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AT&T, Retraining, and the Workforce of Tomorrow
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820017-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, rapid changes in the telecommunications industry forced AT&T's management team to take on a task that CEO Randall Stephenson called the "biggest logistical challenge" they had ever seen: retraining 100,000 workers by 2020. In 2012, inteStarting at €8.20
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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20
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Google: To TVC or Not to TVC
Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820048-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late 2018, evidence emerged that many of Google's temporary help agency workers, vendors, and independent contractors ("TVCs") were unhappy with the company. TVCs, who reportedly made up 49.95% of Google's 170,000 person global workforce, had raised concerns of mistreatment, citing instances of pay inequity, social exclusion, and physical endangerment. "Flexible" workers, such as TVCs, were often seen as a key cog for Silicon Valley's IT com...Starting at €8.20
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Google: To TVC or Not to TVC, Teaching Note
Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlTeaching Note HBS-820049-ELeadership and People ManagementA Teaching Note for the "Google: To TVC or Not to TVC?" case study (HBS#820-048). The case discusses recent controversies regarding how Google manages temporary help agency workers, workers supplied by vendors, and independent contractors ("TVCs"). Such TVCs reportedly made up half of the company's workforce in late 2018. Following Google as a protagonist, this case study facilitates a broad discussion about the strengths, weaknesses, opportuniti...Starting at €0.00
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Beauregard Textile Co. (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-113S01StrategyThe sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for analysis. The case provides an opportunity to practice contribution analysis, considering fixed and variable costs as reported in a typical cost report. Also tests the students' abili...Starting at €8.20
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Rein Chemical Co.: Specialty Division (Spanish Version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-906S02Este caso describe reciente descubrimiento de la gestión empresarial de las transacciones de precios no éticos generalizados en una división y diferentes puntos de vista clave de los gerentes sobre cómo responder. Se les pide a los estudiantes para evaluar la posición de gestión y decidir quién debe hacer qué para el problema de la determinación Rein Chemical Co. El problema de precios inadecuada, que implica un gran número indeterminado de clien...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric, 1984 (Spanish Version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.; Brainard, Caroline E.Case HBS-302S36Knowledge and CommunicationDescribe los primeros cuatro años de permanencia de Jack Welch como CEO de las ofertas de General Electric Co. con las formas Welch ha tratado de actividades de estrategia y planificación del cambio de GE y sus intentos de hacer la empresa más empresarial.Starting at €8.20
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General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch (Spanish Version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Aguilar, Francis J.; Elderkin, Kenton W.Case HBS-308S03Knowledge and CommunicationCuando retirarse de GE Reginald Jones volvió el trabajo de CEO a Jack Welch, el 1 de abril de 1981, el Wall Street Journal informó que GE había "decidido sustituir una leyenda con un cable de alta tensión." Algunos se preguntaban si el joven dínamo podría llenar los zapatos muy grandes del estadista. Pero Welch tenía una visión muy potente y bien articulado de donde él quería su compañía para ir. Para 1984, se había reagrupado sectores de GE, red...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric: Strategic Position--1981 (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.Case HBS-320S05Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use or alter the system to meet the challenge of growth. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should con...Starting at €8.20