Strategy Case Studies by topic

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Achieving competitive advantage is not easy, particularly in global markets. Businesses that do well in these markets need to be able to use their...

Revolutions are only revolutionary when they are new. Nowhere is this more true than in the e-business revolution. Five years ago few students were...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

In an increasingly service-orientated world of work, it is easy to miss the vital role engineers play in transforming our lives. Engineering is the...

Organisations gain many different operational benefits from producing goods or providing services on a large scale. As they get larger, often through the integration...

The business environment of today is more complex, faster moving and more volatile than ever. In order to survive in such an environment, businesses...

Growth is an important business strategy; many advantages flow from being bigger. Size brings with it many savings, e.g. an ability to buy at...

In the early 1930s, Jefferson Smurfit Snr saw the untapped potential of a small Dublin box factory, and with the purchase of that firm,...

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

“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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

The textile manufacture and clothing distribution industry has seen dramatic changes in recent years. Consumers’ expectations are higher today than ever before, they expect...

Aldi is one of the world’s leading grocery retailers with more than 7,000 stores across 70 countries. The company originates from Germany, where it was founded...

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

TNT is the market leader in the provision of business-to-business (B2B) express delivery services. It delivers documents, parcels and freight securely between businesses, using the...

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...

These days, we are surrounded by 'high-tech' developments. Ordinary citizens may not suffer too much from failing to keep track of new technologies the...

The virtuous circle of mutuality In recent times there has been much debate in the financial services sector as to whether Building Societies should remain...

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...

This case study focuses on Eversheds, one of the largest law firms in the world. It emphasises how Eversheds uses vision and values to...

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...

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