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...

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

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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen from a market stall in London’s East End. Today it is one of the largest retailers...

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

CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the world's largest professional body of management accountants, with over 203,000 students and members in 173...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

An entrepreneur is someone who is prepared to take a risk by setting up and organising a new business or enterprise, without the certainty...

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

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

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's leading providers in the fields of bus, rail and aviation support services. The company employs over 24,000 people...

No business could survive on its own without friends and allies. To be successful, businesses need to develop relationships with other organisations and to...

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...

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...

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...

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

Web opportunities By exploiting opportunities offered by both the Internet and intranet, Cummins has pioneered some innovative methods to enhance communications with its employees and...

Development of organisations and reasons to become a shareholder Many businesses have humble beginnings; their founder had a business idea that worked. There are many...

The Chartered Institute of Marketing defines marketing as 'the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably.' This definition shows that, in order...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

This case study outlines ways in which it is possible to change the culture of an organisation so that it retains what it sees...