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Michael Eisner at Disney
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-61-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case deals with a proven successful leader in entertainment (Michael Eisner) in a time of leadership crisis. At the time of this case, Eisner is managing an internal and external revolt. Students must unearth the key points of Eisner's leadership, including how he manages people, his communication ability, his propensity to risk taking and his track record in developing other leaders. In looking at Eisner's leadership, students will have t...Starting at €8.20
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Mike McCready and Music Xray: Business model innovation in the music industry
Brankovic, Azra; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-246-EInnovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe Music Xray case study can be used as a companion case to "Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math" (HBS Publishing, 2005) or as a stand-alone case. The case captures the emergence of a new business model in response to changes wrought on the music industry by the Internet, and particularly the advent of Web 2.0.Starting at €8.20
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Jordan Cohen en Pfizer Works: construyendo la oficina del futuro
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-187Service and Operations ManagementJordan Cohen es director de Eficacia Organizativa en la importante compañía farmacéutica Pfizer. Ha establecido un sistema denominado pfizerWorks mediante el cual se externalizan tareas como la preparación de documentos Excel y PowerPoint o la investigación. En el caso se analiza su evolución a lo largo de un periodo de cinco años en el que se crea pfizerWorks partiendo de cero y se incorpora el sistema a la corporación.Starting at €8.20
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Startup as a Service: The Prehype Model - Teaching Note
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyTeaching Note DPOT-88-EEntrepreneurship, Innovation and Change, StrategyThe case outlines how Henrik Werdelin, the founder of Prehype, launched a new model for large companies to create growth through innovation, based on the idea of "start-up as a service." The case describes Prehype's core offering, namely a predefined process for building new ventures, combining the client's internal resources with Prehype's entrepreneurial expertise. The underlying business model was aimed at providing long-term, shared-interest ...Starting at €0.00
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Randall Krantz (A): Transitioning a Career
Innes, Rosie; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-262-ELeadership and People ManagementRandall Krantz sets out to transition his career out of engineering and into an environmental NGO. The case outlines Krantz' career before taking on the MBA, his refocusing and his strategy for finding the job he feels he needs. The path leads him to dead ends, but eventually he finds something that might fit.Starting at €8.20
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Dunlop Slazenger International, Ltd. - Spain (A)
Miller, PaddyCase FH-536-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter the collapse of its agent's business in Spain Dunlop Slazenger decide to appoint a General Manager to resuscitate the business there. This case outlines the general economic environment, the market and the first steps that the General Manager takes on the road to recovery.Starting at €8.20
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La división de Barcelona de Hewlett Packard
Miller, PaddyCase FH-547Leadership and People ManagementEl caso analiza brevemente la historia de la división Hewlett-Packard de Barcelona desde sus inicios en 1984 como unidad fabricante bajo licencia, hasta la actualidad, en la que se ha convertido en un centro con beneficios importantes y responsable de su propio marketing, producción y distribución global. El papel y la contribución de cada uno de los directores generales es discutido antes de la llegada del director general Rich Raimondi. Raimond...Starting at €8.20
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Startup Cisco: Deploying Start-up Methods in a Giant Tech Company
Wedell-Wedellsborg, Thomas; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-426-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThis case outlines how a small team of people apply lean startup methods within Cisco, creating successful internal innovation over a period of a year. The case details how the team launched their idea and got traction for it, with very little formal support. The main features are building a team around an identified problem, attracting customers, building a "product" and anchoring the initiative in the organization.Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett Packard Barcelona Division
Miller, PaddyCase FH-547-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case briefly traces the history of the Barcelona Division of Hewlett-Packard from its inception in 1984, as a manufacturing unit producing under licence, to the present time, when it is a fully-fledged profit centre responsible for its own global marketing, production and distribution. The role and contribution of each of the general managers is discussed before the arrival of general manager Rich Raimondi. Raimondi is typical of many expatri...Starting at €8.20
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Diana and Jack Civello: Managing Dual Careers (B)
Mitchell, Jordan; Miller, PaddyCase DPO-46-ELeadership and People ManagementJack and Diana Civello have had successful careers in the same organization. They met and were married while working together. As the years have passed by, it has become apparent that out of the two, Diana is more likely to make it into a top executive job, maybe even rising to being the CEO of a major corporation. This leaves Jack wtih certain decisions to make about his own career.Starting at €5.74