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Knowlton Roberts II (A) (Spanish version)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1286Leadership and People ManagementEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 26 de octubre de 2011 del caso UVA-OB-1025. Este caso es una versión actualizada de la serie de casos Knowlton Roberts (UVA-OB-0737 y 0738). Este caso sirve para comprender el punto de vista de otra persona y para ver qué sucede cuando los puntos de vista son mal entendidos o mal interpretados. El caso A presenta una serie de situaciones e interacciones que requieren considerar por qué cada pers...Starting at €8.20
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Knowlton Roberts II (B): Epilogue (Spanish version)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1287Leadership and People ManagementEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 26 de octubre de 2011 del caso UVA-OB-1026. Esta e la actualización de segunda parte de la serie de casos de Knowlton Roberts (UVA-OB-0737 y 0738). Este caso proporciona un epílogo a la decisión final del gerente de tomar o no un nuevo trabajo. Su decisión, cómo se la comunica a su jefe y la reacción de su jefe son el meollo del caso B.Starting at €5.74
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South River Elementary School
Salmonowicz, Michael J.; Keeler, Mark; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0883-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2005, the Rockingham County Public Schools Web site announced exciting news: For the third consecutive year, all 20 of the district’s schools were fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education. This accomplishment was particularly impressive since it meant that South River Elementary, a school that struggled to consistently achieve during its first eight years of existence, once again had attained a high level of success. Th...Starting at €8.20
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Coastal Power Corpus Christi: Ramping Down (B)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0894-ELeadership and People ManagementCan a company diminish employees’ mistrust and distress when downsizing? Is there such a thing as an “effective” workforce reduction process? In this disguised, yet actual case, Peter Morris, manager of Coastal Power Corpus Christi Plant (Bayland) in Texas, tells his team leaders that they had to cut their workforce 10%. Throughout the (A) case a close approximation of how the dialogue went in that meeting offers several ideas for the reduction t...Starting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (A)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0898-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €8.20
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Decision-Making and Leading through Crisis
James, Erika Hayes; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0904-ELeadership and People ManagementDuring a discussion, a physician once pointed to the name on his lab jacket and said, “MD—makes decisions!” One of the greatest challenges we face in cultivating leadership competence is being centered and skillful in the midst of difficult and upsetting situations, or during times of crisis. Each of the three vignettes in this case offers an opportunity to practice decision-making in challenging situations. The material helps students focus on d...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Pratt and the First Nations University (A)
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0909-ELeadership and People ManagementCan you imagine stepping up to lead an organization in the midst of crisis? In the A case, a professor of business administration at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) has submitted his résumé at the close of an assembly meeting to be considered along with five others to take over the role of interim president. As he waits for the decision, he thinks about the situation ahead of him. Public accusations of fiscal mismanagement and vio...Starting at €8.20
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A New Team Face
Davidson, Martin N.; Magnuson, Erin; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0920-ELeadership and People ManagementA marketing team, asked to compile a marketing deck in response to an urgent request by the head of a business, has completed the task. Still, the team leader is concerned about the dynamics he observed during the meeting of his marketing group team. He has noticed that a recent recruit to the team, an African American, is being ignored when he contributes to the discussion, although his ideas are solid ones. The leader is left with some nagging ...Starting at €8.20
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Taxi! Role-Play Two
Clawson, James G.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0922-ELeadership and People ManagementSold as a set, this role-playing series encourages students to clarify different points of view when in leadership roles (UVA-OB-0921, 0922, and 0923). Before seeking solutions, students must get a clear, comprehensive picture of the problems at hand. Using the “want-got-gap” model works well. The material affords students an opportunity to develop persuasion techniques. The exercise involves three roles: 1) An executive with the Metropolitan Air...Starting at €8.20
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Taxi! Role-Play Three
Clawson, James G.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0923-ELeadership and People ManagementSold as a set, this role-playing series encourages students to clarify different points of view when in leadership roles (UVA-OB-0921, 0922, and 0923). Before seeking solutions, students must get a clear, comprehensive picture of the problems at hand. Using the “want-got-gap” model works well. The material affords students an opportunity to develop persuasion techniques. The exercise involves three roles: 1) An executive with the Metropolitan Air...Starting at €8.20