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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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DPDHL Group: Employee Safety and Wellbeing
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-516049-ELeadership and People ManagementManagement at Deutsche Post DHL Group is designing a three-country test of investment in a new health and wellbeing strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Citigroup: Re-Branding in 2007 (A)
Deshpande, Rohit; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-508010-EMarketingWith its history of growth through acquisition, Citigroup has a conglomeration of sub-brands that need to be integrated and rationalized. Ajay Banga, CEO of Citi's Global Consumer Group International, chairs a task force to work through the process of re-branding the entire Citi house of brands while maintaining a focus on being focused on customers. The case describes the history of branding and re-branding at Citigroup at a time of increasing g...Starting at €8.20
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Parmalat Uruguay (B)
Marshall, Paul W.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-807119-EEntrepreneurshipSupplements the (A) case. To maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74
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Tetra Pak Argentina
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-708402-EStrategyDeals with the hands-on management of a difficult situation facing the subsidiary of a multinational corporation (Tetra Pak) in a developing country (Argentina). The situation arises from a major economic, social, and institutional breakdown that jeopardizes the subsidiary's existence. Argentina defaulted on it sovereign debt and devalued the peso by over 200%, but it differentiated the treatment of the FX rate to be applied to various transactio...Starting at €8.20
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Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Sterling, CaraCase HBS-808044-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case chronicles the role that Harvard Business School alumni play in the healthcare industry. Overall data on alumni is given, and the industry is broken into seven areas in which the careers of twenty-five alumni are highlighted.Starting at €8.20
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Parmalat Uruguay (A)
Marshall, Paul W.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-807103-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Three young MBAs create a partnership to acquire the assets of Parmalat in Uruguay. Focuses on their analysis prior to submitting a bid and their plan for improving the operations once their bid is accepted. In addition to improving operations, they must negotiate with creditors to reduce the debt burden on the company.Starting at €8.20
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The Center for Creative Leadership
Garvin, David A.; Datar, Srikant M.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-308013-EThe Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) was founded in 1970 on the notion that leadership was not innate but could be learned. CCL evolved into one of the world's top leadership development organizations, involved in both research and program design and delivery. This case explores CCL's approach to leadership and management education for executives and presents some of the challenges the CCL faces as many different types of leadership developme...Starting at €8.20
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The Slingshot: Improving Water Access
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514007-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen's challenge was to identify ways to distribute the Slingshot to areas where it was most needed. A partnership with the Coca-Cola Company helped Ka...Starting at €8.20