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El sector del mueble para el hogar en 1986
Porter, Michael E.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Moorman, Charles W.Case HBS-309S22StrategyPerfiles de la industria de muebles para el hogar en los Estados Unidos en 1986. Diseñado para su uso con Masco Corp. (A) y (B).Starting at €8.20
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Masco Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Moorman, Charles W.Case HBS-315S11StrategyDescribes the history and corporate position of a large and successful producer of faucets and related household products. Masco is considering entry into the $14 billion furniture industry. Designed to be used with Household Furniture Industry in 1986 in a strategy course on corporate strategy for diversified firms.Starting at €8.20
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France Telecom (C): An Unprecedented Trial
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721422-ELeadership and People ManagementA landmark legal case holds corporate leaders responsible for Institutional harassment of employees during restructuring In the C case we learn that former CEO Didier Lombard, Deputy Chief Executive Louis-Pierre Wenes, Human Resources Head Olivier Barberot and France Telecom itself were charged for institutional harassment by French authorities, a first for a CAC 40 company. In December 2019 they were found guilty in a landmark ruling. Each was ...Starting at €5.74
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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist, Teaching Note
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Teaching Note HBS-716413-EStrategyTeaching note for case 715454.Starting at €0.00
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Putting Leadership Back into Strategy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.Article HBS-R0801C-EStrategyIn recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies for strategic advantage. Strategy has come to be seen as an analytical problem to be solved. But, says Montgomery, the Timken Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Busines...Starting at €8.20
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CARD Group: Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Lau, DawnCase HBS-712414-EStrategyCARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) is a Philippines-based microfinance organization that began as an NGO and has since expanded into eight related entities providing services to the poor. Under Founding Director Dr. Aristotle Alip's leadership, CARD has become one of the top microfinance institutions in the world. More recently, larger commercial and financial institutions are seeking a slice of the microfinance market. The main...Starting at €8.20
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France Telecom (B): A Wave of Staff Suicides
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721421-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the B case we learn that at least 19 France Telecom employees took their own lives between 2006 and 2009, 12 others attempted suicide, and eight suffered from serious depression for reasons reportedly related to work. Some of these deaths occurred in public places, others on company grounds. Labor inspector Sylvie Catala conducted an investigation and found that the "lack of consideration or psychosocial risks in the restructuring is the res...Starting at €5.74
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France Telecom (A): A Challenging Restructuring
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721420-ELeadership and People ManagementThese cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for "institutional harassment. This case series follows the evolution of France Telecom from a national telephone monopoly to a private company facing two severe challenges: (1) The company's competitive advantage as a land-line carrier is being challenged by mobile carriers and...Starting at €8.20
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The On-Demand Economy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Weber, James; Watkins, Elizabeth AnneCase HBS-716405-EStrategyThis note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode of competition, a model that threatens to disrupt traditional firms. Uber provides ride services much like a traditional taxi company, but it owns no cars and employs no drivers, and instead matches independent car owners with customers looking for rides. Airbnb p...Starting at €8.20
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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Case HBS-715454-EStrategyStrategically, Steve Jobs got it brilliantly right some times and terribly wrong other times. This case examines Jobs' development as a leader strategist over the course of his entire career. The successes and failures of Apple, NeXT, and Pixar are used to probe the role of strategy in organizational success and to examine a leader's distinctive responsibility to set (and reset) a viable course for a business. While Jobs' greatness may make him s...Starting at €8.20