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SAP's Transformation from a Product to a Service Provider: The Business Transformation Academy
Fischer, Marco; Reiche, Sebastian; Cardona Soriano, PabloCase DPO-215-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case discusses the strategic talent and stakeholder management issues that SAP faces as it transforms itself into a service provider. In 2000, SAP first decides to establish business consulting to assist customers in implementing software solutions. After long and controversial discussions about the core competencies of SAP, the company finally sets up a unit on Business Transformation Services that aims to support companies to successfully t...Starting at €6.75
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Myer y Flanagan (A): reclutamiento sénior con mucho en juego
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-352Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementEsta serie de dos casos se centra en los desafíos que los grandes almacenes australianos Myer afrontaron a la hora de encontrar sustitutos para sus directivos sénior. A finales de la primavera de 2014, el equipo directivo sénior de Myer estaba inmerso en una remodelación de primer orden. Aunque durante los dos años anteriores ya habían abandonado la compañía más de veinte directivos sénior, el éxodo de algunos miembros clave del equipo directivo ...Starting at €6.75
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Uwa Ode: Embracing Life and Career Across Cultures
Reiche, Sebastian; Lee, Yih-TeenCase DPO-760-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case traces the personal and professional career of Uwa Ode, a bicultural individual who grew up in Nigeria and then lived in the United Kingdom and the United States. Having completed an executive MBA, Uwa is faced with deciding whether or not to continue a career at an oilfield services company headquartered in the United States. The company would most likely require a relocation every two to three years within and across different countrie...Starting at €6.75
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Globalization Backlash: How to Stay Grounded
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Rosenberg, Mike; Reiche, SebastianDossier DOS-35-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyDon’t get carried away by the uncertainty and anger. IESE experts offer practical advice, rooted in reality.Starting at €12.00
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Richard Debenham in Vienna (C): Between Velvet Divorce and the Sydney Olympics
Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-123-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the third of a three-case series. Case (C) describes Richard's final years at the Sydney headquarters, leading to his official retirement in 2002 and three more years of part-time consultant work for the company. The case ends with Richard's reflections on his 31-year career in the company.Starting at €6.75
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Richard Debenham in Vienna (A): Between Velvet Divorce and the Sydney Olympics
Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-121-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is the first of a three-case series. Richard Debenham is an operations manager working for the main Australian licensee of a leading global soft drinks producer. In 1990, accompanied by his family, he is transferred from Sydney to the company's European base in Vienna to develop the soft drinks market in Central and Eastern Europe. With little help from his local Austrian colleagues, Richard sets to work negotiating franchise ownership agree...Starting at €6.75
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Myer and Flanagan (B): High-Stake Recruitment at the Top
Reiche, Sebastian; Akkan, ErenCase DPO-353-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThis two-case series focuses on the challenges of senior executive replacements at the Australian department store Myer. In the late spring of 2014, Myer was going through a major reshuffle of its senior management team. More than 20 senior managers had left the company over the previous two years, and the exodus of some key members of the executive team was continuing. The turnover had accelerated after CEO Bernie Brookes decided in February 201...Starting at €6.75
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Nestlé's Alliance for YOUth (A)
Reiche, Sebastian; Liao, YuanCase DPO-438-EThe case deals with Nestlé's launch of the "Nestlé needs YOUth" initiative, whose main objective was to improve the employability of young people. The A case outlines how the initiative was launched in Europe at an overarching level, while leaving each local country operation with a lot of autonomy to decide how to carry it out. As a result, different challenges and local adaptations were necessary in each country. The B case details how the in...Starting at €6.75
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Haier In Japan: An Ongoing Transformational Journey
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-464-EInnovation 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 €6.75
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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (A)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, Sebastian; Chen, Yen-Tung; Kotake, YukiCase DPO-264-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming to ...Starting at €6.75