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Warner Cable (A) (Spanish version)
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A.; Peiperl, MauryCase HBS-416S08Leadership and People ManagementThe new general manager of Warner Cable's Medford, Massachusetts complex faces a number of turnaround challenges in 1985, including service deficiencies, customer complaints, high turnover, and low employee morale. By 1988 he has turned the situation around, but some employees and superiors question his turnaround style. Their concerns have broad implications for career systems at Warner. Teaching objectives include the understanding of human res...Starting at €8.20
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Texas Instruments: Cost of Quality (B) (Spanish version)
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ittner, Christopher D.Case HBS-119S20Accounting and ControlA division questions whether to retain, modify, or abandon its cost of quality system now that more direct measures of quality have been adopted. Discusses the role of quality cost measurement in a mature quality management system.Starting at €5.74
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Vision Thing (Spanish version)
Jick, Todd D.Case HBS-412S32Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the challenge of creating, communicating, and committing to a "vision" for an organization. Visions are characterized as a critical building block for stimulating a successful major change in an organization. Considers characteristics of a good vision, an effective visionary, and a process for giving commitment to a vision.Starting at €8.20
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Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (A) (Spanish version)
Jick, Todd D.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Johnson, Amy B.; MacIsaac, Lori AnnCase HBS-419S18Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the "Leadership Through Quality" effort undertaken by Xerox in the 1980s. Includes the history of Xerox in the 1970s and its need to make major changes in quality by the 1980s. Most of the remainder of the case details the step-by-step process by which Xerox created and designed the strategy called "Leadership Through Quality" to change its basic culture and its performance on quality from 1983-86.Starting at €8.20
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Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Nanda, AshishCase HBS-303S05EntrepreneurshipTraces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest furniture dealership. Describes the innovative strategic and organizational changes Kamprad made to achieve success. In particular, focuses on his unique vision and values and the w...Starting at €8.20
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John Smithers at Sigtek (Spanish version)
Jick, Todd D.Case HBS-404S16Leadership and People Managementlack of corporate commitment, overly formalized programs, inflated expectations, lack of initial successes, etc.Starting at €8.20
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Apple Computer (C): The Human Resource Function (Spanish version)
Gibbs, Michael J.Case HBS-408S42Leadership and People ManagementExplores how the human resource (HR) function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Describes in detail the HR function. The function is considering a reorganization at the end of the case, in response to criticism from non-HR employees and cost-cutting imperatives at Apple.Starting at €5.74
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Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Berkley, James D.Case HBS-420S04Leadership and People ManagementAllen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major reorganization of its business and began carrying out a sweeping program of cultural change. The case requires students to develop an overall perspective on the process of organizational cha...Starting at €8.20
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Appex Corp. (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Gladstone, JulieCase HBS-408S29Leadership and People Management1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through several structural changes. At first, there was essentially no structure and no control systems. The atmosphere at Appex eventually became chaotic. As the new CEO, Shikhar Ghosh realiz...Starting at €8.20
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Note (Spanish version)
Jick, Todd D.Case HBS-415S22Leadership and People ManagementHighlights the challenges of implementing major change in an organization. It first describes the common pitfalls so that implementors will be "forewarned." Next, it characterizes the guidelines for successful implementation as the "ten commandments", while offering a step-by-step approach for managers. Also concludes that implementation is a combination of science and art, of planning and flexibility. The role of the middle manager as implemento...Starting at €8.20