Chris Warner led a team of experienced climbers on an expedition to reach the summit of K2, the second largest in the world. After an unsuccessful attempt to succeed in their first few attempts, Warner and his team collected the other teams hoping to reach the top, and representing eight different countries, working together to achieve success. Their history is full of examples of the story, where in some cases the management point of view was taken, and the other times it was not. Successes and failures of the approach of the expedition makes a break with the history of real-world examples and offers exciting scope to accommodate the theoretical concepts of team-building and leadership. Although, based on the written case series also includes additional multimedia supplement offers compelling photos and videos for students and teachers. After working with several other international groups to reach K2 Summit, the descent is extremely dangerous. For climbers found in the midst of a raging blizzard. With no Italian mountaineer, Czech climber suffering from hypothermia and cerebral edema, and the theft of an important survival tool, Warner must decide whether to go to look for the missing climber or try to get his expedition K2 safely. "Hide
by James G. Clawson, Gerry Yemen Source: Darden School of Business 10 pages. Publication Date: November 14, 2008. Prod. #: UV1073-PDF-ENG
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