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Timkin Co.
Author: Hattersley, Michael
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1986
Describes the efforts of the Timkin Co., a major international producer of bearings and steel, to develop an effective employee communication program.
Michelin's Strategic Partnership with Indigenous People
Authors: Sloan, Pamela; Oliver, David
Product Type: Cases
Source: HEC Montreal
Publication Year: 2009
In June 2004, Jim Morrison, Human Resources Manager of Michelin’s Bridgewater Plant, was reflecting on the Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative (AWPI) Partnership Agreement that the company signed the previous November.
WaterHealth International: Providing Safe Drinking Water to the Bottom of the Pyramid Consumers
Authors: Faheem, Hadiya; Purkayastha, Debapratim
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2010
This case study is about Irvine, California-based WaterHealth International Inc., a social purpose for-profit venture in the safe water sector, focused on serving the traditionally underserved "Bottom of the Pyramid" segment. The company’s aim was to ensure increasing returns for the company and its investors while achieving a social impact.
Romeo Engine Plant
Authors: Kaplan, Robert S.; Hutton, Amy P.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1993
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote continuous improvement, waste elimination, and cost reduction activities.
Clayton Industries, Inc.
Authors: Bartlett, Christopher A.; Barlow, Benjamin H.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2010
Clayton Industries, a sixty-year-old U.S.-based firm in the HVAC industry (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), with nearly $1 billion in revenues, has gradually built a presence in a number of countries, including several in Europe. Peter Arnell, previously Clayton's successful country manager for the U.K., has been asked to take over the Italian subsidiary, which has recently been struggling on several fronts.
Nestle Purina PetCare
Authors: Exten, L.; Gimenez, P.; Steinberg, J.; O'Rourke, J. S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
Publication Year: 2009
The pet food poisoning scare of 2007, in which numerous pet food products were contaminated with melamine sourced from China, seriously damaged many of the afflicted firms' reputations for safety and customer concern. Pet food industry leader Nestle Purina released two unapologetic statements revealing limited information about the source of the problem and its impact on consumers.
Starting Over in Lexington
Author: Stack, Jack
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2010
The folks at our Lexington, Ky. plant are well on their way to becoming owners of their company, all part of our plan to turn the operation around and make it profitable again.
Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad
Authors: Beer, Michael; Collins, Elizabeth
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
Publication Year: 2008
In May 2007, the Engstrom Auto Mirrors plant, a relatively small supplier based in Indiana, faces a crisis. Sales had started to decline in 2005; a year later, plant manager Ron Bent had been forced to lay off more than 20 percent of the work force...
Sonoco Products Co. (A, B, C)
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Reavis, Cate; Thomas, David A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
Describes the steps the vice-president of human resources takes in revamping an HR function that was noncooperative and, at times, competitive and introducing the company to the notion of HR as a strategic business partner.
Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant
Authors: Wickham Skinner, C.; Beckham, Heather
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
Treadway Tire's plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen.
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