8 cases found.
This case analyses Tata Motors' strategic move to create and launch the Tata Nano, exploring the factors behind the project's earlier success and the reasons for its execution failure. It illustrates the importance of having a strong and aligned set of value, profit and people propositions in order to create and capture a blue ocean.
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Reference 6275
Published 30 Jan 2017
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Automotive, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
This case analyses Tata Motors' strategic move to create and launch the Tata Nano, exploring the factors behind the project's earlier success and the reasons for its execution failure. It illustrates the importance of having a strong and aligned set of value, profit and people propositions in order to create and capture a blue ocean.
As a result of fast-developing mobile technology, companies must deal with increasing business complexity in a high-velocity environment. The Uber vs.
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Reference 6223
Published 14 Nov 2016
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Automotive, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
As a result of fast-developing mobile technology, companies must deal with increasing business complexity in a high-velocity environment. The Uber vs.
The Tesla case provides multiple opportunities to discuss core strategy and innovation topics, such as:
• Patterns of innovation, e.g., new technologies competing to replace older generations
• Types of disruption, e.g., low-end versus high-end
• The innovation ecosystem, e.g., thinking beyond a single technology to the interdependence of an ecosystem of supporting technologies
• Systems strategy
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Reference 6174
Published 25 Jan 2016
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Automotive, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
The Tesla case provides multiple opportunities to discuss core strategy and innovation topics, such as:
• Patterns of innovation, e.g., new technologies competing to replace older generations
• Types of disruption, e.g., low-end versus high-end
• The innovation ecosystem, e.g., thinking beyond a single technology to the interdependence of an ecosystem of supporting technologies
• Systems strategy
The case illustrates how seeming good strategy (in terms of content) can fail in the process of implementation. A brilliant CEO strategist failed to convince his employees to buy into his strategic vision by trying to implement it too quickly.
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Reference 5193
Published 27 May 2013
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Airlines/Aviation, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
The case illustrates how seeming good strategy (in terms of content) can fail in the process of implementation. A brilliant CEO strategist failed to convince his employees to buy into his strategic vision by trying to implement it too quickly.
In 1999 Renault acquired 36.8% of Nissan, the Japanese troubled car manufacturer. This case describes the successful integration process that leads to the recovery of Nissan.
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Reference 4928
Published 01 Mar 2001
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Automotive, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
In 1999 Renault acquired 36.8% of Nissan, the Japanese troubled car manufacturer. This case describes the successful integration process that leads to the recovery of Nissan.
Airbus is contemplating changing its legal structure and launching a super-jumbo to compete with the 747, but the consortium is divided on strategic priorities. Should it focus on changing its legal structure? Should it maintain a market-share strategy? Should the consortium seek a truce in the price war with Boeing?
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Reference 4782
Published 01 Jan 1999
Topic Strategy
Industry Airlines/Aviation, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Airbus is contemplating changing its legal structure and launching a super-jumbo to compete with the 747, but the consortium is divided on strategic priorities. Should it focus on changing its legal structure? Should it maintain a market-share strategy? Should the consortium seek a truce in the price war with Boeing?
Mercedes-Benz and Swatch create a new company, MCC, to build a revolutionary car for cities: the Smart. They also have to invent a new form of organization in the process.
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Reference 4765
Published 01 Jan 1998
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Automotive, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Mercedes-Benz and Swatch create a new company, MCC, to build a revolutionary car for cities: the Smart. They also have to invent a new form of organization in the process.
The case describes the turnaround of a moribund Scottish airport sold off by BAA, the leading airport operation in Britain. Although the air transportation industries are experiencing deregulation, which appears to favour rich incumbents, Prestwick Aviation Holdings Limited (PAH) manages to succeed where most observers predicted it to fail.
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Reference 4739
Published 01 Jan 1998
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Airlines/Aviation, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
The case describes the turnaround of a moribund Scottish airport sold off by BAA, the leading airport operation in Britain. Although the air transportation industries are experiencing deregulation, which appears to favour rich incumbents, Prestwick Aviation Holdings Limited (PAH) manages to succeed where most observers predicted it to fail.