Case Study

Mindfulness at SAP (B): From grassroots to global mindfulness

7 pages
August 2024
Reference: IMD-7-2521

This case picks up the story in 2014 and describes how Bostelmann and SAP spread and deepened the roots of the grassroots program over the span of a decade.

Learning Objective
  • Analyze what SAP did to successfully embed mindfulness into its organization
  • Explore the benefits of offering mindfulness in organizations.
Keywords
Workplace Well-being, General Management, Global Business, Human Resources, Leadership, Mindfulness, Leadership Development
Settings
World/global, Germany
SAP, Information Technology
2012-2023
Type
Field Research
Copyright
© 2024
Available Languages
English
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Reference IMD-7-2521
Copyright ©2024
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
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Industry Information Technology
Available Languages English
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