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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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GTSI Corporation: Mission Impossible? (B)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0967-ELeadership and People ManagementThis undisguised case is appropriate for graduate-level organizational behavior, strategy, and leadership courses. Readers will be put in the shoes of a seasoned change agent hired to transform a publicly owned company on the brink of bankruptcy. The B case reveals CEO James Leto’s strategic plan and adds a twist. Numerous internal changes take place as the firm is transformed. The issue is whether external stakeholders such as customers, investo...Starting at €5.74
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James Madison and "The Business of May Next" (B)
Cross, Tom; Newell, Terry; Rice, PeterCase DARDEN-OB-0969-ELeadership and People ManagementOn May 30, 1787, the second day of the Convention held in the Pennsylvania State House, six states voted “aye” and one “nay” to the proposal to establish “a national Government … consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.” In that moment, delegates who had gathered merely to revise the Articles of Confederation agreed to abolish it. In that moment, James Madison earned the title of Father of the Constitution, although he had no...Starting at €5.74
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Starbucks: Schultz Back in the Brew
Snell, Scott A.; Lemley, AmyCase DARDEN-OB-0970-ELeadership and People ManagementCan the return of its founding CEO turn a lagging Starbucks around? Howard Shultz must map a strategy that addresses the company's decreasing sales and perhaps too rapid growth. Had the previous CEO's efforts to streamline operations compromised the Starbucks experience or was a changing economy to blame? Schultz considers whether to close existing stores, slow U.S. growth while expanding overseas, and improve the customer experience, which he be...Starting at €8.20
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M. J. Tasman (A)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Brewster, MichaelCase DARDEN-OB-0971-ELeadership and People ManagementM. J. Tasman had made the transition to his new organization, having been quite successful in a smaller one. After the first year he was shocked to see the "engagement scores" put forth by his people. He wondered how this could be and what he could do differently.Starting at €8.20
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M. J. Tasman (B)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Brewster, MichaelCase DARDEN-OB-0972-ELeadership and People ManagementM. J. Tasman was quite disappointed with the first year's engagement scores. He puts his new plan into action and the results don't change. In an attempt to deal with his problem, he gets some specific feedback as to what he might do differently.Starting at €5.74
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Diversity at JPMorgan Chase: Right is Good Enough for Me (A)
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0975-ELeadership and People ManagementThis first case in a two-part series offers a look at diversity recruitment in a Fortune 500 company. With a white male champion at the helm, the A case shows how competent leaders do something interesting with diversity in a hiring system that has a strong pipeline of diverse talent for future consideration. Other Fortune 500 firms ask it to share recruiting best practices. But the head of recruiting wonders if his work efforts will change JPMC ...Starting at €8.20
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Dennis Paustenbach: I Never Thought of It as Work
Clawson, James G.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0988-ELeadership and People ManagementSuitable for graduate level and executive education programs, this undisguised case describes the life of Dennis Paustenbach, president and CEO of ChemRisk, and what, to his mind, is the typical life of a senior executive: many demands on one’s time, multiple projects, and serious consequences for inattention, both personally and professionally. This case can be used to teach students about individual behavior, Type A behavior, time and priority ...Starting at €8.20
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Storm Gudrun: Managing a Crisis
Helgesson, Karin Svedberg; Nyberg, Anna; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0991-ELeadership and People ManagementA brutal winter storm hits the Baltic Sea region, felling 200 million trees and leaving forest owners and lumber industry competitors devastated. The chairman and majority owner of a large private timber mill in Sweden needs an action plan to pull through the disaster quickly—before the felled timber rots. Will they be able to rescue the timber? How shall his business react to the sudden oversupply? How will the exponentially increased supply be ...Starting at €8.20
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Global Protection Corporation: Message from the Middle
Isabella, Lynn A.; Decker, Rachel; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1001-ELeadership and People ManagementA middle manager at a large company is unable to get her engineering customers and corporate bosses to see eye to eye on a public relations decision, and now her corporate boss seems to have totally misinterpreted her intentions. Suitable for MBA or executive education classes, this field case is a composite of actual experiences and fabricated elements. The case addresses a scarcity of material on the unique dilemmas faced by middle managers.Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B):Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1005-ELeadership and People ManagementThe principal’s B case describes Landahl’s first year at Greer—he seemed to be running from one trouble spot to another, and several problems just kept resurfacing. Student offenses against teachers and each other had decreased, but disorderly and disruptive incidents had increased. Teachers who disagreed with Landahl’s approach undermined his leadership. Greer students had failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks for 2007–08; the...Starting at €5.74