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- September 2019
- Exercise
Difficult Conversations (B)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
The exercises can be used as a follow-up to the Yesware (A) case (#816-039), or in conjunction with any case that involves replacing a founding team member (and/or providing feedback to a top executive). This is a role-playing exercise, and has been carried out in the...
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Keywords:
Firing;
Feedback;
Founders;
Culture;
Values;
Neuroscience;
Business Startups;
Organizational Culture;
Resignation and Termination;
Communication;
Emotions;
Trust;
Human Resources;
Entrepreneurship
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Difficult Conversations (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 820-056, September 2019.
- February 2003 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Large Scale Change at The WSSC
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
Describes the organizational transformation occurring at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), a public utility. Faced with the possibility of privatization after decades of providing service in the absence of competition or performance pressures, the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Mission and Purpose;
Change Management;
Restructuring;
Privatization;
Resignation and Termination;
Utilities Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Corey B. Hajim. "Large Scale Change at The WSSC." Harvard Business School Case 603-056, February 2003. (Revised March 2003.)
- October 1982
- Supplement
Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video
A two-part taped interview with Pat Paterson. Paterson describes the action he took in dealing with his company's profit problems, then talks about the outcome. His decision to dismiss 1,500 workers may have accelerated the company's bankruptcy.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Profit;
Resignation and Termination;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-512, October 1982.
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
organizational culture, alignment, leadership style/fit, and change management. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=406111 The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A) Harvard Business School Case 405-105...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
months after resigning from a practice over a dispute with the owner. While his noncompete, like many in the medical and dental fields, was confined to a radius around the practice (in his case, twenty miles), he realized that there were...
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by Martha Lagace
- October 2006
- Teaching Note
Precista Tools AG (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Teaching Note to (488-046), (488-047), and (488-048).
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- 29 Apr 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Analyzing the Aftermath of a Compensation Reduction
- May 2010 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Investment Technology Group
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Investment Technology Group (ITG) CEO Robert Gasser wondered if the financial crisis had permanently affected the firm's business model. A leader in trade analytics and execution for institutional equity investors, ITG had grown since its establishment in 1987 in step...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Financial Crisis;
Investment;
Resignation and Termination;
Crisis Management;
Product Positioning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "Investment Technology Group." Harvard Business School Case 310-064, May 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
board before the new CEO takes over. They also consider the viewpoint of the non-founding CEO via the case of Les Trachtman, CEO of Webpiont, as the founder tries to pressure Trachtman to leave the company by threatening to resign...
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- August 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg
By: David A. Thomas
Millenium Media's CEO reviews the company diversity report and considers the challenges of maintaining a diverse workforce in light of the news that three individuals, two of whom are people of color, are leaving for opportunities with a competitor.
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Employee Relationship Management;
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Leadership Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition
Thomas, David A. "Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg." Harvard Business School Case 400-032, August 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
Apple's Core (TN)
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Lisa Brem
Teaching Note for [809063].
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- September 1999 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Deloitte & Touche (B): Changing the Workplace
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Deloitte & Touche women's initiative changed the workplace culture at the firm, solved retention problems, and brought external benefits. Now a new CEO must decide how to take this a step further as competition for talent was even stronger, young people had different...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Organizational Culture;
Accounting;
Gender;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Loss;
Change Management;
Jobs and Positions;
Resignation and Termination;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Deloitte & Touche (B): Changing the Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 300-013, September 1999. (Revised May 2003.)
- September 1999 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Deloitte & Touche (A): A Hole in the Pipeline
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Deloitte & Touche was losing talented women, and CEO Mike Cook wanted to stop the loss, especially as the accounting and consulting fields became more competitive. The firm commissioned an analysis of the situation; now it had to consider the results and develop a plan...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Organizational Culture;
Accounting;
Gender;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Loss;
Change Management;
Jobs and Positions;
Resignation and Termination;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Deloitte & Touche (A): A Hole in the Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 300-012, September 1999. (Revised May 2003.)
- July 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Cedric Escalle
Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial benefits under the merger reflect significant planned reduction in operating costs, including 17,000 employee...
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Keywords:
Commercial Banking;
Profit;
Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Restructuring;
Negotiation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Resignation and Termination;
Revenue;
Banking Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Cedric Escalle. "Chase Manhattan Corporation: The Making of America's Largest Bank." Harvard Business School Case 298-016, July 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- July 2010 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Employment Vignettes
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
Six vignettes drawn from decided cases explore legal and business issues in hiring, firing, promoting, and demoting employees, with an emphasis on protected classes, pretext, and anti-discrimination laws in the setting of start-ups and privately held companies.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
For-Profit Firms;
Employees;
Resignation and Termination;
Selection and Staffing;
Laws and Statutes;
Lawsuits and Litigation
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Employment Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 311-021, July 2010. (Revised October 2012.)
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
congressman and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. DeLay had a slew of scandals around 2005, charged with violating campaign finance laws and linked to lobbying improprieties, resulting in his 2006 resignation from office. He was later...
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by Roberta Holland
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
industry. Promoting from within is no promise of success, of course. Former Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal was with the company 21 years before his forced resignation on October 30. But strong leadership and effective succession programs...
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- October 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Supplement
Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
By many measures the largest health-club chain in the United States in the early 2000s, Bally Total Fitness sold most of its remaining fitness clubs to 24 Hour Fitness in 2014 and disappeared from the industry top 100 rankings. After Bally was bedeviled by accounting...
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Keywords:
Bally Total Fitness;
Accounting;
Accounting Audits;
Accrual Accounting;
Business Earnings;
Revenue Recognition;
Financial Statements;
Acquisition;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
For-Profit Firms;
Crime and Corruption;
Borrowing and Debt;
Capital;
Capital Structure;
Cash;
Cash Flow;
Public Equity;
Financial Condition;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Activism;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Business History;
Executive Compensation;
Resignation and Termination;
Annual Reports;
Contracts;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Private Ownership;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Industry;
Accounting Industry;
United States;
Illinois;
Chicago
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-422, October 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- March 2006 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Irizar in 2005
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
In June 2005, Koldo Saratxaga, the leader of Basque-based luxury coach manufacturer Irizar, decided to leave after 14 years at the helm of the worker-owned cooperative. Under Saratxaga's stewardship, Irizar was saved from near bankruptcy in 1991 and has become a highly...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Resignation and Termination;
Leadership Style;
Production;
Quality;
Luxury;
Competitive Advantage;
Construction Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
South Africa;
China;
India;
Mexico;
Brazil
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Irizar in 2005." Harvard Business School Case 706-424, March 2006. (Revised September 2006.)
- January 1985 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Conex do Brasil
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and John Young
Describes interactions between Brazilian local, Latin American regional, and USA headquarters staff during the three years after establishing a manufacturing subsidiary in Sao Paulo. In a highly protected national environment, a market entry plan is developed to meet...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Resignation and Termination;
Goals and Objectives;
Market Entry and Exit;
Operations;
Performance Expectations;
Opportunities;
Corporate Strategy;
Latin America;
United States;
Brazil
Bartlett, Christopher A., and John Young. "Conex do Brasil." Harvard Business School Case 385-257, January 1985. (Revised March 2003.)