Showing posts with label Case study. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Case study. Show all posts

Thursday, July 17, 2008

HBR Case Study on Market Research - July-August 2008

The Sure Thing That Flopped.
By: Zaltman, Gerald, Zaltman, Lindsay, Sturgess, Donna J., Lee, Alex, Fujikawa, Yoshinori, Carbone, Lewis,
Harvard Business Review,
Jul-Aug 2008, Vol. 86, Issue 7/8

All the market research said that TF's NextStage stores couldn't miss. What went wrong?

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

HBR Case Study Septermber 2006

Indispensable.
By: Beeson, John, Rowe, John W., Reilly, Edward, Conger, Jay A., Ready, Douglas A., Jordan, Michael,
Harvard Business Review,
September 2006, Vol. 84, Issue 9

HBR CASE STUDY
Edward Bennett is a talented CEO with a lot on his plate. But he's not getting any younger, and his board can't get him engaged in succession planning

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Case Study HBR October 2006

What Serves the Customer Best?
By: Nunes, Paul F., Driggs, Woodruff W., Harman, David, Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dull, Stephen, Scafido, Joe,
Harvard Business Review,
October 2006, Vol. 84, Issue 10

Glenmeadie is investing heavily in the front end of its business, enhancing its interactions with customers. But that's drawing resources away from the product innovation that might keep them happy in the long run

Monday, July 14, 2008

HBR Case Study November 2006

The Reign of Zero Tolerance. By: Gerson, Ben, Parker, Janet, Volokh, Eugene, Halloran, Jean, Cherkasky, Michael G., Harvard Business Review, 00178012, Nov2006, Vol. 84, Issue 11

Actions that damage a company and its employees should be stamped out, everyone would agree. But should the people responsible be stamped out, too?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

HBR CASE STUDY - CEO Behavior - December 2006

HBR CASE STUDY Four years into the job, a top executive has revitalized his company's financial performance. But his verbal gaffes threaten to ruin staff morale, alienate customers, and drag down the firm's share price. Is it time for him to go?

The CEO Who Couldn't Keep His Foot out of His Mouth.
By: Burrell, Lisa, Heifetz, Ronald A., Biggs, John H., Clarke, Torie, Brown, Roger,

Harvard Business Review,
Dec 2006, Vol. 84, Issue 12

HBR Case Study January 2007

The Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager.
By: Morrison, Mike, Mark, Reuben, Ray, Rebecca, Manderlink, George, Ulrich, Dave, Harvard Business Review,
Jan 2007, Vol. 85, Issue 1

The head of HR is creating a competency model for the organization -- but the rest of the leadership team isn't so sure



Building a leadership competency model at Barker Foods -- a framework that would not only highlight the critical values, knowledge, and skills necessary to lead any of the divisions of the consumer-packaged-goods company but also identify the corresponding tasks, behaviors, and measures of success. There was mixed support for such a plan among the members of the senior team.

Monday, July 7, 2008

HBR Case Study Off-Ramp--or Dead End?

Off-Ramp--or Dead End?
By: Esarey, Sharman, Haslberger, Arno, McGrath, Monica, Matthias, Rebecca, Maricich, Robert J., Sevin, Evelyne,
Harvard Business Review,
Feb 2007, Vol. 85, Issue 2

Another 60-hour workweek, another school play missed--and now, another delay in a long-awaited promotion. Is it time to chuck it all?

Good Money After Bad? HBR Case Study

Good Money After Bad?
By: Mullins, John W., Farneti, Ivan, Hassan, Fred, Johnson, Robert M., Zott, Christoph,
Harvard Business Review,
Mar2007, Vol. 85, Issue 3

Jack Brandon's initial idea has not panned out, and the cash is nearly gone. But he's got a new plan. Will you back him a second time?