Business Case Studies by Industry - Energy

The Times 100 energy case studies

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    BG Group

    • [+] Calculating the risks in making investment decisions

      This case study helps students understand investment appraisal and decision making. — Edition 11

    • [+] Investing in natural gas: drilling down into the risks

      As a result of carefully reading the Case Study, students should be able to: understand the importance of examining detailed data in making investment decisions, know how to set out choices involved in decision making, understand how a calculation involving an investment decision is made. — Edition 9

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    British Gas

    • [+] Roles, responsibilities and career development

      This case study illustrates the variety of career paths available within British Gas, the structures that employees work within and the levels of responsibility for each role. — Edition 16

    • [+] Workforce planning at British Gas

      This case study explores how British Gas manages the recruitment and selection of new employees. — Edition 15

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    National Grid

    • — Developing skills in a large organisation through training and development

      This case study outlines how training and development ensures employees have appropriate skills to meet the current and future needs of the organisation. — Edition 12

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    Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

    • [+] Training and development at NDA

      This case study shows how NDA has put in place a training and development strategy to ensure it has the best people to help deliver its mission. — Edition 15

    • [+] Developing a motivated workforce

      This case study will show how developing a motivated workforce enables NDA to deliver safe and sustainable solutions to nuclear clean-up and waste management. — Edition 14

    • [+] Meeting responsibilities to stakeholders

      This case study focuses on how the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority listens to and makes sure that it meets legal and other responsibilities to its stakeholders. — Edition 13

    • [+] The business of nuclear decommissioning

      This case study shows how a clear mission statement, SMART objectives, strategy and tactics all contribute to a successful planning framework for an organisation. — Edition 12

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    npower

    • [+] Developing people through decision-making

      This case study explores the way in which RWE npower delegates responsibility to extend the capabilities of its employees. — Edition 14

    • [+] Managing risk through effective team-based decision making

      This case study highlights the skills necessary for creative problem solving and effective decision making at RWE npower. — Edition 13

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    ScottishPower

    • [+] Managing workforce requirements

      This case study shows how a dynamic and growing company needs to recruit new people with new skills to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century. — Edition 15

    • [+] Recruitment and selection in the energy industry

      study focused on how ScottishPower manages its recruitment and selection processes to attract people with relevant skills and competencies into the energy industry. — Edition 14