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A manager finds out that a new member of his team has a mental disability: she cannot function well under tight deadlines. HR knew of the disability, but did not inform the manager. Should HR disclose critical performance-related background information when it relates to a disability? How should one manage teams in which some members have disabilities that affect others?
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Reference 6412
Published 25 Jun 2018
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
Industry Human Resources, Mental Health Care
A manager finds out that a new member of his team has a mental disability: she cannot function well under tight deadlines. HR knew of the disability, but did not inform the manager. Should HR disclose critical performance-related background information when it relates to a disability? How should one manage teams in which some members have disabilities that affect others?
The case accounts for the gender pay gap in companies and industries around the world. In Europe, women earn on average 84 cents per hour for every euro men make. In the United States, they earn between 80 and 82 cents per hour for every dollar made by a man. The gap widens further after women have children.
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Reference 6406
Published 30 Jul 2018
Region Global
Industry Human Resources, Public Policy
The case accounts for the gender pay gap in companies and industries around the world. In Europe, women earn on average 84 cents per hour for every euro men make. In the United States, they earn between 80 and 82 cents per hour for every dollar made by a man. The gap widens further after women have children.
The case follows the career path of Megha Malagatti, from her humble Indian origins as a member of the Dalit caste (known as “untouchables”) to a senior management position in a French luxury goods company – an improbable journey that speaks to her personal strengths, skills and qualifications, as well as the possibilities open to young women to make a career in the luxury goods industry irrespect
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Reference 6405
Published 25 Jun 2018
Region Europe
Industry Human Resources, Luxury Goods and Jewelry
The case follows the career path of Megha Malagatti, from her humble Indian origins as a member of the Dalit caste (known as “untouchables”) to a senior management position in a French luxury goods company – an improbable journey that speaks to her personal strengths, skills and qualifications, as well as the possibilities open to young women to make a career in the luxury goods industry irrespect
Bird Office is a start-up, launched in Paris, with a digital platform for rental of temporary office space and meeting rooms. The case traces Bird Office from its entrepreneurial beginnings to a fully-fledged business with innovative initiatives designed to achieve competitive advantage as the number of local and international competitors and other players soars.
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Reference 6338
Published 30 Oct 2017
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Human Resources
Bird Office is a start-up, launched in Paris, with a digital platform for rental of temporary office space and meeting rooms. The case traces Bird Office from its entrepreneurial beginnings to a fully-fledged business with innovative initiatives designed to achieve competitive advantage as the number of local and international competitors and other players soars.
Monkey Tie, an entrepreneurial firm based in Paris, focuses on innovative digital HR solutions related to ‘affinity matching’ of people to positions. It represents a major change in the approach to recruitment, using online tools to find a ‘fit’ between the job requirements and the skills and personality of the candidate.
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Reference 6305
Published 26 Jun 2017
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Human Resources
Monkey Tie, an entrepreneurial firm based in Paris, focuses on innovative digital HR solutions related to ‘affinity matching’ of people to positions. It represents a major change in the approach to recruitment, using online tools to find a ‘fit’ between the job requirements and the skills and personality of the candidate.
ghSMART is a small, niche, differentiated professional services firm that provides HR services, primarily executive assessment of C-level candidates for private equity investors. The case is deliberately short to focus on how the combination of client-focus and type of staff leads to value creation and capture.
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Reference 5920
Published 24 Nov 2014
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Human Resources
ghSMART is a small, niche, differentiated professional services firm that provides HR services, primarily executive assessment of C-level candidates for private equity investors. The case is deliberately short to focus on how the combination of client-focus and type of staff leads to value creation and capture.
This exercise can be used to illustrate challenges in implementing evidence-based hiring practices. Should screening procedures that are self-evidently valid be subjected to empirical scrutiny? What obstacles exist to challenging longstanding procedures? What is the cost of experimenting? What is the (opportunity) cost of not experimenting?
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Reference 5907
Published 25 Jun 2018
Industry Consulting, Human Resources
This exercise can be used to illustrate challenges in implementing evidence-based hiring practices. Should screening procedures that are self-evidently valid be subjected to empirical scrutiny? What obstacles exist to challenging longstanding procedures? What is the cost of experimenting? What is the (opportunity) cost of not experimenting?
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
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Reference 5683
Published 30 Jul 2012
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Asia
Industry Human Resources
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
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Reference 5683
Published 30 Jul 2012
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Asia
Industry Staffing and Recruiting, Human Resources
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
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Reference 5683
Published 21 Jun 2021
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Asia
Industry Human Resources
The Simplex Solutions multi-media decision scenario outlines the evolution of a software venture with a new technology that could find application in very diverse markets. The two co-founders (who have a technical background) decide to expand the entrepreneurial team by bringing in financial and marketing expertise to propel the venture to the next stage.
The case describes the founding process of a unique human capital assessment venture based out of Bangalore, India. Particular emphasis is placed on how the founding team was assembled and the contributions and inducements offered to the different team members.
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Reference 5345
Published 05 Jan 2006
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Asia
Industry Staffing and Recruiting, Human Resources
The case describes the founding process of a unique human capital assessment venture based out of Bangalore, India. Particular emphasis is placed on how the founding team was assembled and the contributions and inducements offered to the different team members.
This case examines the entry into China of a popular French retailer. The focus is mostly on the leader/entrepreneur, who must figure out cultural differences and establish a new operation in a foreign land. Strategic issues are in the background.
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Reference 5254
Published 01 Jan 2005
Region Europe
Industry Human Resources
This case examines the entry into China of a popular French retailer. The focus is mostly on the leader/entrepreneur, who must figure out cultural differences and establish a new operation in a foreign land. Strategic issues are in the background.