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Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant
Battilana, Julie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419018-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2005 to 2011 after she joins the French Government. After serving several grueling years as Finance Minister during the financial crisis that started in 2007/2008, she is being considered as the next Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As the first female head of the IMF, she would lead a very complex, 187-member organization typically run by economists. The ability to ...Starting at €5.74
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Michael Phelps: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-421044-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time-the highs and lows, successes and struggles. He had lived with mental health issues for much of his life, going public with his struggles in 2015, when he talked about his depression and suicidal thoughts...Starting at €8.20
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Conchi Martín: buscando trabajo (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-182Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementPoco tiempo después, Conchi recibió una oferta de una empresa farmacéutica como adjunta al director financiero, con funciones de control. Conchi apenas tenía dudas sobre el puesto tras las explicaciones recibidas y pensaba que, ahora sí, había encontrado el trabajo adecuado. En el momento final de la entrevista aprovechó para preguntar si se trataba de un puesto de nueva creación. Le respondieron que no, pero que les costaba encontrar a la person...Starting at €5.74
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Conchi Martín: buscando trabajo (A)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-181Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementConchi tenía 26 años y había trabajado durante cuatro años en una empresa de auditoría, pero no estaba a gusto y deseaba encontrar otro trabajo. Se considera una persona muy capaz y trabajadora, con deseos de progresar en su carrera profesional. Al principio obtenía evaluaciones positivas, pero últimamente había tenido malas valoraciones y ninguna promoción. Pero éste no era el motivo principal para cambiar de empresa, sino el ambiente reinante. ...Starting at €8.20
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Tomasso Corporation: Incorporando espiritualidad en la cultura empresarial (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-155Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEl nuevo Director General despide a 13 directivos y técnicos del mejor modo posible, siguiendo las pautas establecidas, y contrata con sumo cuidado a quienes los sustituirán. Toma diversas medidas para mejorar la comunicación y el trato humano. Aplica con tesón diversas ?herramientas? de gestión humana y espiritual obteniendo muy buenos resultados. En dos años, las puntuaciones de la encuesta de clima laboral mejoran sensiblemente y los problemas...Starting at €5.74
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El dilema de un joven directivo: ¿seguridad o sólo beneficios
Melé, DomènecCase BE-165Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityUn joven directivo dirige una obra pública en una empresa con una fuerte presión por los resultados. No aplican toda la legislación sobre seguridad laboral y su jefe no es favorable a aumentar costes argumentando que las leyes exageran la seguridad. El directivo tiene problemas de conciencia y teme también por el riesgo legal en el que puede incurrir.Starting at €8.20
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Fusplas Inc.: Appointing a New CEO (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-164-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case provides information in the possession of one of the directors that sheds light on the behavior of two of the other directors and helps explain their votes. This information confirms certain suspicions that may have arisen in part (A). It also provides an opportunity to explore the character of some of the individuals in the case.Starting at €5.74
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Young Manager's Dilemma: Safety or Profit
Melé, DomènecCase BE-165-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA young manager is in charge of a public construction project in a company where there is a great deal of pressure to achieve good results. The company fails to apply all the on-the-job safety legislation and the manager's boss is not in favor of increasing costs because he feels that the law is too harsh when it comes to safety requirements. The manager has problems with his conscience and is also afraid of the legal problems that could arise as...Starting at €8.20
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Manville in Japan: The Warning Labels Controversy (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-162-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case explains the decision taken and the reasoning behind them. It also describes a number of actions taken in the light of the controversy, as well as the subsequent evolution of the problem up to the beginning of the 21st Century.Starting at €5.74
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Conchi Martín: Looking for a Job (B)
Melé, DomènecCase BE-182-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementA short time later, Conchi received an offer from a pharmaceutical company to take over as the assistant to the finance director, with control duties. Conchi had hardly any doubts about the position after the explanations she received, and she believed that she had finally found the right job. At the end of the interview, she took the opportunity to ask whether it was a newly created position. They said it was not, but that they had experienced s...Starting at €5.74