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In October 2021, Facebook changed the parent corporation name to Meta and announced plans to build a metaverse, a 3D virtual world for work and fun. This case explores whether Meta’s metaverse is likely to be a blue ocean utopia for people and society at large or some form of dystopia.
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Reference 6728
Published 19 Jan 2022
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Internet, Online Media
In October 2021, Facebook changed the parent corporation name to Meta and announced plans to build a metaverse, a 3D virtual world for work and fun. This case explores whether Meta’s metaverse is likely to be a blue ocean utopia for people and society at large or some form of dystopia.
In 2011 Katrina Lake launched a new type of online retailing, Stitch Fix, a personal styling service based on a mix of human creativity and artificial intelligence, and grew it into a $3.6B company. Like many other successful retail businesses, it rapidly caught Jeff Bezos’s eye. And nothing good comes when Jeff Bezos notices you and decides to compete.
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Reference 6720
Published 04 Apr 2022
Topic Strategy
Region North America
In 2011 Katrina Lake launched a new type of online retailing, Stitch Fix, a personal styling service based on a mix of human creativity and artificial intelligence, and grew it into a $3.6B company. Like many other successful retail businesses, it rapidly caught Jeff Bezos’s eye. And nothing good comes when Jeff Bezos notices you and decides to compete.
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.
The case describes the Brazilian company, VTEX’s journey from its founding in 2000 as a textile software company to its unicorn status in 2021 and listing on NYSE. It traces the company’s transformation to a global player in digital commerce as a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) digital commerce platform for enterprise brands and retailers selling direct-to-consumer (D2C).
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Reference 6707
Published 25 Jan 2022
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry E-Commerce
The case describes the Brazilian company, VTEX’s journey from its founding in 2000 as a textile software company to its unicorn status in 2021 and listing on NYSE. It traces the company’s transformation to a global player in digital commerce as a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) digital commerce platform for enterprise brands and retailers selling direct-to-consumer (D2C).
The case describes the lead-up to the offer to acquire Baxalta Inc by Shire PLC in the summer of 2015, weeks after Baxalta was spun out of Baxter’s BioScience business. The setting is the biopharmaceutical sector – the fastest-growing in the global pharmaceutical industry in 2014, when M&As reached a record $219.4 billion.
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Reference 6690
Published 17 Jan 2022
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Pharmaceuticals
The case describes the lead-up to the offer to acquire Baxalta Inc by Shire PLC in the summer of 2015, weeks after Baxalta was spun out of Baxter’s BioScience business. The setting is the biopharmaceutical sector – the fastest-growing in the global pharmaceutical industry in 2014, when M&As reached a record $219.4 billion.
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.
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.
Started in 2017, Binance rapidly became the world’s number one exchange for cryptocurrencies. This case sheds light on the genesis of Binance and its growing pains, describing its attempts to “blitzscale”, cope with institutional uncertainty, and set standards in an entirely new domain.
Started in 2017, Binance rapidly became the world’s number one exchange for cryptocurrencies. This case sheds light on the genesis of Binance and its growing pains, describing its attempts to “blitzscale”, cope with institutional uncertainty, and set standards in an entirely new domain.
Short videos are the new trend in entertainment and social networking. TikTok/Douyin is the undisputed leader of short video-sharing apps. Less than four years after it launched in China, TikTok shot to global prominence thanks to an addictive user experience.
Short videos are the new trend in entertainment and social networking. TikTok/Douyin is the undisputed leader of short video-sharing apps. Less than four years after it launched in China, TikTok shot to global prominence thanks to an addictive user experience.
This fictional case introduces an M&A deal structuring exercise. Two strategy consulting companies, East Coast Strategy Consultants Inc. (EAST) and West Coast Strategic Management Advisory Corp. (WEST), are contemplating acquiring a company in the accounting and advisory services sector, either Ocean & Whistle Accounting (OW) or LeDosh (LD).
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Reference 6669
Published 06 Dec 2021
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Accounting, Consulting
This fictional case introduces an M&A deal structuring exercise. Two strategy consulting companies, East Coast Strategy Consultants Inc. (EAST) and West Coast Strategic Management Advisory Corp. (WEST), are contemplating acquiring a company in the accounting and advisory services sector, either Ocean & Whistle Accounting (OW) or LeDosh (LD).
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.
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Reference 6624
Published 08 Jul 2021
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Restaurants
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.
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Reference 6624
Published 08 Jul 2021
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Restaurants
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.
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Reference 6624
Published 08 Jul 2021
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Restaurants
SweetGreen case follows the early funding and growth of a healthy food restaurant chain. It highlights three critical decision points for the start-up: moving from idea to implementation, the business model, and how to grow. The case explores the strategic options the founders considered and the process of experimentation they used.