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Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Shelton, RachelCase HBS-415S03Leadership and People ManagementRoger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within the unit refuse to work together, and the unit recently failed to capitalize on an important new product opportunity. To address the problems, Cahill has made a number of organization...Starting at €8.20
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Becton Dickinson: Innovation and Growth (A)
Sadun, Raffaella; Beer, Michael; Weber, JamesCase HBS-717419-EStrategyIn late 2015, CEO Vince Forlenza was reviewing Becton Dickinson's transformation efforts designed to enable the company to innovate and grow in a changing environment. Becton Dickinson had been a successful medical device company for over 100 years. In recent years, cost pressures were causing its major customers to consolidate, and also to rethink their purchasing practices-moving from looking for products to looking for cost-effective solutions...Starting at €8.20
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Allentown Materials Corporation: División de productos electrónicos (A)
Beer, MichaelCase HBS-403S14Leadership and People ManagementUna división de Allentown Materials Corp. tiene problemas financieros y de organización. Conflicto y falta de coordinación existen entre los grupos funcionales. Los empleados no tienen un sentido de dirección, y la moral es baja. La causa de estos problemas se encuentra en un cambio en el entorno empresarial, seguido de cambios en la organización y gestión. Un reescrito versión de un caso anterior.Starting at €8.20
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Colonial Food Services Co. (Spanish Version)
Beer, Michael; Clawson, James G.Case HBS-402S07Leadership and People ManagementEl primer caso en una serie de casos de cuatro partes que describe los acontecimientos que condujeron a una entrevista de evaluación del desempeño. Describe los antecedentes de la empresa.Starting at €8.20
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James Cranston (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Clawson, James G.Case HBS-402S08Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the attitudes, feelings, and perceptions of the manager who will conduct the performance appraisal interview.Starting at €8.20
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United Stationers: Enabling our Partners to Succeed
Beer, Michael; Eisenstat, Russell A.Case HBS-912407-EThe case depicts a mission- and values-driven company. It describes the development of the firm over time, its leadership and challenges it faces to sustain its culture.Starting at €8.20
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Conflict and Communication on Project Aerial (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Yong, SunruCase HBS-210S18Leadership 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. TerraCog, a successful privately held high-tech firm that develops GPS (global positioning system) and similar products for consumer markets, has recently been caught off-guard by a competitor's new product that makes novel use of satellite imagery. When TerraCog pursues development of a directly competing p...Starting at €8.20
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A Destination-for-a-Day Spa (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; St. Clair, LyndaCase HBS-913S07Leadership and People Managementtips are lower than expected, reducing expected compensation; scheduling issues create bottlenecks; and the level of commitment varies among PWCs. The result is a high employee turnover rate, and departing employees take an average of 35% of their client base with them when they go. Now, with financials for the spa's second year completed, the VP of spa operations, the VP of business operations, and the CEO must evaluate what is and what isn't w...Starting at €8.20
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Note on Rewards Systems (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Spector, Bert A.Case HBS-419S27Leadership and People ManagementLooks at rewards in general, and pay in particular, and studies the conditions that may enhance or detract from employee satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Southfield Packaging (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-917S16Leadership and People ManagementSouthfield Packaging provides packaging materials and services to medical device manufacturers. The case examines the relationship between a corporate vice president, Mark Sanders, and one of his direct reports, Regional Manager Frank Belby. Sanders' preparation for Belby's annual performance review provides a foundation for discussing the common challenges and difficulties associated with performance reviews. Specific issues include the need to ...Starting at €8.20