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Schuberg Philis
DeLong, Thomas J.; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-412092-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis has within a few years grown into a well-known player in the Dutch IT outsourcing market and regularly wins high customer satisfaction marks. The growing workload and 100% promise to customers have increased the pressure on its non-hierarchical teams of engineers, as well as the hiring speed, which some fear could dilute their corporate culture. The three owner-directors must decide whether it i...Starting at €8.20
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Ericsson: Leading in Times of Change
Narayandas, Das; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-507074-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. After its dramatic corporate turnaround, the Swedish telecom infrastructure company Ericsson hires a new CEO to bring the former Swedish flagship company back on track. Puts students in the shoes of Carl-Henric Svanberg, an industry outsider and CEO of locks group Assy Abloy, who does not hesitate a moment when he gets the call in early 2003. Looks back on the reasons for Er...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing Ericsson
Narayandas, Das; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-507075-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of the Swedish telecom infrastructure company Ericsson, has to reorganize the recovering company in late 2003 after a major industry downturn. He is convinced that only a more market-orientated and customer-focused organization will be able to remain competitive in this maturing, high-technology focused industry. Presents his change project, in whic...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation and Growth at Actelion Ltd.
Pisano, Gary P.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Dittrich, RuthCase HBS-611065-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late 2010, Jean-Paul Clozel, CEO of the Swiss biotech pharmaceuticals firm Actelion, looks back on a successful decade. The small venture that he had started with a few of his scientist colleagues in the late 1990s to discover novel medicine in a research-driven organisation had grown into one of Europe's largest biotech firms by revenues. Their success was mainly founded on their orphan indication drug Tracleer, which Actelion sold and market...Starting at €8.20
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Colonial Food Services Co. (Spanish Version)
Beer, Michael; Clawson, James G.Case HBS-402S07Leadership and People ManagementEl primer caso en una serie de casos de cuatro partes que describe los acontecimientos que condujeron a una entrevista de evaluación del desempeño. Describe los antecedentes de la empresa.Starting at €8.20
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James Cranston (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Clawson, James G.Case HBS-402S08Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the attitudes, feelings, and perceptions of the manager who will conduct the performance appraisal interview.Starting at €8.20
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Bonuses in Bad Times (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Beyersdorfer, Daniela; Dessain, Vincent; Ton, ZeynepArticle HBS-R1207R-ELeadership and People ManagementIt's 2008 and Spanish food retailer Superado is on course to miss its financial targets. According to company policy, this means that Superado should withhold all bonuses for the year. But the company has an unbroken tradition of paying out bonuses and treating its workforce well--and it enjoys low staff turnover and high productivity as a result. In this fictionalized case study, based on a Harvard Business School case by Zeynep Ton and Simon Ha...Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Laser Clinics (A)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0886-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €8.20
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Advanced Laser Clinics (B)
Clawson, James G.; Ryan, ElizabethCase DARDEN-OB-0887-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do you tell one of your direct reports that she stinks? This case explores the dynamics behind having difficult conversations, and giving and receiving feedback. It is designed to illustrate the negative effects that can result after a difficult conversation and ways to reduce the risk of adverse consequences. The case also touches on relationships in the workplace and the correlation they have to the bottom line. In the A case students have ...Starting at €5.74
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Motivating From the Top Down
Clawson, James G.Case DARDEN-OB-0906-ELeadership and People ManagementThe CEO and other company leaders are trying to do all the right things to motivate executives. One of those things is to develop the workforce through excellent executive education. On the last day of a week-long off-site program, the head honcho shows up to motivate program participants. With one short "pep talk," he swoops in, sucks all the energy out of the room, and leaves.Starting at €8.20