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Coca Cola India
Authors: Kaye, Jennifer; Argenti, Paul A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Arthur W. Page Society
Publication Year: 2005
On August 5, 2003, The Center for Science and Environment, an NGO in India, attacked the safety of Coca-Cola India's products in a press release titled "Twelve Major Drink Brands Sold in and around Delhi Contain a Deadly Cocktail of Pesticide Residues." Though Coke was well within the Indian government's legal limits for pesticide residue in beverages, Coke India CEO Sanjiv Gupta had to decide on the most effective communication strategy to restore public trust and had to weigh a larger policy decision at the same time...
Google's HR Practices: A Strategic Edge?
Authors: John, D.; Girija, P.; Nightingale, F
Product Type: Cases
Source: IBS Research Center
Publication Year: 2008
Faculty Rating: 
[1 Faculty Rating] 11823 views
This case helps students: (1) to analyze how employees help a company in differentiating itself from its competitors in knowledge-based industries; (2) to analyze how companies attract the best-knowledge workers and retain employees in a competitive environment; (3) to analyze the innovative HR practices and the 'Best Place to Work For' culture at Google; and (4) to analyze the future implications of Google's HR practices in the long run.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: What Has it Wrought?
Author: Keating, Elizabeth
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education's Corporate Governance and Accountability Project
Publication Year: 2006
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the most significant piece of corporate securities legislation since the Securities Act of 1933 and The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Act's requirements are significant and have brought about substantial change in the work and role of auditors and the operations and financial disclosures of publicly traded corporations. However, this change has not been costless. This Teaching Module complements "Sarbanes Oxley Act: How Did We Get Here?"...
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive
Author: Theroux, John
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1991
Ben & Jerry's is an anti-establishment, values-driven company that has become a successful venture. The dominant founder, Ben Cohen, is not an effective manager, but he brings creative marketing and product skills that have been important to the company's success...
Teaching Module on Low-Wage Work in The Coming Economy
Author: Johnson, Jennifer
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2009
This Teaching Module addresses key issues around low-wage work in the American economy. Its purpose is to introduce the theme of low-wage work and discuss competing sides of the issues it raises for managers, as well as provide examples of solutions businesses have used to address some of the challenges raised by low-wage work.
Iggy's Bread of the World
Authors: Gendron, Alexis; Valley, Kathleen
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2000
In January 1994, Igor and Ludmilla Ivanovic opened the doors of their bakery, Iggy's Bread of the World. This case describes their unusual mission statement and the way in which they try to bring a social consciousness mentality to a for-profit business...
McDonald's in India
Author: Dash, Kishore
Product Type: Cases
Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Publication Year: 2005
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 6939 views
McDonald's relative success in India has several important lessons for global multinational corporations that are interested in exploring the challenges and opportunities in emerging markets. Given the unique cultural space of India, where most people do not eat beef and pork and prefer vegetarian foods, and where people's food habits are dominated by regional food preferences, how could a beef-based hamburger chain achieve success?
Cirque du Soleil's Human Resource Management Practices
Authors: Gupta, V; Pawar, M
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2007
The case discusses the human resource (HR) practices of Cirque du Soleil, the Canada based circus entertainment company.
Wal-Mart, 2005
Author: Yoffie, David B.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Wal-Mart has been expanding, both domestically and internationally. This case covers recent developments at Wal-Mart, including new stores, new store formats, and international expansion. The learning objective of this case is: To look at strategy and competition in the discount retail environment.
Hewlett-Packard-Compaq: The Merger Decision
Authors: Palepu, Krishna G.; Barnett, Jonathan
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Hewlett-Packard's proposed $24 billion acquisition of rival Compaq marked the largest merger in the history of the computer industry. The merger was Hewlett-Packard's response to sweeping changes impacting the technology industry....
Teaching Module on the Future of Fashion
Authors: Johnson, Jennifer; Wu, Gina
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2010
This Teaching Module uses the context of the fashion industry to discuss topics that are shaping the future of all industries. These topics include sustainable resource management, the challenges and opportunities of global growth, workforce management, and the role of ethical consumption in business.
Body Shop Brand: Repositioning to Target the 'Masstige' Segment and Impact of its Acquisition by L'Oreal
Authors: Fernando, Rajiv; Purkayastha, Debapratim
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2008
L'Oreal, considered an example of the societal marketing concept, grew rapidly for more than a decade till it faced some serious problems in the 1990s and the early 2000s.
Shell and Its Stakeholders- The Transformation of Shell, 1994-1999 (B Case) (interactive case)
Author: Lawrence, Anne T.
Product Type: Cases
Source: www.i-case.com
Publication Year: 1997
This case discusses Shell's effort to reorganize so that its financial, social and environmental performance would be equally valued and integrated in the operation of the corporation. The case then reviews past environmental and human rights controversies, including the Brent Spar incident, human rights abuses in Nigeria and the recent campaign by shareholders of reform in corporate governance...
AES-Telasi: Power Trip or Power Play? (A, B, C)
Authors: Henisz, Witold J.; Zelner, Bennet A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: The Wharton School
Publication Year: 2006
While Michael Scholey was proud of what he and AES Corporation had accomplished so far in the Republic of Georgia, AES-Telasi had still incurred operating losses of $40m during its first year of operation, had already exceeded its ten-year investment target, and the company faced several important challenges going into its second year...
Wal-Mart Stores
Authors: Farhoomand, Ali F.; Wang, Iris
Product Type: Cases
Source: Asia Case Research Center, University of Hong Kong
Publication Year: 2006
This case provides students with a basic understanding of the concept of competitive advantage and its sources through a discussion of Wal-Mart's success in the U.S. It also discusses the challenges of replicating a successful domestic strategy in a different market environment, explores whether a firm is able to transport its competitive advantage from one market to another using the example of Wal-Mart's entry into China, and thinks about potential strategies that Wal-Mart China should consider going forward.
JC Penney's People Strategy: Setting the Right Climate for Human Resource Development
Author: Purkayastha, D.
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2008
The case is about JC Penney's (JCP) human resource development (HRD) strategy and also highlights learning issues related to corporate coaching.
RJR Nabisco
Author: Ruback, Richard S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
This case gives students the opportunity to explore issues facing the board of directors in a leveraged buyout...
Hindustan Lever Re-invents the Wheel (A, B, C)
Authors: Ellison, Brian; Rodriguez, Miguel A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: IESE Business School
Publication Year: 2003
This case series deals with the pioneering experience of Unilever at the "base of the pyramid" (BOP). The BOP consists of those 4 billion people excluded from the market economy and living in poverty. The BOP is a new management concept that conveys the promise to fulfill a twofold objective: promote social development and allow companies to regain double digit growth rates.
Wal-Mart: 21st Century Leadership
Author: Scott, Lee
Product Type: Speeches
Source: www.WalMart.com
Publication Year: 2005
On October 24, 2005, Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart, delivered a groundbreaking and, some would argue, long overdue speech commiting the world's largest corporation to become a significant positive force for social and environmental stewardship.
Innovation and Collaboration at Merrill Lynch
Authors: Groysberg, Boris; Vargas, Ingrid
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
In the spring of 2005, about 500 Merrill Lynch analysts worldwide participated in a collaborative effort to produce innovative research. Many analysts who had been assigned to work on collaborative projects indicated increased learning and a willingness to work in teams again. The case discusses the influence of leaders on group dynamics and the issues of product innovation through teams, team dynamics, cross-border team collaboration, alignment of incentives, decision making, and negotiation under uncertain conditions.
The Zeebrugge Car Ferry Disaster (A)
Author: Boyd, Colin
Product Type: Cases
Source: University of Saskatchewan
Publication Year: 1990
On 6th March 1987 the Herald of Free Enterprise, the pride of the Townsend Thoresen ferry fleet, sank outside the Belgian port of Zeebrugge with the loss of 188 lives. The ship had sailed with its bow doors open. This case provides a remarkable and chilling insight into the management of a firm experiencing a catastrophic disaster...
Disneyland Resort Paris
Authors: Karsten, Jonsen; Maznevski, Martha
Product Type: Cases
Source: International Institute for Management Development
Publication Year: 2006
The case tracks the story of Disneyland Resort Paris from its opening in 1992 until the end of 2006, illustrating how the resort's managers learned from their initial errors how to take a strong cultural product (the Disney experience) and implement it effectively in a multicultural environment.
"Employees First, Customers Second": Wegmans' Work Culture
Authors: George, S; Regani, S
Product Type: Cases
Source: ICMR Center for Management Research
Publication Year: 2007
This case examines some of the elements of Wegmans' work culture, and how they contributed to making Wegmans a great place to work.
Expanding the Playing Field: Nike's World Shoe Project (A, B)
Authors: McDonald, Heather; London, Ted; Hart, Stuart L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: William Davidson Institute
Publication Year: 2002
Tom Hartge's challenge was to “expand the playing field” in emerging markets with a range of affordable, durable, and easy-to-produce sports shoes that could effectively reach the huge untapped segment in “Tier Three” countries...
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Nucor Corporation (A, B)
Author: Govindarajan, Vijay
Product Type: Cases
Source: Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Publication Year: 2001
This case examines several strategies advocated by various actors in the Nucor Corporation, a major producer of steel.
SG Cowen
Authors: DeLong, Thomas J.; Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Faculty Rating: [1 Faculty Rating] 4071 views
This case emphasizes the role of culture in building a successful company as well as the difficulty in transforming a sense of that culture into concrete hiring decisions...
Intel in China
Authors: Slaughter, Kathleen E.; Everett, Donna R.; Xiaojun, Qian
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2002
The newly appointed division head must examine organizational or communication problems within a division of a billion dollar semiconductor manufacturer...
Tata: Leadership With Trust
Author: Branzei, Oana
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2010
The case illustrates the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs involved in the design, evolution and institutionalization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability (CS) within the Tata Group – an India-based indigenous multinational enterprise.
Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (A, B, Supplement 2)
Author: Paine, Lynn S.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1998
Becton Dickinson's Global One-Company Operations Group must decide on the company's global policy on gifts, gratuities, and business entertainment. A central issue is whether the policy should be established centrally and made uniform worldwide or whether it should be decided locally, depending on local circumstances and practices...
Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox Through the Perfect Storm (A, B)
Authors: George, William; McClean, Andrew N.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
In 2000, Xerox faces bankruptcy amid a liquidity crisis, collapsed profitability, and an expanding SEC investigation. Traces the career and leadership development of Anne Mulcahy, a former sales executive unexpectedly named COO of the beleaguered company as a last effort to turn Xerox around....
Cisco Systems Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A, B)
Authors: Wheelwright, Steven; Holloway, Charles; Kasper, Christian; Tempest, Nicole
Product Type: Cases
Source: Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship @ Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1999
Describes the procedures and processes used by Cisco Systems in its acquisition of high-technology firms. Its goal is to retain key engineering talent and to leverage existing product development efforts, but to quickly merge acquired companies its own systems and procedures...
Meg Whitman at EBay, Inc. (A, B)
Authors: Hill, Linda A.; Farkas, Maria
Product Type: Cases
Source: Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2005
Meg Whitman takes over as CEO of eBay from the founder. She must figure out how to lead the company through a stage of phenomenal growth without compromising eBay's unique external customer culture and internal culture--its key success factors.
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.: Lean Manufacturing and Environmental Management at Honda
Authors: Maxwell, James; Briscoe, Forrest; Schenk, Brian; Rothenberg, Sandra
Product Type: Cases
Source: World Resources Institute
Publication Year: 2001
Honda of America's two manufacturing plants in East Liberty and Marysville, Ohio, renowned for productivity and high product quality, sought to leverage this expertise to improve the plants' environmental performance. This case study covers the strategic, organizational...
Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble
Authors: Amabile, Teresa M.; Whitney, Dean
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1997
Procter & Gamble's top executives form a small, autonomous, cross-functional Corporate New Ventures team led by a young former brand manager. The team invents a systematic approach to gathering information and producing creative ideas for radically new product categories.
What Happened at Enron?
Author: Moffett, M
Product Type: Cases
Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Publication Year: 2004
On 2 December 2001, Enron Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. One of the most highly publicized business debacles in history - its settlements, criminal charges, civil charges, and workouts will continue for years. But outside of the courts and sensational press, what really happened?
Creating a Climate and Culture for Sustainable Organizational Change
Authors: Brief, Arthur P.; Schneider, Benjamin; Guzzo, Richard A.
Product Type: Journal Articles
Source: Organizational Dynamics, Volume 24, Spring, 1996, pp. 7-19
Publication Year: 1996
This article argues that only when organizational change is accompanied by changes in the psychology of the people in the organization will it be successful...
Argentina Suites: A Case Study
Author: Hinkin, Timothy R
Product Type: Cases
Source: North American Case Research Association, Case Research Journal, 1999; The Laurier Institute
Publication Year: 1999
In the late 1980s, an Argentine physician purchased an uncompleted apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Years later, his son returned to the property as general manager and had to decide what the best course of action was for both himself and the company, and how best to achieve his goals as well as his father's objectives...
H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A, B, C)
Authors: Goodpaster, Kenneth; Post, Richard
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 1981
Relates the April 1979 discovery of improper income transferal practices used at the H.J. Heinz Co. Background data on the company is presented, along with a detailed description of the organizational practices, the management incentive system, and the corporate ethical policy then in use...
Tempered Radicalism as a Strategy for Change
Authors: Scully, Maureen; CasePlace.org
Product Type: Teaching Modules
Source: The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education
Publication Year: 2004
Tempered radicalism is a strategy whereby organizational insiders use their leverage and knowledge of the organization to make just enough change on issues they care about but not so much change that they impair their effectiveness...
Ford Mexico: Bridging the Learning Divide
Authors: Garcia, P; Maguire Lewis, M; Bradberry, R
Product Type: Cases
Source: CIBER Case Collection
Publication Year: 2006
This case explores the changes that Ford made to its Mexican assembly operations from the early 1990s to the present. The case compares the different production systems, productivity and learning transfer at two Ford plants, located in different parts of Mexico.
MAS Holdings: Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry
Authors: Story, J; Watson, N
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2006
MAS Holdings is a family-owned manufacturer of women's apparel, founded by three brothers who have built the business into a US$570 million business. The case is about using corporate social responsibility as a strategic tool in global competition.
Everyday High Health Costs; One Giant's Struggle Is Corporate America's, Too
Author: Abelson, Reed
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2005
Back in the spring, amid relentless criticism that Wal-Mart Stores was failing to provide affordable health care to employees, executives at the company decided to take a detailed look at its benefits. Wal-Mart knew its health costs were spiraling upward out of control, said M. Susan Chambers, the senior executive who led the initiative, but it was surprised to discover that its critics had a point...
GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project
Authors: Bartlett, Christopher A.; Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School
Publication Year: 2008
This case follows GE Transportation as it launches a series of groundbreaking, green products--from the Evolution Locomotive to the Hybrid Locomotive. It discusses growth strategy, the implementation of innovation, and environmentally-focused projects driven from the corporate level down to individual business units.
Firestone East Africa (1969) Limited (Now Sameer Africa Limited)
Author: Lewa, Peter M.
Product Type: Cases
Source: United States International University
Publication Year: 2006
Mr. Naushad Noorali Merali, chairman of Firestone East Africa (1969) Limited, had never been known to shy away from any business challenge. He firmly believed that nothing was impossible once a person put his or her mind to solve it. He looked at any business challenge as an opportunity to learn from, whether the outcome was a success or a failure. In January, 1993 the government of Kenya announced that it had put in place a framework for the full liberalization of the economy...
The Big Mac Undergoes a Healthy Makeover
Author: Hota, M.
Product Type: Cases
Source:
Publication Year: 2008
The case discusses how McDonald's has repositioned itself to address lifestyle changes that consumers are making, as the widespread concern over obesity has increased.
General Motors: Acting Strategically?
Authors: Conklin, David W.; Cadieux, Danielle
Product Type: Cases
Source: Richard Ivey School of Business
Publication Year: 2009
General Motors had a history of bold strategies in a wide variety of areas, including the creation of Saturn, the development of global operations and the formation of strategic alliances with Fiat, SAIC and Daewoo...
Infosys Technologies Ltd: Accounting for Human Capital (A2)
Authors: Cohen, Jacob; Hawkins, David F.; Raver, Jenifer
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2007
The case highlights the issue of human capital accounting. Corporations regularly argue that employees are their most valuable asset. The case explores the methods for valuing this human capital asset and highlights arguments for and against the practice of capitalising it on companies' balance sheets.
What Are Mergers Good For?
Author: Morgenson, Gretchen
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2005
To most investors, mergers are the stock market's equivalent of catnip. Takeover bids typically provide a nice boost to investors' portfolios and confirm their stock-picking smarts. And to hear the executives orchestrating them tell it, they always produce greater profits at the combined company down the road...And yet, for all the profit and promise that mergers seem to hold, the truth about companies combining their operations is a darker one. Academic research suggests that few mergers add up to significantly more prosperous or successful companies...
Renault-Nissan
Author: Morosini, Piero
Product Type: Cases
Source: European School of Management and Technology
Publication Year: 2006
The press and industry analysts were nearly unanimous in their disapproval of the alliance, which one observer referred to as 'a marriage of desperation for both parties.' By March 2004, Renault's investment was worth US$18.4 billion, and was regarded as a successful model by competitors, practitioners and business schools. How did Renault and Nissan achieve this remarkable turnaround?
Corposol
Authors: Austin, James E.; Ogliastri, Enrique
Product Type: Cases
Source: Harvard Business School Publishing
Publication Year: 1998
Traces the evolution of Corposol, a nongovernmental organization dedicated primarily to lending to low-income microentrepreneurs. Its growth has made it the largest microenterprise lender in Colombia...
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