This case follows the development of the AstraZeneca–Oxford vaccine from its origins in an Oxford University laboratory, through an accelerated series of trials (and tribulations), to becoming the Covid-19 jab that saved more lives than any other vaccine.

The case describes the events leading up to the arrest at a French airport, in August 2024, of Pavel Durov, owner and CEO of Telegram, a social media platform. Using published sources, including interviews with Durov, it tells the story of Telegram and its enigmatic founder, setting them in the context of the wider tech industry, past and present.

Schneider Electric was considered a leader in sustainability by 2022, and was one of the first companies to have its net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). It had significantly reduced Scopes 1 and 2 carbon emissions and had harvested the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of Scope 3.

“Turning the Tide in Mozambique” explores the efforts of a new expatriate CEO to improve gender balance at a technologically advanced transportation hub in southern Africa that he is hired to run for a conglomerate headquartered in the Middle East. His goal is to increase the number of female staff and create a more inclusive culture.

The case describes how the Greek oil-spill specialist Polygreen diversified into municipal waste management and turned the Aegean paradise of Tilos into the world’s first zero-waste island. Focusing on the company’s charismatic CEO, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the case follows the implementation of a business model based on the principles of the circular economy.

This short case study is a snapshot of the ethical challenges faced by members of a supply chain as they work on an apparently fictional high-rise renovation project. Although the story is set in the construction sector, it is relevant to any supply chain in any industry or any set of individuals working on a business project with real-world consequences.

This short case study is a snapshot of the ethical challenges faced by members of a supply chain as they work on an apparently fictional high-rise renovation project. Although the story is set in the construction sector, it is relevant to any supply chain in any industry or any set of individuals working on a business project with real-world consequences.

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.

Crisis at MIAM Group is a fictional board simulation about a global European food company in crisis. It is designed to be used in groups of about nine participants, each playing a gender-neutral role for which an individual, detailed description is provided.*

Crisis at MIAM Group is a fictional board simulation about a global European food company in crisis. It is designed to be used in groups of about nine participants, each playing a gender-neutral role for which an individual, detailed description is provided.*