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What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential
Author: Kaplan, Robert S.
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Harvard Business Review Press
Publication Year: 2013
Each of us is unique and brings distinctive skills and qualities to any situation. So why is it that most of us fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success?
CloudFlare, Inc.: Running Hot?
Authors: Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Godden, Alex
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2013
In July 2012, the cofounders of CloudFlare, a Silicon Valley startup that protects websites and accelerates their traffic, are considering the implications of five employees' resignations over the prior three months. Was this natural attrition for a high-tech venture with a staff of 35 experiencing explosive growth, or were the resignations symptomatic of bigger issues with CloudFlare's culture and management processes?
Sustainable Pay: How TSX 60 Companies Compensate Executives for Sustainability Performance
Author: Strandberg, Coro
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Strandberg Consulting
Publication Year: 2013
Sustainability is an important global business driver and is making its way into corporate boardrooms. Mounting evidence shows firms that invest in improved sustainability practices outperform their competitors. There is growing awareness that emerging sustainability risks can have a material impact on company performance. Recognizing these links, companies increasingly integrate sustainability performance objectives and targets into their performance management systems.
He Hasn’t Had It All Either
Author: Winerip, Michael
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2013
A father discusses his experiences as primary caregiver, and how his choices around work affected his family and career trajectory.
Governance Curricula for Employee-Ownership Companies
Author: The Beyster Institute
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Iinstitute
Publication Year: 2013
The Beyster Institute is proud to announce the launch of the complete picture for employee ownership governance education, the Governance Curricula for Employee Ownership Companies.
Ten Ways to Get the Most from a 360-Degree Leadership Assessment
Author: Levy, David
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2013
Ten top tips for getting the most value from a 360-degree leadership assessment.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Author:
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Knopf
Publication Year: 2013
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.
Volvo Construction Equipment: Managing a Plant Closure (A, B, C)
Authors: Weil, Mary; Mark, Ken
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2013
The vice-president and general manager of the Canadian operations of a multinational vehicle manufacturer learns that the plant he supervises will be shut down in 15 months…
Say on Pay at The Walt Disney Company
Authors: Gow, Ian D.; Ormazabal, Gaizka
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2013
This case focuses on the lead-up to Disney's 2012 annual meeting where Disney would face a vote on the compensation package of its CEO, Robert Iger...
Rethinking Underemployment and Overqualification in Organizations: The Not so Ugly Truth
Authors: Thompson, Katina W.; Shea, Thomas H.; Sikora, David M.; Perrewe, Pamela L.; Ferris, Gerald R.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2013
By combining practical experiences from an outplacement firm (Right Management, headed by our second author) and what we have learned from academic research, we herein describe five types of underemployment, discuss widely held assumptions about the issue, and offer suggestions regarding ways that organizations might harness the power of this economy-wide phenomenon.
Tailoring a Book Program for Managers: Why and How
Authors: Gelb, Betsy D.; McKee, Rob Austin
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2013
Offering testimonials from a range of sources, we assert that managers' book programs benefit participants and their organizations. To demonstrate how a book program tailored for an organization might work, we initiated a prototype among working master of business administration students, each of whom read one book as well as another book read by all. Thus, critical thinking became a component of the undertaking as well as familiarity with a variety of authors' ideas on a range of topics pertinent to managers.
LGBTA at Toronto-Dominion Bank in 2012
Authors: Maurer, Cara C.; Cornies, Andrew
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
This case concerns the implementation and strategic direction of LGBTA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and ally) initiatives at TD Bank Financial Group...
Cascade Engineering: Building Frontline Employee Programs for Triple Bottom Line Impact
Authors: Hu, Jennifer; Lowenberg, Melanie; Chojnacki, Rohini
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program
Publication Year: 2012
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Fred Keller stepped down from the podium at a local park in Grand Rapids, Michigan and stared at the Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation in his hands. Under his watch as Founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, the manufacturing company had blossomed into a successful and diversified enterprise. Keller considered Cascade’s future strategy: How could his company continue enabling success while maintaining the proper balance across its Triple Bottom Line mission?
Women's Careers and Power: What You Need to Know
Author: Pfeffer, Jeffrey
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
This case reviews the literature on women's careers, career disadvantages and their sources, and women's reactions to power, negotiations including salary negotiations and competition.
Somewhere Between Complacency and Fear
Author: Rodgers, Loren
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2012
Cecil Ursprung, the former CEO of Reflexite Corporation, once described his ideal organizational culture as being a permanent "state of mild dissatisfaction." You may not agree with the word "dissatisfaction," but I expect you would agree that innovation flourishes when employee owners are constantly seeking ways to improve the company and that happens when employees are not satisfied with the status quo. Creative energy flows when people refuse to walk away from situations that are "good enough.”
The Age of Autonomy
Author: Mathews, Anthony
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2012
Why is Southwest so uniquely able to succeed where others can’t? The thing that makes Southwest employees a powerful force for success is that they are autonomous workers working toward a common goal...
Acknowledging Religious Diversity: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Gelb, Betsy D.; Longacre, Teri Elkins
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Because federal law protects an employee's right to religious accommodation, managers cannot ignore the issue of religious diversity. The matter is far broader than simple legal compliance, though...
Equal Exchange: Doing Well by Doing Good©
Authors: Harris, Benita W.; Manz, Karen P.; Shipper, Frank; Manz, Charles C.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Foundation for Enterprise Development
Publication Year: 2012
In 1983, Rink Dickinson, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Michael Rozyne were all recent college graduates and working for a food co-op warehouse in the Boston area. They began to question the system, asking “What if food could be traded in a way that is honest and fair, a way that empowers both farmers and consumers? What if trade supported family farms' use of organic methods rather than methods that harm the environment?” It became apparent to them that if they were going to pursue their vision, they were going to have to develop an organization...
License to Cheat: Voluntary Regulation and Ethical Behavior
Authors: Gino, Francesca; Krupka, Erin L.; Weber, Roberto A.
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
One powerful tool, at least in theory, that policymakers can rely on to stem cheating is regulation through monitoring and sanctions. But regulation does not really help when individuals and firms who are supposed to be regulated may have the ability to determine how much regulation they face, or even whether they face it at all. This paper studies what happens when individuals can avoid or circumvent regulation and monitoring intended to curb unethical conduct.
A Note on Trust
Authors: Sharpe, James M.; Green, Charles H.
Product Type: Notes
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
The effective manager and leader understands and appreciates trust at both the personal and the organizational levels. Most managers focus more on being trusted than on trusting. The best way to be trusted is to be worthy of trust - to be trustworthy.
Employee Engagement and CSR: Transactional, Relational, and Developmental Approaches
Author: Mirvis, Philip
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: California Management Review
Publication Year: 2012
This article looks at the relevance of corporate social responsibility for engaging employees, including its impact on their motivation, identity, and sense of meaning and purpose...
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Bill Allen and Maria Pejter of Maersk Group's Human Resources Department, discuss talent management issues: an increase an employee turnover; internal training and development programs; hiring experienced talent from outside the firm; rehiring former employees ("boomerangs"); and increasing employee diversity.
Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It
Author: Cappelli, Peter
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: Wharton Digital Press
Publication Year: 2012
Even in a time of perilously high unemployment, companies contend that they cannot find the employees they need. Pointing to a skills gap, employers argue applicants are simply not qualified; schools aren't preparing students for jobs; the government isn't letting in enough high-skill immigrants; and even when the match is right, prospective employees won’t accept jobs at the wages offered. Peter Cappelli, Wharton management professor and director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources, addresses the arguments and discusses the real reasons good people can’t get hired.
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Author: Slaughter, Anne-Marie
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Atlantic
Publication Year: 2012
It’s time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed. If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here’s what has to change.
Communication for an Employee-Owned Company
Author: Cai, Junyi
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2012
Communication benefits the employee-ownership plan of a company in many ways. A well-communicated plan and a well-planned communication campaign are much more likely to accomplish your objectives...
How Will You Measure Your Life?
Authors: Christensen, Clayton M.; Allworth, James; Dillon, Karen
Product Type: Books / Book Chapters
Source: HarperBusiness
Publication Year: 2012
Drawing upon his business research, Christensen offers a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He uses examples from his own experiences to explain how high achievers can all too often fall into traps that lead to unhappiness.
People Express Airlines
Authors: Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Barley, Lauren
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Profiles People's aggressive strategy and its distinctive approach to human resource management, which emphasized job rotation and minimal hierarchy...
Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd: Linking Compensation to Sustainability Metrics
Authors: Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Li, Shelley Xin; Knight, Alan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
Robert Venter, second-generation Chief Executive of family-owned Allied Electronics Corporation Ltd, considered the pros and cons of more clearly linking the firm's compensation system to sustainability performance. Having made a clear commitment to sustainable development, Venter was confident that the commitment was shared across the senior management team. However, there appeared to be more acceptance in the operating units for meeting financial targets than for meeting sustainability targets. Did the existing incentive structure send the correct message about the sustainability-oriented corporate strategy?
Schuberg Philis
Authors: DeLong, Thomas J.; Beyersdorfer, Daniela
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2012
A growing workload and 100% promise to customers have increased the pressure on Schuberg Philis' non-hierarchical teams of engineers, as well as the hiring speed, which some fear could dilute their corporate culture...
Le Moulin Blanc
Author: Kispal-Vitai, Zsuzsanna
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
A young entry-level employee starts work in the hotel industry in a Central East European country. The case explores the nature of HR operations in the light of ethics and sustainability...
Religion/Spirituality in the Workplace: Vignettes
Authors: Mead, Jenny; Wicks, Andrew C.; Stewart, Nicholas
Product Type: Cases
Source: Darden Business Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
These 14 vignettes include situations with a variety of religious affiliations as well as hot-button topics like sexual preference and the pro-life versus pro-choice debate, among others...
The Merit of a Points-based Merit System at the Edwards School of Business
Author: Pohler, Dionne
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2012
The case highlights the impact of recent collective bargaining changes on the implementation of performance-based pay in a Canadian business school. The case outlines the rationale used in the design of the new points-based system, discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages, and highlights the perspectives of different stakeholders throughout the process, including the union, the faculty and senior administration at the university, college and department levels.
We May Have Hired Dr. Jekyll, but We Ended Up with Mr. Hyde
Authors: Kesner, Idalene F.; Mooney, Christine H.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Business Horizons
Publication Year: 2012
Dave Patton seemed like such a nice guy before he was hired as COO of Premier Packaging Inc. Now the senior management members who interviewed him, and gave his hire their blessing, are wondering what went wrong, and what to do next...
Hopwood Manufacturing: Seeking to Hire the Best and the Brightest, or Not (A, B, C)
Author: Ogden, Timothy
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
Robert Harvey, a business professor at a small university in Iowa, must decide what action to take in response to recruiters’ discriminatory statements...
Using Ownership Incentives in China
Author: Carleton, Tamara
Product Type: Cases
Source: Innovation Leadership Board LLC
Publication Year: 2011
Roy Weber met Cheng Wang, a business consultant and Chinese entrepreneur, at Cheng’s hotel bar in Silicon Valley. Although Roy was slightly familiar with Chinese business practices, he welcomed more advice from a Chinese national. Could Roy transplant Silicon Valley’s model of employee ownership to China, and what would this process entail for a technology startup?
Open Systems: Applying Diverse Employee Ownership Theories to Address Today’s Complex Challenges
Author: Foundation for Enterprise Development
Product Type: Research Notes / Working Papers
Source: The Foundation for Enterprise Development
Publication Year: 2011
The ideas of employee ownership and various forms of profit sharing in corporations have been around for a long time. The shorthand proposition under study is this: If employees observe that they have a meaningful stake in the fortunes of the enterprise, they create value. More specifically, if they have a financial and emotional stake in the performance of the venture, then as individuals and as a workplace community they will raise the level of their performance and productivity.
Project Vishwamitra at T.P. Engineering Corporation
Authors: Ramnarayan, S.; K.N., Rekha; Gupta, Neha
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
The case describes the introduction of a human resources system named “Project Vishwamitra” (PV) in 2000 in a large, technocratic public sector organization, TP Engineering Corporation. After four to five years, PV ran into difficult waters. The company faced a choice regarding the form in which PV should continue.
Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth Industry
Authors: Beer, Michael; Vargas, Ingrid
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2011
Having experienced rapid growth since its founding in 2003, Celeritas has recently seen sales decline and has begun to lose market share along with its status as the top player. The CEO, concerned about several problems that may have contributed to this decline, engages an organizational development consultant who leads the firm's senior vice presidents through a two-day offsite exercise in team building...
WrapItUp: Developing a New Compensation Plan
Authors: Shelton, Rachel; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2011
Management is concerned that employee turnover is high, customer satisfaction is decreasing, and revenue growth is flat. Human Resources develops a profit-sharing program as a pilot at two restaurants, then must review the complete results and decide whether to roll out the pilot program to more locations...
Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service
Authors: Simons, Robert L.; Mahoney, Michael
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
In January 2010, U. S. luxury goods retailer Raleigh & Rosse is being sued by its employees for encouraging "off the clock" hours. At the center of the class action lawsuit is the famous Raleigh & Rosse performance measurement system previously thought to be the core of the retailer's success.
Worker Cooperative Case Study: Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing
Authors: Billeaux, Michael; Reynolds, Anne; Young-Hyman, Trevor; Zayim, Ayca
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Publication Year: 2011
While the U.S. manufacturing sector has shrunk over the past 30 years, the fully worker-owned Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing (IEM) cooperative has thrived in the automated manufacturing industry.
Foxconn Technology Group (A, B)
Authors: Eccles, Robert G.; Serafeim, George; Cheng, Beiting
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
The case focuses on the challenges that Foxconn faced after a series of suicides took place at its plants.
Anne Riley: Laid Off
Authors: Sucher, Sandra J.; Andrews, Phillip
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28 year old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008...
Sustaining Employee Ownership for the Long Term: The Challenge of the Mature ESOP Company
Author: Staubus, Martin
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2011
What do veteran ESOP companies have much to teach us about what it takes to sustain employee ownership over the long term?
Client Profile: n-Link Corporation
Author: Zollars, Ron
Product Type: Mini-Cases
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2011
n-Link Founder Sandra Green explains that in the early days she wasn’t exactly certain what employee ownership entailed but knew intrinsically that it was a good thing for the company and the employees.
A Zero Wage Increase Again
Author: MacMillan, Karen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2011
The owner of a large hardware, furniture and building centre faced a dilemma regarding how to manage the upcoming wage review process. After two consecutive years of frozen wages, employees were impatient for financial progress, but there was no spare money in the budget.
Renewing GE: The Africa Project (A, B)
Authors: Thomas, David A.; Creary, Stephanie J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
This case profiles the evolution of General Electric's African American Form (AAF), an employee affinity group, and its efforts to increase the company's involvement in Africa. In 2004, Immelt pledged $20 million to fund "The Africa Project” to improve healthcare outcomes in Africa. In the wake of the economic recession Immelt wondered what would need to be done to make sure that the company’s investment would create value for its customers and shareholders in the years to come...
Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution
Authors: Thomas, David A.; Creary, Stephanie J.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2011
Diversity became a key priority for Sodexo, North America in 2001 after a class-action lawsuit was filed. By 2010, Sodexo, North America was continuing to gain traction on its diversity strategy, and a global diversity initiative for the group was underway. However, more work still needed to be done to engage employees around the world in the company's diversity initiatives.
Creating a High-Performing Workplace
Author: Staubus, Martin
Product Type: Interviews
Source: The Beyster Institute
Publication Year: 2011
Beyster Institute Senior Consultant Martin Staubus is teaching a course entitled "Management 269: Creating a High-Performing Workplace." In this interview, Professor Staubus describes the course's five themes.
Employees Matter
Author: Broughton, Anne Claire
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: SJF Institute
Publication Year: 2011
Increasing numbers of businesses view their employees not as a mere cost but as invaluable contributors for business success. These firms are implementing strategies to fully engage employees at all levels. The Employees Matter report identifies sixteen fast growing entrepreneurial firms that employ employee ownership and engagement strategies which they perceive as directly linked with improved business performance. Eight other notable companies with key lessons to share are included as sidebar profiles.
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