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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Case HBS-715454-EStrategyStrategically, Steve Jobs got it brilliantly right some times and terribly wrong other times. This case examines Jobs' development as a leader strategist over the course of his entire career. The successes and failures of Apple, NeXT, and Pixar are used to probe the role of strategy in organizational success and to examine a leader's distinctive responsibility to set (and reset) a viable course for a business. While Jobs' greatness may make him s...Starting at €8.20
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France Telecom (A): A Challenging Restructuring
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721420-ELeadership and People ManagementThese cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for "institutional harassment. This case series follows the evolution of France Telecom from a national telephone monopoly to a private company facing two severe challenges: (1) The company's competitive advantage as a land-line carrier is being challenged by mobile carriers and...Starting at €8.20
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France Telecom (B): A Wave of Staff Suicides
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Whillans, Ashley V.Case HBS-721421-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the B case we learn that at least 19 France Telecom employees took their own lives between 2006 and 2009, 12 others attempted suicide, and eight suffered from serious depression for reasons reportedly related to work. Some of these deaths occurred in public places, others on company grounds. Labor inspector Sylvie Catala conducted an investigation and found that the "lack of consideration or psychosocial risks in the restructuring is the res...Starting at €5.74
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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist, Teaching Note
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Teaching Note HBS-716413-EStrategyTeaching note for case 715454.Starting at €0.00