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The Missing Ingredient in Kraft Heinz's Restructuring
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAs the company cut costs, its ability to innovate suffered. -
Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe bet-the-company deal isn't the route to success. -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
How Ford Is Thinking About the Future
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Diversification via Acquisition: Creating Value
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleDuring the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […] -
Prada’s CEO on Staying Independent in a Consolidating Industry
Leadership Magazine ArticlePhotography: Courtesy of Prada / Costantino Ruspoli The Idea: While rival fashion houses have struggled and been acquired by conglomerates, Prada has prospered. Its CEO says that has a lot to do with the company’s culture. At Prada we have had to cope with our fair share of the unpredictable and the unexpected. Originally we […] -
Don't Wait for a Crisis to Reduce Costs
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleLeaders who respond decisively to cost creep can use freed-up resources to invest in strategic priorities and growth. -
How Investors React When Companies Announce They're Moving to a SaaS Business Model
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThree things software companies need to know. -
Change Through Persuasion
Business communication Magazine ArticleLeaders can make change happen only if they have a coherent strategy for persuasion. The impressive turnaround at a world-renowned teaching hospital shows how to plan a change campaign—and carry it out. -
Maintaining Your Focus on the Front Lines as Your Company Grows
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Building a Leadership Brand
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHow do some firms produce a pipeline of consistently excellent managers? Instead of concentrating merely on strengthening the skills of individuals, these... -
The Pandemic Will Fuel Consolidation in U.S. Health Care
Government Digital ArticleCongress and regulators must curb combinations that adversely affect the cost and quality of care. -
Is Organizational Hierarchy Getting in the Way of Innovation?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat a new organizational model might look like - and how to decide if your company is ready for it. -
How to Cut Costs More Strategically
Strategic planning Digital ArticleAcross-the-board cuts often backfire. -
Go Downstream: The New Profit Imperative in Manufacturing
Business models Magazine ArticleNow that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain. -
What Customer Data Collection Could Mean for Workers
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleEmployees are getting caught in the middle of real-time monitoring. -
Giving Mergers a Head Start
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleMergers with substantial business overlap face a barrier to speedy integration: Antitrust regulations limit the information companies can share before... -
For Streaming Services, Navigating Generational Differences Is Key
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleThe winners will find a profitable niche. -
The World Bank’s Innovation Market
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleWhether you’re fighting global poverty or launching new products, you need to build a pipeline of smart, practical ideas. Here’s how the World Bank did it.
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Veniam: Pioneering the Internet of Moving Things
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the growth of Veniam - a start-up founded in 2012 in Porto, Portugal - from a small player in what many considered a peripheral region... -
Haier in the U.S.: Transforming GE Appliances
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Chinese appliance company Haier's 2016 acquisition of iconic GE Appliances ushered in strategic and structural changes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship... -
Kossan Rubber Industries Berhad: Stretching to its Maximum Potential through an Expansion Strategy
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Kossan is a publicly listed company in Malaysia that produces rubber gloves for industrial, medical and household uses. The industry is oligopolistic... -
VF Corp: Acquiring the Iconic Skateboard Footwear Brand Vans
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The chief financial officer of VF Outdoor Americas - a division of the world's largest apparel company, VF Corporation, must decide on the financial viability... -
Employee Health
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Coesia (B): The Strategic Enabler Model
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Despite initial skepticism throughout the company, by 2015 Coesia had achieved its "Ambition 2015" by exceeding the revenue goal of €1.5 billion. The... -
The UEFA Academy: Enhancing The Beautiful Game Through Co-Creation
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Academy, faced some tough decisions surrounding co-creation initiatives. The UEFA... -
CALISTA: Enhancing Digital Trade Infrastructure with Value-Added Services
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Set in June 2021, the case documents the evolution and outcomes of CALISTA, a trade facilitation platform launched by Global eTrade Services (GeTS), Singapore,... -
Poches & Fils: Path to Success of a Born-Digital Brand
Management Case Study11.95View Details Founded in Montreal in 2015 by three friends, Poches & Fils enjoyed huge success from the beginning, fuelled largely by its quirky and humorous positioning... -
AIACA: Interventions for Sustainable Livelihoods
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2003, the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) was launched to explore new and commercially sustainable models of livelihood... -
Olam's Corporate Strategy: Becoming the Most Differentiated and Valuable Global Agribusiness
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 1989, Olam International Limited began as a small trader of cashew nuts. Over the years, it grew into a multi-country, multi-product integrated... -
Diamond Developers: Measuring Sustainability
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In late 2014, Diamond Developers was building Dubai's first large sustainable city, which was a mixed-use community designed to set new standards in environmental... -
Unstoppable: Finding Hidden Assets to Renew the Core and Fuel Profitable Growth
Strategy & Execution Book32.00View Details Over the next decade, two out of every three companies will face the challenge of their corporate lives: redefining their core business. Buffeted by global... -
Warner Music Group
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details TH Lee, a leading private equity firm, needs to decide whether to commit to the acquisition of AOL Time Warner's music group, and whether to commit the... -
The Aristizabal Family: Growth of a Family Firm?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Mr. Manuel Aristizábal was the founder of San Basilio, a restaurant that began operations in 2001. Angelina, Manuel's wife, started to work at the family... -
Netflix
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Reed Hastings founded Netflix with a vision to provide a home movie service that would do a better job satisfying customers than the traditional retail... -
Alibaba Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Discusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba Group's... -
IKEA Invades America
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2002, the IKEA Group is the world's top furniture retailer, with 154 stores worldwide. In the United States, IKEA operates 14 stores, all of which... -
Yunnan Baiyao: Transforming a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case tells the story of how Wang Minghui, Chairman of Yunnan Baiyao Group since 1999, transformed a single-product traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)...
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The Missing Ingredient in Kraft Heinz's Restructuring
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAs the company cut costs, its ability to innovate suffered. -
Are You Paying Too Much for That Acquisition?
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleThe key is knowing what your top price is—and having the discipline to stick to it. -
Veniam: Pioneering the Internet of Moving Things
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the growth of Veniam - a start-up founded in 2012 in Porto, Portugal - from a small player in what many considered a peripheral region... -
Haier in the U.S.: Transforming GE Appliances
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Chinese appliance company Haier's 2016 acquisition of iconic GE Appliances ushered in strategic and structural changes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship... -
Corporate Reputations: Should You Compete on Yours?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAlthough all companies would like a better corporate reputation, many are not sure what it takes to create a good reputation and others are not sure that... -
Kossan Rubber Industries Berhad: Stretching to its Maximum Potential through an Expansion Strategy
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Kossan is a publicly listed company in Malaysia that produces rubber gloves for industrial, medical and household uses. The industry is oligopolistic... -
Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe bet-the-company deal isn't the route to success. -
VF Corp: Acquiring the Iconic Skateboard Footwear Brand Vans
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The chief financial officer of VF Outdoor Americas - a division of the world's largest apparel company, VF Corporation, must decide on the financial viability... -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
Employee Health
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details