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A Difficult Hiring Decision at Central Bank
Authors: Schwartz, Mark S.; Copp, Hazel
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2006
The case is designed to encourage readers to select among three highly qualified candidates for an important managerial position. In doing so, readers are required to establish the set of criteria that they believe should be taken into account when making an important hiring decision for the bank...
Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Snook, Scott; Lane, David
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
No one sitting on the Goldman Sachs management committee had relied on a formal leadership program to reach the top. How do you convince hard-nosed bankers to leave their desks and invest precious time focusing on what many perceived as “soft” issues?
Consumer Benefits from Increased Competition in Shopping Outlets: Measuring the Effect of Wal-Mart
Authors: Hausman, Jerry A.; Leibtag, Ephraim
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: centre for microdata methods and practice
Publication Year: 2006
In this paper we consider consumer benefits from increased competition in a differentiated product setting: the spread of nontraditional retail outlets...
Eastman Kodak
Author: Kochan, Thomas A.
Product Type:
Source: Rebuilding the Social Contract at Work: Lessons from Leading Cases, Institute for Work and Employment Research, Sloan School of Management, MIT,
Publication Year: 1999
Eastman Kodak had a reputation as a good corporate citizen since its founding at the turn of the 20th century. Several waves of downsizing were especially disruptive in light of Kodak's previous employment practices. George Fisher, named CEO in 1993, announced a new explicit social contract as part of the restructuring effort; the case presents its key principles.
Employee Recognition at Intuit
Authors: Rao, Hayagreeva; Hoyt, David W.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford University
Publication Year: 2008
The case provides the basis for a discussion of employee engagement and motivation, and the use of a formal employee recognition system to enhance employee performance.
Management of Human Assets at Infosys
Author: Raghuram, Sumita
Product Type: Cases
Source: Fordham University
Publication Year: 2003
This case illustrates how a company puts into practice the notion of human resources as strategic assets for a company. The company is Infosys, an India based information technology company that uses offshore infrastructure to provide software solutions to clients worldwide.
Nucor Corporation and Worker Safety Issues (A, B)
Author: Morris, Rebecca J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: NACRA, Case Research Journal; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1997
In less than three decades, Nucor Corporation has risen from near bankruptcy to become the fourth largest steel producer in the United States. However, there is speculation that Nucor's quest for growth does not come without a human cost...
IKEA and the Natural Step
Authors: Reichert, Joel; Larson, Andrea
Product Type: Cases
Source: World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 1998
In 1996, IKEA' s $5 billion in revenues made it the world's largest retailer of furniture and home furnishings. IKEA extended its activities as an innovator through its incorporation of The Natural Step framework for assessing the ecological and social sustainability...
Teaching Module on Low-Wage Work in The Coming Economy - Low Wage Costs and Benefits
Author: Johnson, Jennifer
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
A primary business concern must be long-term success and the perpetuation of profits, goals often dependent on gaining a competitive advantage. An on-going debate is whether low-wage labor presents just such an advantage to U.S. businesses.
Allied Signal
Author: Lobel, Sharon
Product Type: Cases
Source: Wharton Work/Life Integration Project
Publication Year: 2001
The Allied Signal case revolves around a leader's ability to integrate an unyielding demand for bottom-line results with a focus on the whole person. How does Sandra Beach Lin "walk the talk"? How do others reflect her style? What has she been able to achieve using this approach?
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