Business & Management Case Studies https://www.casestudyinc.com/ Business & Management Case Studies Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:06:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Operational Secrecy – Innovating in “secret” https://www.casestudyinc.com/operational-secrecy-innovating-in-secret/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:06:26 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=434 A growing trend among companies is innovating in secret or maintaining operational secrecy. Reputed companies like Apple, Nike and Google foster an internal culture of secrecy and even leak information strategically to fuel public excitement before a product launch.

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]]> Boomerang CEOs aka Founder Recall https://www.casestudyinc.com/boomerang-ceos-aka-founder-recall/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:35:34 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=431 Lately, planned CEO successions wherein many companies have replaced CEOs with their predecessor or founders are on the rise. These returning CEOs or founders are preferred as they are insiders with previous CEO-level experience and charisma.

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]]> How companies listen to their customers https://www.casestudyinc.com/how-companies-listen-to-their-customers/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:52:06 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=430 Customer insight matters to every company. But how does a company listen to its customers? A few examples on how some companies - Apple, HP and Xerox listen to their customers.

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]]> Developers as Happiness Engineers https://www.casestudyinc.com/developers-as-happiness-engineers/ Thu, 30 May 2013 14:07:14 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=428 Developers avoid being in a support role and make a big mistake. By communicating with customers, developers can make sure that their creation has met the end user’s needs and gain vital feedback on improving the software or application.

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]]> Management Gurus and what they are known for https://www.casestudyinc.com/strategy-gurus-management-concept/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:15:10 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=395 There are many business leaders and management thinkers who have contributed and introduced various management theories or terms over the years. Here is a partial list of Business Strategy gurus or Management leaders and the term they coined or the strategy/management concept they are known for.

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]]> Ticket pricing strategy at the London 2012 Olympic Games https://www.casestudyinc.com/ticket-pricing-strategy-london-olympics/ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:39:52 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=377 The London Olympics Organizing committee had to price over 8.8 million tickets for 26 sporting events. It was termed as the the daddy of all ticket strategies. This article highlights some important elements of the ticket pricing strategy.

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]]> Pricing Strategy – A few pointers https://www.casestudyinc.com/pricing-strategy-a-few-pointers/ Wed, 30 May 2012 12:26:37 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=373 This article highlights a few pointers on pricing strategy used by companies like P&G, American Airlines, Starbucks and jcpenney. Some got it right and some wrong.

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]]> The Business Model A/B Test https://www.casestudyinc.com/business-model-split-testing/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:10:09 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=371 Many successful businesses have demonstrated how you can test your business model before you take the plunge in the real world. This article highlights various examples and gives insights into building a successful business model.

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]]> The TOP program at Philips https://www.casestudyinc.com/towards-one-philips/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:52:29 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=367 Philips undertook various restructuring moves to improve the poor performance of the company in 2001. This article highlights the 'Towards One Philips' and ‘Strategic Conversations’ initiatives aimed at company-wide efficiency, integration and synergy-creation.

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]]> Best Buy’s radical experiment (ROWE) in workplace flexibility https://www.casestudyinc.com/best-buy-rowe-initiative/ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:09:51 +0000 http://www.casestudyinc.com/?p=365 This HR article talks about Best Buy's radical experiment, a corporate culture initiative in workplace flexibility called ROWE. ROWE stands for “results-only work environment” and judges employees on output than the number of hours they spend in office.

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