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Deciding How to Decide (Spanish version)
Courtney, Hugh; Lovallo, Dan; Clarke, CarminaArticle HBS-R1311CLeadership and People Managementhow well you understand the variables that will determine success, how well you can predict the range of possible outcomes, and how centralized the relevant information is. The authors bring their framework to life using decisions that executives at McDonald's might need to make--from the very clear-cut (choosing a site for a new store in the United States) to the highly uncertain (changing the business in response to the obesity epidemic).Starting at €8.20
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Webster Industries (A) (Spanish version)
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr.Case HBS-403S01Leadership and People ManagementThe manufacturing manager of Webster's largest division is told to cut his managerial payroll by 15%. Provides company background data and a description of the manufacturing manager's reactions to the proposed reduction. Provides the students with an opportunity to design a strategy for making the reduction decisions and also to discuss some of the difficulties inherent in a large reduction of force. Also contains a detailed description of Webste...Starting at €8.20
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Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Stein, EllenCase HBS-408S30Leadership and People ManagementProvides background on the assessment center used by AT&T to assess managerial potential for upper middle management. Contains assessment reports for two candidates. Raises questions about manpower training and development. Students may be asked which of the candidates has managerial potential and why, and what specific development plans can be suggested.Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (A)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-156Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cabe...Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - Creating the Future of Science (A)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-156-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementSince its founding in 1934, the Weizmann Institute has stood out as one of the world's leading research centers. Its campus, 40 km from Tel Aviv, is an ideal environment for human creative genius to shine at its full potential. From the business management standpoint, what are some of the keys to its corporate culture? Where lies the secret behind its excellence? 1) Talent: Scouring the world in search of powerful minds hungry for knowledge. 2) T...Starting at €8.20
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Weizmann Institute - creando el futuro de la ciencia (B)
Pujol, Laia; Alvarez de Mon, Santiago; Davila, AntonioCase E-157Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementDesde su fundación en 1934 el Instituto Weizmann se ha revelado como uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del mundo. Su campus a 40 km de Tel Aviv es un marco idóneo para que el genio y creatividad humanos luzcan todo su potencial. Desde el punto de vista de la gestión de empresas, ¿cuál son algunas de las claves de su cultura corporativa? ¿Dónde radica el secreto de su excelencia? 1-Talento: rastreando el mundo en búsqueda de cab...Starting at €5.74
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Allentown Materials Corporation: División de productos electrónicos (B)
Beer, MichaelCase HBS-403S18Leadership and People ManagementSe centra en la estrategia de aplicación y recomendaciones hechas por el grupo de desarrollo de la organización para hacer frente a los problemas de la división. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €5.74
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Leading Bank Leumi into the Future
Margolis, Joshua D.; Ciechanover, Allison M.; Keller, Nicole; Golan, DanielleCase HBS-420063-ELeadership and People ManagementAn unlikely but highly effective leader of a traditional bank, Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, simultaneously leads a classic change effort and an unconventional effort to innovate.Starting at €8.20
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Israeli Special Forces: Selection Strategy
Groysberg, Boris; Riesenfeld, Tal; Sherman, EliotCase HBS-409041-ELeadership and People ManagementRon Guntz, commander of recruiting for Israel's Special Forces, had been instructed by his superiors to evaluate the process by which he selected solders for its 20-month long training program. Was the Army conducting this process in an ideal manner? The case examines the Special Forces training in light of the types of missions soldiers are expected to execute and asks students to consider whether the Special Forces recruitment and training proc...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Change at Simmons (A) (Spanish version)
Casciaro, Tiziana; Edmondson, Amy C.; McManus, Stacy; Roloff, KateCase HBS-415S14Leadership and People ManagementExplores the challenge of managing large-scale organizational change at Simmons, an old and established company that manufactures and distributes mattresses. The new CEO, Charlie Eitel, hired to turn the organization's performance around, considers whether to implement an untraditional training program that includes outdoor experiential team-building activities as a central element of his change strategy. Asks participants to consider the decisio...Starting at €8.20