73 cases found.
When Jeremy Howard took over a small retail wine business in 2008, he thought he could do a better job of running it than the original owners. Five years later, he had helped transform it into an online wine retailer – Cru World Wine.
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Reference 6762
Published 13 Jul 2022
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Wine and Spirits
When Jeremy Howard took over a small retail wine business in 2008, he thought he could do a better job of running it than the original owners. Five years later, he had helped transform it into an online wine retailer – Cru World Wine.
What makes a good networker? What does it mean to network well? Using the analogy of investing versus gambling, this essay explores misunderstandings and misgivings about networking.
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Reference 6757
Published 16 Jun 2022
What makes a good networker? What does it mean to network well? Using the analogy of investing versus gambling, this essay explores misunderstandings and misgivings about networking.
Digital Music Disrupted? Beatdapp, Blockchain, and the Delicate Dance of Entering the Music Industry
This case explores digital disruption in the music industry using the example of Canadian blockchain start-up Beatdapp. Charting the history of technological disruption, the case examines the difficult nature of competitive positioning and go-to-market strategy of a sector reluctant to embrace technology.
Digital Music Disrupted? Beatdapp, Blockchain, and the Delicate Dance of Entering the Music Industry
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Reference 6751
Published 26 Jul 2022
Topic Entrepreneurship
Industry Music
This case explores digital disruption in the music industry using the example of Canadian blockchain start-up Beatdapp. Charting the history of technological disruption, the case examines the difficult nature of competitive positioning and go-to-market strategy of a sector reluctant to embrace technology.
As nonfungible tokens (NFTs) entered the arena in 2021, Sorare emerged as one of the leaders in the space, offering blockchain-based football (soccer) player cards for participants to trade and use in fantasy sports games.
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Reference 6750
Published 20 Jun 2022
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Computer Software
As nonfungible tokens (NFTs) entered the arena in 2021, Sorare emerged as one of the leaders in the space, offering blockchain-based football (soccer) player cards for participants to trade and use in fantasy sports games.
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.
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.
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Reference 6748
Published 16 May 2022
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.
Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?
India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.
Sustainable Cement in India: What to Do when Cost-cutting Sustainability Efforts Have Become Scarce?
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Reference 6745
Published 21 Jul 2022
Topic Responsibility
Region Asia
India’s cement makers have earned global recognition for their efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In 2011, a report by the World Economic Forum named Shree Cement a “new sustainability champion”. In 2021, the WEF report cited a pledge by Mahendra Singi, CEO of Dalmia Cement, to follow a carbon-negative roadmap.
Pietro Carnevale and Samyr Mezzour of Generali Switzerland are convinced that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the insurance industry. Their focus is on decentralized finance (DeFi). How can they drive innovation in an industry that is by nature very conservative?
Pietro Carnevale and Samyr Mezzour of Generali Switzerland are convinced that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the insurance industry. Their focus is on decentralized finance (DeFi). How can they drive innovation in an industry that is by nature very conservative?
This case chronicles a successful digital transformation in Russia, where JSC Raiffeisenbank, the Russian branch of the Austrian parent company, reinvented its organizational and management system to build a new digital value network. The case discusses the transition to a less hierarchical Agile organizational structure, driven by IT-intensive cross-functional product teams.
This case chronicles a successful digital transformation in Russia, where JSC Raiffeisenbank, the Russian branch of the Austrian parent company, reinvented its organizational and management system to build a new digital value network. The case discusses the transition to a less hierarchical Agile organizational structure, driven by IT-intensive cross-functional product teams.
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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Reference 6737
Published 15 Mar 2022
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.
Reshma Sohoni, cofounder of early-stage VC firm Seedcamp, considers investment opportunities arising from the spread of blockchain technology, the emergence of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and their implications for the traditional business model of the venture capital industry.
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Reference 6736
Published 13 Jun 2022
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Europe
Industry Venture Capital
Reshma Sohoni, cofounder of early-stage VC firm Seedcamp, considers investment opportunities arising from the spread of blockchain technology, the emergence of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and their implications for the traditional business model of the venture capital industry.
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.
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Reference 6735
Published 13 Apr 2022
Region Asia
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.