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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.
Reference 6841
Published 27 Nov 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Utilities
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.
The case focuses on Haier Europe, a branch of Haier Smart Home and part of the Chinese Haier Group, and how it applies RenDanHeYi, a unique management model that explains the group’s extraordinary rate of growth amidst fierce competition, with an intense focus on the local customer and keeping costs low.
The case focuses on Haier Europe, a branch of Haier Smart Home and part of the Chinese Haier Group, and how it applies RenDanHeYi, a unique management model that explains the group’s extraordinary rate of growth amidst fierce competition, with an intense focus on the local customer and keeping costs low.
Over her career as a business executive, Norwegian Anita Krohn Traaseth became a seasoned mentor for emerging professionals, guiding them through the complexities of navigating promotions, salary negotiations, and leadership development.
Over her career as a business executive, Norwegian Anita Krohn Traaseth became a seasoned mentor for emerging professionals, guiding them through the complexities of navigating promotions, salary negotiations, and leadership development.
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
Reference 6807
Published 12 May 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Real Estate
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
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.
Reference 6783
Published 20 Nov 2023
Length 6 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Europe
Industry Architecture & Planning, Construction
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.
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.
Reference 6783
Published 20 Nov 2023
Length 3 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Europe
Industry Architecture & Planning, Construction
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.
White lies (inflated claims) cost the insurance industry billions of dollars every year. After
investing heavily to automate workflows (from policy subscription to claims processing),
digitization has ironically made fraud easier to commit and harder to catch.
Reference 6752
Published 23 Jan 2023
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Security and Investigations
White lies (inflated claims) cost the insurance industry billions of dollars every year. After
investing heavily to automate workflows (from policy subscription to claims processing),
digitization has ironically made fraud easier to commit and harder to catch.
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.
Reference 6585
Published 20 Dec 2022
Length 28 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Europe
Industry Telecommunications
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.
Elsa Blix, (fictitious), a political appointee in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, tackles two undersecretary positions. In the first (Case A), she is ignored and has to carve out her own remit in order to make a legitimate contribution to Sweden's chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC).
Reference 6091
Published 02 Aug 2023
Length 9 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Government Administration
Elsa Blix, (fictitious), a political appointee in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, tackles two undersecretary positions. In the first (Case A), she is ignored and has to carve out her own remit in order to make a legitimate contribution to Sweden's chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC).
Elsa Blix, (fictitious), a political appointee in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, tackles two undersecretary positions. In the first (Case A), she is ignored and has to carve out her own remit in order to make a legitimate contribution to Sweden's chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC).
Reference 6091
Published 02 Aug 2023
Length 4 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Government Administration
Elsa Blix, (fictitious), a political appointee in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, tackles two undersecretary positions. In the first (Case A), she is ignored and has to carve out her own remit in order to make a legitimate contribution to Sweden's chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC).
This case describes the challenges faced by the cosmetics division of a large corporation when determining the set of products to develop in 2004. The key players involved are the centralized R&D center and the decentralized brands. The case provides data to estimate the utilization rate of the R and D center.
Reference 5260
Published 23 Oct 2023
Length 8 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Europe
This case describes the challenges faced by the cosmetics division of a large corporation when determining the set of products to develop in 2004. The key players involved are the centralized R&D center and the decentralized brands. The case provides data to estimate the utilization rate of the R and D center.