Posts Tagged ‘case study’
Singapore Management University (SMU): Tracking the strategy evolution of a start-up university
Singapore Management University (SMU) exists in an ecosystem for higher education that is quite unlike what one might find in other parts of the world.
Read MoreStriving for meaningful impact in and through management education: The IMD perspective
IMD’s Jean-Francois Manzoni explains why he profoundly believes in IMD’s distinctive purpose and modus operandi and in the impact they have on the world.
Read MoreCOSMOPlat: A leading industry internet with advanced management model
Jin Chen explains COSMOPlat (comparable to Gaia-X in Europe) as an ecosystem-enabling technology developed by Haier Group that marks its success in multiple applications in China.
Read MoreThe transformation of GE Appliances with RenDanHeYi
Annika Steiber traces the remarkable transformation of GE Appliances after having been acquired by Haier Group.
Read MoreThe RenDanHeYi Italian style. From creativity to venture incubation at Gummy Industries
Emanuele Quintarelli describes the deliberate transformation of the Italian creative agency Gummy Industries after learning about RenDanHeYi.
Read MoreWomen courageous
Michael Page, Madeleine van der Steege and Diane Coetzer discuss the importance, and progress, of embedding gender equality into business education.
Read MoreCollaborate locally for enhanced benefits
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, a debate is arising across the globe regarding university education and, more specifically, management education.
Read MoreThe flat tyre of Open Thinking
Dan Pontefract chronicles a cautionary tale of a major US company that forgot its commitment to Open Thinking and paid a heavy price.
Read MoreBeyond the trinity
Philip Glanfield, George Binney and Gerhard Wilke describe a case study that replaced the current orthodoxy with a different way of understanding organisations and those who work in them.
Read MoreSiemens global learning campus: The Siemens Learning World
Siemens offers its employees and managers throughout the world many diverse opportunities to develop their skills.
Read MoreMaking learning closer to reality
Caroline D Ditlev-Simonsen describes how to develop a ‘reality-case’ and bring learning a step closer to reality.
Read MoreSenior executives on the case
Case studies are hardly unusual in business education, but Andreas Biagosch argues that involving senior executives with students on real issues facing their company makes them far more effective.
Read MoreThe case for accreditation
Richard McCracken describes how writing and teaching cases can contribute to business schools achieving accreditation.
Read MoreThe power of dreams
Building a solar-powered car and racing it on a Belgian racetrack in just 90 days seems a strange task for young students. But it has significantly influenced the pedagogic approach of one of Colombia’s top universities.
Read MoreTelstra business leadership programme: Transforming culture through connections
Australia’s Telstra is in the midst of a massive transformation – put simply, it is “evolving from a telco to a techco,” according to Telstra executive Joe Pollard.
Read MoreEpiVacPlus: Improving the performance of immunisation programmes
Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) Silver winner of the 2016 Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards.
Read MoreFrom invention to innovation: Atomic intrapreneuship at Rosatom
Rosatom, the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation, set out to debunk conventional wisdom. In 2011, this colossal organisation with 262,000 employees and a strategic role in Russia’s economy was about to undertake a radical transformation.
Read MoreAddressing live, organisational issues to ensure Swarovski’s future success
A collaboration between Swarovski and Ashridge has created a new Leadership Academy focused on expanding leadership capability, developing organisational agility and triggering lasting culture change and has resulted in a set of organisational interventions that address live business issues.
Read MoreExclusivity at scale and speed: A Microsoft-INSEAD online innovation
Microsoft approached INSEAD, an institution as global as Microsoft itself, and Intrepid Learning, a US learning technology specialist, with a seemingly impossible request.
Read MoreExploring leadership – BG Group & Cranfield
GOLD WINNER OF THE 2016 EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE AWARDS – BG Group is an international gas exploration and production company recently acquired by Royal Dutch Shell.
Read MoreCultural change on a national scale
Trying to change the culture of any large organisation is always a significant challenge. Trying to do so across a £116 billion enterprise that delivers services on a national scale is even more demanding.
Read MoreEFMD 2016 Excellence in Practice Awards
The 2016 Excellence in Practice set of submissions was again of high quality and showed confirmation of a number of trends we have seen in the past few years.
Read MorePlanting the seeds of change
Lea Stadtler and Gilbert Probst describe how the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange came into being and the lessons it holds.
Read MoreCase by case
Stephanie Hussels describes how Cranfield uses case study writing as a means of integrating research, teaching, and practice in the MBA course.
Read MoreA French debut in America
French business school SKEMA is opening campuses around the world, including a unique venture on the American mainland. Pascal Vidal details the how and why.
Read MoreGiving students the best international education
John Oldale explains how Canada’s University of Victoria’s business school turned the search for a more international MBA into a new type of graduate programme.
Read MoreFuelling business growth through coaching and mentoring: The Swiss Re approach
The long-lasting financial crisis challenges the business case for corporate learning. Andrew Rutsch suggests that re-insurance group Swiss Re’s business-focused emphasis on coaching and mentoring may be one way forward.
Read MoreGrowing talent in growth countries
Novartis and EFMD share research and ‘best practices’ for developing and managing talent in emerging markets.
Read MoreOne giant step to collaboration and innovation?
Business schools are increasingly looking to alliances to increase their strategic reach. Julie Perrin-Halot reports on one French attempt to break down the barriers between management and hard science.
Read MoreBusting boundaries to accelerate business transformation
Andrew Rutsch explains how a recent EFMD CLIP workshop shed light on Siemens’ transformation from a troubled company to a role model and how corporate learning played a key role in this strategic renewal.
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