Betania Tanure

Based in Brazil, family-run Suzano is a global leader in pulp and paper that is looking to diversify beyond its core activities and become part of the green economy. A merger with Fibria in 2019 leads to a major restructuring.

Published 10 Sep 2024

Reference 6897

Topic Strategy

Region South America

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Based in Brazil, family-run Suzano is a global leader in pulp and paper that is looking to diversify beyond its core activities and become part of the green economy. A merger with Fibria in 2019 leads to a major restructuring.

Published 24 Jun 2024

Reference 6897

Topic Strategy

Region South America

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The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.

Published 26 May 2023

Reference 5982

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Education Management Leisure, Travel and Tourism Banking

Region South America

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The case describes the creation and evolution of Brazil’s first low-cost airline – GOL. From the outset GOL was driven by innovation and within a few years of operating had become the country’s leading airline. Although initially a low-cost carrier, over the years it became increasingly customer-centric, striving to improve the customer experience by removing the pain points of air travel.

Published 21 Jan 2021

Reference 6563

Topic Strategy

Industry Airlines/Aviation

Region South America

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The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.

Published 08 Dec 2016

Reference 5982

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Education Management Leisure, Travel and Tourism Banking

Region South America

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The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.

Published 08 Dec 2016

Reference 5982

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Education Management Leisure, Travel and Tourism Banking

Region South America

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The case follows the story of Brazilian business leader, Ricardo Semler, who took the family marine-pump business, Semco, to multi-national, multi-sector success. To do so, Ricardo Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard, and subsequently transformed the culture at Semco via a radical process of workplace democratisation.

Published 28 Apr 2014

Reference 5982

Topic Leadership & Organisations

Industry Education Management Leisure, Travel and Tourism Banking

Region South America

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Natura is a well recognized and highly regarded brand in Brazil: it enjoyed high brand loyalty among consumers and the highest retention rate among sales representatives in the cosmetics industry. Notwithstanding the triumphs in its home market, attempts at internationalization within Latin America, had thus far not been as successful as expected.

Published 07 Jan 2006

Reference 5365

Topic Marketing

Industry Cosmetics

Region Global

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The case describes the creation and evolution of Brazil’s first low-cost airline – GOL. From the outset GOL was driven by innovation and within a few years of operating had become the country’s leading airline. Although initially a low-cost carrier, over the years it became increasingly customer-centric, striving to improve the customer experience by removing the pain points of air travel.

Published 21 Jan 2021

Reference 6563

Topic Strategy

Industry Airlines/Aviation

Region South America

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