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Coastal Power Corpus Christi: Ramping Down (B)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0894-ELeadership and People ManagementCan a company diminish employees’ mistrust and distress when downsizing? Is there such a thing as an “effective” workforce reduction process? In this disguised, yet actual case, Peter Morris, manager of Coastal Power Corpus Christi Plant (Bayland) in Texas, tells his team leaders that they had to cut their workforce 10%. Throughout the (A) case a close approximation of how the dialogue went in that meeting offers several ideas for the reduction t...Starting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (A)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0898-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €8.20
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Melissa Daylon
Isabella, Lynn A.; Pohl, JessicaCase DARDEN-OB-0902-ELeadership and People Management“Hey that was my idea!” How often have your students had that exact thought? Were they on a team when they felt most able to identify with that statement? This case is about a recent MBA graduate who faces challenges within her consulting team on her first post-graduation job. She is frustrated with one teammate in particular who she believes practices self-interest politics—he takes her ideas. The case allows for a healthy discussion on team dyn...Starting at €8.20
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Manic Monday at Astral Records Ltd.
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0947-ELeadership and People ManagementAn updated version of a popular outdated case (OB-0443), this material is excellent to explore the role of the general manager and the complexity of inter-relationships. Sarah Conner has just assumed control of Astral, a successful compact-disc manufacturer with some looming problems. Previously run by an autocratic manager, Astral is paralyzed following Sir Maxwell's death. Conner must work through a stack of voice and e-mails, faxes, and schedu...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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Galaxy Television: Melding Worlds or Cultural Big Bang?
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Koh, Elyta H.Case DARDEN-OB-1022-ELeadership and People ManagementSuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this case explores the early days of a potential global leader’s career. Emily Goh joined Galaxy Television, an Arab television start-up, as the head of corporate planning and worked in Rome for 10 months. She was heading back to Los Angeles to produce a television special on the Academy Awards. Her team included Arab on-air talent and producers, British production technicians, an I...Starting at €8.20
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So Long to SingleStop? (A)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Hepler, KentCase DARDEN-OB-1049-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case pairing was designed for use in the Darden School’s Global MBA for Executives program in the core Leadership and Organizations course and is also suitable for MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education courses in a module covering transformational leadership or human resources strategy. The field-based case uses the experiences of three managers at a big-box retail distribution center to set the stage for an analysis of transformational leaders...Starting at €8.20
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The Wonderful World of Human Resources at Disney
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1051-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat kind of culture does Walt Disney Company (WDC) want to create? This case uses the experiences of a young visitor to one of WDC’s resort hotels to set the stage for an analysis of selecting, hiring, training, and retaining and how those practices are governed by the culture of a large American company. The situation provides an opportunity to explore human resource policies, organizational design as well as how all those elements reinforce th...Starting at €8.20
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That Little Voice Inside (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Burke, SusanCase DARDEN-OB-1061-ELeadership and People ManagementCatherine Russell, senior vice president of Harbor Community Bank (HCB), had lunch with one of her branch managers, Rachel Dwyer, to confront her about violating bank opening and closing procedures. When Russell had asked about the situation earlier, Dwyer had boldly lied, as had the two HCB branch employees who worked under Dwyer. What would be the most appropriate resolution? This case is preceded by the A and B cases.Starting at €5.74
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad: It's A Women-Only Business
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Mattoo, Nirja; Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Wicks, Andrew C.Case DARDEN-OB-1091-ELeadership and People ManagementThe story of Lijjat offers an opportunity to challenge students to think about what a business is for. It can be used to explore students’ cultural intelligence starting point and discover what they need to learn from others who are different from them. The material lends itself to explore the concepts of missions, visions, values, strategies, and goals in the context of a highly successful business in India. For many years, members of the same f...Starting at €8.20