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. Case with an epilogue describing complex physical and moral task of the team members face while descending K2. A member of the Warner team suggests that they are faced with the ultimate moral dilemma: How do you see your self-preservation and survival, or you are looking to try and help someone else at any price "Hide
? by James G. Clawson, Gerry Yemen Source: Darden School of Business 8 pages. Publication Date: November 14, 2008. Prod. #: UV1074-PDF-ENG
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