Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
In February 2009, Mr. Mike Duke, President and CEO of Wal-Mart, was charged with validating whether steady, continued growth was achievable and how it could be reached on both a domestic and international basis.
Target Corporation
Douglas Scovanner, CFO of Target Corp., must present a viable business strategy for growth to his board of directors.
Henry Silva: Aspiring Change Agent for a Start-up Company
Henry Silva, a soon-to-be Columbia MBA graduate, was offered a position as director of special projects with New Power LLC, an innovative start-up energy company. In this new capacity, he would be responsible for creating a more dynamic and productive work environment. Considering New Power's existing corporate culture, should Henry accept this position?
The Client Who Fell Through the Cracks
When a client's portfolio did not perform as well as expected, Susan's manager told her to find a different benchmark and adjust the numbers. Susan does not want to do this. How can she find an effective response to her manager?
Handling Change at Ferguson: The Credit Function
John Culbert, the vice president of Credit Management at Ferguson, a fast-growth U.S. building supply company with $11 billion in sales and a U.K. parent company, needs to address upper management's request to consolidate the credit function for better efficiency and the advancement of the organization's strategic goals. After a four-day meeting of the senior regional managers of the credit team in Las Vegas, he considers his options. What should he do?
Yuhan Kimberly: "Keep Korea Green"
Eun-Wook Lee, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Yuhan-Kimberly, a major Korean personal care products company, was charged with deciding whether to continue with an environmentally-friendly corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign or to embark on a new one.
Cash is King: Microsoft's 2004 Cash Disbursement
Cassius King, a senior analyst in the Microsoft treasury department, contemplates the company's plan to disburse $75 billion over a four-year period.
Volkswagen: Seeking Profitable Growth
This case, supported by a video presentation by Wolfgang Bernhard, MBA '88, asks students to seek strategies beyond revenue generation to support profitable growth within Volkswagen Brand Group.
The Launch of the Indian Premier League
This case follows Lalit Modi's challenge to build a sustainable business model for a new cricket league in India, one which would motivate players, broadcasters, franchise owners, and the various cricket boards to join his effort.