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Lattice Ways to Participate: Creating a Company Culture of Collaboration and Transparency
Benko, Cathleen; Anderson, MollyBook Chapter HBS-7012BC-EThe traditional corporate ladder is giving way to a new kind of organizational structure-the corporate lattice-in which success is no longer defined as a linear climb to the top, and rigid definitions of what work is, how it should be accomplished, and who gets to participate are being transformed. In this chapter, the authors examine how companies can enable broad-based, nonhierarchical forms of participation through the interrelated forces of c...Starting at €8.20
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Lattice Ways to Build Careers: An Operational Approach to Career Customization
Benko, Cathleen; Anderson, MollyBook Chapter HBS-7018BC-EThe changing world of work is dismantling the corporate ladder step by step. Tom Peters, the best-selling author of "In Search of Excellence," sums it up this way: "It's over. No more vertical. No more ladder. A career is now a checkerboard. Or even a maze." In this chapter, the authors explore how companies can redesign their talent practices through career enhancement and customization. They introduce the mass career customization (MCC) tool, w...Starting at €8.20
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The Individual's Guide to the Shifting Landscape: Charting Your Career Path Within the Corporate Lattice Structure
Benko, Cathleen; Anderson, MollyBook Chapter HBS-7019BC-EThe traditional corporate ladder is giving way to a new kind of organizational structure-the corporate lattice-in which success is no longer defined as a linear climb to the top, and rigid definitions of what work is, how it should be accomplished, and who gets to participate are being transformed. In this chapter, the authors explore the changing role each individual plays in directing his or her own lattice journey. Individuals need to treat th...Starting at €8.20
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From Ladder to Lattice: The New Workforce Imperative
Benko, Cathleen; Weisberg, AnneBook Chapter HBS-3881BC-ELeadership and People ManagementScaling the corporate ladder has been the enduring gold standard for personal success since organizational hierarchy was invented at the beginning of the industrial age. However, a confluence of market and demographic forces in the past twenty years has compressed hierarchies, shortened the ladder, and reduced the qualified pool of high-potential employees available to climb it. Another set of business and societal influences has reshaped the Ame...Starting at €8.20
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The Nontraditional Is the New Traditional: Six Trends that have Created a New Workforce Imperative
Benko, Cathleen; Weisberg, AnneBook Chapter HBS-3882BC-ELeadership and People ManagementWhy is here and now the time to acknowledge and respond to the notion that corporate structures are morphing from a ladder to a lattice construct? One reason is that six key trends are converging in ways that create an unprecedented workforce challenge for business executives. This convergence is creating sweeping changes in workforce composition, attitudes, and capabilities. This chapter dissects the six trends and illustrates how each is exacer...Starting at €8.20
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The Container Store
Sandino, Tatiana; Ton, Zeynep; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-116020-EService and Operations ManagementThe Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first and its co-founder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since it beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the company, were what d...Starting at €8.20
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Can Multiunit Organizations Remain Agile as They Grow
Sandino, TatianaCase HBS-119067-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000, Teaching Note
Sandino, Tatiana; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-119081-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for cases 118007 and 118072.Starting at €0.00
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China Lodging Group (A) (Spanish version)
Sandino, Tatiana; Li, Shelley Xin; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-117S11Accounting and ControlThis case study explores the challenges of aligning middle management interests with company goals as a company navigates rapid growth in a dynamic industry. China Lodging Group, a Chinese hotel chain that opened about 2,000 hotels during its first decade in business, uses Balanced Scorecard (BSC) metrics to promote both consistency of service and an entrepreneurial attitude amongst hotel managers. The company needs to encourage its managers to o...Starting at €8.20
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The Changing World of Work: The Corporate Lattice as a Response to Demographic and Economic Shifts
Benko, Cathleen; Anderson, MollyBook Chapter HBS-7009BC-EThe traditional corporate ladder is giving way to a new kind of organizational structure-the corporate lattice-in which success is no longer defined as a linear climb to the top. In this chapter, the authors explain how a perfect storm of demographic and economic forces has redefined the workplace, the workforce, and the nature of work itself. The need for companies to provide more and better ways to engage a diverse employee population is taking...Starting at €8.20