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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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Fluidra Connect: The Internet of Pools
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1349-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingConnect Fluidra is a smart solution for pool industry professionals to remotely manage and diagnose pool-related issues. It was one of the most innovative initiatives by Fluidra and would require a different business model than what the company had traditionally developed. After running a controlled product launch in Spain, approached as a lab, things did not go as expected: They had only installed one hundred devices when the target was five hun...Starting at €8.20
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The End of Low Cost Fundamentalism
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1267-EMarketingOn September 19th, at the World Low Cost Airline Congress, Alex Cruz, CEO of Vueling Airlines, offered his take on the future of the low cost industry. ¿We are witnessing the last phase of the transformation of short-haul. What will the new competitive landscape be like? This movement will affect all players. For airports, this will mean growth (increased number of passengers, flights, services), higher discretionary income and greater ability ...Starting at €8.20
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Aje: Selling Drinks to the Base of the Pyramid
Nueno, José Luis; Bazán, Miguel; Rodríguez, SilviaCase M-1254-EMarketingThe case study describes AJE Group's internationalization process. It analyzes its foray into the Asian market and the consumer profile in this region as opposed to the company's natural market, South America. The text describes the challenges of a family business turned multinational group: human resource management, financial management, cultural issues, and so on.Starting at €8.20
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Carmina Shoemaker: Back to the Future of Luxury
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1332-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Marketing: In its brief history, Carmina Shoemaker had managed to carve a niche for itself in the exclusive world of classic Goodyear welted shoes, competing with such manufacturers of stature as Crockett & Jones, Church and Edward Green. The honesty behind its products, which offered outstanding quality at an affordable price, had been its competitive weapon to date. Based on its position in a discreet second tier compared with the large brands, Carmina ...Starting at €8.20
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TRIPICTURES: afrontando el final de la transición digital
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisCase M-1296Innovation and Change, Marketing, StrategyTripictures, en su papel de distribuidora cinematográfica independiente, afrontaba los desafíos del desarrollo del cine digital, con la irrupción de un nuevo agente en la cadena de valor -los "intermediarios"-; los últimos movimientos en torno a las ventanas de explotación con el estreno de títulos de forma simultánea; el auge de la ventana electrónica, y las demandas de un consumidor exigente que, tras la explosión digital, tenía a su disposició...Starting at €8.20
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Fluidra Connect: The Internet of Pools - Teaching Note
Rodríguez, Silvia; Nueno, José LuisTeaching Note MT-43-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, MarketingFluidra Connect is a smart solution for pool maintenance professionals to diagnose and manage pool-related issues remotely. It is one of Fluidra's most innovative initiatives but, after a controlled product launch was carried out, approached as a lab, the results were not as expected, with barely 100 devices installed out of a target of 500. Eloy Planes, CEO of Fluidra, questions the approach used for the product. Are the results obtained in the ...Starting at €0.00
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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