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Strategy Case Studies by topic

Using technology to create a paperless office

Information technology has become increasingly important in the life of all organisations in providing effective communication systems, serving all members of an organisation. At...

Driving forward environmental aims and objectives

There are many issues in the workplace that require discussion, for example, attention to health and safety at work. This helps to keep accidents...

Social responsibility – using resources more efficiently

Dragline at Isibonelo colliery, South Africa. Mandatory credit: VisMedia +44 (0)20 7613 2555 The challenge facing business and society in the 21st century is how to use...

Building a global telecommunications business

The twentieth century will be looked back on as the period when telecommunications revolutionised people’s daily lives - from the first telephone call and...

Building a joint venture in an emerging market

Burmah Castrol is a leading international marketer of specialised lubricant and chemical products and services. With operations in over 50 countries, Burmah Castrol employs...

Working with bottling franchisees around the world

The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company and is the leading producer and marketer of soft drinks. Today, Coca-Cola is consumed throughout...

Decentralisation within a book retailer

The largest specialist book retailer in the UK and Ireland is Waterstone’s. It has more than 200 branches and employs approximately 4,200 people. Organisations...

Creating an effective organisational structure

The Coca-Cola Company is truly global, and its main product is recognised and consumed worldwide. The Company organises and structures itself in a way...

A business case for investing in rail

Today, there is growing concern about the number of cars and lorries on the UK’s roads, the amount of time wasted in traffic jams,...

Making the best use of limited resources

One of the challenges facing every organisation today is how to make best use of its limited resources. In any aspect of business, there...

Driving forward a business start up

From the 1990s onwards we have seen the development of a ‘new economy’ based on the new realities of an ultrafast, ever-changing environment in...

Supporting new business start-ups

Barclays is a major global financial services provider. It operates in over 50 countries and employs more than 156,000 people. In 2008, Barclays had...

Tips to Start a Startup in Leeds

Leeds is a vibrant city that has, in recent years, been gaining prominence as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. With a thriving ecosystem and...

Creating strategic direction

In order to grow, a business needs to develop competitive advantage. This means that it is different or does things better than its rivals....

Building a competitive advantage

A successful company understands the nature of the environment in which itoperates, and manage to identify how best to gain a competitive advantage over...

The rebirth of the MGF

We identify with products in a variety of ways. At a simple level we may buy a coat in order to keep warm or...

Creating a high performance culture

Organisational culture and values The culture of an organisation is the typical way of doing things in the organisation. It particularly relates to behaviour patterns...

Changing the culture at Jaguar

This case study looks at how Jaguar, one of the world's most prestigious car manufacturers, has been involved in a culture change programme to...

Developing clear strategies to fulfil strategies within cultural aims and values

Enterprise Rent-A-Car was founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor in St. Louis and is still operated by the Taylor family. Since its formation, it...

Decision making in an uncertain world

Modern organisations operate within an environment of change. There are all sorts of factors that change within this environment - for example, the market...

Critical path analysis at Network Rail

Planning a major project is an exciting and challenging activity. This case study focuses on the planning that went into repairing Network Rail's Leven...

Decision making techniques

A business aims to generate value for its owners, customers and other stakeholders. It must decide how to combine valuable resources – typically buildings...

Franchising and entrepreneurship

What is franchising? McDonald's is an example of brand franchising. McDonald's, the franchisor, grants the right to sell McDonald's branded goods to someone wishing to...

The importance of entrepreneurship in small businesses

Most people are familiar with the names of large businesses such as Marks & Spencer and Heinz. Although some may not realise many of...

From ice cream van to Dragons’ Den – Duncan Bannatyne

Every year thousands of entrepreneurs decide to set up their own businesses, anticipating great financial rewards. However, over half of new business start-ups fail...

Expanding a business through skilful acquisition

The name ‘Rolls-Royce’ has always been associated with high quality products. Most people probably link the company with high quality aero-engines and motor cars....

Pursuing a growth strategy

Northern Rock is the eighth largest bank in the UK by market capitalisation. In other words the value of the shares in the business....

Strategically repositioning a business

When faced with the need for change, it is easy to consider the organisation’s current activities and then look for strategies that are familiar...

Delivering the mission statement

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the lead UK government department in foreign affairs. Its mission is to formulate and deliver foreign policy and...

To Create a Better Everyday Life for the Many People

“Once upon a time, a long, long time ago we decided that, instead of making furniture for people with fat wallets, we would side...

The business of nuclear decommissioning

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a new organisation. It was set up by the government and started to operate in April 2005. Its...

Calculating and managing risk

Eurostar is the high-speed rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. It started operating in 1994, providing city...

The power of partnerships

This case study focuses on how the creation of risk and revenue sharing partners (RRSPs) has enabled Rolls-Royce to take on contracts which have...

Achieving a competitive advantage through risk management

Returning publicly owned enterprises to the private sector is a process known as privatisation. The effects of privatisation are highly significant as organisations, which...

Sectors of industry

OPITO The Oil & Gas Academy is the focal point for skills, learning and workforce development in the industry, delivering the right skills for the...

Meeting responsibilities to stakeholders

The provision of energy to meet the needs of society is a pressing issue today. Many of the world's non-renewable resources such as coal,...

Stakeholders as partners

BT is the world’s oldest telecommunications company, with its origins in the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846. Today BT is one of the UK's largest...

Corporate responsibility and stakeholders

RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers...

Making shopping easier for today’s family

The challenge for companies in this sector is to provide a service that will regularly bring customers back to their stores. So they have...

Matching people with technology to create a global strategy

In recent times, the structure and operation of many major industries has changed greatly through their use of information technologies. For example: online data systems have...

A customer centred approach to providing insurance

One approach to business is to develop a product and then look for customers. However, for many businesses the customers come first. They adopt...

The route to fast food franchising

When the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac opened their first restaurant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, they could never have imagined the phenomenal...

Securing customers interests through mutual ownership

The changing market for building societies Building societies have a long history of caring for their members. They encourage them to save and help them...

Businesses and taxation

Business growth Many business owners regard business growth as desirable. So, too, do governments. There are many ways in which businesses can grow e.g. by: increasing...

Vision values and mission in driving strategy

The familiar blue and yellow colours of the IKEA logo (also the colour of the Swedish flag) can be seen in stores in 18...

Implementing a new vision at Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains is known for running high quality, fast and reliable state-of-the-art trains, capable of speeds of up to 125 miles per hour. Virgin Trains operates...

London 2012 achieving the vision

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the world's largest peace-time event. The modern Olympic Games were first held in Greece in 1896 and since 1960, the...