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Coastal Power Corpus Christi: Ramping Down (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0895-ELeadership and People ManagementCan a company diminish employees’ mistrust and distress when downsizing? Is there such a thing as an “effective” workforce reduction process? In this disguised, yet actual case, Peter Morris, manager of Coastal Power Corpus Christi Plant (Bayland) in Texas, tells his team leaders that they had to cut their workforce 10%. Throughout the (A) case a close approximation of how the dialogue went in that meeting offers several ideas for the reduction t...Starting at €5.74
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Embraer E-Jets E2: Flying High
Yemen, Gerry; Isabella, Lynn A.Case DARDEN-OB-1308-ELeadership and People ManagementThis field-based case chronicles how Embraer, a recognized market leader in Brazil’s regional aircraft industry, designed and developed an almost entirely new aircraft, the E2-190. Given the success of the E1-190, a project to redesign that successful product was a bold move. Yet the E2 project excelled. It surpassed industry expectations, including being under time and under budget, and it logged many firsts, such as setting a world record for f...Starting at €8.20
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That Little Voice Inside (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Burke, SusanCase DARDEN-OB-1061-ELeadership and People ManagementCatherine Russell, senior vice president of Harbor Community Bank (HCB), had lunch with one of her branch managers, Rachel Dwyer, to confront her about violating bank opening and closing procedures. When Russell had asked about the situation earlier, Dwyer had boldly lied, as had the two HCB branch employees who worked under Dwyer. What would be the most appropriate resolution? This case is preceded by the A and B cases.Starting at €5.74
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Embraer E-Jets E2: Flying High - Teaching Note
Isabella, Lynn A.; Calandra, TroyTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1308TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product OB-1308Starting at €0.00
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0900-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €5.74
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Sherritt Goes to Cuba (C): Cuba country data
Musacchio, Aldo; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-711003-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-0898TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0898Starting at €0.00
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GUIDESlines: Benchmark Values for the GUIDES Framework
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Kuipers, Jacob; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-711067-EEconomicsGUIDESlines provides benchmark values of the key economic indicators identified in the GUIDES framework for both developed countries (the OECD) and fast-growing emerging markets (the BRINCS countries).Starting at €8.20
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GUIDES: Insight through Indicators
Weinzierl, Matthew C.; Schlefer, Jonathan; Cullen, AnnCase HBS-710044-EEconomicsGUIDES is an easily remembered framework that can help the business leader and student to confidently and quickly identify, organize, and interpret a country's key economic indicators. Alternatively, it can help them to evaluate third-party analyses and to compare such analyses across countries. In either case, this framework provides a structured way to complete and communicate analysis of a country's economic data.Starting at €8.20
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Managed Document Services at Xerox: Handle with Care
Isabella, Lynn A.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OB-1321-ELeadership and People ManagementThis public-sourced case offers the experiences of a storied American company to set the stage for an analysis of a company that missed some serious trends in the marketplace and a leader’s change reputation within that context. The situation provides an opportunity to explore how to think about and approach a change that involved numerous complex issues such as new products, different competitors, cultural complacency, and people issues. In that...Starting at €8.20