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Fostering psychological safety in teams
This note highlights the pivotal role of psychological safety in fostering a culture of flexibility and innovation within organizations, especially in a rapidly changing business environment. Drawing from Amy Edmondson’s seminal research, psychological safety is defined as the collective assurance felt by team members that they can openly expres…
By Michael D. Watkins
Case reference: IMD-7-2507 ©2023
Case Study Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Business Ethics Human Resources Leadership Organizational Behavior Sustainability
Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect (B) (eCase) – For usage of this eCase in a program, please contact Case Services
Part B of the Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect multimedia case series reveals the reaction to the report of various stakeholders, as well as how Rio Tinto has acted on the report’s recommendations. The case also shares some of the creative ways Rio Tinto has instilled a culture of respect and enabled it to permeate throughout the organization.
By David Bach and Shih-Han Huang
Case reference: IMD-7-2466 ©2023
Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect (B) (eCase) – For usage of this eCase in a program, please contact Case Services
By David Bach and Shih-Han Huang
Case reference: IMD-7-2466 ©2023
Summary
Part B of the Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect multimedia case series reveals the reaction to the report of various stakeholders, as well as how Rio Tinto has acted on the report’s recommendations. The case also shares some of the creative ways Rio Tinto has instilled a culture of respect and enabled it to permeate throughout the organization.
Reference IMD-7-2466
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Organization Rio Tinto Group
Industry Materials, Metals and Mining
Available Languages English
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Case Study Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Business Ethics Human Resources Leadership Organizational Behavior Sustainability
Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect (A) (eCase) – For usage of this eCase in a program, please contact Case Services
In February 2022 Rio Tinto publicly released a workplace culture report that revealed that sexual harassment, racism and bullying had been occurring at an alarming rate throughout the organization. This was shortly after the Juukan Gorge disaster in Australia: Rio Tinto caused global outrage when its technicians blew up two rock shelters conside…
By David Bach and Shih-Han Huang
Case reference: IMD-7-2465 ©2023
Rio Tinto: Everyday Respect (A) (eCase) – For usage of this eCase in a program, please contact Case Services
By David Bach and Shih-Han Huang
Case reference: IMD-7-2465 ©2023
Summary
In February 2022 Rio Tinto publicly released a workplace culture report that revealed that sexual harassment, racism and bullying had been occurring at an alarming rate throughout the organization. This was shortly after the Juukan Gorge disaster in Australia: Rio Tinto caused global outrage when its technicians blew up two rock shelters considered sacred by the Aboriginal traditional owners and deemed to be of “the highest archaeological significance in Australia” by scientists. Why did Rio Tinto commission the report, how did it deal with the findings, and how might reckoning with the past shape its future? In Part A of this online multimedia case series, three Rio Tinto executives – James Martin, Chief People Officer, Kellie Parker, Chief Executive, Australia and Isabelle Deschamps, Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs – and the independent expert commissioned to write the report, Liz Broderick, describe in their own words their experiences, considerations and the debate about whether to release the report.
Reference IMD-7-2465
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Organization Rio Tinto Group
Industry Materials, Metals and Mining
Available Languages English
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Case Study Social Innovation Strategy Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Count every child: Telenor’s digital birth registration
Birth registration – considered a basic human right provided by government services – was still not working in many countries. One in four children worldwide is not registered. Yet, Zainab Siddiqui, head of sustainability at Telenor Pakistan, had a different idea. In 2013, she initiated the Digital Birth Registration Project in Pakistan in two p…
By James E. Henderson
Case reference: IMD-7-2410 ©2023
Case Study Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Family Business
J.M. Huber Corporation: Testing the limits of resilience capabilities
As circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to shift and evolve, J.M. Huber Corporation (Huber) remained focused on protecting its employees, maintaining business continuity, and on advancing its multi-year sustainability strategy. The efforts of Mike Marberry, the President & CEO, the Huber Management Council (HMC), the family sharehold…
By Sameh Abadir and Marta Widz
Case reference: IMD-7-2412 ©2023
Case Study Entrepreneurship Family Business Leadership Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Maria Ahlström-Bondestam: Together everyone achieves more (Video case)
This case presents the unique approach to philanthropy of the Ahlström family. A group of 25 fifth-generation female Ahlström family members founded the Eva Ahlström foundation in 2010, in the name of the family matriarch Eva Ahlström (1848–1920), who was a big contributor to society in her time. This led to the establishment of the Ahlström Co…
By Peter Vogel and Malgorzata Smulowitz
Case reference: IMD-7-2414 ©2022
Case Study Corporate Governance Strategy Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Multi-stakeholder governance at Better Cotton
Better Cotton was founded in 2005 to set standards for cotton production, with a goal of facilitating ethical, environmental and development-friendly agricultural practices. As multiple players come under increasing pressure to address social and environmental issues across their supply chains, Better Cotton aims to engage all actors to work tog…
By Didier Cossin and Sophie Linguri Coughlan
Case reference: IMD-7-2421 ©2022
Multi-stakeholder governance at Better Cotton
By Didier Cossin and Sophie Linguri Coughlan
Case reference: IMD-7-2421 ©2022
Summary
Better Cotton was founded in 2005 to set standards for cotton production, with a goal of facilitating ethical, environmental and development-friendly agricultural practices. As multiple players come under increasing pressure to address social and environmental issues across their supply chains, Better Cotton aims to engage all actors to work together. The Better Cotton Standard System was developed as a holistic approach to sustainable cotton production that addresses the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. The organization works to build capacity by working with local partners to train cotton farmers worldwide in more sustainable farming practices that improve their livelihoods and protect and restore the environment. Its assurance model aims to balance scalability with cost effectiveness. Its Chain of Custody system matches supply and demand by tracing transactions throughout the supply chain. Better Cotton subscribes to a multi-stakeholder governance model, bringing stakeholders together to participate in dialogue, decision making and implementation of responses to joint problems. By seeking input from multiple types of actors involved in a question, the eventual consensual decision gains greater legitimacy, and it can be more effectively implemented than a response by any single actor. Multi-stakeholder governance requires balancing representation with the need for efficiency and effectiveness in developing and implementing strategy. The case allows for a discussion on the extent to which the BetterCotton governance model is aligned with its strategy and mission, and more broadly, how to design governance for multi-stakeholder organizations.
Reference IMD-7-2421
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Organization Better Cotton
Industry Manufacturing, Textile
Available Languages English
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Case Study Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
OCP: Liberating energy to create sustainable growth
The case focuses on the transformation of OCP, a state-owned monopoly that mined and exploited Morocco’s phosphate reserves. By 2021 it had become an organization with a mission to contribute to the sustainability of food security as the custodians of 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves. Phosphate is one of three vital ingredients in fertilize…
The Case Hub at Suliman S. Olayan School of Business Annual Case Writing Competition – First Place
By Heather Cairns-Lee and Tawfik Jelassi
Case reference: IMD-7-2330 ©2022
Case Study Family Business Sustainability Strategy Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Firmenich: Juggling the short and the long term (Cartoon case)
Formatted like a comic-strip, this case showcases how Firmenich achieved resilience and strong sustainability commitments thanks to its family ownership. The case investigates how family ownership spanning across four generations and 125 years, has influenced the company’s core values and brought a long-term perspective to its strategy, which al…
By Sameh Abadir and Marta Widz
Case reference: IMD-7-2308 ©2022
Case Study Sustainability Entrepreneurship Strategy Supply Chain Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Lionheart Farms (Philippines) and the tree of life (Abridged)
Lionheart Agrotech Limited, the holding company of Lionheart Farms is developing a large-scale sustainable hybrid coconut plantation with integrated processing and manufacturing capacities in the Philippines. The case describes the idea of the founders, their journey, the challenges they met and how they solved them. The case explores the key c…
2021-2022 HEC Montréal AEMBA CSR Case Writing Competition – 1st Prize
By Benoit F. Leleux Anna Ziolkovska Jose Mora Said Chekri and Thibaud de Veyrac
Case reference: IMD-7-2340 ©2022
Case Study Sustainability Entrepreneurship Strategy Supply Chain Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Lionheart Farms (Philippines) and the tree of life
Lionheart Agrotech Limited, the holding company of Lionheart Farms is developing a large-scale sustainable hybrid coconut plantation with integrated processing and manufacturing capacities in the Philippines. The case describes the idea of the founders, their journey, the challenges they met and how they solved them. The case explores the key c…
2023 Financial Times Responsible Business Education Awards – Highly Commended
By Benoit F. Leleux Anna Ziolkovska Jose Mora Said Chekri and Thibaud de Veyrac
Case reference: IMD-7-2282 ©2022
Case Study Marketing Strategy Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Growth Sustainability
Kineer: A social marketing challenge
Kineer Services Limited (Kineer) was a social marketing startup set up in 2018 by Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi, a prominent Indian transgender, and Manish Jain, an ex-hospitality industry veteran. Their objective in setting up Kineer was to provide a life of dignity to the socially stigmatized third gender community in India. As a startup, Kineer fa…
2022 John Molson MBA International Case Writing Competition – 3rd prize
Best-selling Case Study
By Dominique Turpin Umashankar Venkatesh Jones Mathew and Sandeep Puri
Case reference: IMD-7-2293 ©2022
Case Study Family Business Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Strategy Sustainability Value Creation
Brown-Forman: Nothing better in the market
London, UK, July 2020. G. Garvin Brown IV, the chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation and 5th generation family shareholder, was preparing to celebrate the firm’s 150th anniversary. Despite its current global footprint, a turnover in excess of $3.3 billion and over 4,800 employees worldwide, Brown-Forman had remained in Louisville, Kentucky, close…
2021 EFMD Case Writing Competition Award – Family Business
By Benoit F. Leleux Marta Widz and Marc Chauvet
Case reference: IMD-7-2259 ©2021
Case Study Sustainability Strategy Marketing Operations Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Going plastic neutral: The Nestlé Philippines experience (B)
In March 2019, Kais Marzouki, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI), wanted his company to reach plastic neutrality at the earliest possible time. Globally, including in the Philippines, more and more consumers, governments, NGOs and media were concerned by plastic waste and pollution. Mark Schneider, Nestlé’s global CEO, had recentl…
By Dominique Turpin Sandeep Puri and Jikyeong Kang
Case reference: IMD-7-2347 ©2021
Case Study Sustainability Strategy Marketing Operations Diversity and Equity and Inclusion
Going plastic neutral: The Nestlé Philippines experience (A)
In March 2019, Kais Marzouki, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI), wanted his company to reach plastic neutrality at the earliest possible time. Globally, including in the Philippines, more and more consumers, governments, NGOs and media were concerned by plastic waste and pollution. Mark Schneider, Nestlé’s global CEO, had recentl…
By Dominique Turpin Sandeep Puri and Jikyeong Kang
Case reference: IMD-7-2346 ©2021
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