Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Goldman Sachs: Are You Burnt-In or Burnt-Out?
Hayden Woodley; Julia LeonardCase IVEY-W28432-ELeadership and People ManagementIn March 2021, a group of junior investment banking analysts at the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., an American multinational investment bank, told senior management that they were suffering burnout from having to work 100-hour weeks. Nearly a year since the start of the pandemic, this workplace culture crisis heightened the importance of senior leadership prioritizing employees’ mental and physical health. In addition, it drew attention to the import...Starting at €8.20
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General Motors: Full-Size Truck Seat Supply Chain
Hubert Pun; Tingting Yan; Hamid Elahi; Lori Sisk; Kate Plegue; Brandon LeAnnais; James Preslar; Alan Domzalski; Jay Glanton; George Smith II; Hajar AlwahabiCase IVEY-W28586-EStrategyIn July 2018, Amir Bell was heading the Operational Excellence (OpEx) team for the Light Duty Pickup Truck Seat Cost Reduction program at General Motors (GM). GM had decided to launch the new full-size truck program in 2019 at assembly plants in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Silao, Mexico. To increase profits, GM sought to decrease costs in the manufacturing process. At the time, GM enjoyed a long-term tier-1 supplier relationship with Skübi Automotiv...Starting at €8.20