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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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Carmen García (B): Un despido con problemas
López-Cotarelo, Juan; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-124Leadership and People ManagementTras los sucesos descritos en el caso ¿Carmen García?, la empresa toma la decisión de despedir a Carmen. Lo que parecía iba a ser un mero trámite administrativo, se complica cuando la afectada se niega a negociar un despido improcedente y aduce "mobbing".Starting at €5.74
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Carmen García (C): Sentencia de despido nulo
López-Cotarelo, Juan; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-129Leadership and People ManagementLa sentencia del juicio de Carmen García reconoce que su despido es nulo por acoso laboral. Este es un fallo no esperado por la empresa que, sin embargo, adopta una estrategia para minimizar las repercusiones y negocia con Carmen las condiciones de su readmisión.Starting at €5.74
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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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Multiasistencia: 1994-2002 (B)
Molero E.; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-13Leadership and People ManagementContinuación del caso Multiasistencia: 1994-2002 (A). En esta parte (B) se describen los nuevos retos que se plantea la presidencia de Multiasistencia ante los problemas generados en la compañía durante los cuatro últimos años.Starting at €5.74
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La dirección de recursos humanos en las empresas multinacionales
Quintanilla, Javier; Portillo, M.Technical Note DPN-47Leadership and People ManagementEsta nota analiza las consecuencias que tienen para la dirección de recursos humanos determinados aspectos centrales, e interrelacionados entre sí, del comportamiento de las empresas multinacionales y del entorno en el que éstas desarrollan sus actividades. En concreto, la estrategia y estructura corporativa de las multinacionales y la influencia tanto del país de origen de las mismas como del país de operaciones, entendido éste último como el lu...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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Grupo Vitalicio
Gómez, Sandalio; Quintanilla, JavierCase DP-98Leadership and People ManagementCon el objetivo de introducir un profundo cambio en el marco de las relaciones laborales en el Banco Vitalicio de España, la dirección diseñó un plan estratégico de recursos humanos, dentro de la estrategia global de negocio de la compañía. Durante la primera fase de implantación se desata un conflicto colectivo que culmina con el encierro del comité de empresa en la sede central del banco en Barcelona.Starting at €8.20