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USG Corp. (A)
Bagley, Constance E.; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-807090-EStrategyDeals with CEO Bill Foote's decision of how to deal with USG's exposure to asbestos liability. USG was the largest building materials company in the United States, with 14,000 employees and gross revenues of $3.8 billion. Although USG used asbestos in a small subset of its products (and never in its SHEETROCK), as more companies that were heavy users of asbestos went bankrupt, USG was faced with shouldering the burden of the entire building mater...Starting at €8.20
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USG Corp. (B)
Bagley, Constance E.; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-807120-EStrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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USG Corp. (C)
Bagley, Constance E.; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-807121-EStrategySupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Cleveland Clinic
Frei, Frances X.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Sherman, Eliot; Harris-Van Keuren, ChristineCase HBS-607143-EService and Operations ManagementCleveland Clinic is consistently ranked among the nation's most eminent hospitals, and for decades has been a leader in pioneering cardiac care. Explores the methods, processes, and personnel that the hospital has cultivated over the years in order to develop its track record of excellence. In light of this, three expansion opportunities are explored and the operational fit of each is investigated.Starting at €8.20
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American National Red Cross (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sherman, Eliot; Chen, DavidCase HBS-408041-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplements the (A) case. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74
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Lazard LLC
Subramanian, Guhan; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-907046-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes Lazard's situation in 2001, and supplies context for the subsequent negotiation between its Chairman and his hand-picked successor. In 2001 Lazard, the last of the great investment houses to remain both private and in the control of its founding family, is in a state of decline. Infighting throughout the 1990s led to a defection of talent that left many wondering if Lazard could compete with the diversified financial behemoths of the 21...Starting at €8.20
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Cable & Wireless America
Subramanian, Guhan; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-908004-EFinanceThis case is accompanied by a Video Short for Premium Educators to show in class. To watch the video or display to students, click on the video icon. Describes the auction of Cable & Wireless America (CWA), a bankrupt subsidiary of the British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. While an initial "stalking horse" bid valued the assets at $125 million, after a long day and night of bidding between eight groups, the best bid was in the high...Starting at €8.20
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American National Red Cross (A)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sherman, Eliot; Chen, DavidCase HBS-408040-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes the governance issues facing the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. After a series of issues--FDA consent decree on its blood operations; the response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--the Red Cross board was under pressure to fix its governance from the public, the media, and from Congress. Describes the Red Cross governance structure and practices in place and the process used to examine them.Starting at €8.20
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Israeli Special Forces: Selection Strategy
Groysberg, Boris; Riesenfeld, Tal; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-409041-ELeadership and People ManagementRon Guntz, commander of recruiting for Israel's Special Forces, had been instructed by his superiors to evaluate the process by which he selected solders for its 20-month long training program. Was the Army conducting this process in an ideal manner? The case examines the Special Forces training in light of the types of missions soldiers are expected to execute and asks students to consider whether the Special Forces recruitment and training proc...Starting at €8.20
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Baker & McKenzie (B): A New Framework for Talent Management
Groysberg, Boris; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-408009-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplements the (A) case. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €5.74