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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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Victoria Dalí - CompuGraphics (A)
Andrews, W.; Poelmans, StevenCase DPO-7-ELeadership and People ManagementVictoria wants to do a part-time executive program, convinced she needs the PTEP for her work. But does she really? Her manager doesn't seem to think so. And even if the company sponsors her for 70%, it would still be an investment that would weigh on her family budget. And what about her family? She would have to spend four or five hours a day if she wants to really profit from the course. She cannot work on the weekends, because she has promise...Starting at €8.20
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Harvest Tech, Inc (C): Managing the Entrepreneur
Gibbings A.; Poelmans, StevenCase DPO-76-ELeadership and People ManagementClaire, even though she was no longer working at Harvest Tech, felt responsible for the team that she hired.Starting at €5.74
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Victoria Dalí - CompuGraphics (B)
Andrews, W.; Poelmans, StevenCase DPO-8-ELeadership and People ManagementVictoria did the PTEP. To manage the workload she decided to do her studying in the morning. On weekdays she went to bed after dinner. At four o'clock she got up, studied until eight in the morning and then went to the office. Her husband never saw her study. She had dinner with him, took time to play with their son and enjoy the weekends together and generally tried to be with both of them as much as possible. On Saturday mornings, while Victori...Starting at €5.74
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Menta (A). Managing Temporary Workers
Novell V.; Poelmans, StevenCase DPO-49-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Valeri Novell is assigned by his employer, DMR Consulting (an IT consulting company) as an outsourced consultant to the Spanish telecommunications firm Menta, he is surprised by the youth and lack of organization of "his" team of temps. He soon detects that some of the temps have their own desk and computer, while others do not seem to have a specific assigned PC. While some of the workers seem to work very hard, some others tend to take a l...Starting at €8.20
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Japan Tobacco International (JTI): Achieving Excellence through Diversity
Lee, Yih-Teen; Poelmans, StevenCase DPO-364-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes how Japan Tobacco International (JTI) managed the cultural diversity in the company as well as the process of postmerger integration with Gallaher. It demonstrates that diversity can be a natural part of a company and how diversity can be managed through clear leadership from the top and a well-designed system for human resources management. It also raises questions on how to leverage diversity to make the company more innovati...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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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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Seguros Saniplan versus Joan Cots (A)
Poelmans, StevenCase FH-707-ELeadership and People ManagementOn returning from lunch, José Sánchez, sales director of Seguros Saniplan, finds an unpleasant surprise waiting for him: a copy of an e-mail that one of his best area sales managers, Joan Cots, has sent out to all his sales reps, announcing the suspension of all bonuses for the previous quarter and his own resignation. Sánchez talks with Cots' closest colleague and the company doctor and discovers that behind it all lies a serious health problem ...Starting at €8.20