Day: June 17, 2022

The New York Times bestseller Moneyball (Lewis, 2003) is a book about baseball. It describes how Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, revolutionized Major League Baseball (MLB) by introducing a new approach (sabermetrics) to assessing the value of a player to a team (see Wolfe et al., 2006). The established approach to assessing player talent favored future potential, but...

"The founding family and majority shareholders of the company do not believe in using debt to finance future growth. The founding family learned from hard experience during Prohibition and the Great Depression that debt can cause loss of flexibility and eventual loss of corporate control. The company will not place itself at such risk. As such, all future growth will be financed either by stock...

The ContextFounded in 1945, Mattel is an American multinational toy manufacturer based in California. With $1.4 billion annual revenue and 27,000 employees, it is one of the worlds largest toymakers. Mattels power brands are Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, Fisher-Price, and Thomas & Friends. These were introduced between 1930 and 1986, and Mattel had not created another hit product for...

Introduction:This case study introduces a new human resources director, who is responsible for developing a more strategic human resources function. As she begins in the role and starts to implement changes, she is facing many challenges and much resistance. The case study showcases the need for strong communication and change management when introducing both small and large changes within an...