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Buffer.com
Gallani, Susanna; Chang, Tiffany Y.; Hall, Brian J.; Shin, Jee EunCase HBS-917019-ELeadership and People ManagementSocial media company Buffer wanted to establish clear company values early in its growth. One of these values was a commitment to transparency in its company practices. Buffer openly shared its business strategies and fundraising decks, among lots of other information. Even when they were hacked, the company live-blogged updates to keep their users informed as the situation unfolded. Having internally released each employee's salary and equity de...Starting at €8.20
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Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)
Hall, Brian J.; Huang, KarenCase HBS-913036-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many believed that typical hedge fund manager pay (20% of the upside) would harm the MFS culture, which glorified "star performance but not star egos." The case presents the MFS compensation ...Starting at €8.20
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Buffer.com (B)
Gallani, Susanna; Chang, Tiffany Y.; Hall, Brian J.; Shin, Jee EunCase HBS-917020-ELeadership and People ManagementBuffer decided to release its salaries and compensation calculation formula to the public, and the public reaction was greater and more positive than they would have imagined. The company experienced both an increase in volume and a change in the kinds of inbound applications they received. As the company continued to grow, Buffer's senior leaders continued to revise the compensation formula based on feedback both internally and from the public. ...Starting at €5.74
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Incentives in the NFL (Abridged)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, Andrew; Lim, Jonathan P.; del Nido, Sara; Dowd, KatherineCase HBS-909029-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note briefly describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major US professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap, and then describes incentive issues facing players and their agents.Starting at €8.20
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YAAS's Service Center (B)
Hall, Brian J.; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-914050-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to case 914049. This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management. The focus of the case is all the ways in which bad incentive design leads to dysfunctional behavior. In particular, a crucial issue is whether individual incentives are best or whet...Starting at €5.74
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P&G Canada: Old Company, New Tricks (B)
Hall, Brian J.; Chang, Tiffany Y.; Hall, Theresa MorinCase HBS-916024-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the (B) case to P&G Canada: Old Company, New Tricks. It details the outcome of the drastic reduction in office space from eight floors to three floors.Starting at €5.74
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The Gentleman's "Three" (HBR Case Study)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107X-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you reduce headcount when almost everyone gets the same scores on performance reviews? HR vice president Nils Ekdahl confronts that question at Circale Corporation, a fictional electronic-components distributor that has just completed a series of acquisitions. Ekdahl wants to make the personnel cuts objectively, but the company's new performance-review system yields disappointing results: On a five-point scale, virtually every employee get...Starting at €8.20
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P&G Canada: Old Company, New Tricks
Hall, Brian J.; Chang, Tiffany Y.; Hall, Theresa MorinCase HBS-916019-ELeadership and People ManagementP&G Canada faces ongoing global pressure to increase productivity and reduce spending. Thom Lachman, President of P&G Canada, is seemingly out of options that will make a large enough impact without harming the business, until the idea of a radical space reduction strikes him. The case follows Lachman, working closely with Country HR Manager Jane Lewis, from idea inception to the eve of the company-wide transition to a dramatically scaled-down an...Starting at €8.20
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The Gentleman's "Three" (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, AndrewArticle HBS-R1107Z-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you reduce headcount when almost everyone gets the same scores on performance reviews? HR vice president Nils Ekdahl confronts that question at Circale Corporation, a fictional electronic-components distributor that has just completed a series of acquisitions. Ekdahl wants to make the personnel cuts objectively, but the company's new performance-review system yields disappointing results: On a five-point scale, virtually every employee get...Starting at €8.20
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GiveDirectly
Beshears, John; Schwartzstein, Joshua R.; Chang, Tiffany Y.; Hall, Brian J.Case HBS-918036-ELeadership and People ManagementHow should nonprofits design compensation systems to attract and retain talent? GiveDirectly is a respected charitable organization with an unconventional approach. Instead of spending on traditional aid programs in areas such as health care and food access in developing countries, GiveDirectly transfers cash directly to the poor. As experiments have shown this approach to be an effective and efficient way to improve recipients' life satisfaction...Starting at €8.20