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Digging for Gold: Paulson & Co.'s Activism in the Gold Sector
Srinivasan, Suraj; Goldberg, Jonah S.Case HBS-121021-EEconomicsThe case describes the efforts of hedge fund Paulson & Co to influence corporate governance and improve performance in the gold industry. In an innovative move, the hedge fund led the creation of the Shareholder Gold Council, a consortium of large investors in gold companies to push gold mining companies to adopt higher levels of corporate governance. The case describes the motivation and process that led to the creation of the SGC and the initia...Starting at €8.20
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A Short-Seller Crashes the Party (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Srinivasan, SurajArticle HBS-R1312L-EKnowledge and CommunicationTerranola is a wildly successful company with a market cap of $8.1 billion. Its product, the Express granola-bar-making machine, is on kitchen counters across North America, and market analysts suggest that household penetration of Express machines could triple. Then Jeremiah Hughes, a well-known hedge fund manager and short-seller, starts making public comments suggesting that the company is overrated. Its managers debate how best to respond. Th...Starting at €8.20
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Odebrecht's "Transformation Journey"
Srinivasan, Suraj; Paine, Lynn Sharp; Costas, Ruth; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-320002-EStrategyAt the center of one of the largest corruption scandals in Latin America, Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht signed a leniency agreement with American, Swiss and Brazilian prosecutors in 2016 admitting to paying bribes in 12 countries. In an effort to regaiStarting at €8.20
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A Cultural Transformation at Southeastern Grocers
Srinivasan, Suraj; Goldberg, Jonah S.; Paul, Joseph A.Case HBS-121049-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Anthony Hucker, the CEO of Southeastern Grocers (SEG), took over in that role in July 2017, the company was in dire financial and operational condition and was headed towards bankruptcy. SEG, the fifth largest grocery chain in the U.S. in early 2021,Starting at €8.20
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American Express: Deciding on a hybrid work model after the COVID crisis (A) & (B) - Teaching note
Almandoz, John; Reiche, SebastianTeaching Note DPOT-126-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementIn the fall of 2021, after leading his team through 18 turbulent months of the coronavirus pandemic, Juan Ortiz, CEO of American Express (Amex) in Spain, and his country executive team (CET) had to address what the new way of working would look like for their team in Spain. After a companywide discussion about what the "new normal" would look like globally, they were faced with determining to what extent, from the perspective of Amex Spain, emplo...Starting at €0.00
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Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120032-EAccounting and ControlThis case describes the accounting fraud at Tesco Stores Limited (TSL), which was discovered by a senior accountant in TSL's finance department. The accountant was concerned about TSL's handling of commercial income, which, according to the accountant, overstated Tesco's profit by an estimated 246 million. Beyond the accounting issue, the case describes Tesco's organizational and cultural shortcoming causing this problem, how Tesco's new CEO Da...Starting at €8.20
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American Express: decidir sobre un modelo de trabajo híbrido tras la crisis de COVID-19 (B)
Almandoz, John; Reiche, Sebastian; Tatge, LarisaCase DPO-815Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementStarting at €5.74
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Haier In Japan: An Ongoing Transformational Journey (Chinese Version)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-464-ZHInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementFor Du Jingguo, president of Haier Asia, a lot had been achieved since Haier acquired Sanyo in Japan. Compared with the beginning of 2012, the year of the acquisition, employees' morale had been restored. People were generally motivated and saw a positive future for the company and their own careers. A new organizational structure based on the principles of self-managed units (ZZJYT) and the Rendanheyi principle had been created. Some units even ...Starting at €8.20
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IESE ON. Lead yourself to lead
Ginebra, Gabriel; Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, Tsedal; Rosanas, Josep Maria; Andreu i Civit, Rafael; Evangelia Demerouti; Clark, Dorie; IESE InsightDossier DOS-43-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat does it mean to be a good leader? Why should you want to be one, and what point are you at in your journey? Where, ultimately, do you want to go?
Leadership isn't a clearly marked path. It begins with you, with your knowledge of yourself and your ability to reflect on the world around you.
With this collection of articles, we provide the information you need to understand the kind of leader you are today, and the one you co...Starting at €15.00
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¿Hacia dónde va la globalización? Revisa tu estrategia
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Rosenberg, Mike; Reiche, SebastianDossier DOS-35Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyNo te dejes llevar por corrientes pasajeras. Los consejos de los profesores del IESE te ayudarán a permanecer con los pies en la tierra.Starting at €15.00