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How to implement blue ocean strategy? What are the organizational and management risks and how can a leader attenuate those risks to build execution into strategy successfully?
How to implement blue ocean strategy? What are the organizational and management risks and how can a leader attenuate those risks to build execution into strategy successfully?
The case is about Birkenstock, the renowned German shoemaker, and two turning points in
its 248-year history: the owner’s decision to bring in a professional CEO in 2012, and the sale
of a majority stake to a French-American investment firm in 2021.
Reference 6814
Published 19 May 2023
Length 7 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
Industry Textiles
The case is about Birkenstock, the renowned German shoemaker, and two turning points in
its 248-year history: the owner’s decision to bring in a professional CEO in 2012, and the sale
of a majority stake to a French-American investment firm in 2021.
This case describes how Tongwei Group, a China-based global leader in both aquafeeds and photovoltaics, created a fast-growing new market for green energy and a model for sustainable economic development by integrating high-yield aquacultural ponds with water-based PV plants in eastern and central China, regions where utilizable land resources were scarce and demand for electricity was high and ev
Reference 6811
Published 23 May 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Renewables & Environment
This case describes how Tongwei Group, a China-based global leader in both aquafeeds and photovoltaics, created a fast-growing new market for green energy and a model for sustainable economic development by integrating high-yield aquacultural ponds with water-based PV plants in eastern and central China, regions where utilizable land resources were scarce and demand for electricity was high and ev
The case recounts the dilemma faced by Donnie Boyd, the owner of a small barber shop in downtown Toronto in the second quarter of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had spread throughout the world but its consequences were only partially known in mid-2020.
Reference 6810
Published 24 Apr 2023
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Marketing
Region North America
Industry Consumer Services
The case recounts the dilemma faced by Donnie Boyd, the owner of a small barber shop in downtown Toronto in the second quarter of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had spread throughout the world but its consequences were only partially known in mid-2020.
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.
When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR’s sale of CHI, a garage door manufacturer, for a 9.8X multiple of invested capital (MOIC) made headlines in early 2022 as one of KKR’s highest returns since the 1980s and for CHI’s hourly workers and truck drivers for whom the pay-out would be life changing.
Reference 6802
Published 08 Mar 2023
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region North America
Industry Private Equity
When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR’s sale of CHI, a garage door manufacturer, for a 9.8X multiple of invested capital (MOIC) made headlines in early 2022 as one of KKR’s highest returns since the 1980s and for CHI’s hourly workers and truck drivers for whom the pay-out would be life changing.
When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR’s sale of CHI, a garage door manufacturer, for a 9.8X multiple of invested capital (MOIC) made headlines in early 2022 as one of KKR’s highest returns since the 1980s and for CHI’s hourly workers and truck drivers for whom the pay-out would be life changing.
Reference 6802
Published 08 Mar 2023
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region North America
Industry Private Equity
When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR’s sale of CHI, a garage door manufacturer, for a 9.8X multiple of invested capital (MOIC) made headlines in early 2022 as one of KKR’s highest returns since the 1980s and for CHI’s hourly workers and truck drivers for whom the pay-out would be life changing.
This case study tells the story of Victory Farms, one of the largest aquaculture operations in Africa. Focused on sustainable fish farming on Lake Victoria, it uses innovative digitally-driven sales strategies and a network of branches throughout Kenya that harness customer transaction data to offer more value to its customers, partners, and local communities.
The case has multiple parts.
Reference 6801
Published 03 Feb 2023
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Africa
Industry Farming
This case study tells the story of Victory Farms, one of the largest aquaculture operations in Africa. Focused on sustainable fish farming on Lake Victoria, it uses innovative digitally-driven sales strategies and a network of branches throughout Kenya that harness customer transaction data to offer more value to its customers, partners, and local communities.
The case has multiple parts.
From nearly bankrupt to a franchised chain of 150+ clinics and growing, PetWellClinic: Shifting from a Red to a Blue Ocean shows the use of blue ocean strategy to redraw industry boundaries and create a remarkably successful business. Dr. Sam Meisler, DVM, MBA, found himself struggling in a red ocean of the veterinary care industry. Stressed out and nearly bankrupt, Dr.
Reference 6794
Published 24 Feb 2023
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
From nearly bankrupt to a franchised chain of 150+ clinics and growing, PetWellClinic: Shifting from a Red to a Blue Ocean shows the use of blue ocean strategy to redraw industry boundaries and create a remarkably successful business. Dr. Sam Meisler, DVM, MBA, found himself struggling in a red ocean of the veterinary care industry. Stressed out and nearly bankrupt, Dr.
Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
Reference 6788
Published 15 May 2023
Length 22 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Financial Services
Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
Reference 6788
Published 15 May 2023
Length 6 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Case A explores Goldman’s corporate strategy and growth, charting its history from when Marcus Goldman moved to the US and launched a commercial paper business in 1869. It follows the firm’s expansion in terms of its products/services, and its growth via acquisitions and alliances.
Webtoon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Korea’s dominant search engine, Naver, with over 60% of the market share, is a prime example of how a company creates and captures new market opportunities in the era of digital transformation.
Reference 6787
Published 05 Dec 2022
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Broadcast Media
Webtoon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Korea’s dominant search engine, Naver, with over 60% of the market share, is a prime example of how a company creates and captures new market opportunities in the era of digital transformation.
