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Gencor transformed: The keys era
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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Transformación de Genor: La época de Keys
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-1247Leadership and People ManagementThe case is part of a two case series dealing with the unbundling or breakup of the South African conglomerate Gencor. This first case details the preparation of the organisation, the nurturing phase, before the CEO Derek Keys starts with the breaking up of the business. The internal environment of the organisation before Keys' arrival is discussed - the inability of the main board members to resolve strategic issues and the consequences for the ...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990-ELeadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction covers a period of 4 years, 1987-1991 in which the company undergoes a change of management, introduces radically different management systems and, in the process, is awarded a gold medal from the National Productivity Institute of South Africa. The issue that faces the new management is how to sustain this process into the 90s while trying to survive in a declining market.Starting at €8.20
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Capra's Oscar-winning film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, made over sixty-five years ago, is one of the great classics of the film world. Like all great classics, whether on screen or in print, it is the underlying theme that gives it its longevity. It is not the actors, the special effects, the music or even the story that makes it special. It is special because it raises an issue that bothers us all: It is about integrity in politics; it i...Starting at €8.20
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Ronald Reagan: A Story telling style: 40th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-127-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingFormer actor Ronald Reagan, the U.S. president from 1981 to 1989, put his own stamp on presidential communication by harnessing the power of television broadcasting. He was a charming grand-style deliberate speaker, with a more intimate and personal style than John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, with their Ciceronian style of oratory. Reagan was a conviction speaker with a storytelling manner who appeared to link up personally with his audience.Starting at €8.20
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Profile of a Negotiator: Lyndon Johnson: 36th President of the United States
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-128-ELeadership and People ManagementThe quote ¿Come now, and let us reason together¿ comes from Isaiah 1:18 and perhaps best sums up what we can describe as Lyndon B. Johnson¿s own very special interpersonal communication style. It was about negotiating or reasoning together. The ability to use the language of negotiation is of great benefit to everyone and, more especially, to those in business and politics. It is a set of skills and attitudes that differ from those needed by the ...Starting at €8.20
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Con Roux Construction (Pty) Ltd. (A)
Ferreira, Anton; Miller, PaddyCase DG-990Leadership and People ManagementCon Roux Construction cubre un período de cuatro años (1987-1991), en los cuales la empresa pasa por un cambio de dirección, introduce diferentes y radicales sistemas de dirección y, en el proceso, el National Productivity Institute of South Africa le otorga una medalla de oro. El problema que afronta la nueva dirección es cómo sostener este proceso en los años noventa, mientras se trata de sobrevivir en un mercado que declina.Starting at €8.20