Making local knowledge global

• How has the nature of the competitive environment and David Martin's job changed in the eight years since he joined Lexington Labs? What implications do these changes have for the skills Martin needs to be an effective manager?
• How can Martin go about getting Lexington to function as a global company, freely sharing best practices and critical information across borders? Be specific in your diagnosis of the problem he faces and how these problems can be solved.

The expectant executive and the endangered promotion

• What is the specific problem confronting Jim Serra of Hunter Peripherals?
• Should Bryant be recommended for promotion to director? Why or why not?
• Is Bryant being naive about her ability to perform as a director?
• What's at stake for the company in this decision, both in the short and long term?

The floundering expatriate

• Should Waterhouse consider sending Donaldson back to the United States?
• What accounts for Donaldson's difficulties in managing cross-culturally?
• If you were Waterhouse planning to meet with Donaldson about his problems, how would you approach the meeting and what would you say?

The memo every woman keeps in her desk

• How do you evaluate Liz Ames' allegations of sexism at Vision Software?
• Should Ames send her memo to Vision's CEO, John Clark? How do you assess the politics of the situation?
• What would you advise Ames if she asked you how to go about changing the work environment for women at Vision Software?

Growing pains

• What is the critical issue facing Cyrus Maher?
• Should Maher offer Lee Carter greater compensation to prevent her from defecting to another company? Why or why not?
• If you think Carter deserves additional compensation, in what form should it be given?
• What are the broader implications of offering Carter greater compensation that Maher should be thinking about?

When consultants and clients clash

• What is the fundamental source of the conflict in this case?
• How do you evaluate the way the consulting assignment was handled by the Statler Group's partner, George Gray?
• What should Susan Barlow and Jim Roussos do to prepare for their meeting with Royce Kellogg? How should they approach the meeting?
• How should Royce Kellogg approach the meeting with Barlow and Roussos?

The empowerment effort that came undone

• How do you assess the introduction of empowerment by Martin Griffin?
• Why did the effort fail? What should have been done differently?
• How do you assess Harry Lewis?
• What should George Marlow do following the meeting?

Alan Hirschfield at Columbia Pictures (A)

• What is the problem confronting Alan Hirschfield?
• What groups and/or factors in the situation should Hirschfield consider in making a decision about David Begelman?
• What alternative courses of action are available to Hirschfield? What are their primary advantages and disadvantages?
• What action should Hirschfield take at the end of the case?