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Lincoln Electric Co. (Spanish version)
Berg, Norman A.; Fast, Norman D.Case HBS-314S05StrategyThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Covers the strategy and management practices of the world's largest manufacturer of welding equipment. Discusses the compensation system and company culture, and the leadership style of management.Starting at €8.20
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Webster Industries (A) (Spanish version)
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr.Case HBS-403S01Leadership and People ManagementThe manufacturing manager of Webster's largest division is told to cut his managerial payroll by 15%. Provides company background data and a description of the manufacturing manager's reactions to the proposed reduction. Provides the students with an opportunity to design a strategy for making the reduction decisions and also to discuss some of the difficulties inherent in a large reduction of force. Also contains a detailed description of Webste...Starting at €8.20
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Harris Seafoods, Inc. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-205S07FinancePresents data relevant to a major capital expenditure--the construction of a shrimp plant. Designed to test student's ability to identify relevant cash flows, to estimate the cost of capital, and to decide whether or not to invest.Starting at €8.20
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Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance (Spanish version)
Leonard, Frank S.Case HBS-609S11Service and Operations ManagementDesigned to introduce the systemic nature of product quality and the complexity of quality problems. Uses a new director, quality assurance, and the discovery of a quality problem. The new director has to decide if it is a real problem, what to do about it, and how to go about orienting an organization toward a better quality attitude.Starting at €8.20
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Mike Miller (A) (Spanish version)
Sathe, Vijay V.; Dredge, C. PaulCase HBS-403S04Leadership and People ManagementMike Miller, Harvard MBA '78, resigned his first job out of HBS within six months because he believed his personal values and learning objectives could not be accommodated. Students may discuss the problems of anticipating corporate culture, learning the ropes, surviving entry into the organization, and getting things done.Starting at €8.20
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Mike Miller (B) (Spanish version)
Sathe, Vijay V.; Dredge, C. PaulCase HBS-405S08Leadership and People ManagementSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Shouldice Hospital Ltd.
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-683068-EService and Operations ManagementVarious proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity and organizational analysis, describes a well-focused, well-managed medical service facility that may well point the way to future economies in the field.Starting at €8.20
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Shouldice Hospital Ltd. (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.Case HBS-602S01Various proposals are set forth for expanding the capacity of the hospital. In assessing them, serious consideration has to be given to the culture of the organization and the importance of preserving it in a service delivery system. In addition to issues of capacity and organizational analysis, describes a well-focused, well-managed medical service facility that may well point the way to future economies in the field.Starting at €8.20
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Johnson & Johnson (A) (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Bhambri, ArvindCase HBS-307S16StrategyDescribes the Johnson & Johnson culture and the corporate systems, structures, and procedures which reflect and promote it. The principal teaching objectives are to gain an understanding of the impact a strong culture can have on strategic decisions and to consider how such cultures might be managed. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Services (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Bhambri, ArvindCase HBS-307S17StrategyThe main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to resolve the contradictory requirements of strategy and culture. A second major issue concerns the challenge facing a general manager who has been given responsibility for operationalizing...Starting at €8.20