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Sanctuary Soft: International Expansion Strategies
Groysberg, Boris; Marietta, Geoff; Marshall, Tim; Hartley, AdamCase HBS-409104-ELeadership and People ManagementA U.S.-based security software company considers its options to expand. Different labor-market and labor-law situations are analyzed for the U.S., U.K., Germany, China, and India.Starting at €8.20
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Die Mannschaft: How Germany Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Groysberg, Boris; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Thomke, Arjun; Herman, Kerry; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-416025-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter years of ups and downs, Germany won its fourth World Cup in 2014.This case examines the national team's recent history and the changes they made to set themselves up for success.Starting at €8.20
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Womenomics in Japan
Groysberg, Boris; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Sato, Nobuo; Lane, DavidCase HBS-417002-ELeadership and People Management"Womenomics in Japan" profiles Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vigorous attempts to revive Japan's economy, specifically by advocating for a larger role for women in the economy--not as a matter of social policy or gender equity per se, but as an essential element of any solution to Japan's persistent low economic growth. Several decades of economic stagnation led Abe to spearhead a multi-faceted reform effort to shake off deflation and come to grips...Starting at €8.20
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LIXIL Group Corporation: Building a New Company in an Old Industry
Groysberg, Boris; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-419009-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the spring of 2018, Kinya Seto, president and CEO of LIXIL Group Corporation, a major housing and building products and services company, called a meeting at the company's head office in central Tokyo to discuss how to implement the new three-year strategic plan. LIXIL had been established in 2011 through a merger of five of Japan's major companies across a broad spectrum of building materials and other housing-related businesses. The company ...Starting at €8.20
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Hironobu Tsujiguchi and His Sweet Revolution
Groysberg, Boris; Jinjo, NaokoCase HBS-419011-ELeadership and People ManagementHironobu Tsujiguchi, a Japanese chocolatier, had chosen an unusual path to success as a pastry chef. Instead of spending most of his time in his kitchen and focusing on one or two confectionery categories like most pastry chefs, he chose to work on diverse projects and leverage his reputation as a winning competitive chef to experiment with tastes and achieve business success. While Tsujiguchi enjoyed popularity and success in a broad array of pr...Starting at €8.20
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The Roca Brothers: Innovation in Gastronomy
Groysberg, Boris; Hecht, Evan M S; Connolly Baden, KatherineCase HBS-421017-ELeadership and People ManagementChef Joan Roca, sommelier Josep Roca and pastry chef Jordi Roca were three brothers based in Girona, Spain whose complementary skills, collective ability, and relentless drive for innovation had brought worldwide fame and awards to their restaurant, El CeStarting at €8.20
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Managing Talent at Bertelsmann AG (A)
Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin; Maletz, Mark C.; Herman, KerryCase HBS-410010-ELeadership and People ManagementBertelsmann's EVP HR Immanuel Hermreck and his team were focused on four key HR issues. Three of these were somewhat discreet: improving Bertelsmann's employer brand; managing Bertelsmann talent across the firm's decentralized businesses; and ensuring early identification and appropriate development of Bertelsmann's top 100 high potential managers (hi-pos) to better seed the company's future top management. The fourth issue-recruitment and retent...Starting at €8.20
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Porcelanosa y la guerra en Ucrania (A): Un dilema de asuntos públicos y reputación
Bárcena Dahl, Ignacio; Bueno González, Lucía; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-818Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEn el 2022, una empresa española de cerámica se ve envuelta en una controversia mediática cuando el presidente de Ucrania, invitado a hablar ante el Parlamento español, menciona su nombre al citar varias compañías colaboradora de Rusia. Se trata de una acusación grave y falsa: la empresa había dejado de comercializar sus productos en la Federación Rusa hacía meses, cumpliendo las condiciones del embargo impuesto por la Unión Europea. Las acusacio...Starting at €8.20
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Porcelanosa and the war in Ukraine (A): A public affairs and reputational dilemma
Bárcena Dahl, Ignacio; Bueno González, Lucía; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-818-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2022, a Spanish ceramics company finds itself embroiled in a media controversy when the president of Ukraine, invited to speak before the Spanish parliament, identifies it as one of several Spanish businesses operating in Russia. The allegation is serious and false: The company had stopped marketing its products in the Russian Federation months earlier, in compliance with the terms of the embargo imposed by the European Union. The accusations ...Starting at €8.20