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Who Has the D?: How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticleYour organization can become more decisive—and can implement strategy more quickly—if you know where the bottlenecks are and who’s empowered to break through them. -
The Art of Commerce
Business history Magazine ArticleThe story of a royal trading company comes to life on an 18th-century stock certificate. -
A Brief History of Britain’s Relationship with Europe, Starting in 6000 BCE
Business history Digital ArticlePulling up the drawbridge has never been an option. -
1992: Moves Europeans Are Making
International business Magazine ArticleThe European Commission holds out an alluring vision of the single European market: 320 million consumers, a unified economy larger than that of the United States, faster economic growth with lower prices, and at least two million new jobs. But to European managers, the movement toward a unified market looks uneven and untidy. For instance, […] -
How Bundled Health Care Payments Are Working in the Netherlands
Compensation and benefits Digital ArticleAnd what U.S. policymakers need to know about them. -
The CEO of Ozon on Building an e-Commerce Giant in a Cash-Only Economy
Customer service Magazine ArticlePhotography: Nick Wilson/Redux The Idea: Russia’s economy is cash based, and its delivery networks are shaky. To drive growth in e-commerce, Ozon had to create a proprietary distribution system, a new logistics and customer service model, and a highly engaged team. At first I didn’t want to have anything to do with Ozon. I was […] -
Zeitgeist Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCompanies and leaders don't succeed or fail in a vacuum. When it comes to long-term success, the ability to understand and adapt to changing business... -
What British, European, and American Policymakers Need to Do Now
Economics Digital ArticleStimulate the economy, shrewdly manage UK-Euro trade talks, and above all, don’t deregulate finance. -
Don’t Give up On Russia
Global strategy Magazine ArticleIn the midst of hardship, the climate for foreign investment in Russia has never been better. But Westerners should learn from the mistakes of the first wave of joint ventures. -
Refugees Need Jobs. Entrepreneurship Can Help., Arabic Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleEconomic security would ease Europe's migration crisis. -
Building Brands Without Mass Media
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleCosts, market fragmentation, and new media channels that let customers bypass advertisements seem to be in league against the old ways of marketing. Relying... -
What the U.S. Can Learn From Europe About Gender Equality in the Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLast week newspapers in the U.S. trumpeted President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court. If he has his way, a record-breaking three of the nine justices... -
Making the Most of Cultural Differences
International business Magazine ArticleIn Russia, 3M is showing how companies can turn cultural variations into business advantages. -
Seasoned Executive's Decision-Making Style
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleLeaders make decisions every day of their lives, but how they do it changes dramatically over the course of their careers. At lower levels, the job is... -
Uber’s Food Delivery Experiment in Barcelona
Growth strategy Digital ArticleIt’s a different way to approach regulation. -
What We Don’t Know About Soviet Management
International business Magazine ArticleWestern managers nurse a number of untested assumptions about Soviet management. The most common are: 1. The Soviets know little about management. Their system has failed and failed widely. They are basically trying with very limited success to apply superior Western management methods. 2. Western and Soviet management systems are operationally incompatible. 3. The two […] -
The TV You Watch When You're Young Can Make You More Entrepreneurial
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleHaving studied TV signals in East Germany from the 1960s to 1989 and rates of entrepreneurship there after German reunification, the researchers found... -
What Brexit Means for the Openness of the World Economy
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleBad news for small countries, safe seas, and the U.S. -
We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs
Gender Digital ArticleFindings from a language analysis study in Sweden. -
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 […]
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LKQ-Stahlgruber
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, LKQ Corp. became the leading aftermarket auto parts distributor in the U.S. by the early 2000s.... -
A Note on the Snack Food Industry
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. -
1930-1933: The Great Depression and the End of "Orthodoxy" (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In February 1933, President Herbert Hoover reviewed the past four years of his administration. He had met a stock market crash and a recession that worsened... -
Embracing Digital: ING's Journey to a New Way of Working - Supplement 1: Agile Coach
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1530 and IN1533 -
Measured Approach: TEGV Assesses its Performance & Impact on Educational Enrichment Programs
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case traces the evolution of thinking about, and the implementation of, performance assessment at one of Turkey's largest and most respected nonprofit... -
BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy
Sales & Marketing Case Study12.00View Details In January, 2007, John Smith, chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide (BBC WW), the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was... -
LOGSTOR'S Rebirth: Leading Through Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details LOGSTOR is a Danish company that is a global supplier of pre-insulated pipe systems. This case focuses on the leadership of Kim Christensen, a former... -
Competition Policy in the European Union in 1995
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history of the competition policy in the European Union, and focuses on the evolution of pan-European and member-state statutes. The tension... -
EasyJet: The Web's Favorite Airline
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the 32-year-old CEO and founder of easyJet airlines, achieved profitability for the first time in 1999, almost four years after... -
Board Crisis Simulation (BCS)(A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The case represents a role-play simulation in which a team of up to 7 participants acts as a board of directors of a privately-owned company. The board... -
Northvolt: Building Batteries to Fight Climate Change, Chinese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In 2016, Swedish entrepreneurs Carl-Erik Lagercrantz and Peter Carlsson founded an electric battery company called Northvolt with the dual goals of creating... -
Mercedes and the Moose Test (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The case describes a crisis management situation faced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler-Benz AG. In 1997 Mercedes introduced a revolutionary new... -
Project Bravo - Target Information
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for Case IN1784 -
V.Rose (B): Online Growth?
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In contrast to the decision on business expansion in Case A, Case B focuses on the company's decision to narrow its business scope. Changing government... -
Vector (A): Labour Negotiations at Maxime Platform
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This series of three sequential cases recounts the story of labour negotiations. The Maxime Platform, France, built in 1916 to accommodate the increasing... -
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad, Japanese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture... -
Airbus vs. Boeing (M): MAX 8 Disasters (July 2019)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case describes the October 2018 and March 2019 crashes of Boeing MAX 8 jets, which together killed over 300 passengers. The planes involved in both... -
Closed Loop PET Recycling in Malta: The Economics of Circularity
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details What does it take to build the infrastructure to recycle plastic bottles that is economically viable? The case looks at the economics of the circular...
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Who Has the D?: How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticleYour organization can become more decisive—and can implement strategy more quickly—if you know where the bottlenecks are and who’s empowered to break through them. -
FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand, Teaching Note
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleTeaching Note for 4555. -
LKQ-Stahlgruber
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, LKQ Corp. became the leading aftermarket auto parts distributor in the U.S. by the early 2000s.... -
A Note on the Snack Food Industry
Sales & Marketing Case Study15.05View Details This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. -
1930-1933: The Great Depression and the End of "Orthodoxy" (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In February 1933, President Herbert Hoover reviewed the past four years of his administration. He had met a stock market crash and a recession that worsened... -
Embracing Digital: ING's Journey to a New Way of Working - Supplement 1: Agile Coach
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1530 and IN1533 -
Measured Approach: TEGV Assesses its Performance & Impact on Educational Enrichment Programs
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case traces the evolution of thinking about, and the implementation of, performance assessment at one of Turkey's largest and most respected nonprofit... -
BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy
Sales & Marketing Case Study12.00View Details In January, 2007, John Smith, chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide (BBC WW), the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was... -
LOGSTOR'S Rebirth: Leading Through Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details LOGSTOR is a Danish company that is a global supplier of pre-insulated pipe systems. This case focuses on the leadership of Kim Christensen, a former... -
Competition Policy in the European Union in 1995
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history of the competition policy in the European Union, and focuses on the evolution of pan-European and member-state statutes. The tension...