Strategy Case Studies by topic

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

When preparing a strategy for success, a business needs to be clear about what it wants to achieve. It needs to know how it...

This case study examines how one organisation dealt effectively with a key funding issue when faced with the loss of funds from a major...

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

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

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...

The business writer, Charles Handy, illustrates the need for organisations to reinvent themselves by the sigmoid curve - effectively an ‘S’ shape on its...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

Governments often propose new initiatives, some of which turn out in the long run to be more successful than others. One key factor affecting...

In recent years we have seen a dramatic transformation in the way in which people in this country use money. The textbooks tell us...

Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd (SFIL) is the world's largest independently owned Forgemaster. The Company’s origins date back to the 1750’s, but it was Edward Vickers, a traditional...

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...

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...

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...

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

CIMA is the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. It supports over 164,000 members and students in 161 countries.  CIMA works with some of the...

Making sure that government, businesses and households have secure supplies of energy is a huge commitment. Engineers working for energy supply companies must make...

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...

Many people dream of owning their own business and being their own boss, but most hesitate to take the plunge. Like them, you may...

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...

Hazlewood Sandwiches Greencore's traditional activities lie at the start of the food production chain, whereas the new convenience foods operations are at the end of...

A key issue facing any large business today is that of rightsizing i.e. developing a business that is just the right size - for...

The challenge for organisations in competitive markets is to provide clarity for customers in a way which reduces the random nature of their product...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

Government plays an important role in the lives of individuals and business organisations. There are many reasons why governments intervene in markets. For example,...

This case study focuses on how The Body Shop assesses its own business performance whilst taking into account its different stakeholder groups and their...

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,...

Planning is the process of deciding what you want to achieve in the future and then thinking about ways of making it happen. First...

Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies. The company operates in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia. It...

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...

In a fast moving world, individuals and organisations need to make quick decisions based on sound judgement supported by accurate data. As a result,...

Building societies date back to the late eighteenth century. The first known building society was set up in 1775. This was to enable people...

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...

Inventions, literary works, music and design are all intangible assets. The legal right to these ‘creations of the mind’ is referred to as Intellectual...

Responding to the change in the business environment is challenging, particularly for large organisations. The business environment provides both opportunities and threats to the...

which it manages its economic and social role. For example, it now owns very few manufacturing or service industries as many public corporations have...