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A Strategic Approach to Sustainability
Rosenberg, MikeArticle ART-2850-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, StrategyThis article explores how senior managers might choose to address the challenge of environmental sustainability, not just for the sake of it being a moral imperative, but to perform their fiduciary responsibilities and to prepare their companies for the disruptive changes that the future holds. Given the gulf between how senior managers perceive the world and how activists, journalists and legislators see it, the path toward better environmental ...Starting at €8.20
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You Are no Longer a Technical Specialist: Senior Managers and Technical Specialists: Two Ways of Working
Vázquez- Dodero, Juan Carlos; Fraguas, Rafael; Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, Mike; Weber, Eric; Stein, GuidoTechnical Note ASNN-14-ELeadership and People ManagementManagers take decisions whose contents are the everyday work of the people they manage. By their very nature, managers deal with their subordinates' liberty; as such their decisions must be prudential. This case is based on the case from Juan Carlos Vázquez-Dodero, Rafael Fraguas, Luis Palencia, Mike Rosenberg y Eric Weber, "You are not a Technician", ASNN8, IESE, 2005.Starting at €8.20
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D-Orbit: Keeping The Thermosphere Clean
Pipan, Gregor; Tiraturyan, Armen; Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1610-EStrategyD-Orbit is an entrepreneurial start-up operating in the aerospace industry, developing a technology for the controlled removal of end-of-life debris from space. The case focuses on the nexus between strategy and (space) sustainability. The emphasis of this case is given to the role of the private sector (in this case entrepreneurial start-ups) in tackling sustainability issues by converting them into opportunities for profits. The case triggers d...Starting at €8.20
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Using Scenarios to Plan for Tomorrow
Rosenberg, MikeArticle ART-2079-EStrategyWhile business planners often resort to forecasting to estimate outcomes at some future point in time, the author believes forecasting has serious limitations and is not a reliable guide for the long-term future. Instead, he recommends scenario planning as a superior way of envisaging the future, in order to help managers see the business environment more clearly and make better strategic choices. Using the considerable experience of Shell in thi...Starting at €8.20
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SAFE and Travis: Leading in Uncertain Times
Mitchell, Jordan; Cardona Soriano, Pablo; Rosenberg, MikeCase DG-1522-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementForty-five miles apart from each other in Northern California, two not-for-profit credit unions SAFE and Travis had successfully transitioned from military segment-based to community charter credit unions. Both had grown to over $1 billion in assets via a combination of organic growth, mergers, and acquisitions. Above all, both had injected an unwavering commitment to member service. As of 2007, SAFE and Travis faced several questions: What would...Starting at €8.20
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EcoEssence: Creating a sustainable brand in the beauty category
Rosenberg, Mike; de Oca, María; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1762-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2023, the French personal care conglomerate Clément appointed Charlotte Girard as the new brand manager of EcoEssence, a sustainable line of beauty and personal care products. This fledging brand had been launched in 2018, targeting the eco-conscious consumer segment that was willing to pay a premium price for a more natural/ sustainable offer. Girard took over at a critical point if time for EcoEssence. After a troubled arrival to the market...Starting at €8.20
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Químicas Bages
Palencia, Luis; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-75-EDecision Analysis, StrategyIn 2019, the sales manager of a medium-sized agricultural chemicals manufacturer has to decide whether to terminate the distribution contract with one of his long-term distributors and give it instead to a newcomer. There are objective reasons both for not keeping the old distributor and for changing to a new one. The case discussion should be structured around a balanced, objective analysis of all factors involved in the situation: strategic, so...Starting at €8.20
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Angel Toy
Huang J.; Rosenberg, MikeCase ASN-35-EFinance, Knowledge and CommunicationBefore leaving for Spain, Joe was working for his family' business, Angel Toy Corporation. Angel Toy had acquired two cartoon licenses which Joe was in charge of. Everything had gone smoothly, but inventory had not arrived yet and he wanted to make sure that things were running smoothly. A weekly industry email was sent out every Wednesday to update on what was happening in the toy biz. He had just read an AP about a particular toy company. Appla...Starting at €8.20
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Alce Nero - Towards a New Business Model for Organic Food
Massa, Lorenzo; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1622-EStrategyFounded in 1978, Alce Nero & Mielizia SpA is an Italian company, leader in the production and commercialization of organic food. The case discusses the history of Alce Nero & Mielizia SpA, the evolution and booming of the organic food industry in Europe and the challenges faced by the company's management during the transition towards an innovative reciprocity business model. In this new model, Alce Nero opens up its equity to its existing custom...Starting at €8.20
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Peepoople Kibera: Providing Sanitation Through Social Business
Obst, Nicole; Moreno, Victoria; Rosenberg, MikeCase SM-1606-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn Nairobi's Kibera slum, a small Swedish company with a social mission and a business mindset is attempting nothing less than solving one of the biggest problems worldwide: insufficient sanitation. Their proposal is simple yet genius, and possibly too radical in terms of classic NGO thinking: a self-sanitizing and biodegradable personal toilet. The solution includes its own sales and waste-collection systems, providing slum dwellers with much-ne...Starting at €8.20