647 cases found.
In 2008, Leila Janah founded Sama (formerly Samasource) with the view that providing access to outsourced digital work was an effective way to lift low-income communities worldwide out of poverty.
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Reference 6749
Published 25 Mar 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
In 2008, Leila Janah founded Sama (formerly Samasource) with the view that providing access to outsourced digital work was an effective way to lift low-income communities worldwide out of poverty.
This case describes the ESG journey of Pro-invest Group, an asset management and investment firm specialising in private equity real estate across the globe.
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Reference 6729
Published 14 Apr 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Global
Industry Real Estate, Private Equity
This case describes the ESG journey of Pro-invest Group, an asset management and investment firm specialising in private equity real estate across the globe.
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 a historic agreement on 8 October 2021, 136 countries approved the OECD two-pillar solution in a major overhaul of the century-old international taxation system. At the G20 Summit in Rome on 30 October 2021, the leaders of the world’s biggest economies endorsed the two-pillar solution, decades in the making but which will be implemented in 2023.
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Reference 6727
Published 07 Feb 2022
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Global
Industry Banking
In a historic agreement on 8 October 2021, 136 countries approved the OECD two-pillar solution in a major overhaul of the century-old international taxation system. At the G20 Summit in Rome on 30 October 2021, the leaders of the world’s biggest economies endorsed the two-pillar solution, decades in the making but which will be implemented in 2023.
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.
The case describes the story of Sri Lanka-based Dilmah Ceylon Tea. Founded in 1988 by the current CEO’s father, the company pioneered the concept of ‘single-origin tea picked, perfected and packed’ in Sri Lanka, with a brand based on taste, goodness and purpose. Present in over 105 countries, it is one of the most well-known Sri Lankan brands worldwide.
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Reference 6685
Published 06 Dec 2021
Topic Marketing
Region Global
Industry Food and Beverages Production
The case describes the story of Sri Lanka-based Dilmah Ceylon Tea. Founded in 1988 by the current CEO’s father, the company pioneered the concept of ‘single-origin tea picked, perfected and packed’ in Sri Lanka, with a brand based on taste, goodness and purpose. Present in over 105 countries, it is one of the most well-known Sri Lankan brands worldwide.
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.
The case provides an alternative view of the antitrust dilemma facing Lina Khan, newly appointed commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission. Her nomination to the FTC by President Biden sent a clear signal to tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google that their enormous power would be reined in by his administration.
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Reference 6675
Published 03 May 2021
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Global
Industry Telecommunications, Internet
The case provides an alternative view of the antitrust dilemma facing Lina Khan, newly appointed commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission. Her nomination to the FTC by President Biden sent a clear signal to tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google that their enormous power would be reined in by his administration.
Kunal has recently become the first-ever VP of Data Science at Downtown, a current affairs and fashion magazine and the jewel in the crown of Tron Corp’s media empire. He’s charged with developing personalization capabilities by the CEO, but meets resistance from Downtown’s journalists who fail to see how he fits in.
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Reference 6668
Published 30 Apr 2021
Region Global
Industry Entertainment, Media Production
Kunal has recently become the first-ever VP of Data Science at Downtown, a current affairs and fashion magazine and the jewel in the crown of Tron Corp’s media empire. He’s charged with developing personalization capabilities by the CEO, but meets resistance from Downtown’s journalists who fail to see how he fits in.
Kunal has recently become the first-ever VP of Data Science at Downtown, a current affairs and fashion magazine and the jewel in the crown of Tron Corp’s media empire. He’s charged with developing personalization capabilities by the CEO, but meets resistance from Downtown’s journalists who fail to see how he fits in.
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Reference 6668
Published 30 Apr 2021
Region Global
Industry Entertainment, Media Production
Kunal has recently become the first-ever VP of Data Science at Downtown, a current affairs and fashion magazine and the jewel in the crown of Tron Corp’s media empire. He’s charged with developing personalization capabilities by the CEO, but meets resistance from Downtown’s journalists who fail to see how he fits in.
This case follows Kunal, VP of Data Science at Downtown, a leading arts/news magazine, as he puts together a data team to work on a strategy to turn the ailing publication around. This, as he discovers, involves more than hiring strong technical talent.
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Reference 6668
Published 11 Jun 2021
Region Global
Industry Entertainment, Media Production
This case follows Kunal, VP of Data Science at Downtown, a leading arts/news magazine, as he puts together a data team to work on a strategy to turn the ailing publication around. This, as he discovers, involves more than hiring strong technical talent.