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Beiersdorf AG: Expanding Nivea's Global Reach
Paul W. Beamish; Vanessa HasseCase IVEY-9B13M016-EStrategyIn 2012, two years after a major restructuring project had begun at German skin care producer Beiersdorf, the process was still ongoing. The new chief executive officer (CEO) inherited several challenges from his predecessor, including the difficult implementation of the new transnational strategy, opposition from employees and the work council, and ineffective market-entry strategies (especially in China). Strong competitors and a slow rate of e...Starting at €8.20
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innogy Consulting GmbH: Competing Away From Home
Jonathan Chen; Son Tran Tuan; Christopher WilliamsCase IVEY-9B18M159-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the managing director of innogy Consulting GmbH (iCon), an international strategic consulting firm based in Germany, had many reasons to be delighted. The company had risen to second place in an annual ranking of internal consultancies after successfully expanding into four new countries. He now pondered new challenges and directions for iCon, after having led RWE Consulting—the predecessor to iCon—since 2007. As an internal consulting d...Starting at €8.20