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Kathryn McNeil (A) (Spanish version)
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.; Useem, JerryCase HBS-304S16Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCharles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single parent of a six-year-old boy. The company's recent risk-laden acquisition of another ailing firm has intensified the office's already high-pressure environment by necessitating that all ...Starting at €8.20
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A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity (Spanish version)
Thomas, David A.; Ely, Robin J.Article HBS-96510Leadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Diversity efforts in the workplace have been undertaken with great goodwill, but, ironically, they often end up fueling tensions. They rarely spur the leaps in organizational effectiveness that are possible. Two paradigms for diversity are responsible, but a new t...Starting at €8.20
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Being Different: Exchange Student Experiences
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B04C005-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is about African-American, Latin American and Asian undergraduate, international business majors from a Boston-area university who traveled to Spain, France and Germany for a year-long period of study and work. Presented are their experiences being minority students in Europe. The experiences range from annoying stares to aggressive propositions from men. This case can be used with the note The Changing Face of Europe: A Note on Immigra...Starting at €8.20
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Bias Backfire (Spanish version)
Oyer, Paul; Schaefer, ScottArticle HBS-F0411HLeadership and People ManagementEconomics professor Paul Oyer and management policy professor Scott Schaefer explain how the Civil Rights Act of 1991 hurts those it's meant to help.Starting at €8.20
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Decision to Trust (Spanish version)
Hurley, Robert F.Article HBS-R0609BLeadership and People ManagementHow closely aligned are the interests of the parties concerned? Does the person who is asking to be trusted demonstrate competence? Predictability and integrity? Frequent and honest communication? Sue, a relatively new VP of sales, used the trust model to manage her relationship with Joe, an employee nearing retirement who was not performing well in a new sales role. Fearing for his job, Joe wasn't initially inclined to trust her. Sue took concr...Starting at €8.20
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La Fageda: What Do Business and Madness Have in Common
Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-85-ELeadership and People ManagementCristobal Colon, founder and managing director of La Fageda, narrates how the project to create this company, which employs people with chronic mental illnesses, came about and how it has grown to its current position as leading farmhouse yoghurt brand in the Catalan market.Starting at €8.20
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Combating Stigma and Stereotypes: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4705BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter addresses one of these essential elements, showing how companies are beginning to battle head-on the stigma and stereotypes associated with flexible work arrangements and other work-life policies and programs. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talen...Starting at €8.20
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Canaries in the Coal Mine: Realizing a Better Work-Life Balance for All
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4706BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter addresses the challenge of accelerating and expanding the scope of alternative work arrangements to reach the critical mass needed to transform corporate culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20
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Claiming and Sustaining Ambition: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4702BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAccording to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter features case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Time Warner, and General Electric as it examines one of these essential elements: how to help women claim and sustain ambition throughout their careers. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on ...Starting at €8.20
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Women's Nonlinear Careers: The Flexibility Imperative
Hewlett, Sylvia AnnBook Chapter HBS-4694BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThis chapter provides a wealth of data and information on why women leave the workforce and the difficulties they encounter trying to reenter, proving the inadequacy of the conventional male career model that continues to dominate corporate culture. This chapter is excerpted from "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success."Starting at €8.20