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Prengler, Melanie

In Search of an Ally: Alicia Baxter, James Johnson III, and the Death of George Floyd

Prengler, Melanie ; Younge, Ayana ; Kemp, Bianca

OB-1481 | Published January 31, 2025 | 3 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Alicia Baxter, a Black, Jamaican-born associate at a top consulting firm in New York City, has just witnessed her mentor, James Johnson III, a Black American male, during a moment of vulnerability. Se... Read More

In Search of an Ally: Moustafa Abbas, Zachary Goldstein, and the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

Prengler, Melanie ; Younge, Ayana ; Kemp, Bianca

OB-1482 | Published January 31, 2025 | 2 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Moustafa Abbas, a practicing Muslim and senior analyst of tax and compliance at a Fortune 500 conglomerate in Pittsburgh, has just seen Zachary Goldstein at the company’s monthly employee resource gro... Read More

In Search of an Ally: Mark Gallagher, Rebecca Wagner, and the #MeToo Movement

Prengler, Melanie ; Younge, Ayana ; Kemp, Bianca

OB-1480 | Published January 31, 2025 | 3 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, Mark Gallagher, a US Army veteran turned financial analyst at a premier film studio in Hollywood, has just learned that his boss has been sexually harassin... Read More

Heartache: Talent Management at Cardio AI

Prengler, Melanie ; Sesia, Aldo

OB-1455 | Published December 10, 2024 | 7 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

In February 2024, Rory Pound, cofounder and CEO at Cardio AI, a medical device firm, had to let go a sizeable portion of the start-up’s workforce, largely because the company had failed in its attempt... Read More

Nikki Brown: Caught between Career and Conscience

Prengler, Melanie ; Sesia, Aldo

OB-1432 | Published February 23, 2024 | 13 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

This field-based case puts students in the role of Nikki Brown, a Black female police officer at the St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD). After repeatedly witnessing and experiencing acts of di... Read More

The TRAIL Model of Talent Management

Prengler, Melanie

OB-1451 | Published February 09, 2024 | 2 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed at maximizing employee engagement and retentio... Read More

Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations—The Employee

Adams, Gabrielle ; Brown-Iannuzzi, Jazmin ; Lisnek, Jaclyn ; Prengler, Melanie ; Yemen, Gerry

OB-1441 | Published August 07, 2023 | 2 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Most managers will one day be in a situation where they must help another employee with a mental health issue. How should they prepare for these conversations? What resources are available? This role... Read More

Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations—The Boss

Adams, Gabrielle ; Brown-Iannuzzi, Jazmin ; Lisnek, Jaclyn ; Prengler, Melanie ; Yemen, Gerry

OB-1440 | Published August 07, 2023 | 1 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Most managers will one day be in a situation where they must help another employee with a mental health issue. How should they prepare for these conversations? What resources are available? This role... Read More

Mental Health at Rhino Software

Prengler, Melanie

OB-1433 | Published June 02, 2023 | 1 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Sam Doran is one of the youngest project managers at Rhino Software, a medium-size technology firm, and the first woman to be tasked with leading a team of her own. Since her promotion to project mana... Read More