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The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (E)
Lorsch, Jay W.Case HBS-411005-ELeadership and People ManagementDow completed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas and escaped a battle in a Delaware courtroomStarting at €5.74
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Creativity and the Role of the Leader
Amabile, Teresa M.; Khaire, MuktiArticle HBS-R0810G-EThis 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. In today's innovation-driven economy, understanding how to generate great ideas has become an urgent managerial priority. Suddenly, the spotlight has turned on the academics who've studied creativity for decades. How relevant is their research to the practical chal...Starting at €8.20
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Creativity and the Role of the Leader (Spanish version)
Amabile, Teresa M.; Khaire, MuktiArticle HBS-R0810GStrategyThe leader's job is not to be the source of ideas but to encourage and champion ideas. Leaders must tap the imagination of employees at all ranks and ask inspiring questions. They also need to help their organizations incorporate diverse perspectives, which spur creative insights, and facilitate creative collaboration by, for instance, harnessing new technologies. The participants shared tactics for enabling discoveries, as well as thoughts on h...Starting at €8.20
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CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sailer, James E.Case HBS-408S14Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process, one of the most intensive in corporate America today. The board of directors' role in the evaluation is examined, as is the question of whether the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process should serve as a model for other corporations.Starting at €8.20
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El Consejo de General Mills y la Dirección Estratégica
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sailer, James E.Case HBS-415S18StrategyExamina los Molinos Junta General de papel de Gestión en la empresa conjunta de General Mills con Nestlé S.A. a los cereales vender fuera de América del Norte. Se plantea la cuestión más general de la función apropiada para el consejo de administración en la formulación de estrategias.Starting at €8.20
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WildChina: Taking the Road Less Traveled
Khaire, Mukti; Isenberg, Daniel J.; Song, Victoria; Spence, Shirley M.Case HBS-811019-EThis case deals with supplier difficulties faced by WildChina - a travel service provider in China. WildChina is a classic case of a company that is trying to bring a local, within-country product to a market outside the country (in this case, travelers to China from around the world). In doing so, startups have to build competences to deal with local suppliers and global customers. The case describes the operations of WildChina, providing detail...Starting at €8.20
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Marketing en Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz
Lorsch, Jay W.; Graff, Samantha K.Case HBS-411S04MarketingDescribe la historia y los principios de funcionamiento únicas del bufete de abogados más éxito en el país. Se cierra con una extensa cita de Martin Lipton, quien es uno de los socios fundadores de la empresa y que se describe en un artículo American Lawyer como el "Elvis Presley del campo de M & A". Lipton refleja en ciertas actividades que la empresa lleva a cabo destinadas a construir su reputación. Sea o no estas actividades constituyen comer...Starting at €8.20
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Hess Corporation
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413126-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer that owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, of being more interested in "maintaining...Starting at €8.20
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Ministry of Supply: Will Professionals Demand Its Performance
Khaire, Mukti; Catzen, HannahCase HBS-814042-EEntrepreneurshipMinistry of Supply is an entrepreneurial venture in the apparel sector. The firm focuses on a specific segment - 'performance professional wear' - within the sector, specializing in clothes that use fabrics with high-tech performance features (such as moisture-wicking, deodorizing, and temperature control) to make professional attire (button-down shirts, dress pants, etc.) for men. The firm has had success in fund-raising and its innovative produ...Starting at €8.20
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United Rentals (B) (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-414S09Leadership and People ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. En abril de 2012, Jenne Britell, el Presidente del Consejo de Administración de United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) estaba preparando sus notas para un próximo encuentro de los accionistas. Fue una reunión a diferencia de otras reuniones que había presidido. Accionistas estaban a punto de votar sobre una transacción que fue quizás el último cumplimiento de la visión original d...Starting at €5.74