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Turnaround to Growth (Spanish version)
Applegate, Lynda M.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-810S22Leadership and People ManagementDescribes IBM's decade of transformation. Provides background on the company's history and the factors that led to its near death in the early 1990s and to its remarkable turnaround during Lou Gerstner's reign as CEO. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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Eikon Device Inc.: Creating an International Strategy
Anthony GoerzenCase IVEY-9B13M089-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyEikon Device Ltd, a tattoo equipment and supplies firm, has to choose between several alternatives. Their core business is the production of tattoo needles and the power supply that makes tattoo machines operate, selling primarily into the United States and Canada. With increasing international demand however, should they consider establishing a distribution facility abroad? Alternatively, since much of their success is derived from catering to t...Starting at €8.20
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Able Translations: International Strategy at the Crossroads
Anthony GoerzenCase IVEY-9B15M009-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Toronto-based Able Translations has grown the company since 1990 from a single-man operation that did on-site interpreting to a firm of 100 staff in 2014. The firm provides a range of interpreting and translation services on three continents by more than 3,500 qualified language professionals in more than 100 languages. Although an industry leader, the company faces both strong global competitors and a myriad of microbusinesses and...Starting at €8.20
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Sobey's Inc: A Strategic Approach to Sustainable Seafood Supply
Anthony GoerzenCase IVEY-9B13M118-EStrategyBy 2013, Sobey’s Inc., one of Canada`s largest food retailers, had initiated a number of programs in order to reduce its environmental footprint and to try to meet the public’s expectations that business would address such sustainability issues as waste management, genetically modified products and food safety. At the top of Sobey’s agenda was to develop a sustainable seafood strategy. While data collection, metric selection, employee incentives ...Starting at €8.20
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United Way: Taking a Public Stance on a Controversial Issue
Anthony Goerzen; Luke FiskeCase IVEY-9B16M065-EStrategyIn June 2012, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington chapter of the United Way had the opportunity to present its views at an upcoming public forum on a proposal to build a casino in Kingston, Ontario. The possibility of a casino in Kingston was a controversial and emotional topic; it was supported by influential business and government leaders but also had many detractors. Pro-casino advocates said a casino would create jobs, spur local ...Starting at €8.20
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Fair Trade Jewellery Co.: Establishing an Ethical Global Value Chain
Anthony Goerzen; Luke FiskeCase IVEY-9B20M139-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn August 2019, Fair Trade Jewellery Co., a mid-size jewellery retailer based in Toronto, Canada, was wondering how to ensure that its customers received responsibly sourced gold and diamond jewellery. The company had already devoted considerable amountsStarting at €8.20
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Implementing Self-Directed Teams (Spanish version)
Garvin, David A.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-414S11Leadership and People ManagementDesigning Teams, Implementing Change, Self-Directed Teams, Workforce Management, General Management, Managing Teams, High Performance Workforce, Employee Empowerment, Motivation and Mid-size Plastic Pipe Manufacturing.Starting at €8.20
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RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams
Garvin, David A.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-4063-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Key topics include team design, team management, job design, employee empowerment, implementing change, and high performance workforces. In 2004, John Amasi, the director of production for a manufacturer of plastic pipe, introduced the concept of self-directed teams into a newly rehabbed plant in Corpus Chri...Starting at €8.20
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Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products (Spanish version)
Collins, Elizabeth; Greiner, Larry E.Case HBS-208S30StrategyTeach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. When students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. Alex Sander is a new product manager whose drive and talents are attractive to management, but whose intolerant style has alienated employees. This tension is presented against the backdrop of a 360 performance review process. Sander ...Starting at €8.20
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Young Division, Old Division (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Collins, ElizabethCase HBS-310S13Leadership and People ManagementWhen students have the English-language PDF of this Brief Case in a coursepack, they will also have the option to purchase an audio version. CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc., which comprises an older division that fabricates products like piping and tanks for water and wastewater processing plants, and a much newer division that develops biochemical solutions associated with water purificati...Starting at €8.20