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Microsoft South Africa: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Helena Barnard; Jonathan MarksCase IVEY-9B14M161-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA new managing director of Microsoft South Africa was appointed in 2007 at a low point in Microsoft South Africa’s dominance of the software industry. He set out to address the issues by focusing on four pillars: people (employees), partnerships, revenue and local relevance. The latter included regulatory compliance requirements regarding social transformation and meeting the stringent Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment codes. The managing di...Starting at €8.20
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Olitzki Property Holdings Catalyzes Change in Johannesburg
Anthony Wilson-Prangley; Jonathan Marks; Margaret SutherlandCase IVEY-9B15M118-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe large-scale abandonment of property in inner-city Johannesburg had brought waves of crime, illegal building occupation and general disinvestment. The founder of Olitzki Property Holdings (OPH) saw that an improvement at a precinct level, through carefully constructed partnerships with government, other property owners, tenants and illegal residents, was the key to building a sustainable, inclusive and socially grounded entrepreneurial busines...Starting at €8.20