The "Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" set of cases investigates the functions of general and firm-specific human capital in worker performance measurement, feedback, and promotion/compensation decisions. In the cases, a top law firm must decide whether to fit an external partnership offer among its top litigators, when the litigator is not yet entitled to partnership based on the present rules through which the business elects associates. A second non-litigator in the business has performed just as well as the star litigator, but has no outside partnership offer, because skills and her function are particular to the company, and never as valuable to the outdoormarketplace.
The case could be taught using a role play, where one student plays the function of the non-litigator, and also another pupil plays the part of an officially-assigned mentor from the law firm's partnership group. (If using the role play choice, instructors should utilize the typical advice instance "The Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP," 914-044, and the parts: "Chung and Dasgupta: Information for Jordan Ramirez," 914-046, and "Chung and Dasgupta: Information for Casey Clark," 914-047.) Additionally, it may be educated as a normal instance, without a role play, by using general info instance "The Promotion Process at Chung and Dasgupta, LLP" (914-044) and "Chung and Dasgupta: Supplemental Information on Jordan Ramirez and Casey Clark" (914-045). The cases give a rich backdrop to investigate issues around firm-specific human capital, and can be utilized to discuss professions at professional service firms, and subjective performance evaluation, best practices when giving employee responses.
PUBLICATION DATE: June 17, 2014 PRODUCT #: 914047-HCB-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE