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El dilema de una expatriada
Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin; Herman, KerryArticle HBS-R1111MLeadership and People ManagementCuando Ana Lobato fue trasladado de operaciones brasileñas Streuvels Chemicals a la sede de Bruselas de la compañía, estaba deseosa de aplicar su considerable experiencia en esta misión en el extranjero y para exponer a sus hijos a otra cultura. Su marido, Oswald, un médico, parecía para la aventura. Sin embargo, poco más de un año después de su llegada a Bruselas, Oswald es cada vez más infeliz. Él no es capaz de ejercer la medicina en Bélgica, ...Starting at €8.20
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Exeter Group, Inc. (B) (Spanish Version)
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-413S09Leadership and People ManagementEste caso presenta una descripción breve de las decisiones de la empresa garantiza si o no seguir adelante con cada uno de los cuatro proyectos que son la base de la caja (A).Starting at €5.74
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The Expat Dilemma (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin; Herman, KerryArticle HBS-R1111Z-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Ana Lobato was transferred from Streuvels Chemicals' Brazilian operations to the company's Brussels headquarters, she was eager to apply her considerable expertise in this foreign assignment and to expose her children to another culture. Her husband, Oswald, a doctor, seemed up for the adventure. But just over a year after their arrival in Brussels, Oswald is increasingly unhappy. He is not able to practice medicine in Belgium, and the resea...Starting at €8.20
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Exeter Group, Inc. (A)
Eccles, Robert G.; Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-409001-ELeadership and People ManagementJonathan Kutchins and Mark Cullen, managing partners of IT consulting firm Exeter Group, Inc., are considering four potential client engagements. Three of them involve prominent universities, an area of market strength for the firm, and one involves a top-tier strategy consulting firm, a new market for Exeter. Each of the projects has both attractive and unattractive attributes, with various degrees of upside and downside risk. As a relatively ne...Starting at €8.20
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George Martin at The Boston Consulting Group (C)
Perlow, Leslie A.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-410118-ELeadership and People ManagementGeorge Martin, managing partner at The Boston Consulting Group, is worried as some of his best performers have recently pulled him aside to discuss the challenges they face managing the demands of their work lives with their desire for more predictable time with their families. BCG had instituted multiple initiatives to help its consulting staff better achieve work-life balance, yet some of Martin's top consultants still struggled. The case consi...Starting at €5.74
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Heidrick & Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts
Eccles, Robert G.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-411011-ELeadership and People ManagementDaren Kemp, a partner at leadership consultancy and executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, is responsible for the firm's relationship with Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered). Standard Chartered is one of 94 companies in Heidrick's strategic partners program (SPP). The purpose of the SPP is to build strategic, value-based relationships with clients. Kemp joined Heidrick in 2008 and by 2010 has successfully built a strong relationshi...Starting at €8.20
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Development and Promotion at North Atlantic Hospital
Groysberg, Boris; Leffert, Lisa; Herman, Kerry; Williams, LibbyCase HBS-411018-ELeadership and People ManagementDr. Elizabeth Harris, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology (DA) at North Atlantic Hospital (NAH), faces several significant challenges. Staff satisfaction surveys confirmed her assessment that department faculty morale was low; the tenure and promotion system was perceived as opaque and biased toward researchers over clinicians; and overall, faculty felt the organization had little interest in their professional development and well-being. N...Starting at €8.20
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Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)
Gardner, Heidi K.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-411099-ELeadership and People ManagementCEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service offering to include Executive Positioning, which requires significantly more teamwork, higher-level client interaction and more strategically-minded consultants than their traditional P...Starting at €5.74
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Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962-2012
Groysberg, Boris; Herman, Kerry; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-413013-ELeadership and People ManagementEight women had first enrolled in Harvard Business School's traditional MBA program in 1963. By 2013, the number of women in the MBA classroom had reached 40%. The 50th anniversary of women's enrollment in the traditional MBA program gave HBS Dean Nitin Nohria the opportunity to take stock of the progress that had been made by HBS women students and alumnae and ponder what still remained to be done. The case examines the evolving experiences of m...Starting at €8.20
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The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple
Groysberg, Boris; Herman, KerryCase HBS-414002-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Rawlinsons, a young, ambitious, career-minded couple, are considering their life and career goals. They are both successful, have aspirations to serve in public office, and are negotiating important career choices as a couple.Starting at €8.20