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Case Study: Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?
Management Magazine ArticleThe founders of an Ivorian conglomerate take stock—with succession in mind. -
Digital Skills Provide a Development Path for Sub-Saharan Africa
Globalization Digital ArticleThree policies that will support younger workers — and help scale promising economic opportunities. -
The Founder of UBI Group on Leading a Transition to Renewable Energy in Africa
Growth strategy Magazine ArticleAiming to industrialize in a sustainable way -
Digital Transformation in Africa Requires Homegrown Solutions
Digital transformation Digital ArticleToday’s global enterprise solutions don’t meet the unique needs of African businesses. -
How to Get Employees to (Actually) Participate in Well-Being Programs
Human resource management ResearchNew research identifies 3 strategies organizations can take to engage employees. -
Digitizing Africa’s Small and Midsize Businesses
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleStudying the offline behaviors of consumers and business owners could help bring this massive market online. -
A Nigerian Model for Stakeholder Capitalism
Business and society Digital ArticleLessons from the Igbo apprenticeship system. -
Why Goldman Sachs's Push for Diversity Is Unlikely to Drive Real Change
Global Business Digital ArticleThe bank announced it will only take public companies with at least one female or non-white board member. -
Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
Developing countries Digital ArticleA framework for understanding economic potential in the region. -
Why Africa’s Industrialization Won’t Look Like China’s
Economics Digital ArticleIt won’t be able to rely on low-wage manufacturing. -
The Rapid Growth of Digital Business in Africa
International business Digital ArticleWhat the continent’s first tech unicorn means for the future. -
The Innovations Closing Africa’s Electric Power Gap
Innovation Digital ArticleBig companies and local innovators are finding creative solutions. -
What Multinationals Need to Do to Succeed in Africa
Emerging markets Digital ArticleIt’s home to more fast-growing economies than any other region. -
How Capitec Became South Africa’s Biggest Bank
Strategy Digital ArticleStrategy lessons from a sector where innovation is rare. -
How New Technologies Could Transform Africa’s Health Care System
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleCould data-driven diagnosis compensate for a shortage of health professionals? -
Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?
Economics Digital ArticleHow winner-take-all dynamics affect local economies. -
What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe
Emerging markets Digital ArticleThe country’s future may hinge on much-needed reforms. -
Whiteboard Session: Africa, China, and the Future of Manufacturing
Global Business VideoIrene Yuan Sun explains why Africa could be the world's next great manufacturing center. -
3 Things Multinationals Don’t Understand About Africa’s Middle Class
Customer experience Digital ArticleUnrealistic targets are just the start. -
Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleGetting there will take classic business skills.
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Gavi and the "Next" Pandemic
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2025, CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar and her team consider the lessons the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunizations (GAVI) learned from the pandemic. GAVI... -
Untapped Global: Financing Africa's Missing Middle
Management Case Study11.95View Details In November 2024, Jim Chu, founder and CEO of Untapped Global, faced mounting internal tensions over the company's strategic direction. Untapped had developed... -
Winsol: An Opportunity For Solar Expansion
Management Case Study11.95View Details Winsol, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was a company that manufactured solar charging products for farmers in rural Ethiopia. The company could not... -
Launch Africa Ventures
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Deep Science Ventures
Management Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 2016, Deep Science Ventures (DSV) is a venture creator and venture capital investor. The company aims to combine available scientific knowledge... -
Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines: International Licensing or Acquisition?
Management Case Study11.95View Details Afrigen Biologics (Pty) Ltd. (Afrigen) was a biotech firm with a track record of solid performance in the sector with its leadership in sharing mRNA technology... -
Envy will tear us apart
Management Case Study11.95View Details The workplace is a fertile ground for peer competition and social comparison. When employees compare their performance with others in ego-relevant areas,... -
Envy will tear us apart, Role Play
Management Case Study5.00View Details The workplace is a fertile ground for peer competition and social comparison. When employees compare their performance with others in ego-relevant areas,... -
Quickmart: Sustaining Growth in a Challenging Economic Environment
Management Case Study11.95View Details In July 2023, Peter Kang'iri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quickmart, Kenya's second-largest retail chain, sat in his Nairobi office reviewing... -
Sanergy 2.0: Restructuring to Scale the Circular Economy in Africa
Management Case Study11.95View Details Set in 2023, the case features Sanergy, a Kenya-based social enterprise founded by three MIT graduates. Sanergy's circular sanitation model comprised... -
MStudio and Djoli: Accelerating Startup Growth in Francophone Africa
Management Case Study11.95View Details Djoli, a procurement platform, was one of the startups launched and supported by MStudio, a startup studio in Côte d'Ivoire, in 2023. After a year of... -
Sincerity: Chinese Branded Motorcycles in Africa
Management Case Study11.95View Details Sincerity International Group is a Chinese company set up in 2003 by Dr. Zhang Lian, an alumnus of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), to tap Africa's... -
Sustainability at De Beers: Transforming the Diamond Industry
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case explores transformative business redesign for sustainability and social impact at De Beers, a longtime global leader in diamond manufacturing.... -
Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt. Ltd.: Expanding Markets from India to Africa and the Middle East
Management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2023, Daikin India had reached the milestone of US$1 billion in turnover. It aimed to surpass $2 billion in the next three years. It had fared... -
Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk's Weight-Loss Drugs
Management Case Study11.95View Details Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin... -
Finberg: Corporate Venture Capital in Türkiye
Management Case Study11.95View Details In December 2021, Murat Ozyegin, Chairman of Fiba Holding, along with Omer Mert and İhsan Elgin, engaged in discussions about the future of United Payment,... -
Target Malaria: Editing Mosquitoes through Gene Drives
Management Case Study11.95View Details Target Malaria, a non-profit research consortium, is exploring the application of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to combat malaria in Sub-Saharan... -
Leading into the Future: How to Groom Global Change Leaders, the case of IATA I-LEAD
Management Case Study11.95View Details Over the past two decades, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association that represents 230 member airlines around the world,... -
Gabon Special Economic Zone
Management Case Study11.95View Details Tropical rain forest covers about 80% of the West African nation of Gabon, part of the Congo Basin and the "lungs of the world." Gabon is one of the first... -
The ICRC: The Humanitarian Impact Bond (Abridged)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In July 2017, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched the world's first Humanitarian Impact Bond. This innovative finance pilot was...
