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Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satya was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
Reference 6816
Published 11 Apr 2023
Length 5 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Human Resources
Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satya was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
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?
Reference 6412
Published 25 Jun 2018
Length 4 page(s)
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.
Reference 6406
Published 30 Jul 2018
Length 9 page(s)
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.
In this negotiation role-play between a promising new hire (Maria) and her experienced boss (Milo) in a large NGO, Maria has an ambitious mandate to develop a new initiative from scratch, while Milo has to tightly control budgets. Disagreement on the budget puts the relationship on a collision course.
Reference 6034
Published 27 Jan 2014
Length 6 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Human Resources
In this negotiation role-play between a promising new hire (Maria) and her experienced boss (Milo) in a large NGO, Maria has an ambitious mandate to develop a new initiative from scratch, while Milo has to tightly control budgets. Disagreement on the budget puts the relationship on a collision course.
In this negotiation role-play between a promising new hire (Maria) and her experienced boss (Milo) in a large NGO, Maria has an ambitious mandate to develop a new initiative from scratch, while Milo has to tightly control budgets. Disagreement on the budget puts the relationship on a collision course.
Reference 6034
Published 27 Jan 2014
Length 6 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Human Resources
In this negotiation role-play between a promising new hire (Maria) and her experienced boss (Milo) in a large NGO, Maria has an ambitious mandate to develop a new initiative from scratch, while Milo has to tightly control budgets. Disagreement on the budget puts the relationship on a collision course.