Ivey Business School (Canada)
-
SAP: The Challenge of Aligning Sourcing and Innovation Strategies
Bent Petersen; Dominique Nikerle-Uhthoff; Helen SchwaerzlerCase IVEY-9B14M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2011, SAP, the German leader in the enterprise software industry, announced a major investment plan for expanding in China and also acquired a leading American firm in cloud-based human capital management software. At first glance, these investments seemed rather unconnected. A closer look at SAP’s strategy, however, revealed a closely connected and coordinated network of strategic decisions and investments for which alignment and finding...Starting at €8.20
-
Valeo: Innovating to Lead the Mobility Revolution
Amita Mital; Krishnan VCase IVEY-9B21M016-EStrategyIn 2019, the chairman and chief executive officer of Valeo, an automotive supplier and partner to automakers worldwide, faced the challenges of maintaining the company’s speed of growth and balancing its growth with profitability. Valeo had started as a small automobile component manufacturer in 1923 in France. By 2019, however, it was partnering with automakers to design innovative solutions for smart mobility with a focus on intuitive driving a...Starting at €8.20