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John Meredith of Hutchison Port Holdings
Kathleen E. Slaughter; Jeffrey Gandz; Nigel GoodwinCase IVEY-9B07C027-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case examines the life, career and leadership style of John Meredith, the group managing director of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). Meredith established the company in 1972 based on his vision for more efficient global trade. Under his leadership, the company grew to become the world's largest container port operator. The company grew from owning and managing a single container port to owning and managing 45 container ports by May 2007. This...Starting at €8.20
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Recognizing Online Revenues
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-113087-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Tokyo AFM
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-109056-EAccounting and ControlThis case was written as the financial accounting portion of the final exam for a first-year MBA course at Harvard Business School. The goal was to test students' ability to apply major concepts taught during the course to an industry which they had not covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company...Starting at €8.20
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Sara Tsien
Jeffrey Gandz; Elizabeth SpracklinCase IVEY-9B10C007-ELeadership and People ManagementSara Tsien must decide what performance assessment to give one of her employees who has, uncharacteristically, failed to meet one of her key objectives for the year. The situation is difficult for several reasons; the causes of the unacceptable performance are not clear; the employee has previously received excellent appraisals, including a recent one by the vice-president; and the employee was absent for a good part of the year on maternity leav...Starting at €8.20
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LinkedIn Corporation, Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-112080-EFinanceTeaching Note for 112006.Starting at €0.00
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Tokyo AFM, Teaching Note
Brochet, FrancoisTeaching Note HBS-109091-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for [109056].Starting at €0.00
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Developing Leadership Character
Mary M. Crossan; Jeffrey Gandz; Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B12TA07-ELeadership and People ManagementThe sum of virtues, values, and traits equals good character, which, in addition to competence and commitment, is one of the three components that make a leader effective and respected. For many, however, virtues and values remain undefinable or elusive. These authors define and de-construct them, and in the process demonstrate how character helps people in their personal journeys to become better leaders. Furthermore, they explain how character ...Starting at €8.20
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Google and Earnings Guidance
Brochet, Francois; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-111026-EFinanceThe case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies.Starting at €8.20
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Short-Termism: Don't Blame Investors
Brochet, Francois; Serafeim, George; Loumioti, MariaArticle HBS-F1206C-EExecutives often complain that investors' obsession with short-term returns forces them to make decisions that are bad in the long term. New research shows that it works both ways: Companies with a short-term orientation attract investors interested in short-term time frames.Starting at €8.20
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The Cross-Enterprise Leader
Mary M. Crossan; Jeffrey Gandz; Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B08TD03-ELeadership and People ManagementVisualize a leader with virtues such as courage and integrity, as well as five key types of intelligence, and you've got a clear picture of the cross-enterprise leader. So equipped, such a leader has what it takes to adopt the enterprise-wide perspective that is necessary to make the right decisions for creating and delivering value to all stakeholders. These Ivey professors describe how an organization develops the type of leader to succeed in t...Starting at €8.20