77 case(s) found.
Schneider Electric was an industry pioneer in its twin transition to a digital and sustainable
solution provider. After announcing its EcoStruxure platform in 2012, the transformation got
off to a slow start.
Reference 6818
Published 11 Apr 2023
Length 4 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Schneider Electric was an industry pioneer in its twin transition to a digital and sustainable
solution provider. After announcing its EcoStruxure platform in 2012, the transformation got
off to a slow start.
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?
Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satja was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
Reference 6816
Published 11 Apr 2023
Length 5 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Human Resources
Microsoft offers a rare example of an incumbent that has survived the era of digital transformation – reclaiming a place among the undisputable tech giants (GAFA). Its performance is all the more remarkable given the challenges it faced at the end of the Ballmer era, when Satja was appointed the turn-around CEO in 2014.
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.
The great carbon arbitrage, going short (retiring) on coal and going long (investing) on renewables (also known as an “asset for fuel swap”) is positive NPV. The present value of the social benefits of avoided emissions is higher than the sum of the present value of the foregone cash flows of phasing out coal and the PV of the costs of replacing coal by renewable generation.
Reference 6812
Published 24 Mar 2023
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Economics & Finance
Region North America
Industry Utilities
The great carbon arbitrage, going short (retiring) on coal and going long (investing) on renewables (also known as an “asset for fuel swap”) is positive NPV. The present value of the social benefits of avoided emissions is higher than the sum of the present value of the foregone cash flows of phasing out coal and the PV of the costs of replacing coal by renewable generation.
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.
In September 2020, Pradeep Kakkattil was facing difficult questions about his team’s
strategic direction. In the two years since he had founded the Office of Innovation at
UNAIDS – the United Nations agency for coordinating global action on AIDS – the
team had grown from two people to six and had established over 100 partnerships
globally.
Reference 6803
Published 17 Mar 2023
Length 18 page(s)
Region Global
Industry Non-Profit Organization Management, International Affairs
In September 2020, Pradeep Kakkattil was facing difficult questions about his team’s
strategic direction. In the two years since he had founded the Office of Innovation at
UNAIDS – the United Nations agency for coordinating global action on AIDS – the
team had grown from two people to six and had established over 100 partnerships
globally.
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.
