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Tracy Chan: “We Need to Talk”
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B11C017-ELeadership and People ManagementTracy Chan, managing director of the Student Learning and Writing Services (SLWS) at St. Charles University in Calgary, Alberta, was faced with a difficult situation. Her newest employee, Michael Hinske, had just e-mailed her a list of faculty members he had contacted to educate on the SLWS writing program offered to graduate students. Chan quickly noticed that the faculty names were of individuals who had already been contacted. There was no ind...Starting at €8.20
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1901B-EThough the research on meditation and mindfulness is almost universally positive, a new study points to a potential downside of being present in the moment: A significant decrease in motivation. Yet, surprisingly, the inspirational dip appeared to have no impact on task performance.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Starting at €8.20
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.Starting at €8.20
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1309D-EDetailed accounting records from the 19th century reveal that U.S. and West Indian slaveholders used scientific management techniques to run their operations.Starting at €8.20
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Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B11M078-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Toyota: Accelerator Pedal Recall (A).Starting at €5.74
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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.: Politics In Esports
Gerard Seijts; Jana Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B20C033-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn October 8, 2019, Blizzard Entertainment Inc. (Blizzard), a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest video game companies, banned a popular player from participating in future video game tournaments for one year and stripped him of his winnings—a responStarting at €8.20
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Research in Motion: Blackberry Blackout (B)
Jana Seijts; Paul BigusCase IVEY-9B12M045-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Research in Motion: Blackberry Blackout (A).Starting at €5.74
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Visualizations That Really Work
Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1606H-ENot long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations (or dataviz) was a nice-to-have skill for design- and data-minded managers. But now it's a must-have skill for all managers, because it's often the only way to make sense of the work they do. Decision making increasingly relies on data, which arrives with such overwhelming velocity, and in such volume, that some level of abstraction is crucial. Thanks to the internet and a growing numb...Starting at €8.20
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La Maison Simons: The Bra Backlash - Teaching Note
Jana Seijts; Gerard Seijts; Benjamin BigioTeaching Note IVEY-8B20C008-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20C008.Starting at €0.00