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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Royal Bank of Canada: Using People Strategy and Analytics to Drive Employee Performance (B)
Shaw, K; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-HR44B-EThis is the follow up case to “Royal Bank of Canada: Using People Strategy and Analytics to Drive Employee Performance (A).” This (B) case presents the results of the company’s two major people analytics projects, which are described in the (A) case. The first project used data to identify empirically the traits of great managers and subsequently identify who might or might not be a great manager. This enabled RBC to help those managers who could...Starting at €5.74
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BuildDirect: Constructing a Culture that can Weather the Storms
Sutton, R; Rao, H; Hinds, RCase SGSB-E526-EEntrepreneurshipAfter a delayed shipment of flooring materials impeded Jeff Booth’s ability to complete a construction project on schedule, he, along with cofounder Robert Banks, was determined to solve the inefficiency of the heavyweight building supply industry. They founded BuildDirect, an e-commerce company based on a sophisticated technology platform that optimized the shipment of home improvement products. Since its founding in 1999, BuildDirect faced se...Starting at €8.20
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Boubyan Bank: Driving Digital Banking in the Middle East
Barnett, William; Siegel, Robert; AlJasem, LailaCase SGSB-SM338-EStrategyBoubyan Bank in 2009 was Kuwait’s smallest bank, with 10 branches located in commercial areas—and an increasing number of non-performing loans as the fallout from the 2008 global financial crisis continued. The case study tracks what happened following the bank’s acquisition by the National Bank of Kuwait, a conventional bank that looked to bring in an Islamic bank to service customers who needed products and services structured to adhere to prin...Starting at €8.20
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The Abraaj Group: Making of a Global Private Equity Firm
William F. Meehan, Ali GaraCase SGSB-F312-EFinanceThe case looks at how The Abraaj Group has emerged as a global private equity firm and came to define its focus and strategy in this process. While the local knowledge and relationships is considered to be critical for value creation in the private equity industry, firms often seek to expand geographically as their funds and resources increase. The case explores how a global firm like Abraaj can balance the need to focus on local networks and kno...Starting at €8.20
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Engyn in Iraq: Choosing Between Baghdad and Erbil
Rice, C; Zagart, A; Nicas, CCase SGSB-IB102-EWhen the Iraqi Oil Ministry held its first licensing round after the fall of Saddam Hussein, more known oil reserves were put up for bid than at any other moment in history. Allured by the opportunity, the chief executive of Engyn Oil & Gas (a fictional firm) began exploring ways to enter the Iraqi market. The CEO soon discovered that the endeavor was fraught with risks. The biggest political minefield was the long running power-sharing disput...Starting at €8.20
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Operation Bramble Bush (A)
Levav, Jonathan; Melvin, Sheila; Assenheim, OmriCase SGSB-OM39A-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total financial and trade embargo imposed on Iraq failed to persuade it to leave Kuwait and in January 1991, U.S.-led coalition forces launched “Operation Desert Storm” with an air offensive against Iraq...Starting at €8.20
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Operation Bramble Bush (B)
Levav, Jonathan; Melvin, Sheila; Assenheim, OmriCase SGSB-OM39B-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total financial and trade embargo imposed on Iraq failed to persuade it to leave Kuwait and in January 1991, U.S.-led coalition forces launched “Operation Desert Storm” with an air offensive against Iraq...Starting at €5.74
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Royal Bank of Canada: Using People Strategy and Analytics to Drive Employee Performance (A)
Shaw, K; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-HR44A-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case discusses how the leaders of the Royal Bank of Canada infused the 80,000-employee company with a new emphasis on People Analytics. This supported the bank’s business strategies for its wide range of business units. The bank’s new People Analytics group, led at the top by the vice president of human resources, collected and analyzed huge volumes of data about the bank’s employees, customers, and business unit performance to help the com...Starting at €8.20