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Minority Women Report Downsizing Their Ambitions Because of Bias
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it's hurting the companies they work for. -
Downsizing Lost Its Bad Rap
Downsizing Magazine ArticleBig companies formerly took a reputational hit when they laid off massive numbers of workers. But according to E. Geoffrey Love and Matthew Kraatz, of the University of Illinois, U.S. business culture norms gradually changed from 1985 to 1994 as new ideas about boosting shareholder value took hold in executive suites and boardrooms. At the […] -
The Hidden Risk in Cutting Retail Payroll
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleWhen retailers' sales slip, the biggest opportunity to boost profits comes from improving execution. To do that, research shows, managers may actually... -
Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleThe transition is coming sooner than you think. -
The Post-Hierarchical Organization
The future of work is flatter. -
If You Think Downsizing Might Save Your Company, Think Again
Downsizing Digital ArticleResearch shows it increases the chances of bankruptcy. -
The Journey After a Setback
The way forward after a layoff can offer a chance for self-discovery and positive career adjustments. -
After the Layoffs, What Next? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleHarry Denton, the CEO in this fictional case study, has been caught off guard. As the head of Delarks, a venerable department-store chain in the Midwest,... -
How to Protect Your Job in a Recession
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAs the economy softens, corporate downsizing appears almost inevitable. Don't panic yet, though. While layoff decisions might seem beyond your control,... -
Helping Employees Navigate the Future
When implementing a major organizational decision, empower your employees through effective communication. -
The Gentleman's "Three" (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHow do you reduce headcount when almost everyone gets the same scores on performance reviews? HR vice president Nils Ekdahl confronts that question at... -
Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleToday layoffs have become companies' default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that... -
How "Neutral" Layoffs Disproportionately Affect Women and Minorities
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResearch on downsizing, gender, and race. -
What Can CEOs Do for Displaced Workers?
Human resource management Magazine ArticleIn 1978, before restructuring was a common boardroom term, Jewel sold its Turn-Style discount department store business to the May Department Store Company. Because May could not immediately use many of the Turn-Style stores outside metropolitan Chicago, Jewel closed them. This meant that almost 3,000 full-and part-time employees were no longer needed. We in Jewel’s […] -
The Layoff (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAstrigo is in trouble. The home improvement chain has missed its earnings forecast badly and sales are falling. A 10% reduction in staff looks like the... -
After the Layoffs, What Next? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleHarry Denton, the CEO in this fictional case study, has been caught off guard. As the head of Delarks, a venerable department-store chain in the Midwest,... -
How to Stay Grounded Through Organizational Chaos
Organizational change Digital ArticleSix strategies to help you navigate layoffs, reorgs, and economic instability. -
Make Overhead Cuts that Last
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleOverhead value analysis identifies structural cuts that will reduce overhead costs by 15% to 30%. Overhead value analysis requires delegating to every... -
Keeping Your Team Motivated When the Company Is Struggling
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDon't pretend you have all the answers. Do be prepared to deal with the messy emotions people may be experiencing. -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches.
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Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Involves the design and creation of a company with no formally-defined hierarchy. Describes the steps the founder takes to avoid the organizational politics... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details CEO Dave Cote spent six years turning around an ailing Honeywell and in 2008 Cote and his team face a new challenge: how to respond to the Great Recession.... -
Navistar International
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles... -
Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co.: Navigating through Layoffs and Closure
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In late 2012, Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co. (Shanghai Euclid), a joint venture between a Chinese state-owned enterprise and an American multinational... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn, Expanded Edition (with bonus article "Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World' by Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter)
24.95View Details How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on surviving a tough economy and coming back... -
LiuGong: Integration Challenges in Poland (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case CB0101 Case (B) describes Wu's new critical issue after the merger - whether or not to retain the former Dressta's President. -
Automating the Paris Subway (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2001, the head of the Paris Subway reflected on how to transform Line 1 into a driverless line without triggering a social conflict. After the shock... -
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Fifteen years later, the company has achieved widespread recognition in the industry for its innovative designs, its quality products, and its highly... -
FAG Kugelfischer - A German Restructuring
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A large German manufacturer of ball bearings and precision machinery experiences severe financial difficulty brought on by poor management practices,... -
Andrea Jung: The Challenges of Letting Go
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Andrea Jung became CEO of Avon Products Inc. in 1999 - the first woman to ever hold the position since the foundation of the iconic cosmetics company,... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn (with bonus article "Reigniting Growth" By Chris Zook and James Allen)
24.95View Details How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming... -
Hexcel Turnaround--2001 (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Hexcel's new CEO is faced with deciding how to "take out" $60 million in cash costs in fiscal 2002, as two of the company's end markets--electronics and... -
Cambridge Cooling Systems: Global Operations Strategy
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The chief operating officer (CEO) at Cambridge Cooling Systems (CCS), an industrial cooling system manufacturer, has been asked for his recommendations... -
Kurt Landgraf and Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Kurt Landgraf, newly named CEO of Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., addresses complaints of discrimination from African-American scientists in R&D during... -
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Provides a follow-up to the (A) and (B) (Condensed) case. Brings events up to date from 1985-1991. Bob Koski, Sun's CEO, has now taken on a new #2 heir... -
Cat Is Out of the Bag: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Vector (B): Labour Negotiations at Maxime Platform
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Case B covers the period between May and October 2001. It describes the change and effects of a new leadership style on the negotiation process. It shows... -
Note on Managing Workforce Reductions
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Each individual who enters an organization will, at some point, leave. And yet most future leaders spend significantly more effort learning about recruiting... -
Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Many general managers face this predicament at one time or another: if I don't deliver the numbers, senior management won't invest in our growth. But...
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Minority Women Report Downsizing Their Ambitions Because of Bias
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it's hurting the companies they work for. -
Downsizing Lost Its Bad Rap
Downsizing Magazine ArticleBig companies formerly took a reputational hit when they laid off massive numbers of workers. But according to E. Geoffrey Love and Matthew Kraatz, of the University of Illinois, U.S. business culture norms gradually changed from 1985 to 1994 as new ideas about boosting shareholder value took hold in executive suites and boardrooms. At the […] -
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Involves the design and creation of a company with no formally-defined hierarchy. Describes the steps the founder takes to avoid the organizational politics... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details CEO Dave Cote spent six years turning around an ailing Honeywell and in 2008 Cote and his team face a new challenge: how to respond to the Great Recession.... -
Navistar International
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles... -
The Hidden Risk in Cutting Retail Payroll
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleWhen retailers' sales slip, the biggest opportunity to boost profits comes from improving execution. To do that, research shows, managers may actually... -
Harvard Management Update, January 2002, Volume 7, Number 1
Leadership & Managing People Other Article12.95View Details Includes these articles: "Is It Time to Trade In Your Business Model?" "The Right Kind of Failure," "Don't Let Your Customer Service Suffer When Your... -
Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co.: Navigating through Layoffs and Closure
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In late 2012, Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co. (Shanghai Euclid), a joint venture between a Chinese state-owned enterprise and an American multinational... -
Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleThe transition is coming sooner than you think. -
The Post-Hierarchical Organization
The future of work is flatter.