When faced with a corporate crisis, managers must operate under conditions that are fundamentally different from those found in normal management processes. You may need to work with specialized teams and understand their priorities and decision-making processes without giving up your own responsibilities. The following case simulation confronts participants with a growing crisis situation in …
This case tells how Richard finally decided to take on the great challenge and put together an integration team of experts in different functions and prepared for all the aspects that he might consider. However, during his trip to Indonesia, Richard was informed of a death threat email from someone at the Batam factory. Should …
Dr. Barrett Rollins, Scientific Director of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, seeks to foster scientific collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, the Integrative Research Centers, is new to this field and poses a significant challenge to the culture of the institute, which had previously given the faculty researchers full …
It had taken Phil Knight sixteen long years to make Nike the leading manufacturer of athletic shoes in the country. When Knight first conceived the company for an MBA class project, Adidas had a market share of more than 80%, but Knight’s marketing approach had revolutionized the industry, his company had developed several innovative footwear …
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 …
Carmen Segarra, a recently hired auditor in the New York Fed’s oversight office for Goldman Sachs, strongly disagrees with her manager Mike Silva on whether Goldman Sachs has a viable general conflict of interest policy. Silva says “yes” and Segarra says “no.” This number is the latest to see Segarra see what she sees as …
This case shows how Richard and the Chinese team decided to act. After arriving at the plant, Richard (the head of the integration team), Jack Chen (the newly appointed general manager of the Batam plant), and other team members implemented a series of transformation initiatives, such as conducting a communication comprehensive, adapt the organizational structure. …
If students have the English PDF of this briefcase in a course pack, they also have the option of purchasing an audio version.
When taking on a new position, there will inevitably be a contrast between what we believed or assumed, what convinced us, and what we have to do in reality. While this change can be very helpful, this conflict, or disconnect between expectations and objectivity, must be addressed so that our arrival does not cause shock …
This case in a German automotive company traces the dynamics of a consulting project team that is carrying out a first-rate strategic project as part of a company-specific international management program. For weeks the team was in ruins, the presentation of the project was a catastrophe and the dynamics of the team were terrible. The …