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The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (A)
Jin, Li; Musacchio, Aldo; Dawood, HaniaCase HBS-712006-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. No abstract available.Starting at €8.20
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Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Lynde, KirstinCase HBS-419045-ELeadership and People ManagementMillennials are redefining what it means to develop future leaders. In business organizations, leadership development-defined as "the expansion of a person's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes"-has traditionally been the work of corporate development programs for select employees handpicked and cultivated by senior management. With the millennial generation of leaders, however, leadership self-development is becoming far m...Starting at €8.20
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Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time Cycle Time
Shih, Willy; Bernstein, Ethan S.Case HBS-611012-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. The case was prepared to be used as part of a process review in the first year Technology and Operations Management course at HBS. It offers students an opportunity to discuss the context of a manufacturing process choice, and then examine actual production numbers that resulted from a series of choices. While there isn't a traditional case issue, the discussion should focus...Starting at €8.20
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Petrobras in Ecuador (A)
Musacchio, Aldo; Goldberg, Lena G.; Reisen de Pinho, RicardoCase HBS-309107-EOn October 18, 2007, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced his intention to migrate Petrobras' existing participation contracts to exploit oil reserves in Ecuador's Blocks 18 and 31 to servicing agreements under which Petrobras would be paid a production fee and reimbursed for investment costs but all recovered oil would belong to the government. Correa also announced a dramatic increase in corporate taxes and changes to other contracts to ...Starting at €8.20
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The IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (B)
Jin, Li; Musacchio, Aldo; Edwards, HuwCase HBS-712008-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. No abstract available.Starting at €5.74
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Beyond the Holacracy Hype
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Bunch, John; Canner, Niko; Lee, MichaelArticle HBS-R1607B-ELeadership and People ManagementMost observers who have written about holacracy and other forms of self-management take extreme positions, either celebrating these "bossless," "flat" work environments for fostering flexibility and engagement or denouncing them as naive experiments that ignore how things really get done. To gain a more accurate, balanced perspective, the authors--drawing on examples from Zappos, Morning Star, and other companies--examine why these structures hav...Starting at €8.20
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Indian Railways: Building a Permanent Legacy
Musacchio, Aldo; Khanna, Tarun; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-710008-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color.Starting at €8.20
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Note on Hackathons
Bernstein, Ethan S.Case HBS-419021-ELeadership and People ManagementOrganizations have often sought to meet the pressures of rapid change through novel ways of managing human capital to boost innovation and productivity. Hackathons have emerged as one of the latest approaches to do just that. How can those responsible for managing human capital use hackathons as a new tool in their toolkit? This note is meant as a guide for academics and practitioners to understand what hackathons are, how they work, when and how...Starting at €8.20
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Inequality in Brazil
Musacchio, AldoCase HBS-711086-EEconomicsTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case examines the evolution of inequality in Brazil in the last few years and generates two debates. First, the case discusses inequality and whether it is a problem or not for capitalist societies, in this case Brazil. Second, the case discusses some of the policies the Brazilian government has used to attack poverty and inequality.Starting at €8.20
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Note on Managing Workforce Reductions
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419039-ELeadership and People ManagementEach individual who enters an organization will, at some point, leave. And yet most future leaders spend significantly more effort learning about recruiting than departures, despite the sensitivity and challenges associated with the latter. This note is intended to help address that imbalance. This note provides a roadmap for managers and employees to follow when instituting or facing layoffs. It aims to help managers consider the broader implica...Starting at €8.20