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Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability (Abridged Version)

By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Simone Duke
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The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.

    Published 08 Nov 2024

    Reference 6585

    Topic Responsibility

    Industry Telecommunications

    Region Europe

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    Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability (Abridged Version)

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    The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.
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      Fertile Ground for Expansion: Nabta Health’s Global Reach

      By  Chengyi Lin,  Stephen E. Chick,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ridhima Aggarwal
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      This case follows a woman founder’s journey to establish a femtech startup in the Middle East. It explores the business opportunities and challenges of women’s health in a region where it is often considered a taboo subject.

        Published 24 Jun 2024

        Reference 6782

        Topic Responsibility

        Industry Hospital & Health Care,  Medical Devices

        Region Middle-East

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        Fertile Ground for Expansion: Nabta Health’s Global Reach

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        This case follows a woman founder’s journey to establish a femtech startup in the Middle East. It explores the business opportunities and challenges of women’s health in a region where it is often considered a taboo subject.
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          Goodlife: Profit with Purpose

          By  Stephen E. Chick,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ridhima Aggarwal
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          Goodlife Pharmacy launched in 2014 with a vision to provide good-quality and affordable pharmaceuticals to all socio-economic groups in Kenya. With a strong strategy and operations focus, the leadership scaled up from 19 stores in 2016 to approximately 120 by 2022 in East Africa.

            Published 17 Jun 2024

            Reference 6836

            Topic Responsibility

            Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness,  Hospital & Health Care

            Region Africa

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            Goodlife: Profit with Purpose

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            Goodlife Pharmacy launched in 2014 with a vision to provide good-quality and affordable pharmaceuticals to all socio-economic groups in Kenya. With a strong strategy and operations focus, the leadership scaled up from 19 stores in 2016 to approximately 120 by 2022 in East Africa.
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              DSM: Turbocharging Sustainable Resins (A)

              By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ron Soonieus
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              DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro. DSM (A) discusses DSM’s path to greater sustainability, highlighting the environmental issues caused by the chemical industry and

                Published 17 May 2024

                Reference 6826

                Topic Responsibility

                Industry Chemicals

                Region Global

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                DSM: Turbocharging Sustainable Resins (A)

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                DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro. DSM (A) discusses DSM’s path to greater sustainability, highlighting the environmental issues caused by the chemical industry and
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                  DSM: Turbocharging Sustainable Resins (B)

                  By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Simone Duke,  Ron Soonieus
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                  DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro.

                    Published 17 May 2024

                    Reference 6826

                    Topic Responsibility

                    Industry Chemicals

                    Region Global

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                    DSM: Turbocharging Sustainable Resins (B)

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                    DSM (A) and (B) tell the remarkable story of how Helen Mets, EVP of DSM’s Resins & Functional Materials business (DRF), generated considerable value for DSM by pursuing a radical sustainability strategy, steering DRF to a 12.4x multiple when it was sold to Covestro.
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                      Diatropix: Creating a Sustainable Rapid Diagnostic Test Manufacturing Platform in Africa

                      By  Prashant Yadav,  Luk Van Wassenhove,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                      A new African manufacturer of diagnostic tests grapples with the challenges of a hyper-competitive global market and explores and designs a new business model to compete.

                        Published 19 Feb 2024

                        Reference 6847

                        Topic Operations

                        Industry Hospital & Health Care,  Medical Devices

                        Region Africa

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                        Diatropix: Creating a Sustainable Rapid Diagnostic Test Manufacturing Platform in Africa

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                        A new African manufacturer of diagnostic tests grapples with the challenges of a hyper-competitive global market and explores and designs a new business model to compete.
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                          Goldman Sachs (A): Corporate Strategy & Corporate Growth

                          By  Philipp Meyer-Doyle,  Laurence Capron,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                          Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.

                            Published 15 May 2023

                            Reference 6788

                            Topic Strategy

                            Industry Financial Services

                            Region North America

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                            Goldman Sachs (A): Corporate Strategy & Corporate Growth

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                            Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
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                              Goldman Sachs (B): Building Capabilities to Enter Consumer Finance

                              By  Philipp Meyer-Doyle,  Laurence Capron,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                              Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.

                                Published 15 May 2023

                                Reference 6788

                                Topic Strategy

                                Region North America

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                                Goldman Sachs (B): Building Capabilities to Enter Consumer Finance

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                                Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
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                                  Challenges in Commercial Deployment of AI: Insights from The Rise and Fall of IBM Watson’s AI Medical System

                                  By  Quy Huy,  Timo Vuori,  Tero Ojanpera,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                                  When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.

                                    Published 14 Feb 2023

                                    Reference 6753

                                    Topic Strategy

                                    Industry Hospital & Health Care

                                    Region North America

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                                    Challenges in Commercial Deployment of AI: Insights from The Rise and Fall of IBM Watson’s AI Medical System

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                                    When IBM set about commercializing its artificial intelligence-driven Watson AI in the healthcare market, its early successes were widely publicized. Senior managers and the media claimed that its diagnostic features would soon surpass those of the sharpest doctors.
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                                      Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability

                                      By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                                      The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.

                                        Published 20 Dec 2022

                                        Reference 6585

                                        Topic Responsibility

                                        Industry Telecommunications

                                        Region Europe

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                                        Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability

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                                        The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.
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                                          Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability

                                          By  N. Craig Smith,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                                          The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.

                                            Published 20 Dec 2022

                                            Reference 6585

                                            Topic Responsibility

                                            Industry Telecommunications

                                            Region Europe

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                                            Fairphone 3: Commercializing Radical Sustainability

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                                            The mobile phone industry is notorious for its lack of sustainability. Fairphone started as a campaign to draw attention to ‘conflict minerals’ and the plight of tantalum miners. It became a social enterprise by launching its first ‘fair phone’, the FP1, with conflict-free tantalum.
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                                              Developing a Sustainable Ecosystem Community: The Port of Antwerp

                                              By  Gabriel Szulanski,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                                              In 2017 the Port of Antwerp is capacity constrained. Capacity will improve dramatically in 2028 with the construction of a new terminal. However, in the meantime, a variety of issues make the problem acute and critical for the competitiveness of the port, as otherwise clients migrate to other ports and use other means to reach inland Europe.

                                                Published 26 Jan 2022

                                                Reference 6686

                                                Topic Strategy

                                                Industry Maritime

                                                Region Europe

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                                                Developing a Sustainable Ecosystem Community: The Port of Antwerp

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                                                In 2017 the Port of Antwerp is capacity constrained. Capacity will improve dramatically in 2028 with the construction of a new terminal. However, in the meantime, a variety of issues make the problem acute and critical for the competitiveness of the port, as otherwise clients migrate to other ports and use other means to reach inland Europe.
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                                                  Alcatel, Lucent…Nokia: On the Road from 3 to 1 - The Leadership Challenges of Strategic Change

                                                  By  Charles Galunic,  Javier Gimeno,  Lisa Simone Duke
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                                                  The telecommunications manufacturing industry has seen massive consolidation in the past 10 years. This is the story of how two major telecom providers, Alcatel and Lucent, merged and positioned themselves for the future. It focuses on the leadership challenges of the final years, just before the company was sold.

                                                    Published 24 Feb 2016

                                                    Reference 6169

                                                    Topic Strategy

                                                    Industry Telecommunications,  Wireless

                                                    Region Global

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                                                    Alcatel, Lucent…Nokia: On the Road from 3 to 1 - The Leadership Challenges of Strategic Change

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                                                    The telecommunications manufacturing industry has seen massive consolidation in the past 10 years. This is the story of how two major telecom providers, Alcatel and Lucent, merged and positioned themselves for the future. It focuses on the leadership challenges of the final years, just before the company was sold.
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