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When an Executive Defects (HBR Case and Commentary)
Sharma, Anurag; Kesner, Idalene F.; Coleman, Kenneth L.; Greyser, Stephen A.; Burlingame, Hal; Galford, Robert; Rubin, Gregory S.Article HBS-97111-ELeadership and People ManagementThe news that one of the company's senior managers is leaving comes as a complete surprise to Paul Simmonds, CEO of Kinsington Textiles, Inc. (KTI). Ned Carpenter, KTI's vice president of operations for three years, writes in his resignation letter that he is leaving for a better opportunity. Simmonds soon learns that Carpenter's new job is at Daltex, one of KTI's main rivals in the intensely competitive carpet industry. In this fictitious case s...Starting at €8.20