11 cases found.
The case focuses on Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), founded in April of 2020 with the goal of utilizing behavioral decision theory insights to design and implement randomized control trials (RCT) and use that evidence for robust decision making.
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Reference 6761
Published 22 Aug 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Non-Profit Organization Management
The case focuses on Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), founded in April of 2020 with the goal of utilizing behavioral decision theory insights to design and implement randomized control trials (RCT) and use that evidence for robust decision making.
Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?
India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.
Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?
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Reference 6745
Published 21 Jul 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.
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Reference 6735
Published 13 Apr 2022
Region Asia
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.
The case charts the success of Chinese hot pot restaurant chain, Haidilao, from humble beginnings to international expansion, with a focus on how an emotion-based culture is created and sustained to deliver high performance. Chinese hot pot – a blend of meat and vegetables - is boiled by customers in a broth and eaten with a variety of sauces.
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Reference 6730
Published 21 Mar 2022
Region Asia
Industry Food and Beverages Production
The case charts the success of Chinese hot pot restaurant chain, Haidilao, from humble beginnings to international expansion, with a focus on how an emotion-based culture is created and sustained to deliver high performance. Chinese hot pot – a blend of meat and vegetables - is boiled by customers in a broth and eaten with a variety of sauces.
This case describes the recent evolution of Haier’s radically decentralized, market-based organizing model, Rendanheyi, and explores how its evolution supports Haier’s strategy of creating a platform ecosystem of interconnected products and services that adapts ‘intelligently’ to users’ needs.
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Reference 6724
Published 14 Mar 2022
Region Asia
This case describes the recent evolution of Haier’s radically decentralized, market-based organizing model, Rendanheyi, and explores how its evolution supports Haier’s strategy of creating a platform ecosystem of interconnected products and services that adapts ‘intelligently’ to users’ needs.
The credit card unit of a commercial bank needs to come up with a data-driven model to predict which credit customers will default.
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Reference 6722
Published 11 Jan 2022
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Asia
Industry Banking
The credit card unit of a commercial bank needs to come up with a data-driven model to predict which credit customers will default.
China’s agricultural sector is undergoing rapid transformation, but with growth come serious problems such as labor shortages, soil compacted by machinery, and chemicals (pesticides) that pollute the earth. In parallel, therefore, a major technological transformation is underway.
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Reference 6716
Published 16 Dec 2021
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Agriculture
China’s agricultural sector is undergoing rapid transformation, but with growth come serious problems such as labor shortages, soil compacted by machinery, and chemicals (pesticides) that pollute the earth. In parallel, therefore, a major technological transformation is underway.
Do we have to completely change the way we eat to save the planet? If so, can business lead the way? Case protagonist Sandhya Sriram, a Singapore entrepreneur, is attempting to do just that. With a cofounder, she launches a start-up to ‘grow’ shrimp meat by replicating cells in a lab setting as an alternative to aquaculture settings that pollute the ocean.
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Reference 6706
Published 10 Jun 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Food and Beverages Production
Do we have to completely change the way we eat to save the planet? If so, can business lead the way? Case protagonist Sandhya Sriram, a Singapore entrepreneur, is attempting to do just that. With a cofounder, she launches a start-up to ‘grow’ shrimp meat by replicating cells in a lab setting as an alternative to aquaculture settings that pollute the ocean.
How did Shopee – a small e-commerce player launched in 2015 – overtake its historic rival Lazada in just a few years to average 281 million visits a month and become the most valuable company in South East Asia in 2021? CEO Forrest Li followed a bold two-sided digital marketing strategy that won over sellers (B2B) and users (B2C).
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Reference 6705
Published 11 Oct 2021
Topic Marketing
Region Asia
Industry E-Commerce
How did Shopee – a small e-commerce player launched in 2015 – overtake its historic rival Lazada in just a few years to average 281 million visits a month and become the most valuable company in South East Asia in 2021? CEO Forrest Li followed a bold two-sided digital marketing strategy that won over sellers (B2B) and users (B2C).
SK-II, a leading luxury beauty brand in Japan, was experiencing a decline, losing customers to aggressive rivals, and struggling to stay compelling in a changing society. This loss of momentum called for a new strategy that would transform the brand and transcend the competition.
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Reference 6681
Published 17 Jan 2022
Topic Marketing
Region Asia
Industry Cosmetics, Luxury Goods and Jewelry
SK-II, a leading luxury beauty brand in Japan, was experiencing a decline, losing customers to aggressive rivals, and struggling to stay compelling in a changing society. This loss of momentum called for a new strategy that would transform the brand and transcend the competition.
MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.
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Reference 6656
Published 01 Jul 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Hospital & Health Care
MiracleFeet, a US-based non-profit, improves access to high-quality treatment of clubfoot in low-income countries, typically in partnership with public hospitals and local NGOs, by providing low-cost foot braces, training, advocacy, awareness-raising and financial and operational support. It aims to treat 100,000 children by 2024 across 70 countries – half of them middle-income countries.