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Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant
Battilana, Julie; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-419018-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2005 to 2011 after she joins the French Government. After serving several grueling years as Finance Minister during the financial crisis that started in 2007/2008, she is being considered as the next Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As the first female head of the IMF, she would lead a very complex, 187-member organization typically run by economists. The ability to ...Starting at €5.74
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07BS13Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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Kaupthing Bank hf Acquires Singer & Friedlander Group plc
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank hf (Kaupthing) was considering what he would need to do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of Kaupthing's latest acquisition, U.K.-based investment bank Singer & Friedlander Group plc (Singer). He would have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies had very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the change ...Starting at €8.20
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Mahindra Satyam - Restoring Corporate Governance
Murray J. Bryant; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M086-EStrategyVarious mergers and acquisitions in the Indian information technology (IT) sector had resulted in the newly formed Mahindra Satyam (Mahindra) and the recently appointed chief compliance officer (CCO) was to develop a corporate governance structure that would address and repair previous mismanagement of the company. The CCO also functioned as the chief operating officer (COO) with profit centre responsibility for business verticals. His largest ta...Starting at €8.20
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Royal Group Technologies
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11M008-EStrategyThe Royal Group Technologies case provides information on insider trading and other allegations faced by the former executive officer and the company’s management team. The executive officer founded the firm after immigrating to Canada from Italy, and built it up into a large conglomerate by the 1990s. However, by the early 2000s, stakeholders were starting to question some of management’s practices, including awarding themselves high levels of c...Starting at €8.20
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Deloitte: on Livent Inc.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08B006-EAccounting and ControlIn December 1997, an audit partner at Deloitte was required to render an opinion on five separate but related issues arising out of an on-going working relationship with Livent, a Canadian live entertainment firm. Each issue could be treated in multiple ways, and there seemed to be no immediate clear-cut resolution to each. Issues included: assessing impacts of side agreements between Livent and a real-estate development firm; appropriateness of ...Starting at €8.20
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Þorvaldur Danielsson: At a Crossroads as a Social Entrepreneur
Murray J. Bryant; Throstur Olaf SigurjonssonCase IVEY-9B20M077-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2018, a social entrepreneur in Iceland realized he needed to make changes to his enterprise working with socially-isolated children and youth. His operating model was to host bicycle rides with children and youth, and to encourage them to engage fully as young people. Most of these children had not previously engaged in physical activity, and many experienced not only social difficulties, but also physical challenges as a result of being ...Starting at €8.20
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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement
Battilana, Julie; Ramarajan, Lakshmi; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-418004-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS '86) who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple's earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues. They hoped the next book would be equally powerful. What should the book focus on? What additional content should they create to make sure their writing had an impact?Starting at €8.20
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Claude Grunitzky
Battilana, Julie; Ramarajan, Lakshmi; Weber, JamesCase HBS-412065-ELeadership and People ManagementClaude Grunitzky, a media entrepreneur, develops, maintains, and leverages an extensive personal and professional network across three continents. The case considers the steps he has taken to build and cultivate a network that creates value for himself and others. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to stude...Starting at €8.20
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The Dual-Purpose Playbook
Battilana, Julie; Pache, Anne-Claire; Sengul, Metin; Kimsey, MarissaArticle HBS-R1902K-ECorporations are being pushed to dial down their single-minded pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization's DNA may require upending the existing business model and lowering profitability, at least in the short term. The authors' research suggests that successful dual-purpose companies build a commitment to creating both economic and so...Starting at €8.20