Publications

December 2006
Supplement

King Arthur Flour--video

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

September 2006 (Revised October 2007)
Case

Shinsei Bank: Developing an Integrated Firm

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Masako Egawa

Tom Pedersen, newly appointed chief learning officer (CLO) of Shinsei Bank in Japan, pondered how he could facilitate development of an integrated culture and transformation of the organization. Shinsei Bank had not developed longstanding tradition or a strong... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Cooperation; Diversity; Japan

August 2006 (Revised November 2007)
Background Note

A Framework for Pursuing Diversity in the Workplace

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Brookshire

Assesses the costs and benefits of pursuing diversity and pinpoints the primary barriers to creating diverse workplaces. It also proposes some options for advancing diversity in an organization. View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Diversity

May 2006
Teaching Note

Infosys (A): Strategic Human Resource Management (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and George Lambros Karris

Keywords: Human Resources; Information Technology Industry

October 2005 (Revised October 2006)
Supplement

Infosys (B): Strategic Human Resource Management

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaya Tandon

Keywords: Human Resources; Information Technology Industry

September 2005
Teaching Note

C&S Wholesale Grocers: Self-Managed Teams (TN)

Keywords: Food; Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry

August 2005
Teaching Note

Procter & Gamble: Global Business Services (TN)

Teaching Note to (9-404-124). View Details

August 2005
Teaching Note

De La Salle Academy (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Laura Donohue

Teaching Note to (9-404-024). View Details

Keywords: Education Industry; New York (city, NY)

July 2005
Teaching Note

Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal (TN)

Teaching Note to (9-404-116). View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Arts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Design; Organizational Culture; Voting; Integration; Human Capital; Music Industry

June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
Case

Alex Montana at ESH Manufacturing Co.

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Kernish

Alex Montana sat at his desk pondering the career decision before him. Alex was director of the North American division of ESH Manufacturing, a $4.6 billion, Cleveland-based company with operations on three continents. ESH's CEO had just offered Montana a promotion to... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Manufacturing Industry; Cleveland

May 2005
Class Lecture

Power of Supporting Players in High-Performance Industries, The (FSS)

2005
Class Lecture

The Power of Supporting Players in High-Performance Industries

Keywords: Management Style; Groups and Teams

June 2004 (Revised June 2004)
Case

Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal

By: Thomas J. DeLong and David L. Ager

Anne Ewers, general director of Utah Opera, is awaiting the decision of the members of the board of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera about whether to merge Utah's top two arts organizations. If the vote favors the merger, Ewers will be asked to assume the helm of the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Management; Fine Arts Industry; Music Industry; Utah

March 2004
Supplement

C&S Wholesale Grocers: The Challenge of Self-Managed Teams

Keywords: Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry

January 2004
Teaching Note

Mellon Investor Services (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaan Margus Elias

Teaching Note to (9-402-036). View Details

September 2003
Teaching Note

Trilogy University (TN)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Jaan Margus Elias

Teaching Note to (9-403-012). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

July 2003
Case

De La Salle Academy

By: Thomas J. DeLong and David Ager

Brother Brian Carty, headmaster and founder of De La Salle Academy, a private school for academically talented, economically disadvantaged children in grades six to eight in New York City, is scheduled to meet with the school's board of directors to discuss how the... View Details

Keywords: Middle School Education; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Design; Management Succession; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Education Industry

June 2003 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Xilinx, Inc. (A)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Christina Darwall

Is it possible to create a great business and a company? Wim Roelandts sets out, in the context of Xilinx, to create a high-performance organization without sacrificing the human dimension. Roelandts experiences additional pressure when the company is affected by a... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Design

June 2003 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Xilinx, Inc. (B)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Christina Darwall

Supplements the (A) case. View Details