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- June 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc. (A)
By: Paul M. Healy
Following an accounting problem at Molex, the firm's auditors request changes in management. The board of directors has to decide whether the auditors' concerns have merit or whether, as management argues, the accounting issue is immaterial.
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Financial Reporting;
Relationships;
Resignation and Termination;
Accounting Audits
Healy, Paul M. "Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 105-082, June 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
- June 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Coach Roy Williams: What Next? (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Christoper Chang and Scott Schweitzer
Roy Williams, head coach of the Kansas University Men's Basketball Team, was facing a major decision. The recent resignation of the coach at the University of North Carolina (UNC) had lead to speculation that Williams, a UNC alumnus, would be named as its new coach....
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Resignation and Termination;
Job Offer;
Leading Change;
Management Succession;
Performance Improvement;
Personal Development and Career;
Sports;
Kansas;
North Carolina
DeLong, Thomas J., Christoper Chang, and Scott Schweitzer. "Coach Roy Williams: What Next? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-070, June 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- April 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Monster Networking
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and David Andrew Vivero
The management at Monster.com, the leading U.S. provider of online recruitment services, must decide how to proceed with Monster Networking (MN), a new business launched in late 2003. MN helps users identify other individuals who can offer career advice. Monster.com...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Recruitment;
Service Industry;
Employment Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and David Andrew Vivero. "Monster Networking." Harvard Business School Case 805-145, April 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- September 2004 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Roller Coaster Ride, The: The Resignation of a Star
By: Boris Groysberg, Steve Balog and Jennifer Haimson
Presents a detailed account of power dynamics that unfold in the firm when one of its best and brightest threatens to leave. Focuses on the dynamics of attracting, retaining, compensating, negotiating, and leveraging a star performer in a professional services firm. A...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Business or Company Management;
Negotiation;
Power and Influence
Groysberg, Boris, Steve Balog, and Jennifer Haimson. "Roller Coaster Ride, The: The Resignation of a Star." Harvard Business School Case 405-031, September 2004. (Revised February 2007.)
- May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Sarvega
By: Paul A. Gompers and Vanessa del Valle Broussard
David Cowan, general partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, has taken the lead on Sarvega, a Bessemer-backed company that was recently orphaned by the departure of one of Bessemer's other general partners. Cowan must decide whether to reinvest in Sarvega and, if so,...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Governance Compliance;
Resignation and Termination;
Negotiation Deal;
Partners and Partnerships;
Information Technology Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Vanessa del Valle Broussard. "Sarvega." Harvard Business School Case 204-137, May 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- April 2004 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Precise Software
By: Paul A. Gompers and Sara Bergson
Yossi Sela, general partner at Gemini Venture capital, considers a new investment in Precise Software. The firm is at a crisis point, and Sela needs to decide whether he will fire the firm's chief executive officer. Conflicts between the American CEO and the Israeli...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Resignation and Termination;
Crisis Management;
Managerial Roles;
Conflict and Resolution;
Israel;
United States
Gompers, Paul A., and Sara Bergson. "Precise Software." Harvard Business School Case 204-157, April 2004. (Revised March 2008.)
- April 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Confronting a Necessary Evil: The Firing of Alex Robins (A)
A manager recounts his experience firing the person he was asked to replace and reflects on the challenges of the experience. Teaching Purpose: To role-play and reflect on tasks that entail harming other people to fulfill one's responsibility.
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Problems and Challenges;
Leadership Development;
Behavior;
Decision Making;
Resignation and Termination
Margolis, Joshua D. "Confronting a Necessary Evil: The Firing of Alex Robins (A)." Harvard Business School Case 404-125, April 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- March 2004
- Case
L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth
By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and James Weber
In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear for outdoor enthusiasts through its catalogs and a single retail store in Freeport, Maine. In the three decades prior...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Restructuring;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Cost Management;
Sales;
Performance Improvement;
Diversification;
Distribution Channels;
Resignation and Termination;
Retail Industry;
Web Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and James Weber. "L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 504-080, March 2004.
- February 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Supplement
Confronting a Necessary Evil: The Firing of Alex Robins (B)
A manager recounts his experience firing the person he was asked to replace and reflects on the challenges of the experience. Teaching Purpose: To role-play and reflect on tasks that entail harming other people to fulfill one's responsibility.
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination
Margolis, Joshua D. "Confronting a Necessary Evil: The Firing of Alex Robins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 404-113, February 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Malden Mills (A)
By: Nitin Nohria, Thomas R. Piper and Bridget Gurtler
CEO Aaron Feuerstein of Malden Mills decided to pay idled workers after a massive fire at his mill in 1995. Focuses on the decisions made post-fire and the rebuilding process and eventual bankruptcy of the company. Also outlines creditors' struggle to decide whether to...
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Keywords:
Wages;
Situation or Environment;
Ethics;
Financing and Loans;
Resignation and Termination;
Employees;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Massachusetts
Nohria, Nitin, Thomas R. Piper, and Bridget Gurtler. "Malden Mills (A)." Harvard Business School Case 404-072, December 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- November 2003 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (A)
By: Boris Groysberg and Laura Morgan Roberts
Reviews Josie Esquivel's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, and organizational practices she has developed into a star analyst. Should Esquivel accept an offer to leave Lehman Brothers for Morgan Stanley? To make this...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Resignation and Termination;
Job Offer;
Franchise Ownership;
Performance;
Personal Development and Career;
Personal Characteristics;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage
Groysberg, Boris, and Laura Morgan Roberts. "Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (A)." Harvard Business School Case 404-054, November 2003. (Revised October 2005.)
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Bertelsmann AG
By: Bharat N. Anand, Michael G. Rukstad and Christoph Kostring
On July 28, 2002, Bertelsmann announced the firing of its CEO, Thomas Middelhoff, in a move that surprised industry observers, analysts, and many employees. Bertelsmann, a privately held company headquartered in Germany, was one of the largest global media...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Corporate Strategy;
Entertainment;
Media;
Change Management;
Integration;
Resignation and Termination;
Private Ownership;
Initial Public Offering;
Business Units;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Germany
Anand, Bharat N., Michael G. Rukstad, and Christoph Kostring. "Bertelsmann AG." Harvard Business School Case 703-405, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- February 2003 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Large Scale Change at The WSSC
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
Describes the organizational transformation occurring at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), a public utility. Faced with the possibility of privatization after decades of providing service in the absence of competition or performance pressures, the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Mission and Purpose;
Change Management;
Restructuring;
Privatization;
Resignation and Termination;
Utilities Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Corey B. Hajim. "Large Scale Change at The WSSC." Harvard Business School Case 603-056, February 2003. (Revised March 2003.)
- July 2002
- Case
Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Supplements the (A) case.
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DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "Bradley Marquez: Reduction in Force (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-007, July 2002.
- March 2002 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Astel Manufacturing Company
By: Joseph L. Bower
The FBI indicates that three purchasing agents are suspected recipients of bribes. After an inconclusive investigation, the agents leave. The superiors are unsure what to do. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Problems and Challenges;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Government and Politics;
Resignation and Termination
Bower, Joseph L. "Astel Manufacturing Company." Harvard Business School Case 302-112, March 2002. (Revised May 2002.)
- August 2001
- Case
Charmed Technology
By: Youngme E. Moon
Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Resignation and Termination;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Development;
Luxury;
Information Infrastructure;
Value Creation;
Computer Industry;
Fashion Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Charmed Technology." Harvard Business School Case 502-012, August 2001.
- July 2001
- Case
Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, Kristin Doughty and Ellen Pruyne
Paula Evans is in her second year as principal of the only high school in Cambridge, MA. Her mandate when she arrived was to redesign the high school so that long-standing inequities in academic achievement rates across race and socioeconomic class were removed. In her...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Strategy;
Secondary Education;
Restructuring;
Leadership;
Conflict Management;
Education Industry;
Cambridge
Hill, Linda A., Kristin Doughty, and Ellen Pruyne. "Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-003, July 2001.
- July 2001
- Technical Note
Technical Note on LBO Valuation (A): LBO Structure and the Target IRR Method of Valuation
Explains the equity cash flow method of valuation as it applies to leveraged buyouts. Also explains: 1) earnings and cash flow forecasts, 2) debt structure and the cash sweep, 3) the cashing out horizon and terminal valuation, and 4) the target IRR method of valuation.
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Capital Budgeting;
Borrowing and Debt;
Cash Flow;
Equity;
Profit;
Price;
Forecasting and Prediction
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Technical Note on LBO Valuation (A): LBO Structure and the Target IRR Method of Valuation." Harvard Business School Technical Note 902-004, July 2001.
- December 1999
- Article
Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing
By: T. M. Amabile and Regina Conti
This study examined the work environment for creativity at a large high-technology firm before, during, and after a major downsizing. Creativity and most creativity-supporting aspects of the perceived work environment declined significantly during the downsizing but...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Situation or Environment;
Creativity;
Resignation and Termination;
Employees;
Business or Company Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Crisis Management;
Groups and Teams;
Communication;
Announcements;
Interpersonal Communication
Amabile, T. M., and Regina Conti. "Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing." Academy of Management Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1999): 630–640.
- September 1999 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Deloitte & Touche (A): A Hole in the Pipeline
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Deloitte & Touche was losing talented women, and CEO Mike Cook wanted to stop the loss, especially as the accounting and consulting fields became more competitive. The firm commissioned an analysis of the situation; now it had to consider the results and develop a plan...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Organizational Culture;
Accounting;
Gender;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Loss;
Change Management;
Jobs and Positions;
Resignation and Termination;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Deloitte & Touche (A): A Hole in the Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 300-012, September 1999. (Revised May 2003.)