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From Problem Solving to Purpose Finding - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.Teaching Note DARDEN-OB-0982TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0982Starting at €0.00
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (C): Epilogue
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1008-ELeadership and People ManagementThe C case brings superintendent and principal together for the epilogue. Moran prepared her central office staff for the decision Landahl made. He decided to go into voluntary choice because he was convinced he had identified the problems and offering supplemental services was not going to make the difference. And at the end of year two, the 2008–09 school year, Greer did pass the AYPs. The unique approach of providing students with two views of...Starting at €5.74
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B): Superintendent Pamela Moran
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1007-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the superintendent’s B case, Moran is aware that Greer did not meet AYP benchmarks—indeed, the test scores were worse than the year before. The school did not post improvement in Reading scores for its disadvantaged students. There had been a change in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy: Instead of mandating school choice after a second year of failure, the policy allowed for supplemental education services (tutoring) without cost to families,...Starting at €5.74
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (A): Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1004-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case reviews the facts behind an effort to transform an underachieving elementary school through the lens of the school principal and the district superintendent. Written from two different perspectives, the principal’s A case (UVA-OB-1004) has Matthew Landahl, a principal at a high functioning school at central office meeting with superintendent and talking about his experiences as a Teach For America (TFA) teacher and how much he missed it...Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B):Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1005-ELeadership and People ManagementThe principal’s B case describes Landahl’s first year at Greer—he seemed to be running from one trouble spot to another, and several problems just kept resurfacing. Student offenses against teachers and each other had decreased, but disorderly and disruptive incidents had increased. Teachers who disagreed with Landahl’s approach undermined his leadership. Greer students had failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks for 2007–08; the...Starting at €5.74
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (A): Superintendent Pamela Moran
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1006-ELeadership and People ManagementThe superintendent’s A case has Pamela Moran concerned about losing one of her up-and-coming administrative stars, who had accepted the position of principalship at Greer two years earlier. Moran had also heard whispers that she may lose a former TFA educator and a seasoned principal in a middle-class school because of his desire to lead in a more challenging environment. What should she do about the principal who was struggling and the principal...Starting at €8.20
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Normalize Innovation to Transform Your Firm (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Vilà, JoaquimArticle ART-2151-PBInnovation and Change, StrategyCompanies that organize their innovation efforts in systematic, well-managed ways are those whose efforts will be rewarded. So says Joaquim Vilà, based on the best practices of the world's most innovative firms, as well as on his own extensive experience of innovation management. In this article, Vilà presents a systematic model of innovation management, which links strategy, problem solving and cultural change, and which is custom-tailored to th...Starting at €8.20
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Normalize Innovation to Transform Your Firm
Vilà Vilar, JoaquimArticle ART-2151-EInnovation and Change, StrategyCompanies that organize their innovation efforts in systematic, well-managed ways are those whose efforts will be rewarded. So says Joaquim Vilà, based on the best practices of the worlds most innovative firms, as well as on his own extensive experience of innovation management. In this article, Vilà presents a systematic model of innovation management, which links strategy, problem solving and cultural change, and which is custom-tailored to th...Starting at €8.20
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Pal's Sudden Service: The Right Recipe
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1506-EService and Operations ManagementPal's Sudden Service, a fast-food chain based in the southeastern United States, was nearly 10 times as profitable as its competitors—bigger, even, than the major national and international chains, which commanded superior economies of scale. Pal's was also the only food-service business ever to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for process excellence. This case explores...Starting at €8.20
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Unleashing the Power of Purpose
Almandoz, John; Lee, Yih-Teen; Ribera, AlbertoArticle ART-3171-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat's the main purpose of your business? If it's just to make money, you may find yourself coming up short, as that is generally not what inspires workers or generates lasting impact. Your business should be oriented toward some other-centered goal, in addition to making money, which will not only guide but inspire the behaviors and motivations of company actors toward some end that is primarily concerned with the organization's beneficiaries, i...Starting at €8.20