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DVD Case Videos

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Details for ordering these videos are included in the page connected to each program. In many cases there is also written material available.

The Paths to Power Series

Developed by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer for his MBA course Paths to Power, these videos supplement written course materials and showcase protagonists addressing issues presented in the written case. Course topics include:

• sources of power
• dealing with resistance and obstacles
• obtaining allies and supporters
• maintaining power
• preparing oneself to obtain power
• diagnosing the political landscape
• the use of language and symbolism in exercising power

Laura Esserman.04 - Driving Change
[Preview]
Laura Esserman, a surgeon and faculty member at the University of California at San Francisco, is engaged in a major effort to change the delivery of breast cancer services and the information systems used to support both research and patient care. In this video, she shares her thoughts about how she could have done things differently and what might help her drive the change she is trying to make.

Laura Esserman.05 - Being an Effective Leader
[Preview]
In this second video, Esserman shares her own experiences and what she learned about being an effective leader and successfully driving change. She discusses the importance of getting feedback and says that being passionate, sure of yourself, and right is not enough.

Keith Ferrazzi - People and Relationships
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Keith Ferrazzi, a graduate of Harvard Business School, became the youngest chief marketing officer of a Fortune 500 company (Starwood) and later was the CEO of a successful high-tech start-up. Inc. magazine wrote an article detailing his amazing ability to build networks and social relationships. Ferrazzi speaks about the difference between insecurity and lack of confidence, his genuine love of people, and the importance of hard work.

Gary Loveman - Succeeding as an Outsider
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Gary Loveman, an untenured associate professor at Harvard Business School who had little management experience, became COO of Harrah’s, managing 15 casinos with more than 10,000 hotel rooms and over 35,000 employees. The gaming industry was dominated by insiders who had spent their careers in gaming, working their way up from the bottom. In the video, Loveman highlights what factors helped him succeed.

Jack Valenti - Lessons Learned
[Preview]
Jack Valenti, long time Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association, was world renowned for his shaping of the American film and television industry. Valenti shares what he learned from his experience in powerful positions, including the importance of helping people out, never getting personal, and never forgetting an obligation.

Rudy Crew.04 - Changing the Impossible
[Preview]
Rudy Crew, Miami-Dade County school superintendent and former chancellor of New York public schools, speaks about his experience as NYC chancellor. Crew discusses viewing NYC as made of many small pieces in order to make the change, breaking inertia by creating a “shock effect,” and the importance of proving that he could bring change that nobody believed was possible.

Rudy Crew.05 - What Guides a Leader
[Preview]
In this second video, Rudy Crew speaks about his path to power, what drives him, and his views of leadership. He discusses his choice to be the voice for urban schooling and his belief that a leader is guided by his or her own internal compass.

The Social Entrepreneurship Series

Video cases in this series developed by Professor Jim Phills address social entrepreneurship, helping students appreciate mechanisms of change and theories of action as well as challenges in initiating and sustaining meaningful change in social sectors. These video cases are intended to be used with their accompanying text cases.

The Evolution of Interplast
[Preview]
Established in the late 1960s, Interplast was the first international humanitarian organization to send American medical professionals overseas to provide free reconstructive surgery to children and adults in developing countries. This video case details the growth of Interplast and the debates that arose when the organization shifted away from direct service, instead focusing on education and empowerment of local professionals.

Innermotion on the Move
[Preview]
A non-profit organization founded in 1990, Innermotion was a dance company that presented performances based on themes related to incest and childhood sexual abuse as well as therapeutic workshops for survivors of such abuse. The video case showcases Innermotion’s reexamination of its focus when funds were cut.

Circus Oz
[Preview]
Circus Oz was Australia's premier international circus. The A segment of the video case explores the quandary that arose from the Australia Council's offer to fund a development officer position, largely as a way for Circus Oz to increase income from corporate sponsorships and reduce reliance on government support. The B segment covers the resolution of the dilemma around hiring a development director.

Social Entrepreneurs: Correcting Market Failure
[Preview]
A “market failure” occurs when important social problems are not solved or social needs go unmet due to neglect or inaction in the private sector, even though the technological, financial, and human means exist to address these problems or needs. This video case details the efforts of three “social entrepreneurs” who brought innovative ideas, used entrepreneurial skills, and leveraged market principles to “correct” these market failures.

Rubicon Program's Corporate Strategy
[Preview]
In response to the closure of California state psychiatric hospitals, Rubicon Programs was established in 1973 to provide social services for recently deinstitutionalized individuals suffering from mental illness. This video case explores Rubicon’s deliberations about corporate strategy and whether more value would be created by remaining one organization with multiple divisions or by spinning off certain divisions.

Additional Videos

Lafarge: Market Entry Into Romania
[Preview]
This video was developed by Professor Bruce McKern, director of the Sloan Master’s Program, as part of his course on international business. It captures a discussion between McKern, and Frédéric Fleuret, director of corporate projects of Lafarge Group, about Lafarge’s acquisition and integration of the Romanian construction materials firm Romcim. It is intended to be used with the accompanying text case.

 

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