www.hbrreprints.org HBR CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARY Should Cheryl initiate an investigation at her new firm? The CEO’s Private Investigation Four commentators offer expert advice. by Joseph Finder • Reprint R0710A If there ever were a time when a chief executive should commission some quiet snooping on her colleagues‚ this might be it. HBR CASE STUDY The CEO’s Private Investigation COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Case Study: Westover Electrical‚ Inc. Westover Electrical‚ Inc.‚ is a medium-size Houston manufacturer of wire windings used in making electric motors. Joe Wilson‚ VP operations‚ has experienced an increasing problem with rejected product found during the manufacturing operation. "I’m not sure where to begin‚" admitted Joe at the weekly meeting with his boss. "Rejects in the Winding Department have been killing us the past two months. Nobody in operations has any idea why. I have just brought in
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Case Study One: People management at Seaside hotel Seaside Hotel is an independently-owned‚ three-star hotel situated in Newquay in Cornwall. It has 108 rooms and permanently employs 30 full-time staff and approximately 40 part-time employees. During the period of peak demand between May to August‚ the hotel virtually doubles its labour force with casual and temporary labour. Cornwall presents a challenging environment for any business‚ particularly those that serve the tourism market. Business
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Masters in Hospitality Management FND 502 : Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology CASE STUDY :BETTER BITES PART 1 ‘Maybe we should start our own business.’ As soon as Paul said it‚ his two friends put down their coffee and stared at him. Paul Clermont‚ Sarah Odell and Christina Healy were second-year hotel and restaurant management degree students and they were looking over the business and travel news and lamenting the sluggish job outlook in their chosen field. They had always
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Sear: Seeking A More Fashionable Image Cherry Anne Bilan-Lorenzo Master of Business Administration College of the Holy Spirit of Manila Marketing Management Dr. Lilia C. Chio Sear: Seeking A More Fashionable Image Summary: Sears‚ Roebuck & Company became the nation’s largest retailer by making household names out of “hard goods” brands such as Craftsman Tools‚ Kenmore appliances‚ Weatherbeater paints‚ Road-Handler tires‚ and DieHard batteries. However‚ Sear’s preoccupation with hard goods has
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Leadership Case Study Introduction The leader chose in this case study is Mr. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29‚ 1918 – April 5‚ 1992). He was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher‚ Oklahoma in USA and the founder of American retailers Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.[1] Sam Walton began his retail career when he started work at a J.C. Penney store in Des Moines‚ Iowa in 1940. In 1945‚ he met Butler Brothers‚ a regional retailer that owned Ben Franklin chain stores and that offered
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references. Their score in this category would be 4 out of 5. Their “recommended for you” and “selected for you” sections capture products that are individualized based on customer needs. They also send follow-up emails to ascertain their customer experience with the previous purchases. · Identify and discuss the macro-environmental factors that influence this business and assess the impact of each of these factors on its future success/failure on a scale of 1-5. Macro environmental factors (excerpted
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The Teachers‚ Schools‚ and Society Reader Marsha Warren Case Study 7 CASE STUDY 7 Marsha Warren An experienced third-grade teacher is overwhelmed by the problems created by her heterogeneous class‚ which includes eight students who have unique home and personal situations that are affecting their schooling. José glared at Tyrone. “Quit looking at me‚ you jerk!” “I wasn’t lookin’ at nothin’‚ creepy‚” replied Tyrone vehemently. Marsha Warren looked up sharply at the two boys and made
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HBR CASE STUDY ON “THE BEST OF INTENTIONS” - John Humphreys Submitted To Prof. Neeta Jain FORE School of Management Analysis Submitted By – Aayushi Singh (221002) Anjali Gera (221001) Ankit Arora (221022) Deeptiman Dasgupta (221039) Gaurav Maheshwari (221049) Gagandeep Chawla (221046) Analysis 1 – Issues in the case The major issues in the case are: i. Discrimination between employees – a) On grounds of gender : Some territories of business at AgFunds were conservative and the customers
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Case Study No. 3 A New Kind of Structure Admit it. Sometimes the projects you’re working on (school‚ work‚ or both) can get pretty boring and monotonous. Wouldn’t it be great to have a magic button you could push to get someone else to do that boring‚ time-consuming stuff? At Pfizer‚ that “magic button” is a reality for a large number of employees. As a global pharmaceutical company‚ Pfizer is continually looking for ways to help employees be more efficient and effective. The company’s senior
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