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When Everything Isn't Half Enough (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Wetlaufer, Suzy; Hallowell, Edward M.; Neely, Scott; Hollands, Jean; Kets de Vries, Manfred F.R.Article HBS-R00211-ELeadership and People ManagementNorman Spencer, who grew up poor, worked for two decades to make his investment firm successful and his family wealthy. The company he founded, Arrowhead, is now known on Wall Street as a top-notch boutique firm with $25 billion in assets under management. His family has a mansion in San Francisco and a "cottage" in Nantucket. His 17-year-old daughter drives a BMW, his 13-year-old son takes flying lessons in his own plane, and his wife has a pers...Starting at €8.20
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What's Stifling the Creativity at CoolBurst? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Wetlaufer, Suzy; Barker, Paul; Kets de Vries, Manfred F.R.; Jones, Gareth; McFadzean, Elspeth; Amabile, Teresa M.Article HBS-97511-ELeadership and People ManagementThis fictitious case study explores the challenges facing CoolBurst, a Miami-based fruit-juice company. For over a decade, CoolBurst had ruled the market in the Southeast. Why, then, are its annual revenues stuck at $30 million, and why have profits been stagnant for four years straight? CoolBurst's new CEO, Luisa Reboredo, knows that the company's survival--and her own--depend on the answers. Reboredo has succeeded former utilitarian CEO Garth L...Starting at €8.20
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Luca de Meo at Volkswagen Group
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-413124-ELeadership and People ManagementLuca de Meo, chief marketing officer of Volkswagen Group, reflects on his time leading the marketing department at Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. In particular, he thinks about the environmental sustainability initiative launched by marketing called "Think Blue." and its success throughout the company. During his time at Volkswagen, de Meo focused on transforming the marketing department into an engine of innovation. De Meo and his team in mark...Starting at €8.20
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Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-411051-ELeadership and People ManagementSanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research Robert van Brugge must consider how best to organize the firm's research department to enhance cross-sector and cross-geography collaboration among the senior research analysts in order to adapt to the challenging realities of global expansion in the financial services industry.Starting at €8.20
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Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (A) (Abridged)
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-411063-ELeadership and People ManagementSanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research Robert van Brugge must consider how best to organize the firm's research department to enhance cross-sector and cross-geography collaboration among the senior research analysts in order to adapt to the challenging realities of global expansion in the financial services industry.Starting at €8.20
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Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (B) (Abridged)
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-411066-ELeadership and People ManagementSanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research Robert van Brugge must consider how best to organize the firm's research department to enhance cross-sector and cross-geography collaboration among the senior research analysts in order to adapt to the challenging realities of global expansion in the financial services industry.Starting at €5.74
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Ibrahim Dabdoub at the National Bank of Kuwait
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-413107-ELeadership and People ManagementIbrahim Dabdoub, the Group chief executive of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), reflects on his past 30 years at the helm of the Bank. Under his leadership, NBK grew from a small local bank to one of the preeminent financial institutions in the region. However, following the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab Spring, NBK had to slow its regional expansion. Dabdoub wonders if the Bank is positioned to thrive and fulfill its collective a...Starting at €8.20
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Toni Sacconaghi at Sanford C. Bernstein
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-411052-ELeadership and People ManagementToni Sacconaghi, a senior sell-side equity research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, covering U.S. IT hardware companies, thinks about the challenges and opportunities presented by the firm's new office in Hong Kong. Sacconaghi was previously the only analyst covering IT hardware companies for Bernstein. However, the firm has recently hired an analyst to cover Asian IT hardware companies in Hong Kong. Sacconaghi thinks about the best way to work ...Starting at €8.20
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Sun Hydraulics: A la cabeza en tiempos difíciles (A) (abreviado)
Hill, Linda A.; Suesse, Jennifer M.Case HBS-411S05Leadership and People ManagementSun Hydraulics, de 32 años de edad, la hidráulica globales de ingeniería y fabricación con sede en Sarasota, Florida; confronta opciones difíciles debido a la recesión económica en 2001. La dirección de la compañía debate cómo mantener la rentabilidad y reducir los costos de mano de obra sin destruir la cultura innovadora de la compañía, que se basa en la gestión horizontal y no se ha definido la jerarquía corporativa. Este caso incluye una visió...Starting at €8.20
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Robin Bienenstock at Sanford C. Bernstein
Hill, Linda A.; Teppert, Dana M.Case HBS-411053-ELeadership and People ManagementRobin Bienenstock, a senior sell-side equity research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, considers how to build her research franchise given the changing nature of the industry and the firm. A collaborative research paper called "Computer in Your Pocket" was recently published by four of her colleagues, but she was not consulted or asked to contribute. As clients call Bienenstock asking for her response to the investment conclusions in the paper, B...Starting at €8.20