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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Southfield Packaging

  Michael Beer and Alisa Zalosh

  Southfield Packaging provides packaging materials and services to medical device manufacturers. The case examines the relationship between a corporate vice president, Mark Sanders, and one of his direct reports, Regional Manager Frank Belby. Sanders' preparation for Belby's annual performance review provides a foundation for discussing the common challenges and difficulties associated with performance reviews. Specific issues include the need to clearly define criteria for evaluation and the question of whether Belby's physical health should play a role in his performance review. Overall, is Southfield's appraisal process a fair and effective way of evaluating employee potential?

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  Beer, Michael, and Alisa Zalosh. "Southfield Packaging." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-562, April 2013.

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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Southfield Packaging (Brief Case)

  Michael Beer and Alisa Zalosh

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  Beer, Michael, and Alisa Zalosh. "Southfield Packaging (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-563, April 2013.

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Robin Ash and Printzhof Press

  Frank V. Cespedes and Lynda St. Clair

  Robin Ash has just been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Printzhof Press and Vice President of its parent company, Education and Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Her first objective is to create an action plan that will achieve two seemingly contradictory corporate objectives: transform Printzhof into an aggressively competitive 21st century educational publisher while maintaining its close-knit and collaborative culture. Because of new technologies changing how information is delivered and used in higher education, the need for the company to evolve along with the publishing industry is obvious to Ash and other company leaders. However, Printzhof's history of success has resulted in resistance to organizational change among many longtime employees and senior managers. Still, Ash must revitalize Printzhof without destroying employee morale and loyalty. How far and how fast should she move on the critical priorities she has identified?

  Keywords: United States; Organizational change; management styles; organizational culture; general management; change management; morale; communication; human resource management; competitive strategy; Book Publishing; Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict Management; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Culture; Planning; Education Industry; Publishing Industry;

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  Cespedes, Frank V., and Lynda St. Clair. "Robin Ash and Printzhof Press." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-554, March 2013.

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