that professionals can reserve in real time and access for a specific time slot. It also provides analytics about employees' workspace consumption.Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé's Alliance for YOUth (B)
Reiche, Sebastian; Liao, YuanCase DPO-439-EThe case deals with Nestlé's launch of the "Nestlé needs YOUth" initiative, whose main objective was to improve the employability of young people. The A case outlines how the initiative was launched in Europe at an overarching level, while leaving each local country operation with a lot of autonomy to decide how to carry it out. As a result, different challenges and local adaptations were necessary in each country. The B case details how the in...Starting at €5.74
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Spanish version)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Moingeon, Bertrand; Dessain, Vincent; Jensen, Ane DamgaardCase HBS-610S14StrategyThis case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going Forward. Through informal knowledge marketplaces and sharing networks, Danone had helped managers connect with each other and share good practices peer-to-peer, rather than relying on traditional hierar...Starting at €8.20
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AREVA T&D (Spanish version)
Raman, Ananth; Dessain, Vincent; Damgaard Jensen, Ane; Kristinsdottir, Gudrun UrfalinoCase HBS-610S24Knowledge and CommunicationPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. El caso explora el rápido tiempo de respuesta y altamente eficaz en el negocio, centrándose en las operaciones de la división de transmisión y distribución de AREVA (T & D). La división estaba luchando en 2004, cuando recién nombrado CEO Philippe Guillemot y su equipo mejoró el rendimiento sustancialmente, centrándose en cuatro palancas de reajuste industrial - huella, apro...Starting at €8.20
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Alessi: Evolución de una Planta Italiana de Diseño (B)
Moon, Youngme; Dessain, Vincent; Sjoman, AndersCase HBS-508S10MarketingPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Desde la década de 1970, el arquitecto y diseñador de renombre mundial, Alessandro Mendini, ha actuado como asesor y consejero de Alessi, el italiano fábrica de diseño de artículos para el hogar. Al discutir el papel de Mendini como director de arte, el caso presenta el lado artístico de Alessi, donde ambiciones de diseño tienen que equilibrarse con las consideraciones come...Starting at €5.74
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Zara: Managing Stores for Fast Fashion
Ton, Zeynep; Corsi, Elena; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-610042-EService and Operations ManagementPablo Isla, the CEO of Zara, wanted to improve operational efficiencies in managing its store network. In particular, he wanted to improve labor productivity at the stores. He considered outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor productivity hurt other ...Starting at €8.20
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The Blonde Salad
Keinan, Anat; Maslauskaite, Kristina; Crener, Sandrine; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-515074-EMarketingIn 2014, Chiara Ferragni, a globe-trotting founder of the world's most popular fashion blog The Blonde Salad, had to decide how to best monetize her blog as well as her shoe line called the "Chiara Ferragni Collection". A year earlier, Ferragni, together with her team, had already made a decision to transform her blog into an online lifestyle magazine and to build its positioning as a high-end brand. It meant that The Blonde Salad envisaged to on...Starting at €8.20