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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (A and B) - Teaching Note
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianTeaching Note DPOT-70-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming to ...Starting at €0.00
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Finding Ways to Make Scheduling Flexibility Feasible and Profitable: Create Value by Improving Conditions for Your Low-Level Workers
Heymann, JodyBook Chapter HBS-6028BC-ELeadership and People ManagementMany managers assume that a lack of work-related benefits such as paid sick leave, paid leave to care for family members, and scheduling flexibility are inherent in the type of work low-level employees perform, when in fact the opposite is true. Flexibility is not only important to the health and well-being of your workers and their families, but can provide valuable returns for your company. This chapter examines the experiences of factory line-...Starting at €8.20
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Offering Training Where It Is Valued Most: How Training Programs for Low-Level Employees Can Increase Your Firm's Productivity and Profits
Heymann, JodyBook Chapter HBS-6031BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCompanies can reap tremendous benefits by offering training to their employees, most directly by improving their workers' job-related skills and productivity. But worldwide, these opportunities are overwhelmingly offered to those who already have an advantage. By implementing successful training programs in your company for your low-level employees-like ESL or literacy training, technical skill building, internal advancement training, or even ext...Starting at €8.20
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Establishing Career Tracks for the Least-Advantaged Workers: How Your Company Wins by Making Advancement Accessible to All
Heymann, JodyBook Chapter HBS-6032BC-ELeadership and People ManagementOne of the most significant yet ironically least common ways of ensuring good working conditions for your lowest-level employees is to provide them with advancement opportunities. While near constant attention is devoted to the career paths of employees with a higher education, few companies pay similar attention to those with limited formal education. This chapter, culled from interviews with workers at all levels of the corporate ladder on six ...Starting at €8.20
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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (B) (Chinese Version)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, Sebastian; Chen, Yen-Tung; Kotake, YukiCase DPO-265-ZHLeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming t...Starting at €5.74
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Koji Yamada in India (B): Managing an India-Japan Joint Venture (Chinese Version)
Saka, Fuyuki; Lee, Yih-Teen; Almandoz, John; Cheely, MichaelCase DPO-348-ZHLeadership and People ManagementKoji Yamada, from Japan, needs to implement a revenue enhancement project (REP) in India in a JV formed by two important players from Japan and India. However, he encounters challenges in getting a clear commitment from his Indian counterparts, who feel that they know more about the Indian market and are not convinced by the relevance of the project led by Yamada. Moreover, there seem to be some cultural differences in the way they communicate. E...Starting at €5.74
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Netflix: liderando con una cultura corporativa única
Lee, Yih-Teen; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase DPO-810Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementA pesar de sus disruptivas peculiaridades - ausencia de políticas de aprobación de gasto o de vacaciones, feedback constante y visible por todos los miembros de la organización, y exigentes objetivos de rendimiento - la cultura de Netflix ha arrojado grandes resultados a lo largo de las décadas de los 2000 y los 2010. Efectivamente, durante este período Netflix se anticipó, incluso lideró, de forma exitosa muchas de las disrupciones que han afect...Starting at €8.20
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Haier In Japan: An Ongoing Transformational Journey (Chinese Version)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-464-ZHInnovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementFor Du Jingguo, president of Haier Asia, a lot had been achieved since Haier acquired Sanyo in Japan. Compared with the beginning of 2012, the year of the acquisition, employees' morale had been restored. People were generally motivated and saw a positive future for the company and their own careers. A new organizational structure based on the principles of self-managed units (ZZJYT) and the Rendanheyi principle had been created. Some units even ...Starting at €8.20
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Desarrolle su liderazgo para ganar impacto
Ibarra, Herminia; Lee, Yih-Teen; Liao, Yuan; Auricchio, Giuseppe; Káganer, EvgenyDossier DOS-26Information Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementMejorar como líder es la mejor garantía para dejar una huella realmente valiosa.Starting at €15.00
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Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Case of the Ineffectual FD
Groysberg, Boris; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-416031-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20