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Walt Disney Company and DeSantis: Ready for a New Round of Disputes?

By Henrich Greve

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Reference 6939
Published 27 Nov 2024
Length 6 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region North America
Industry Entertainment

The case describes the conflict between Disney Corporation and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022 following his promotion of what was dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It prompts discussion of how the Disney’s board of directors might prepare for future confrontations with the governor and state legislature.

Khaloom: Reinventing Handweaving for Circular and Socially Fair Fashion

By Amitava Chattopadhyay, Anne-Marie Carrick, Andrew Lee

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Reference 6926
Published 27 Aug 2024
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Textiles

The case focuses on Khaloom, a Bangalore-based textile design and production house that makes authentic handwoven fabrics from recycled and organic yarns. Its in-house designs are contemporary or blend traditional and modern, and its high-quality fabrics meet both environmental and social sustainability criteria.

Plus Pack (A): Strategic Choices at Turbulent Times

By Stanislav Shekshnia, Elizabett Yashneva

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Reference 6901
Published 26 Aug 2024
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region Europe
Industry Packaging and Containers

Plus Pack, founded in 1914, evolved from a small tinware factory into a leading packaging manufacturer under the stewardship of the Haustrup family. This case study examines how the fourth generation owners transformed corporate governance at Plus Pack and how the renewed board of directors oversaw the strategy development process.

Plus Pack (B): Strategic Choices at Turbulent Times

By Stanislav Shekshnia, Elizabett Yashneva

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Reference 6901
Published 26 Aug 2024
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region Europe
Industry Packaging and Containers

Plus Pack, founded in 1914, evolved from a small tinware factory into a leading packaging manufacturer under the stewardship of the Haustrup family. This case study examines how the fourth-generation owners transformed corporate governance at Plus Pack and how the renewed board of directors oversaw the strategy development process.

Too Good To Go: A Surprise Bag that Creates a Win for Business and the Environment

By W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne, Oh Young Koo

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Reference 6894
Published 18 Sep 2024
Length 19 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Food and Beverages Production

Transitioning to a greener economy often requires significant pain and costs, which makes it difficult for responsible business professionals to build sustainability into their businesses. Can there be a way to achieve sustainability in business without compromising profits and growth?

Access Afya Scaling Services and Segments for Healthcare in Kenya

By Stephen E. Chick, Chengyi Lin, Hyunjin Kim, Anne-Marie Carrick, Ridhima Aggarwal

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Reference 6873
Published 23 May 2024
Length 55 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Africa
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness, Hospital & Health Care

The case describes the journey of Access Afya, which was founded in 2012 with a mission to provide access to affordable, high-quality health care for unserved communities in Kenya through a hybrid offering (digital and physical facilities) – its own clinics, Curafa™ franchise health centres (in urban and peri-urban areas), and mDaktari, its online clinic.

NEC - India: The Opportunity in the Indian Growth Story (Abridged Version)

By V. (Paddy) Padmanabhan, Guoli Chen, Jean Wee

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Reference 6859
Published 26 Aug 2024
Length 40 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region Asia
Industry Computer and Network Security, Information Technology and Services

Headquartered in Japan, NEC Corporation is a leader in IT and network technologies with more than 125 years of history. This three-part case study focuses on one of its country affiliates, NEC-India, which had been operating for over 70 years and had a unique role in NEC’s business.

Should Kazuria Produce Vaccines Locally with Unizima’s Support? Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity in Africa

By Stephen E. Chick, Luk Van Wassenhove, Prashant Yadav, Abed Kayyal

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Reference 6850
Published 26 Jan 2024
Length 19 page(s)
Topic Operations
Region Africa
Industry Biotechnology

New technological developments in biotechnology are creating new opportunities for less centralized production and distribution of biological medicines, including vaccines. This case explores how innovative small-scale production technologies in biotech enable more flexible production of vaccines and other biologic medicines in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) and neighboring countries.

Twenty Years Later: Memoirs of Life and Work Two Decades after an MBA

By Jennifer Petriglieri, Gianpiero Petriglieri

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Reference 6845
Published 30 Oct 2023
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region Global

“Ten/Twenty Years Later” is a series of one-page narratives that provide a glimpse of “what happened next” in the lives of a group of members of the INSEAD MBA graduating class of 2002. The narratives, recounted by female and male graduates of different nationalities and aspirations, give students a flavour of how life can turn out for people who have 'sat in their seats' before.

Hoshi Ryokan: The World’s Oldest Family Firm and the First Female Succession in 1,305 years

By Morten Bennedsen, Kengo Itoh, Mark Stabile, Brian Henry

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Reference 6831
Published 06 Jul 2023
Length 8 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Leisure, Travel and Tourism

The case is about the Hoshi Ryokan, a hot springs hotel in Japan established more than 1,300 years ago, that is among the world’s oldest family enterprises. Owned and managed by a descendant (or adopted son) of the founder for 46 generations, it is a popular with domestic and international tourists alike.

KROHN: A Blue Ocean of Red Fashion

By Andrew Shipilov, Nathan Furr, Michael Olenick

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Reference 6823
Published 08 Aug 2023
Length 8 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Textiles

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.

ESG at Unia Property Group

By Stanislav Shekshnia, Anastasia Dal, Veronika Zagieva

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Reference 6807
Published 12 May 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
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.

Preserving the Past while Sustaining the Future: Designing a Strategic Blueprint for the Château de Fontainebleau

By Ithai Stern, Anne-Marie Carrick, Ridhima Aggarwal

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Reference 6805
Published 24 Jun 2024
Length 56 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Recreational Facilities and Services, Museums and Institutions

The case describes how the Château de Fontainebleau in France, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is addressing the challenges facing many historical monuments and heritage sites in a turbulent environment marked by geopolitical issues, the covid pandemic, climate change, energy shortages, and economic uncertainty.

Values Engineering (A): The Story of a Supply Chain

By N. Craig Smith, Elin Williams

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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.

Values Engineering (B): The Story of a Supply Chain

By N. Craig Smith, Elin Williams

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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.

Fertile Ground for Expansion: Nabta Health’s Global Reach

By Chengyi Lin, Stephen E. Chick, Lisa Simone Duke, Ridhima Aggarwal

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Reference 6782
Published 24 Jun 2024
Length 20 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Middle-East
Industry Hospital & Health Care, Medical Devices

This case follows a woman founder’s journey to establish a femtech startup in the Middle East. It explores the business opportunities and challenges of women’s health in a region where it is often considered a taboo subject.

Spiralling Energy Costs Threaten Climate Change Goals

By Mark Stabile, Alexandra Roulet, Brian Henry

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Reference 6780
Published 23 Nov 2022
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe

This case explores the social, political and economic dilemmas faced by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission and a passionate supporter of measures to limit climate change at a time of great upheaval in global energy markets.

Donna Wilde and the Weathermen (A)

By Henrik Bresman, Anne-Marie Carrick

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Reference 6778
Published 05 Sep 2022
Length 4 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region North America

The brief case ‘Donna Wilde and the Weathermen’ sets the stage for a discussion of how to lead teams in an environment undergoing exponential change. The team has spent years working on a project about which they are passionate, but the CEO is skeptical and it gets put on ice. Wilde is left pondering if and how they can exert the leadership needed to bring the project back to life.

Donna Wilde and the Weathermen (B)

By Henrik Bresman, Anne-Marie Carrick

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Reference 6778
Published 05 Sep 2022
Length 3 page(s)
Topic Leadership & Organisations

The brief case ‘Donna Wilde and the Weathermen’ sets the stage for a discussion of how to lead teams in an environment undergoing exponential change. The team has spent years working on a project about which they are passionate, but the CEO is skeptical and it gets put on ice. Wilde is left pondering if and how they can exert the leadership needed to bring the project back to life.

Citron: Global Expansion of a Consumer Goods Start-up from the Middle East

By Vikas A. Aggarwal, Katia Kachan

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Reference 6768
Published 25 Aug 2022
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Consumer Goods

In January 2022, Sara Chemmaa, founder and CEO of Citron, a Dubai-based start-up that made distinctive lunchboxes and other carry containers, is reviewing her pitch deck for a Series A investment round. Will her growth story appeal to institutional investors? Will the expansion strategy for her consumer goods company convince funds with an investment remit in tech-based ventures?

Nudging Health Workers in Lao PDR: Evidence-based Decision Making

By Amitava Chattopadhyay, Will Orr

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Reference 6761
Published 22 Aug 2022
Length 17 page(s)
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
Industry Non-Profit Organization Management

The case focuses on Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), founded in April of 2020 with the goal of utilizing behavioral decision theory insights to design and implement randomized control trials (RCT) and use that evidence for robust decision making.

Sama: Building an Ethical AI Business

By Jasjit Singh

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Reference 6749
Published 25 Mar 2022
Length 22 page(s)
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.

Inheritance Tax: Spreading the Wealth

By Mark Stabile, Alexandra Roulet, Brian Henry

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Reference 6748
Published 16 May 2022
Length 9 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Global

There is a pressing need for global reform of inheritance taxation systems. On average, only 0.5% of total tax revenues are sourced from inheritance taxes across the 24 OECD countries that levy them. If designed properly, inheritance taxes could play a greater role in raising revenues for cash-strapped authorities seeking to overcome mounting public deficits.

Pacari Chocolate: Building a Brand that Brings Joy from Tree to Bar

By Amitava Chattopadhyay, Fabrizio Noboa, Alexandra Velasco, Anne-Marie Carrick, Andrew Lee

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Reference 6737
Published 15 Mar 2022
Length 24 page(s)
Topic Marketing
Region South America
Industry Food and Beverages Production

The case describes Carla Barbotó and Santiago Peralta’s journey building a premium, ethical chocolate brand – Pacari – in Ecuador, that has won over 160 awards including “World’s Best Chocolate” for five consecutive years.

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