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Men's Wearhouse: Éxito en un Sector en Declive
Dee, T. D.; Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-HR5ESGeorge Zimmer, CEO de Men’s Wearhouse, está considerando lo que ha hecho que la empresa tenga tanto éxito; qué, en todo caso, debería hacer de manera diferente para continuar teniendo éxito; y cómo gestionar su crecimiento y cultura a medida que la empresa se expande en el mercado de ropa a medida para hombres, muy competitivo. El comercio minorista es la industria más grande en los Estados Unidos. Tradicionalmente, la mayoría de las empresas min...Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Sabine Reisinger; Harald Stummer; Robert Bauer; Michael Eyett; Brett MatthewsCase IVEY-9B07M033-EStrategyThis supplement to Voestalpine AG (A), product 9b07M032, examines the decision to expand vertically instead of horizontally, but looking at a stamping plant and plastics firm (to get closer to its automotive customers) and a design firm. More importantly, the case examines the tools and methodologies employed by the company to assess fit in terms of costs and competencies and customers and competition.Starting at €5.74
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Making Companies More Like Communities
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2527BC-EThis chapter considers the questions what does "organization as community" really mean in practice, and how do organizations actually live their values?Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Iris Fischlmayr; Caecilia Innreiter; Brett Matthews; Michael EyettCase IVEY-9B07M032-EStrategyVoestalpine AG, a public company located in Linz, Austria, was examining opportunities for growth. The company considers that to meet the needs of its customers, notably automobile, rail and construction, it has to grow. Further, the steel industry in Europe is in a process of consolidation. The company has a very strong balance sheet but due to its ownership structure (35 per cent is owned by the Austrian government), its market value is conside...Starting at €8.20
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Shareholders First Not So Fast...
Pfeffer, JeffreyArticle HBS-R0907K-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen did we start measuring the success of a company only according to the increase in its share price? Stanford professor Pfeffer argues that it's time for CEOs to once again balance shareholders' interests with those of the other stakeholders: employees, suppliers, and customers.Starting at €8.20
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Why Employees Should Lead Themselves
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2531BC-EWhen creative, independent people don't get much say in what their organization does, job dissatisfaction and disengagement are high. This chapter examines what happens when people are asked to take on more responsibility for the collective output of an organization.Starting at €8.20
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Power, Capriciousness, and Consequences
Pfeffer, JeffreyArticle HBS-F1304E-EWhen leaders behave capriciously, they signal their power and, often, the authority they need to drive valuable change. But this behavior can also take a toll on employees and potentially undermine organizational performance.Starting at €8.20
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Southwest Airlines (A)
O'Reilly, Charles; Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-HR1A-EStrategyIn 1994, both United Airlines and Continental Airlines launched low-cost airlines-within-an-airline to compete with Southwest Airlines. From 1991 to 1993, Southwest had increased its market share of the critical West Coast market from 26% to 45%. Considers how Southwest had developed a sustainable competitive advantage and emphasizes the role of human resources as a lever for the successful implementation of strategy. Asks whether competitors can...Starting at €8.20
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Dare to Be Different: Beyond Benchmarking
Pfeffer, JeffreyBook Chapter HBS-2555BC-EThis chapter suggests that great companies, and the most successful, are those that are able to see the inherent value in a business model that breaks the mold in their industry and have the courage to act on their insights about how to do things differently.Starting at €8.20
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M043-EStrategyThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) considered how to advise the company's chief executive officer (CEO). As a company in the space industry, MDA relied on its exports to the United States. Joint ventures were helpful in securing contracts from the U.S. government but they were not always advantageous in other ways because these ventures required partnerships with competitors. At this...Starting at €8.20