The Acquisition and Restructuring of Kia Motors by Hyundai Motors

In recent years, increased competition and lower profits due to excess national and global supply, as well as higher development costs, have led the automotive industry to undertake national and international strategic mergers and collaborations. This case examines one of the largest mergers and acquisitions in the Korean auto market in recent years: the acquisition …

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Katie Conboy: Leading Change at Simmons College

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 …

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Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (B)

As part of ongoing restructuring measures at the Pratt & Whitney North Haven plant, Ed Northern and a group of Japanese consultants are transforming the manufacturing process from a batch process to a one-piece flow and organizing the machines and employees in product cells. Vane Cell 6 is the first cell created in North Haven. …

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A Non-Traditional Female Entrepreneur (B)

This is an addition to 9B11M016. The president and founder of New Deantronics (ND) opened her sales office in San Francisco, California in 1985 and established her factory in Taiwan in 1987. With her system of management strategy and management philosophy, the president of ND earned a reputation as a trusted manufacturer and developer of …

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Zameer Kassam Fine Jewelry: Engaging Clients

Zameer Kassam Fine Jewelry (ZKFJ) designs individual engagement rings that tell the story of a couple’s relationship. The case describes the company’s process for building customer loyalty, which in the past has been a relatively offline high-touch experience. Due to social distancing guidelines with the advent of the COVID19 pandemic in early 2020, Zameer Kassam …

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KEMET: Leading Change across Cultural Boundaries (B)

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 …

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Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm (A)

Eden McCallum pioneered the network (“virtual”) consulting model in the UK. Hiring independent project consultants keeps overheads so low that Eden McCallum’s fees are a fraction of the rates charged by large companies. Its flexible and profitable model has attracted world-class corporate clients and has resulted in consistent double-digit annual growth for the first nine …

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One Acre Fund: Outgrowing the Board

One Acre Fund, a young, international, non-profit social enterprise run by friends of the founder, had grown rapidly since its inception. You now face a growing demand for key resources and connections with key potential donors, expertise in terms of scaling up and managing expansion. The case presents this problem that new nonprofits often face …

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Designing and Managing the Information Age IT Architecture

The co-evolution of technology, labor, and labor over the past 30 years has dramatically affected our understanding of the organizations and industries in which they compete. IT is no longer just a tool to support “back office” transactions, but it has become a strategic part of most companies, allowing the redefinition of markets and industries, …

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