12 case(s) found.
After 18 months of attempting to transition the company to holacracy, Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ celebrity CEO, decided it was time to make the change happen. In March 2015, he sent an email to all Zappos employees offering them 3 months’ severance pay if they felt that self-management was not for them.
Reference 6181
Published 26 Aug 2016
Length 18 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Retail, E-Commerce
After 18 months of attempting to transition the company to holacracy, Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ celebrity CEO, decided it was time to make the change happen. In March 2015, he sent an email to all Zappos employees offering them 3 months’ severance pay if they felt that self-management was not for them.
A French executive with Michelin is expatriated from Clermont-Ferrand to South Carolina. Initially confident in his leadership skills, the protagonist learns quickly that many aspects of leading a team are quite different in the American environment.
Reference 5538
Published 31 Jan 2009
Length 5 page(s)
Region Global
A French executive with Michelin is expatriated from Clermont-Ferrand to South Carolina. Initially confident in his leadership skills, the protagonist learns quickly that many aspects of leading a team are quite different in the American environment.
The case is built on a unique and extensive dataset collected during many months of direct observation and interviews. The depth of this dataset allows the reader to analyze the myriad of perceptual factors on which collaboration and teamwork hinge
Reference 5285
Published 06 Jul 2005
Length 9 page(s)
Region Global
The case is built on a unique and extensive dataset collected during many months of direct observation and interviews. The depth of this dataset allows the reader to analyze the myriad of perceptual factors on which collaboration and teamwork hinge
Two reasonable people, a boss and a subordinate, find each other 'impossible to handle'. Through their descriptions of each other's behavior we realize that they are in a self-perpetuating dynamic. An attempted intervention by the HR manager not only fails to resolve the situation; it actually makes it worse.
Reference 5116
Published 01 Jan 2004
Length 6 page(s)
Region Global
Two reasonable people, a boss and a subordinate, find each other 'impossible to handle'. Through their descriptions of each other's behavior we realize that they are in a self-perpetuating dynamic. An attempted intervention by the HR manager not only fails to resolve the situation; it actually makes it worse.
This case looks at how Lincoln Electric, the US-based company renowned for its compensation scheme, tried to implement its human resource policies globally and particularly in China.
Reference 4850
Published 01 Jan 1999
Length 18 page(s)
Region Global
Industry International Trade and Development, Capital Markets
This case looks at how Lincoln Electric, the US-based company renowned for its compensation scheme, tried to implement its human resource policies globally and particularly in China.
Lee Coker believes he must monitor and supervise weaker performers more intensely than managers he perceives to be superior performers. The case describes Lees theory on this issue, Lees behaviour (as seen by both himself and his subordinates), and his subordinates reactions.
Reference 4559
Published 03 Jan 1996
Length 8 page(s)
Region Global
Lee Coker believes he must monitor and supervise weaker performers more intensely than managers he perceives to be superior performers. The case describes Lees theory on this issue, Lees behaviour (as seen by both himself and his subordinates), and his subordinates reactions.
