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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (C)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1383-EService and Operations ManagementThis file contains slides that show the elements chosen by the senior management and consultants to reengage and relaunch the lean journey at Wausau Equipment Company, following its original failed implementation and necessitated by implementation and acceptance problems at the management level. A teaching note (OM-1354TN) is available.Starting at €5.74
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Netflix and Dave Chappelle (A)
Kaufmann; Lauren; Botha; Helet; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0499-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave Chappelle. In the special—the last of six that Chappelle was contracted to make for Netflix—his targets included the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus others (LGBTQ+) community, particularly the transgender and nonbinary segments of that population. Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sar...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix and Dave Chappelle (B)
Kaufmann; Lauren; Botha; Helet; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0501-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave Chappelle. In the special—the last of six that Chappelle was contracted to make for Netflix—his targets included the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus others (LGBTQ+) community, particularly the transgender and nonbinary segments of that population. Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sar...Starting at €5.74
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Netflix and Dave Chappelle (A) and (B)- Teaching note
Kaufmann; Lauren; Botha; Helet; Mead; JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0499TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0499Starting at €0.00
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (A)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1354-EService and Operations ManagementA manufacturing company with a reputation for excellent service and quality and a command-and-control style of management with little communication across the organization decides to undertake a lean transformation, working closely with Lean Dynamics, a management consulting group with extensive lean-implementation experience. The challenges the company faces are examined in detail as are the lean implementation process, tools, and practices. But...Starting at €8.20
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Wausau Equipment Company: A Lean Journey (B)
Landel, Robert D.; Gruia, SorinCase DARDEN-OM-1382-EService and Operations ManagementThe lean initiative detailed in the (A) case, OM-1354, had reached a precarious stage. The machine and systems division of Wausau Equipment Company (WECO) had failed to sell several harvesting systems to customers to usually reliable buyers, and the competition was making important inroads in what was traditionally WECO country. The first wave of improvements made by the teams had not yet had any impact in the field. Enthusiasm to re-engage in th...Starting at €5.74
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Justin Thomas at Shining Star Academy (A)
Hernandez, Morela; Guggenheimer, ScottCase DARDEN-OB-1269-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Justin Thomas began as principal of Shining Star Academy, an elementary school in Alabama, the school had been failing for eight years and was in serious risk of state takeover. One of Thomas’s innovations was to implement data-driven instruction, but teachers struggled to change their routines. As hard as everyone was working, progress was minimal after a year. Thomas was heartbroken, and he didn’t know what else to try. This case is used a...Starting at €8.20
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Justin Thomas at Shining Star Academy (B)
Hernandez, Morela; Guggenheimer, ScottCase DARDEN-OB-1270-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Justin Thomas began as principal of Shining Star Academy, an elementary school in Alabama, the school had been failing for eight years and was in serious risk of state takeover. One of Thomas’s innovations was to implement data-driven instruction, but teachers struggled to change their routines. As hard as everyone was working, progress was minimal after a year. Thomas was heartbroken, and he didn’t know what else to try. The B case follows ...Starting at €5.74
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Maxine Hall at Northwest Middle School (A)
Hernandez, Morela; Guggenheimer, ScottCase DARDEN-OB-1271-ELeadership and People ManagementMaxine Hall, the new principal at Northwest Middle School, knew when she started that the school was suffering from a sense of distrust between teachers and administration, as well as a high degree of student disengagement and absenteeism. To unlock student achievement and instill much-needed consistency and alignment across the school, Hall implemented data-driven instruction, but her efforts were stymied by an unwillingness to change among staf...Starting at €8.20
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Maxine Hall at Northwest Middle School (B)
Hernandez, Morela; Guggenheimer, ScottCase DARDEN-OB-1272-ELeadership and People ManagementMaxine Hall, the new principal at Northwest Middle School, knew when she started that the school was suffering from a sense of distrust between teachers and administration, as well as a high degree of student disengagement and absenteeism. To unlock student achievement and instill much-needed consistency and alignment across the school, Hall implemented data-driven instruction, but her efforts were stymied by an unwillingness to change among staf...Starting at €5.74