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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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Both/And Leadership (Spanish version)
Smith, Wendy K.; Lewis, Marianne W.; Tushman, Michael L.Article HBS-R1605DStrategyManagers must pull apart the organization's goals and value each of them individually, while also finding linkages and synergies across goals.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Corporate Social Networks
Kleinbaum, Adam M.; Tushman, Michael L.Article HBS-F0807J-ELeadership and People ManagementIdea brokers are good at sparking cross-divisional innovation through their broad social networks. But implementation-marshaling resources and getting various stakeholders on board-requires dense webs of strong interpersonal relationships.Starting at €8.20
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Managing Corporate Social Networks (Spanish version)
Kleinbaum, Adam M.; Tushman, Michael L.Article HBS-F0807JLeadership and People ManagementIdea brokers are good at sparking cross-divisional innovation through their broad social networks. But implementation-marshaling resources and getting various stakeholders on board-requires dense webs of strong interpersonal relationships.Starting at €8.20
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Houston, We Have a Solution: NASA and Open Innovation (B)
Tushman, Michael L.; Lifshitz-Assaf, Hila; Herman, KerryCase HBS-414057-ELeadership and People ManagementJeff Davis, director of Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA, has been working for several years to raise awareness amongst scientists and researchers in his organizations of the benefits of open innovation as a successful and efficient way to collaborate on difficult research problems regarding health and space travel. Despite a number of initiatives, SLSD members have been skeptical about incorporating the approach into their day-to-day rese...Starting at €5.74
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The Atlanta Opera (B): New (and Old) Challenges
Tushman, Michael L.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-419025-EStarting at €5.74