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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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Perder el cargo de CEO y recuperarlo
Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1010NLeadership and People ManagementMichael Mack fue un éxito prototípica historia después de conseguir su MBA de Harvard, trabajó para un primer nivel de la firma de consultoría y al lado hizo un movimiento en la actividad empresarial como el dueño de una cadena de restaurantes de crecimiento. Entonces, para su sorpresa, su tablero lo despidió. Ese contratiempo le envió en un viaje personal que lo más prudente un líder mucho más hizo.Starting at €8.20
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Surviving Twin Challenges-at Home and Work (Spanish version)
Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1101QLeadership and People ManagementWithin a period of 23 months, Lois Quam found herself with a dizzying level of responsibility, both at work-as research director at UnitedHealthcare and head of the company's public-sector services division-and at home, with newborn twins and a toddler. But rather than bend under the weight of either pressure, Quam found ways to thrive in both areas of her life. Namely, she focused on big-picture goals, doing what was required to be the kind of m...Starting at €8.20
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It's Hard to Be Good (Spanish version)
Beard, Alison; Hornik, RichardArticle HBS-R1111EStrategyExcellence in community engagement, labor relations, environmental protection, corporate governance, and supply chain accountability isn't easy to achieve. But in the long run, top performance in those areas strengthens an organization, as the five companies profiled in this article demonstrate. They prove that doing the right thing isn't at odds at all with building the bottom line, and in fact it can be integral to a firm's economic logic. Dutc...Starting at €8.20
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Trabajo de vida: Kenneth Cole
Cole, Kenneth; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1112MKnowledge and CommunicationHBR diseñador de moda Kenneth Cole entrevistas en una carrera que ha combinado el trabajo, la familia y el activismo comunitario.Starting at €8.20
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Trabajo de vida: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-R1201QKnowledge and CommunicationKareem Abdul-Jabbar, uno de los centros de la mayoría de los célebres de la historia del baloncesto, se ha convertido en un exitoso escritor, historiador y cineasta.Starting at €8.20