Management Case Studies

Carvajal: From Soldiers to Diplomats, from Family-run to Professionally-Managed Case Solution Abstract: Carvajal traces the 110-year history of one of Colombian’s earliest family-owned companies from a little print store to one of the biggest paper item corporations in Latin America. Established in 1904 by Manuel Carvajal, a Colombian teacher and erstwhile political leader, the business has […]

Buurtzorg (A): Driving Innovation in Health Care with a New Organizational Paradigm Case Solution Abstract: He developed a company without supervisors or hierarchy, which put the client at the centre and was based upon the principle of self-managed groups. Case A presents the history and issues of house care shipment in the Netherlands, and the option […]

Trevor Field and the PlayPump Case Solution Abstract: Having had an effective profession in marketing, Trevor Field desired to provide back to society by developing a social business dealing with the issue of access to tidy drinking water amongst bad neighborhoods in South Africa. Trevor came up with an organisation design that integrated donor financing for […]

The Tag Heuer Carrera Connected Watch: Swiss Avant-Garde in the Digital Age Case Solution Pedagogical Goals: The case explains how the Swiss high-end watch market (in specific Tag Heuer) dealt with up to the obstacle from connected watches (such as the Apple Watch). (2) How to make a connected watch “everlasting” in the spirit of conventional […]

Managing Creativity in Luxury Fashion Houses: Raf Simons at Dior (Spansih) Spanish  Case Solution Pedagogical Goals: After evaluating the case and checking out, trainees will have the ability to ( i) assess the function played by innovative directors in a luxury fashion home; ( ii) comprehend the economics of business and how high style drives […]