Valve, one of the world’s leading video game software companies, has also become an iconic example of an organization without hierarchies. An organization of 400 people, Valve’s unique organizational form (detailed in the case and in the accompanying employee manual) includes 100% self-assigned time, no managers (and therefore no management oversight), such a fluid structure …
“Swagbucks (B)”, HBS No. 817123, took over the corporate culture in mid-2014 following the events described in “Swagbucks (A)”, HBS No. 817122 and developed a close working relationship. In early 2016, the company now has the opportunity to acquire MyPoints, an established competitor with millions of members, and the opportunity to increase sales even faster, …
This is a case that could stimulate discussions about political strategies and the relationship between marginalized cultural groups and the mainstream. It tells the story of an attempt in 1988 to make English the official language of the state of Florida, inspired in part by tension and jealousy over the arrival and relative prosperity of …
In 2019, after a year in this role, H. Lawrence Culp Jr., the first outside CEO of General Electric Company (GE), was faced with the task of gaining the exchange’s confidence in his ability. to GE around. During the tenure of its two predecessors (2001-2018), GE’s share price had dropped significantly and investors were concerned. …
This case speaks to a complex, long-standing and emotional dispute between Shell Exploration & Production Ireland (SEPIL) and opponents of the planned natural gas pipeline and gas processing plant in County Mayo, Ireland. The Corrib gas project is years behind schedule and over budget. SEPIL not only needs to complete the project, but must do …
CIBAGEIGY is a large diversified multinational corporation that underwent massive structural and cultural change in the 1990s. The case describes the changes made and the processes by which changes in portfolio, people, and structures occur. In mid-1994, CIBA evaluated the efficiency of the transformation and whether it went too far or too far.
In October 2018, LIU Chang (Angela), president of Beijing-based New Hope Liuhe (NHL), reflected on the company’s strategy. With sales of $ 9 billion and a presence in nearly 20 countries, NHL was China’s largest animal feed manufacturer and one of the leading producers and processors of pork and poultry. The company also marketed a …
The Spanish Riding School (SRS) was an icon of Austrian national identity, the oldest riding school in the world and the most important representative of the classical art of dressage (a “ballet” with horses). In 2012, 447 years after its founding, the school faced a serious threat: how to survive the so-called “privatization” by the …
Designed to stimulate discussion of outsourcing issues from the perspective of a company considering outsourcing its IS operations to a third party.
In 1995, at a turning point in the history of the bearing industry, the Timken Company acquired a large volume bearing plant in Poland. The slight differences to traditional Timken products and technologies are critical as the acquisition integrates, fundamentally changing the value proposition and organization of the company.