WITS Business School Case Centre
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Lehman Brothers: The Fall from Grace
50,00 $CASE STUDY. On 15 September 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection at the United States Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, New York.
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Kalahari.com: Going Places with the Marketplace
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In February 2010, online retail company kalahari.com, launched the Marketplace, a trading platform aimed at allowing third parties to use the kalahari.com site to sell their goods.
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Deutsche Bank AG: Spying on Stakeholders
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In May 2009, news of Deutsche Bank’s spying operations became public. Over a period of six years, the bank’s corporate security department had conducted secret surveillance of certain employees, board members and shareholders.
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Montecasino: A Bluprint for Success
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In May 2012, Rob Collins, MD of Tsogo Sun Gaming, one of the major players in the South African casino industry, reflected on the success of its star performer, Montecasino.
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Moral Bankruptcy and Trading Losses at Société Générale
50,00 $CASE STUDY. The purpose of this case is to generate discussion and learning on ethics and corporate governance.
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Barclays Bank: Colluding to Manipulate LIBOR
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In late June 2012, the results of a long-term investigation by the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial watchdog, Financial Services Authorities (FSA), revealed that derivatives traders and bankers at Barclays bank had been colluding to influence submissions that influenced the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the European Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).
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Bank Saderat Iran: Financial Embezzlement under Sharia Law
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In September 2011, news of Bank Saderat Iran’s involvement in an embezzlement operation became public.
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Raizcorp: Planting the Seeds for Entrepreneurial Growth and Prosperity
50,00 $CASE STUDY. Raizcorp chief executive Allon Raiz was faced each day with many applications to join his business incubation Prosperator programme.
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Skoobs: A Bookshop Experience with a Difference
50,00 $CASE STUDY. When Marisa Torrani took a brief moment to relax in one of the elegant armchairs in her book emporium, Skoobs Theatre of Books, she drank in the scene with satisfaction.
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Standard Chartered Bank plc: Violating Banking Sanctions for Profit
50,00 $CASE STUDY. On 6 August 2012, Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), announced findings from an investigation of Standard Chartered Bank New York (SCBNY).
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The Laudare School: The Quest for Excellence in the Inner-City
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In early January 2013, Adrian Miller, principal of the Laudare School, situated close to the inner-city in the lower-income suburb of Belmont in Johannesburg, was reading through the results of a recent customer satisfaction survey.
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Vodacom m-pesa: ‘Mobilising’ Cash in a Challenging Market
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In March 2012, Mark Taylor, managing executive for Online and Vodacom m-pesa, reflected on the 19 months since the launch in South Africa of m-pesa, Vodacom’s mobile payment platform.
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UBS AG: The Cost of Failing to Manage Operational Risk
50,00 $CASE STUDY. On 15 September 2011, news of United Bank of Switzerland’s (UBS) operational failures in its investment banking division hit the market.
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Trucking Wellness: An Industry’s Response to Managing HIV/AIDS
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In 2012, South Africa still had one of the highest prevalences of HIV/AIDS in the world.
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Kagiso Trust: Investing for Development Impact
50,00 $CASE STUDY. In November 2014, as the South African development agency, Kagiso Trust (KT) prepared to celebrate 30 years of existence in 2015, Themba Mola, KT’s chief operating officer, reflected on the development work that the organisation had done since it started out in 1985.
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