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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Hyundai Motor Group: Fast Follower to Game Changer
Barnett, William; Rhee, Mooweon; Kim, Jae-GuCase SGSB-SM364-EStrategyIn 2022, Hyundai Motor Group had become the world’s third-largest automaker by sales volume. Under Executive Chair Euisun Chung’s leadership, HMG was shaping its vision as a “game changer” in the global automotive industry. The company no longer viewed itself as a traditional car manufacturer, but as a provider of smart mobility solutions. The case study explores Hyundai’s strategies to pivot beyond the “fast follower” mission that had guided i...Starting at €8.20
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POSCO: Corporate Citizenship
Rhee, Mooweon; Kim, Jae-Gu; Barnett, William P.Case SGSB-SM352-EStrategySouth Korean steelmaking giant POSCO in 2021 had become a global company with businesses in 52 countries. In 2018, POSCO’s new chairman and CEO had inaugurated a broader business philosophy, espousing “Corporate Citizenship” practices as a way for the company to give back to society, beyond the production of steel or creation of jobs. This philosophy included new principles, innovative R&D, action plans, and internal and external cooperation to ...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainable Investing at Generation Investment Management
Reichelstein, S; Bebb, DCase SGSB-SM257-EStrategyIn 2015, Generation Investment Management celebrated the successful 10-year track record of its flagship Global Equity Fund, which outperformed its benchmark index by over 500 basis points per year. A mainstream investment firm whose founders included former United States Vice President Al Gore and former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management David Blood, Generation integrated qualitative sustainability factors such as environmental, social, an...Starting at €8.20
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Restructuring a Utility: RWE's Carve-out of innogy
Reichelstein, S; Comello, S; Bebb, DCase SGSB-SM278-EStrategyIn 2016, the German utility RWE undertook a carve-out in which substantial parts of the company’s assets and liabilities were offered to the general public as part of an IPO. The case describes the developments in the German energy landscape that led RWE to this unusual move. The case also examines how investors responded to this carve-out in terms of the valuations attached to RWE and the new subsidiary.Starting at €8.20