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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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The Dual-Purpose Playbook
Battilana, Julie; Pache, Anne-Claire; Sengul, Metin; Kimsey, MarissaArticle HBS-R1902K-ECorporations are being pushed to dial down their single-minded pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization's DNA may require upending the existing business model and lowering profitability, at least in the short term. The authors' research suggests that successful dual-purpose companies build a commitment to creating both economic and so...Starting at €8.20
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Orientación para analizar la película "Path to War"
Roberto, Michael A.Case HBS-314S02Leadership and People ManagementPrepara a los estudiantes para ver "Camino a la guerra" - una película que representa los procesos de toma de decisiones empleadas por el presidente Lyndon Johnson y sus asesores durante la Guerra de Vietnam. Proporciona una breve historia del conflicto en Vietnam antes de la decisión de Johnson a enviar tropas de combate estadounidenses e información biográfica acerca de Johnson y los otros participantes clave en el proceso de toma de decisiones...Starting at €8.20
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Christine Lagarde (A): A French Prime Minister Calls
Battilana, Julie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419017-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case covers formative events and influences in Christine Lagarde's childhood and her trajectory from studying political science and law to heading the world's largest law firm. As she prepares to transition back to practice in 2005, the new Prime Minister of France calls to offer her a ministerial position in the new Cabinet. She has to decide whether she wants to take on a role in the public sector. For coverage of her career from 2005 to...Starting at €8.20
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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement
Battilana, Julie; Ramarajan, Lakshmi; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-418004-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS '86) who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple's earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues. They hoped the next book would be equally powerful. What should the book focus on? What additional content should they create to make sure their writing had an impact?Starting at €8.20
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Claude Grunitzky
Battilana, Julie; Ramarajan, Lakshmi; Weber, JamesCase HBS-412065-ELeadership and People ManagementClaude Grunitzky, a media entrepreneur, develops, maintains, and leverages an extensive personal and professional network across three continents. The case considers the steps he has taken to build and cultivate a network that creates value for himself and others. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to stude...Starting at €8.20
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Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF
Battilana, Julie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419019-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2011 to 2018 as she takes the helm of a troubled multilateral organization during a time of deepening economic turmoil. As the first female leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and as a non-economist, she overcomes early challenges to gain her footing with the multiple constituencies she must serve. She also focuses the IMF on "macro-critical" issues including gender, socioeconomic...Starting at €5.74
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Alexandre Mars and Epic
Winig, Laura; Battilana, Julie; Marquis, ChristopherCase HBS-KS1291-EThe case examines the strategy, impact, and sustainability of a boutique philanthropy with a big goal: change the way people donate to charities. Epic Foundation was founded to support a portfolio of children's charities. Now, its leadership was considering taking on a broader role: to reshape the very nature of charitable giving-in the U.S., France, the United Kingdom and globally. Its wealthy, charismatic leader, Alexandre Mars, thought that Ep...Starting at €8.20
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The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents
Battilana, Julie; Casciaro, TizianaArticle HBS-R1307D-ELeadership and People ManagementChange is hard, especially in a large organization. Yet some leaders succeed--often spectacularly--at transforming their workplaces. What makes them able to exert this sort of influence when the vast majority can't? The authors tracked 68 change initiatives in the UK's National Health Service, an organization whose size, complexity, and tradition can make reform difficult. They discovered several predictors of change agents' success--all of which...Starting at €8.20
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El rediseño del servicio en South Devon NHS Trust (B)
Battilana, Julie; D'Aunno, Thomas; Carrick, Anne-Marie; Gilmartin, Mattia J.Case INSEAD-5351BSPLeadership and People ManagementEste caso muestra cómo Fiona Jenkins, Jefa de fisioterapia para el sur de Devon Servicios de Salud, revisó y rediseñó la vía de atención del servicio de carrera. Tenía sólo cuatro meses para presentar una propuesta y ponerla en práctica de acuerdo con las directrices del National Service Framework (NSF). Estas directrices especifican que un especialista en accidente cerebrovascular debe examinar a todos los individuos ingresados con diagnóstico d...Starting at €5.74