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Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Change management Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Better Sales Networks
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleAnyone in sales will tell you that social networks are critical. The more contacts you have, the more leads you'll generate and, ultimately, the more... -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Points of Law: Unbundling Corporate Legal Services to Unlock Value
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleTraditionally, big law firms and corporate legal departments have enjoyed a close relationship—one that is based on both trust and regulation. Clients rely on firms to discern legal boundaries and the risks associated with misjudging them; counsel are under a professional obligation to identify and raise potential problems and to handle them competently and thoroughly. […] -
Career Crush: What It’s Like to Be a Social Justice Lawyer
Career planning Career Crush…and what it really takes to change the world. -
Why Women and People of Color in Law Still Hear "You Don't Look Like a Lawyer"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterviews with black female lawyers shed new light on the obstacles they face. -
Female Supreme Court Justices Are Interrupted More by Male Justices and Advocates
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWomen have adapted by being less polite themselves. -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
Putting Products into Services
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleHigh-end professional services firms, unlike product companies, traditionally experience only linear revenue growth. That's because selling more services...
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Summit Distributors (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Summit Distributors was in danger of violating loan covenants because of slow economic activity and forecasted losses and was faced with a choice. Changing... -
Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details For years, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - a small, New York City law firm - has consistently boasted the highest profits per partner and one of the... -
Charity or Bribery
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Filip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products,... -
CEO Activism (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 617001. -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies.... -
Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (B) (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research... -
Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive... -
Products Liability: The Innovation Responsible for the Rise and Fall of Takata
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case begins with post-deposition thoughts of Sean Burns, a 23-year veteran of Takata Corp. The lawsuit that gave rise to the deposition was brought... -
Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy... -
Patriot National Insurance Co.: Case and Simulation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Designed to be used in conjunction with Byrnes, Byrnes & Townsend. Discusses a suit brought by a woman client who was badly injured in an automobile accident... -
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law and the Embezzlement of NT$3 Billion by Eddie Liu (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Dr. C.V. Chen learned that one of Lee and Li's senior legal assistants had illegally sold a client's shares in a Taiwanese company and sneaked out of... -
Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Lexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel... -
France Telecom (A): A Challenging Restructuring
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details These cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of... -
Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details After nearly 100 years as a mid-size regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded... -
The Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The "Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" set of cases explores the roles of general and firm-specific human capital in employee performance... -
Disrupting Justice at RightNow: Rich or King
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case examines issues such as cascading problems within the organization, changing founder roles, founder success criteria, as well as company exit... -
France Telecom (C): An Unprecedented Trial
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details In the C case we learn that former CEO Didier Lombard, Deputy Chief Executive Louis-Pierre Wenes, Human Resources Head Olivier Barberot and France Telecom... -
Baker & McKenzie (A): A New Framework for Talent Management
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the process by which the largest law firm in the world developed a unique framework for personnel management. In 2004, John Conroy is about... -
Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency... -
Hale and Dorr (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Highlights how word-of-mouth is crucial in the acquisition of new customers. Specifically, it shows the existence of both internal (to the firm) and external...
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Summit Distributors (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Summit Distributors was in danger of violating loan covenants because of slow economic activity and forecasted losses and was faced with a choice. Changing... -
Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details For years, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - a small, New York City law firm - has consistently boasted the highest profits per partner and one of the... -
Charity or Bribery
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Filip Kowalski, a senior manager at the pharmaceutical company Healthgen, leads sales for the firm's Polish division. While pitching Healthgen's products,... -
Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Change management Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
CEO Activism (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 617001. -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies.... -
Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (B) (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally, and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research... -
Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleIt starts with a clear shared objective. -
Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive...