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Wolters Brewery (B): Traditions for the Future
Klaus MeyerCase IVEY-9B12M010-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Wolters Brewery (A): Negotiating Restructuring. It gives a debriefing of the (A) case. It is also an independent case on small- and medium-sized enterprises facing issues of local brand marketing in an industry increasingly dominated by global players, and of developing exports from scratch.Starting at €5.74
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Wolters Brewery (A): Negotiating Restructuring
Klaus MeyerCase IVEY-9B12M009-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPart (A) of this case series presents the situation of a multinational brewer, InBev, having acquired several breweries in Germany, and wishing to proceed with operational integration and the closure of smaller, less efficient plants. This move triggers resistance not only from the local workforce, but the local community. For InBev, this is a case of corporate restructuring and strategy implementation. Yet for a group of local entrepreneurs, thi...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens Employer Branding: Who Owns the Brand (A)
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase M-1368-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, MarketingIn 2015, Siemens was facing a recruitment crisis. In an era in which digitization and data science were key in engineering, it found itself competing for talent against the likes of Google, Apple and Microsoft, while being perceived as a much less attractive place to work than those hotshot companies. After carrying out a survey, Siemens discovered that it was seen by nearly all stakeholders as an old-fashioned, unattractive and conservative comp...Starting at €8.20
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EOS: Growing the Business of Additive Manufacturing (AM)
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase P-1160-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations Management, StrategyEOS has been a forerunner in the field of additive manufacturing (also called 3D printing) since it was founded in 1989. This technology promises to revolutionize manufacturing and, in the late 2010s, it is on the verge of becoming a viable manufacturing technology, providing game-changing advantages in many fields. EOS wants to be part of the growth of AM and wishes to become a facilitator of it. How can it grow the company to meet increased dem...Starting at €8.20
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Siemens Employer Branding B: Who Owns the Brand (B)
Oliver, Xavier; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase M-1371-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, MarketingIn 2015, Siemens was facing a recruitment crisis. In an era where digitalization and data science was key in engineering, it found itself competing for talent with the likes of Google, Apple or Microsoft, while being perceived as a much less attractive place for work than these hotshot companies. Indeed, when performing a survey Siemens discovered that it was seen by nearly all stakeholders as an old-fashioned, unattractive and conservative compa...Starting at €5.74
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World Health Organization: Facilitating COVID-19 Vaccines for the World
Klaus Meyer; Michelle (Chau Minh) DoanCase IVEY-9B21M014-EStrategyOn May 29, 2020, the World Health Organization launched the COVID-19 Technologies Access Pool (C-TAP) with the aim of making pandemic-related technologies—specifically, vaccines and treatments—available to its participants. Although the initiative was positively received in many developing countries, it was not well received by pharmaceutical companies, who viewed C-TAP as a threat to the patent system and, therefore, as a threat to the companies...Starting at €8.20