The Conboy case can be used to examine leadership and change the strategies and behaviors that are critical to establishing self-credibility, developing a vision for change, building stakeholder agreement, creating urgency, and building resistance that is overcome. It also provides a unique opportunity to discuss the options available to a leader whose change efforts may …
One month after the start of Freelancers Insurance Company, Sara Horowitz, founder and CEO, holds a staff meeting to discuss the outcome. The discussion focuses in particular on the reaction of the members. With the workforce divided, Horowitz thinks about the next steps to take.
Radically innovative thinker Sy Friedland was a decade or more ahead of the trends when he assumed command of the venerable Jewish Children & Family Service in Boston in the late 1990s. As a professional clinical social worker, Friedland was also a visionary who knew that the future of building sustainable social services and non-profit …
This six-part video case series shows social entrepreneur Craig Kielburger experiencing pivotal moments in his life and the remarkable development of his organization. The primary dilemmas are strategic and the solutions are based on leadership and social entrepreneurship. Students can walk in Craig Kielburger’s shoes, which begins with a video structure, followed by a short …
The managing director of a small and medium electric company faces a great challenge: he realizes that the company he founded has grown so much that information management has become very difficult. In order to resolve data integrity, redundancy, incompleteness and security issues, he obtains offers for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning from various …
This case concerns CRM technology company Salesforce and its CEO Marc Benioff. In 2015, then-Governor Mike Pence enacted the new Indiana State Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The RFRA has been criticized for legalizing blatant discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or eligible (LGBTQ) community. With Salesforce recently expanding to Indianapolis, hoping for future …
Supplementary Case for W14413.
Chris Warner led a team of experienced mountaineers on an expedition to the top of K2, the second highest in the world. After Warner and his team failed in their first attempts, they rallied other teams in hopes of reaching the top and representing eight different countries to work together for success. His story is …
In February 2014, a report from the McKinsey Global Institute suggested following a line of self-determination that could enable the citizens of India to escape poverty by providing the resources they need to lead a better life. This led Ela Bhatt, founder of the India-based Self Employed Women’s Association, to take stock of her initiative …
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