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Globalization, Robots, and the Future of Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Jeffrey Joerres first joined Manpower, in 1993, the labor market was relatively stable and the company still focused largely on traditional office,... -
Rethinking the On-Demand Workforce
Innovation Magazine ArticleDigital talent platforms have matured, and many companies are using them to hire skilled gig workers. Now they need to get strategic about it. -
Korn/Ferry's CEO on Transforming the Company in Mid-Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleGary Burnison had a lot of faith in Korn/Ferry's brand when he became a significant investor, back in 2001. The company was suffering in the aftermath... -
3 New U.S. Employment Regulations That Companies Should Prepare for Now
Human resource management Digital ArticleA spate of laws and rules in three areas — noncompete clauses, pay transparency, and human capital disclosures — will have far-reaching implications on the talent landscape. -
The Transformer CLO
Developing employees Magazine ArticleThe role of chief learning officer isn’t just about training anymore. -
Why Social Networks Still Haven’t Cracked the Job Search Puzzle
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleLinkedIn and Facebook each own part of the answer. -
Create Colleagues, Not Competitors
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTo maximize information exchange among employees, don't reward individual performance. -
Helping Low-Income Workers Stay Out of Debt
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleEmployer-sponsored fintech products can enhance financial resilience and inclusion. -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?
Managing people Magazine ArticleA VP decides which candidate to promote. -
Turn Departing Employees into Loyal Alumni
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Case Study: Your Star Salesperson Lied. Should He Get a Second Chance?
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AT&T’s Talent Overhaul
Talent management Magazine ArticleCan the firm really retrain hundreds of thousands of employees? -
Stop Screening Job Candidates’ Social Media
Hiring and recruitment Magazine ArticleStick to evidence-based recruiting. -
Unexpected Benefits of Sarbanes-Oxley
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn the wake of a series of gross corporate abuses around the turn of the century, Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley, which was intended to make corporate... -
HR Goes Agile
Business management SpotlightAgile isn’t just for tech anymore.
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Gender and Free Speech at Google (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details This case reveals Google's response to a list of employee demands aiming to combat sexual misconduct in the workplace. This case should accompany the... -
Pay Scales
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The only female senior partner at a boutique management consulting firm has found out that she is paid less than half of what male partners were making... -
Overheard at the Office
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Note: This case contains language that some people may find offensive. It is left exactly as it was spoken in the real situation portrayed precisely because... -
OfficeTiger
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View Details OfficeTiger was founded in late 1999 with an innovative approach to global outsourcing. The company's employees, located primarily in India, provided... -
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors... -
Viom Networks: Transformation and the Next Phase
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Between 2012 and 2015, Viom Networks Limited (Viom), India's largest independent telecommunications tower company, transformed its business from a position... -
Talent Incubator Rankings
Management Case Study8.95View Details In 2023, The Official Board surveyed 853 executives on the topic of talent incubators/academy companies. Executives were asked to list the top three academy... -
Yamato Transport: Part-time Employment of Housewives
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. innovatively used the field cast model of housewives as part-time employees to meet the increasing delivery demands of morning... -
Zurich Insurance: Zurich Oxygen
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on: manager development, diversity and inclusion,... -
Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Monster.com
Technology & Operations Case Study6.95View Details Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Monster.com, ponders how his online site, the leading career site on the web, can continue its dominance (60% share in... -
IndiaFirst Life Insurance: Driving Growth with Competency Mapping
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In late 2015, the chief people officer at IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company, a joint venture with two public sector banks in India, faced a new challenge.... -
Athena Bancorp
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Athena Bancorp was founded in 2016 by Beth Daniels, a banking professional with 15 years of experience in the industry. Daniels took advantage of what... -
Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case explores one company's attempt to experiment with a different underlying model for a capitalist enterprise. Brunello Cucinelli, S.p.A. is a... -
Truebird - An AlleyCorp Venture
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2018, Kevin Ryan and Wendy Tsu faced an important decision - to finalize the CEO candidate for Truebird, an innovative, automated coffee café... -
Mixing Business and Friendship: A Complicated Employee Decision
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes a complicated employee decision experienced by entrepreneur, Sana Remekie, in mid-2019 after she opted to mix business and friendship.... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Samantha (B)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Agile Boot Camp (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This compact case describes an incident between an aspiring manager and an employee, related to an interpretation of expected engagement of the latter... -
The $70K CEO at Gravity Payments
Leadership & Managing People Case Study14.00View Details In 2015, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price took a massive pay cut to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000 annually. In the wake of a national... -
Adecco SA's Acquisition of Olsten Corp.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In the summer of 1999, Adecco SA, one of the world's leading staffing companies, was in the midst of attempting to acquire the staffing operations of...
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Redefining Work: Three Forces That Are Reshaping Jobs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe authors argue that three forces are creating a profound shift in the very nature of work: technology, demographics and the power of pull-which has... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details This case reveals Google's response to a list of employee demands aiming to combat sexual misconduct in the workplace. This case should accompany the... -
New Ways to Gauge Talent and Potential
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhile most organizations still rely on traditional methods such as räsumä screenings, job interviews, and psychometric tests to find the right people... -
Hidrovias do Brasil: Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives, Video Short
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleVideo supplement to case 419007. -
Pay Scales
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The only female senior partner at a boutique management consulting firm has found out that she is paid less than half of what male partners were making... -
Overheard at the Office
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Note: This case contains language that some people may find offensive. It is left exactly as it was spoken in the real situation portrayed precisely because... -
OfficeTiger
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View Details OfficeTiger was founded in late 1999 with an innovative approach to global outsourcing. The company's employees, located primarily in India, provided... -
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors... -
Evidence-based Recommendations for Employee Performance Monitoring
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFrom security cameras to GPS tracking systems, nearly 80% of organizations use some type of electronic performance monitoring (EPM). EPM uses technology... -
Preventing and Correcting Workplace Harassment: Guidelines for Employers
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIn recent years, the number of harassment claims filed with the EEOC has declined overall, but this fact masks a frightening reality: though claims involving...