Products in theme: Strategy

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) Version A

The leaders of the recycling group of a major German automobile manufacturer analyze two questions: how, if at all, should BMW modify the take-back infrastructure; and how should the company handle recovered scrap materials?

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) Version B

The leaders of the recycling group of a major German automobile manufacturer analyze two questions: how, if at all, should BMW modify the take-back infrastructure; and how should the company handle recovered scrap materials?

Deja Shoe Version A

Deja Shoe's founder and new management team wanted to develop a business strategy based on pro-environment principles that would enable the firm to out-compete established industry players Nike and Timberland.?

Deja Shoe Version B

Deja Shoe's founder and new management team wanted to develop a business strategy based on pro-environment principles that would enable the firm to out-compete established industry players Nike and Timberland.?

Expanding the Playing Field: Nike's World Shoe Project Version A

This business case study provides students a view of the many strategic and internal challenges faced by multinational companies attempting to create a foothold in emerging markets.

IKEA and The Natural Step

This case analyses how large companies like IKEA can retain their entrepreneurial roots and innovative capacities.

Molten Metal Technology Version A

Tells the story of a high-tech start-up company in the hazardous and radioactive waste management field.

Molten Metal Technology Version B

Tells the story of a high-tech start-up company in the hazardous and radioactive waste management field.

Nike - Part B

As Tom Harge reflected back over the past year's efforts in developing the World Shoe concept, he could not help but express his disappointment in the lack of progress on the project. In fact, while CEO Phil Knight remained a supporter of the concept, the World Shoe Project was now only alive in spirit.

Proctor & Gamble Company: Disposable and Reusable Diapers -- A Life-Cycle Analysis

Students are presented with an analysis of the full range of environmental impacts or "life-cycle analysis" of both disposable and reusable diapers and must decide which option to recommend.

The AES Corporation B

The case explores whether companies should take account of their environmental externalities, and how partnerships with environmental organizations can be used to minimize the cost of managing those externalities.

The AES Corporation Version A

The case explores whether companies should take account of their environmental externalities, and how partnerships with environmental organizations can be used to minimize the cost of managing those externalities.

The Monsanto Company: Quest for Sustainability Version A

Explores the strategic drivers and implications of Monsanto's sustainability-driven transition from a chemical concern to a life sciences entity.

The Monsanto Company: Quest for Sustainability Version B

Explores the strategic drivers and implications of Monsanto's sustainability-driven transition from a chemical concern to a life sciences entity.

Weyerhaeuser Company: The Next 100 Years

Focuses on the company's development since the turn of the century into a leading upstream producer of pulp and paper products, and the strategic challenges it faced as it tried to implement sustainable forestry.