People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline
This case describes the innovative approach to organizing and managing employees by People Express and describes the company’s eventual demise.
Rick Surpin (A, B, C)
A long-time community development worker creates hundreds of jobs for low-income women and minorities by forming a for-profit home health care cooperative, Cooperative Home Care Associates…
Employee Ownership and Employee Attitudes: Two Case Studies
Douglas Kruse’s carefully executed study of two companies owned by the workers through Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), examines the hopes and anxieties that have been articulated by many of the participants in one of America’s fastest growing types of work experiments.
Lincoln Electric Co.
This case covers the strategy and management practices of the world’s largest manufacturer of welding equipment. Discusses the compensation system and company culture, and the leadership style of management.