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The Electronic Products Division (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, MichaelCase HBS-411S19Leadership and People ManagementDescribes a division of Corning Glass Works that finds itself with deep financial and organizational problems. Severe conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction and morale is low. Provides sufficient data to determine that the cause of these problems is a change in business environment that had been followed by change in organization and management. Can be used for analysis of org...Starting at €8.20
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Sedalia Engine Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Spector, Bert A.Case HBS-420S16Leadership and People ManagementThe new plant manager must deal with the problems and potentials contained in this highly participatory management style plant.Starting at €8.20
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Sedalia Engine Plant (B) (Spanish version)
Beer, Michael; Spector, Bert A.Case HBS-420S17Leadership and People ManagementAfter one year as new plant manager at a highly participatory management style plant, Denny Goble assesses his handling of various problems.Starting at €5.74
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EMI and the CT Scanner (A) (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-315S08StrategyDescribes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government regulation, and by internal organizational problems.Starting at €8.20
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EMI and the CT Scanner (B) (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-315S09StrategyDescribes the development of the first CT Scanner by EMI, a company new to the medical industry, and EMI's entry into the U.S. market. The company's early success is threatened by the entry of a dozen competitors (some very large and experienced), by government regulation, and by internal organizational problems.Starting at €5.74
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Planning with People in Mind (Spanish version)
Mills, D. QuinnArticle HBS-85414Leadership and People ManagementMany American companies have begun to plan for their professional, managerial, and technical personnel. The most critical element is management's appreciation for the ways in which its human resource decisions affect the company's ability to achieve its business plans--and vice versa. Designing and strengthening work programs, assessing the corporate culture, and modifying or reinforcing it from the top are among the ways human resource planners ...Starting at €8.20
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Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A) (Spanish version)
Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-308S50EntrepreneurshipDescribes the evolution of Johnsonville Sausage through a generation of management and from a small operation to a large concern of over 500 employees. Describes how each of the functional areas in the firm has evolved, and how its structure and systems have changed over the years.Starting at €8.20
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IDS Financial Services (Spanish version)
Bonoma, Thomas V.; Drumwright, Minette E.Case HBS-520S14MarketingScarce managerial talent, sales force turnover, and client attrition were potential problems underlying IDS' disappointing performance at mid-year 1987. The marketing vice president had three potential "fixes": 1) increasing or decreasing the $35 million budget for marketing programs, 2) accelerating the expansion of the 6,746-person sales force numerically, and 3) emphasizing the strategic geographical expansion of the sales force. The teaching ...Starting at €8.20
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Gaz de France (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Allen, William B.Case HBS-219S04FinanceThe treasurer of Gaz de France is an aggressive, proactive manager of his company's liability structure, running one of the largest swap books of any non-financial corporation in the world. Currency futures, interbank forwards, and currency options are also frequently used to control the company's multi-currency liability structure. This case prompts students to explore the reasons and ramifications of such aggressive liability management, with p...Starting at €8.20
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Mrs. Fields Cookies (Spanish version)
Cash, James I., Jr.; Ostrofsky, KeriCase HBS-114S08Information TechnologiesMrs. Fields Cookies is a small company selling freshly baked goods through privately owned specialty stores (each store sells only Mrs. Fields products). The company has about 8,000 employees worldwide and less than 150 information systems people for a unique leverage of MIS resources. The company uses information systems extensively in its processing, communications, and other management functions, including operations of the stores and hiring s...Starting at €8.20