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  • November 1982 (Revised February 1985)
  • Case

Ruth M. Owades

By: Howard H. Stevenson, Richard O. von Werssowetz and Robert W. Kent
Ruth Owades developed a concept for a new mail order venture offering gardening products. Her current employer turned down the idea, so with permission to try it independently, she has begun the process of raising funds and preparing for a separate operation. She still... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Borrowing and Debt; Resignation and Termination; Operations; Risk and Uncertainty
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Stevenson, Howard H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and Robert W. Kent. "Ruth M. Owades." Harvard Business School Case 383-051, November 1982. (Revised February 1985.)
  • July 2002
  • Case

Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (B)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Employees; Advertising Industry
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DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-007, July 2002.
  • April 2004 (Revised March 2008)
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Precise Software

By: Paul A. Gompers and Sara Bergson
Yossi Sela, general partner at Gemini Venture capital, considers a new investment in Precise Software. The firm is at a crisis point, and Sela needs to decide whether he will fire the firm's chief executive officer. Conflicts between the American CEO and the Israeli... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; Managerial Roles; Conflict and Resolution; Israel; United States
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Gompers, Paul A., and Sara Bergson. "Precise Software." Harvard Business School Case 204-157, April 2004. (Revised March 2008.)
  • January 1995 (Revised June 1997)
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Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year

By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Focuses on a six-month period in 1994, during which the company experienced a series of dramatic upheavals. The events described include: 1) the sudden death of company president Frank Wells; 2) a health crisis facing Chairman Michael Eisner; 3) the "departure" of... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; United States
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Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year." Harvard Business School Case 395-109, January 1995. (Revised June 1997.)
  • March 2004
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L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth

By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and James Weber
In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear for outdoor enthusiasts through its catalogs and a single retail store in Freeport, Maine. In the three decades prior... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Cost Management; Sales; Performance Improvement; Diversification; Distribution Channels; Resignation and Termination; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry
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Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and James Weber. "L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 504-080, March 2004.
  • September 2019
  • Exercise

Difficult Conversations (A)

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... View Details
Keywords: Firing; Feedback; Founders; Culture; Values; Neuroscience; Business Startups; Organizational Culture; Resignation and Termination; Communication; Emotions; Trust; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship
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Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Difficult Conversations (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 820-055, September 2019.
  • 10 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

Business is about making money, not measuring macho. The scrap heap of business disasters is littered with managers whose ego drive overwhelmed good business sense. Founder and former chief executive Ray Noorda had a wonderful business in... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
  • March 2012
  • Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: The United States

By: Sandra J. Sucher
This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in the United States. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; United States
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Sucher, Sandra J. "Managing the Layoff Process: The United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-067, March 2012.
  • January 2023
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Gerald Weiss (2023)

By: Brian J. Hall, Carleen Madigan, Andrew Wasynczuk and Caroline Witten
Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed floor of $12 million and unlimited upside. To ensure the entire package would be worth at least $12 million after... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Resignation and Termination; Executive Compensation; Organizational Culture; Agreements and Arrangements; Stock Options; Conflict and Resolution; New York (city, NY)
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Hall, Brian J., Carleen Madigan, Andrew Wasynczuk, and Caroline Witten. "Gerald Weiss (2023)." Harvard Business School Case 923-038, January 2023.
  • September 1999 (Revised May 2003)
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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... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Organizational Culture; Accounting; Gender; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Loss; Change Management; Jobs and Positions; Resignation and Termination; Accounting Industry; United States
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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.)
  • September 1999 (Revised May 2003)
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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... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Organizational Culture; Accounting; Gender; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Loss; Change Management; Jobs and Positions; Resignation and Termination; Accounting Industry; United States
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Deloitte & Touche (B): Changing the Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 300-013, September 1999. (Revised May 2003.)
  • February 1994 (Revised July 2007)
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Richard Jenkins

By: John J. Gabarro and Andrew P. Burtis
Written from the point of view of Richard Jenkins, the president of CelluComm. Presents his reflections on the series of events leading to the firing of one of CelluComm's general managers, Erik Peterson. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Management Teams; Rank and Position; Communications Industry
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Gabarro, John J., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Richard Jenkins." Harvard Business School Case 494-113, February 1994. (Revised July 2007.)
  • March 2012
  • Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: France

By: Sandra J. Sucher
This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in France. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that laid-off employees... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; France
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Sucher, Sandra J. "Managing the Layoff Process: France." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-083, March 2012.
  • 19 Jan 2010
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis

companies lose when they cut corporate giving? How Do I Lead In A Crisis? 7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm Leading in crisis requires a combination of skills and behaviors—personal and professional—that... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • August 2009 (Revised August 2012)
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Cabot Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By: Frank V. Cespedes and John T. Gourville
Traces the 12-year career of a pharmaceutical salesperson, Bob Marsh, from recruitment to termination. Marsh has had an uneven career with Cabot Pharmaceuticals and eventually is asked to resign. Following his termination, a number of Marsh's former customers complain... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation; Salesforce Management; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Cespedes, Frank V., and John T. Gourville. "Cabot Pharmaceuticals, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 510-030, August 2009. (Revised August 2012.)
  • July 1997 (Revised April 1998)
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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... View Details
Keywords: Commercial Banking; Profit; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Restructuring; Negotiation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk and Uncertainty; Resignation and Termination; Revenue; Banking Industry; United States
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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.)
  • August 2010 (Revised August 2011)
  • Supplement

Erik Peterson at Biometra (D)

By: John J. Gabarro, Thomas J. DeLong and Jevan Soo
Implicitly raises the question of what Peterson should do to extricate himself from his difficulties. Should he resign, go directly to his division's executive vice-president to seek relief, or attempt to clarify the situation within the company? A redisguised and... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Leadership; Management; Product Launch; Problems and Challenges
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Gabarro, John J., Thomas J. DeLong, and Jevan Soo. "Erik Peterson at Biometra (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-034, August 2010. (Revised August 2011.)
  • May 2010 (Revised November 2010)
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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... View Details
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)
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Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "Investment Technology Group." Harvard Business School Case 310-064, May 2010. (Revised November 2010.)
  • November 2007 (Revised July 2009)
  • Supplement

Differences at Work: Martin (B)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Martin (B) HBS Case No. 408052 Martin leaves the firm partially because of the incident but he does not tell his firm the reason for his departure. View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Resignation and Termination
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Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Martin (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-052, November 2007. (Revised July 2009.)
  • July 2010 (Revised October 2012)
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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. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Selection and Staffing; Laws and Statutes; Lawsuits and Litigation
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Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Employment Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 311-021, July 2010. (Revised October 2012.)
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