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De la identificación de necesidades a la generación de oportunidades
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, XavierArticle ART-3168Innovation and Change, StrategyCuando topamos con un problema, buscamos rápidamente una solución. Sin embargo, suele resultar más efectivo redefinir el reto inicial a partir de las necesidades de los usuarios, un aspecto central del enfoque del (DT), con el que muchas empresas están consiguiendo dar la vuelta a situaciones aparentemente irreversibles. A partir de su amplia experiencia docente y práctica en esta área, los autores detallan la primera fase del DT, centrada en de...Starting at €8.20
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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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Globaltex
Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Vilà, JoaquimCase DG-1403StrategyUna empresa textil pone en marcha la figura del director general de planta como una forma de avanzar desde una típica organización funcional.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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Creatively Solving Complex Problems at Great United Bank
Vilà, Joaquim; Doval, HismaelCase SM-1651-EDecision Analysis, Innovation and Change, StrategyWorking at the U.K. subsidiary of Great United Bank's private banking services division, Henry Duval needs to produce a comprehensive project brief for the Steering Committee about a design thinking project aimed at creating a banking mobile phone application for millennials.Starting at €8.20
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Cultura innovadora: valores, principios y prácticas de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras
Vilà, JoaquimTechnical Note SMN-681Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementEl comportamiento de los altos ejecutivos en la forma de ejercer el liderazgo es un factor propulsor clave de la capacidad de innovación y transformación de una empresa. Este capítulo muestra el papel de primeros ejecutivos en empresas altamente innovadoras y su forma de ejercer el liderazgo en el avance de la innovación. Presenta un esquema extraído de ejemplos de buenas prácticas de la alta dirección en tres aspectos: qué les impulsa en sus esf...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy and Levels of Strategy
Ricart, Joan Enric; Vilà, JoaquimTechnical Note DGN-434-EStrategyStarting 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