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Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Stein, EllenCase HBS-408S30Leadership and People ManagementProvides background on the assessment center used by AT&T to assess managerial potential for upper middle management. Contains assessment reports for two candidates. Raises questions about manpower training and development. Students may be asked which of the candidates has managerial potential and why, and what specific development plans can be suggested.Starting at €8.20
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Apple Computer (D): Epilogue (Spanish version)
Gibbs, Michael J.; Beer, MichaelCase HBS-408S44Leadership and People ManagementBrings students up to date on events at Apple Computer as of August 1991. Outlines resolutions of, or attempts to deal with, problems outlined. Illustrates what Apple had done to address problems, shows progress to date, and alludes to further issues to be addressed. Can also be used mid-class to develop discussion of what to do next in the evolution of Apple's implementation of its new strategy.Starting at €5.74
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The Electronic Products Division (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, MichaelCase HBS-411S19Leadership and People ManagementDescribes a division of Corning Glass Works that finds itself with deep financial and organizational problems. Severe conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction and morale is low. Provides sufficient data to determine that the cause of these problems is a change in business environment that had been followed by change in organization and management. Can be used for analysis of org...Starting at €8.20
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Asda (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-408S05Leadership and People ManagementIn the mid-1980s, Asda was one of the most successful retail companies in the United Kingdom. By 1991, the chain of 200 grocery stores had a lack of direction, a demoralized workforce, declining profits, rising debt, collapsing stock price, and was facing bankruptcy. This case describes the company's downfall and introduces Archie Norman, a young, highly talented chief executive, hired to restore the company. This case is accompanied by a Video ...Starting at €8.20
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The Uncompromising Leader
Eisenstat, Russell A.; Beer, Michael; Foote, Nathaniel; Fredberg, Tobias; Norrgren, FlemmingArticle HBS-R0807D-ELeadership and People ManagementThis 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. Managing the tension between performance and people is at the heart of the CEO's job. But CEOs under fierce pressure from capital markets often focus solely on the shareholder, which can lead to employee disenchantment. Others put so much stock in their firms' heri...Starting at €8.20
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Performance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc.
Bingham, John B.; Beer, MichaelCase HBS-913501-ELeadership and People ManagementVitality Health Enterprises, a medium-sized firm that manufactures health and personal care products, has experienced six straight quarters of strong revenue growth. James Hoffman, the new Senior Vice President of Human Resources, fears that the chain of success is shifting the company's focus away from effective performance management. Recently, Vitality has been faced with increasing turnover among the company's talented research scientists tha...Starting at €8.20
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Performance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc. (Spanish version)
Bingham, John B.; Beer, MichaelCase HBS-913S06Leadership and People ManagementVitality Health Enterprises, a medium-sized firm that manufactures health and personal care products, has experienced six straight quarters of strong revenue growth. James Hoffman, the new Senior Vice President of Human Resources, fears that the chain of success is shifting the company's focus away from effective performance management. Recently, Vitality has been faced with increasing turnover among the company's talented research scientists tha...Starting at €8.20
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High Performance Change (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Swiercz, PaulCase HBS-917S05Leadership and People ManagementWeaveTech, formerly Johnson-Ware, is a clothing company that produces jackets, coats, overalls, coveralls, and fire-resistant clothing for the military. A private equity firm renamed the company after it acquired Johnson-Ware several years ago. WeaveTech now faces a changing market, and its new CEO is planning to change its strategy. As part of this strategy, the CEO wants to cut the number of WeaveTech managers by 20%. He asks Frank Jennings, We...Starting at €8.20
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WeaveTech: High Performance Change
Beer, Michael; Swiercz, PaulCase HBS-914553-ELeadership and People ManagementWeaveTech, formerly Johnson-Ware, is a clothing company that produces jackets, coats, overalls, coveralls, and fire-resistant clothing for the military. A private equity firm renamed the company after it acquired Johnson-Ware several years ago. WeaveTech now faces a changing market, and its new CEO is planning to change its strategy. As part of this strategy, the CEO wants to cut the number of WeaveTech managers by 20%. He asks Frank Jennings, We...Starting at €8.20
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Motivating in Good Times and Bad (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-214S08Leadership and People ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. In May 2007, the Engstrom Auto Mirrors plant, a relatively small supplier based in Indiana, faces a crisis. The business was in the second year of a downturn. Sales had started to decline in 2005; a year later, plant manager Ron Bent had been forced to lay off more than 20 percent of the work force. Plant pr...Starting at €8.20