Management & Strategy
Discover our Management and Strategy case studies. The case studies are the work of internationally recognized authors from HEC Montréal and Wits Business School.
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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Friendshoring During a Geopolitical Conflict
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case explores the impact of a geopolitical conflict on a sourcing decision.
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ELYSIS: Are We on the Verge of a Green Revolution?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case looks at the ELYSIS joint venture and the commercialization of its technology for eliminating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the electrolysis process in aluminum production.
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The Digital Transformation of a Business Model: The Impact of AI Technologies on a Translation Firm
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This four-part case outlines the transformation of Alexa Translations triggered by its acquisition of an AI firm.
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A Foreigner on the PGA Tour
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case is about a fictional French-born golfer (Philip Lévy) who first achieved success on the European Tour.
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The Kampala Alternative: Optimizing the Humanitarian Supply Chain in East Africa
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case enables students to analyze two options for optimizing UNHRD’s supply chain: 1) cut costs by changing the service offer while retaining the existing network, and 2) add a regional storage level to the existing network in Kampala to serve East Africa.
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Simplyk: From Volunteering to Fundraising for NPOs
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case examines the major challenges faced by Simplyk, a start-up with a social mission related to volunteering and the non-profit ecosystem.
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Isabelle Hudon: Aiming for Excellence
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case presents the career of Isabelle Hudon, a trailblazer who was the first woman appointed to head the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal – at just 38 years of age.
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Choosing Warehouse Automation Technologies at WIPTEC
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. The case is intended to be a decision-making exercise requiring students to use analytical reasoning to support their decisions in choosing technologies for a new distribution centre.
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A Pruning Predicament
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case illustrates basic negotiation concepts.
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Top Glaciers Inc.: A New Ice Age?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. Part A of the case asks students to conduct a business assessment of the company in June 2020 to determine TG’s strategy and priorities. Part B looks at the company’s evolution since the end of Part A.
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Mosaic: A Victim of Its Own Success?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case asks students to put themselves in the shoes of the protagonists and make recommendations about whether Mosaic should organize a creative workshop with graduate students of an academic partner, hold a week-long co-design session for employees of an industrial partner, or find a way to do both.
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Avoiding Controversy: Easier Said Than Done
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. The case deals with the century-old Canadian peat industry, whose activities take place far from major urban centres.
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Kariyon: From an Ephemeral, Solidarity-based Initiative to New Consumer Behaviour Habits
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case describes the launch of a company during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Sustainability Strategy or Sustainability as a Business Strategy? The Case of Banco W
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This descriptive case study analyzes a bank’s successful implementation of sustainability practices and their relationship to strategy.
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Cirque du Soleil in China: A Wake-Up Call or a Day of Reckoning?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. Set in June 2020, this case addresses the difficulties encountered by Cirque du Soleil (CdS, or Cirque) in China.
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