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Board Process Simulation: BigFish (A)

By  Stanislav Shekshnia,  Veronika Zaviega,  Alexandra Matveeva
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In this role-play simulation, a team of up to nine participants act as the board of directors of a privately-owned fishing company. The board has to make decisions about (1) a management proposal to acquire processing facilities in a foreign country, (2) an adjustment to the CEO’s remuneration package requested by the CEO following the significant depreciation of local currency.

    Published 21 Apr 2017

    Reference 6295

    Topic Strategy

    Region Other Regions

    Industry Agriculture,  Fishery

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    Board Process Simulation: BigFish (A)

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    In this role-play simulation, a team of up to nine participants act as the board of directors of a privately-owned fishing company. The board has to make decisions about (1) a management proposal to acquire processing facilities in a foreign country, (2) an adjustment to the CEO’s remuneration package requested by the CEO following the significant depreciation of local currency.
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      Board Process Simulation: BigFish (B) - Directors' Profiles

      By  Stanislav Shekshnia,  Veronika Zaviega,  Alexandra Matveeva
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      In this role-play simulation, a team of up to nine participants act as the board of directors of a privately-owned fishing company. The board has to make decisions about (1) a management proposal to acquire processing facilities in a foreign country, (2) an adjustment to the CEO’s remuneration package requested by the CEO following the significant depreciation of local currency.

        Published 21 Apr 2017

        Reference 6295

        Topic Strategy

        Region Other Regions

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        Board Process Simulation: BigFish (B) - Directors' Profiles

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        In this role-play simulation, a team of up to nine participants act as the board of directors of a privately-owned fishing company. The board has to make decisions about (1) a management proposal to acquire processing facilities in a foreign country, (2) an adjustment to the CEO’s remuneration package requested by the CEO following the significant depreciation of local currency.
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          Chairman's Job (A): Ups and Downs in the Board Room

          By  Stanislav Shekshnia,  Sylvie Bergeron
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          Two young Russian entrepreneurs create a sizeable and profitable construction business through a series of acqusitions and restructuring efforts. As it begins to grow at high pace, they seek to create an effective system of corporate governance. They engage the ex-CEO of an investment company as chairman of the newly formed board with a majority of independent directors.

            Published 24 Mar 2014

            Reference 6050

            Topic Strategy

            Region Other Regions

            Industry Construction

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            Chairman's Job (A): Ups and Downs in the Board Room

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            Two young Russian entrepreneurs create a sizeable and profitable construction business through a series of acqusitions and restructuring efforts. As it begins to grow at high pace, they seek to create an effective system of corporate governance. They engage the ex-CEO of an investment company as chairman of the newly formed board with a majority of independent directors.
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              Northeland Chairman's Job (B): Ups and Downs in the Board Room

              By  Stanislav Shekshnia,  Sylvie Bergeron
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              Two young Russian entrepreneurs create a sizeable and profitable construction business through a series of acqusitions and restructuring efforts. As it begins to grow at high pace, they seek to create an effective system of corporate governance. They engage the ex-CEO of an investment company as chairman of the newly formed board with a majority of independent directors.

                Published 24 Mar 2014

                Reference 6050

                Topic Strategy

                Region Other Regions

                Industry Construction

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                Northeland Chairman's Job (B): Ups and Downs in the Board Room

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                Two young Russian entrepreneurs create a sizeable and profitable construction business through a series of acqusitions and restructuring efforts. As it begins to grow at high pace, they seek to create an effective system of corporate governance. They engage the ex-CEO of an investment company as chairman of the newly formed board with a majority of independent directors.
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                  Olam International

                  By  James Costantini,  Narayan Pant,  Indira Pant
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                  The case tracks Singapore-based Olam's development, from exporting cotton products from Nigeria mainly to India in 1989 to becoming a leading global agribusiness supply chain manager in 2010, spanning 20 agricultural products, 60 countries and over 10,000 customers. It ends by considering the acquisition of plantations and farms.

                    Published 28 Sep 2011

                    Reference 5786

                    Topic Strategy

                    Region Other Regions

                    Industry Agriculture

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                    Olam International

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                    The case tracks Singapore-based Olam's development, from exporting cotton products from Nigeria mainly to India in 1989 to becoming a leading global agribusiness supply chain manager in 2010, spanning 20 agricultural products, 60 countries and over 10,000 customers. It ends by considering the acquisition of plantations and farms.
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                      Qantas' Jetstar: Launching and Growing a Low-Cost Airline Subsidiary

                      By  Javier Gimeno,  Stuart FitzRoy
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                      Case describes the entry of low-cost competitors in the deregulated Australian airline industry, and the decision by the Qantas Group to launch a low-cost carrier subsidiary (Jetstar) in the domestic market. Many such airlines-within-airlines had failed in the US and Europe.

                        Published 20 Dec 2013

                        Reference 5739

                        Topic Strategy

                        Region Other Regions

                        Industry Airlines/Aviation,  Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

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                        Qantas' Jetstar: Launching and Growing a Low-Cost Airline Subsidiary

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                        Case describes the entry of low-cost competitors in the deregulated Australian airline industry, and the decision by the Qantas Group to launch a low-cost carrier subsidiary (Jetstar) in the domestic market. Many such airlines-within-airlines had failed in the US and Europe.
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                          Nokia and the New Mobile Ecosystem (A): Competing in the Age of Internet Mobile Convergence

                          By  Wei-Ru Chen,  Javier Gimeno,  Maciej Workiewicz,  Juan Jose de la Torre
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                          Nokia has dominated the mobile handset business for over 20 years. But as mobile technologies evolves and the consumer focus shiftsfrom handset design towards software and content platforms, it creates an opportunity for new players, such as RIM, Apple and Google, to enter the market and challenge Nokia’s position.

                            Published 23 Apr 2012

                            Reference 5678

                            Topic Strategy

                            Region Other Regions

                            Industry Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

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                            Nokia and the New Mobile Ecosystem (A): Competing in the Age of Internet Mobile Convergence

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                            Nokia has dominated the mobile handset business for over 20 years. But as mobile technologies evolves and the consumer focus shiftsfrom handset design towards software and content platforms, it creates an opportunity for new players, such as RIM, Apple and Google, to enter the market and challenge Nokia’s position.
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                              NIS: Geopolitical Breakthrough or Strategic Failure?

                              By  Stanislav Shekshnia,  Kirill Kravchenko
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                              Russian oil giant Gazpromneft acquires a controlling stake in the only Serbian vertically integrated oil company, NIS, in a major deal between the Serbian government on one side and the Russian government and Gazpromneft on the other. Gazpromneft assembles a team of 50 managers to take charge of NIS.

                                Published 31 Jan 2012

                                Reference 5656

                                Topic Strategy

                                Region Other Regions

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                                NIS: Geopolitical Breakthrough or Strategic Failure?

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                                Russian oil giant Gazpromneft acquires a controlling stake in the only Serbian vertically integrated oil company, NIS, in a major deal between the Serbian government on one side and the Russian government and Gazpromneft on the other. Gazpromneft assembles a team of 50 managers to take charge of NIS.
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                                  Environmental Quality International in SIWA

                                  By  Jonathan Story
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                                  The case introduces Mounir Neamatalla, President of the private Egyptian firm Environmental Quality International (EQI), who has invested in a sustainable development project in the beautiful Siwa oasis, near the Egyptian-Libyan border.

                                    Published 30 Apr 2009

                                    Reference 5607

                                    Topic Strategy

                                    Region Other Regions

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                                    Environmental Quality International in SIWA

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                                    The case introduces Mounir Neamatalla, President of the private Egyptian firm Environmental Quality International (EQI), who has invested in a sustainable development project in the beautiful Siwa oasis, near the Egyptian-Libyan border.
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                                      United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination in Southern Africa: “With a Little Help from The Boston Consulting Group”

                                      By  Luk Van Wassenhove,  Mark Voorhes,  Fabrizio Burlando
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                                      The UN is a typical example of a global organization with a complex politicized and "siloed" structure. How does one make the parts collaborate? How does one effect change and performance improvement when one does not have formal authority?

                                        Published 01 Oct 2006

                                        Reference 5379

                                        Topic Strategy

                                        Region Other Regions

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                                        United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination in Southern Africa: “With a Little Help from The Boston Consulting Group”

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                                        The UN is a typical example of a global organization with a complex politicized and "siloed" structure. How does one make the parts collaborate? How does one effect change and performance improvement when one does not have formal authority?
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                                          Reinvigorating Commodity Markets: Microchip TechnologyInc. and 8-bit Microcontrollers

                                          By  Ron Adner,  Siddarth Sinha
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                                          Microchip Technology Inc. was started in 1989. The strategic focus of the company shifted to embedded microcontrollers after 1990. The case describes the demand- and supply- sides of the microcontroller market and examines Microchip's decision to position well inside the technology frontier.

                                            Published 01 Sep 2005

                                            Reference 5321

                                            Topic Strategy

                                            Region Other Regions

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                                            Reinvigorating Commodity Markets: Microchip TechnologyInc. and 8-bit Microcontrollers

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                                            Microchip Technology Inc. was started in 1989. The strategic focus of the company shifted to embedded microcontrollers after 1990. The case describes the demand- and supply- sides of the microcontroller market and examines Microchip's decision to position well inside the technology frontier.
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                                              Telstra (A): Home and Away

                                              By  Peter Williamson
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                                              This case relates the efforts of Australia’s incumbent Telstra, to establish its mobile arm as a competitive force, both in its domestic market, and in the wider Asia-Pacific region.

                                                Published 16 May 2002

                                                Reference 5023

                                                Topic Strategy

                                                Region Other Regions

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                                                Telstra (A): Home and Away

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                                                This case relates the efforts of Australia’s incumbent Telstra, to establish its mobile arm as a competitive force, both in its domestic market, and in the wider Asia-Pacific region.
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