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Advanced Laser Clinics (C)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0888-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €5.74
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C&F Consulting, Inc.
Alison Konrad; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14C024-ELeadership and People ManagementIn July 2009, C&F Consulting, Inc., based in Toronto, sends a team of five brand strategists to work with a client in China on marketing and advertising for a car brand specific to the North American market. The team, consisting of four men and one woman, often meet for dinner after their day’s work, which consists of conducting a crash course in North American-style marketing for the Chinese client’s cohort of new recruits. The woman feels that ...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating with the Cuban Sugar Industry (C): Philip Fisch
Burger, Christoph; Clawson, James G.Case DARDEN-OB-1021-ELeadership and People ManagementSuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education program in coursed on negotiation and intercultural management. This case is based on actual negotiations and data. The scenario has been adjusted and simplified for teaching purposes. The case describes the situation of Philip Fisch, a sales representative of a German midsize engineering company, in his negotiation efforts to close his second deal with Juan Antonio Fajardo Duque, vice minist...Starting at €5.74
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K2: Brotherhood of the Rope (C)
Clawson, James G.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0963-ELeadership and People ManagementChris Warner led a team of experienced mountain climbers on an expedition to reach the summit of K2—the second-highest in the world. After failing to succeed on their first few attempts, Warner and his team brought together other teams hoping to reach the summit, and representing eight different countries, to work together for success. Their story is a narrative full of examples, where in some instances, a leadership point of view was taken, and ...Starting at €5.74
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ReedTrek Manufacturing (C)
Jane M. Howell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12C053-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a supplement to ReedTrek Manufacturing (A) 9B12C051.Starting at €5.74
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New York Bakery (C)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023C-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €5.74
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The North West Company (C): Human Resources
Mary M. Crossan; Stephen R. Foerster; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07C024-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe North West Company cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in looking at the dilemma facing the president and chief executive officer of The North West Company (North West), a food and general merchandise retailer operating primarily in Northern Canada. In early 2003, North West had negotiated a master franchisor agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) with the objective of opening stores west of Wi...Starting at €5.74
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Merging Esso Iceland and Bilanaust (C)
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C018-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBy December 2006, Hermann Gudmundsson (the chief executive officer of both Esso Iceland and Bilanaust) had spent the past 10 months evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of both organizations, and determined that the best approach going forward would be to, "consider creating a new organization with a new structure and a new brand name." He weighed the advantages, disadvantages and costs of either retaining two separate companies and their asso...Starting at €5.74
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Volvo Construction Equipment: Managing a Plant Closure (C)
Mary Weil; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13M020-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Volvo Construction Equipment: Managing a Plant Closure (A), product 9B13M018. To be used with (9B13M018, 9B13M019).Starting at €5.74
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Christie Digital: Maximizing the Digital Cinema Opportunity (C)
Mark B. Vandenbosch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12A046-EMarketingThis is a supplement to Christie Digital: Maximizing the Digital Cinema Opportunity (A).Starting at €5.74