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SÄBU Holzbau GmbH: From a Leadership Crisis to Qualitative Growth (A)
Dietmar SternadCase IVEY-9B19C011-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyCase A describes a leadership crisis affecting the managing director of the German construction company SÄBU Holzbau GmbH. In 2013, severe organizational problems, such as deficiencies in internal communication, indecisiveness, and a lack of clarity in the distribution of tasks and responsibilities, led to frustrations for both customers and employees. The crisis culminated with three key employees leaving the company because they were no longer ...Starting at €8.20
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Vossloh: Restoring Trust after Two Consecutive Profit Warnings
Jan Diebecker; Alexander Flügel; Thorsten Knauer; Tea Luhtanen; Friedrich SommerCase IVEY-9B12M113-EStrategyVossloh AG is preparing for its annual December conference with investors and analysts. The company, whose core business has always been the railway engineering sector, had to issue two consecutive profit warnings in 2011, which sent its stock back to levels last seen only in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2009–10. The company’s primary task is to find the right arguments to satisfy the conference participants and regain their trust. Vos...Starting at €8.20
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SÄBU Holzbau GmbH: From a Leadership Crisis to Qualitative Growth (B)
Dietmar SternadCase IVEY-9B19C012-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyCase B describes how management at SÄBU Holzbau GmbH was able to overcome the crisis with the help of a team of consultants who supported the company through a change process that significantly altered the its culture.Starting at €5.74