In 2017, Tim Kleinebenne, managing director of Unilever Ethiopia, and Buks Akinseye, senior global sustainability manager in Unilever’s Rotterdam headquarters, had collaborated to develop and launch a Shakti initiative, creating…
In October 2021, the fictional vice president of supply chain sustainability at Tesla is working on finding the best way to achieve Tesla’s goal of 100% recycling for the batteries…
This case study focuses on how Ruth Bader Ginsburg (“RBG”)—when she was a professor and attorney early in her career, before becoming an appellate judge and Supreme Court Justice—used influence…
This case is about the transformation of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan (AAUM), one of the major organizations in its field. It begins with the CEO, Steve…
This conceptual note summarizes the basic concepts underlying the emerging field of brand linguistics, as well as the practical decisions needed to design a product or brand name. Developing the…
This case features a woman entrepreneur whose early-stage company has achieved some regional success creating craft beer in a highly competitive, male-dominated beverage industry. Jennifer Newman, co-founder and CEO of…
Dr. Pramita Balakrishnan was a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and was one of Canada’s most renowned business professors in management communications. Over the past three years,…
Whether you are constructing a new building, installing a new computer, or introducing a new product to the market, you are using project management strategies to get from A to…
This case leads to a vibrant discussion and comparative analysis of Amazon’s strategies across three major emerging markets. Amazon is known to virtually every student, making an illustration of internationalization…
Blockchain is a digital, distributed, immutable ledger designed to build trust among parties without requiring an independent, third-party arbitrator or intermediary. The technology has potential to improve a variety of…
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Thomas C. Kinnear Professor; University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
Chris Rider is the Thomas C. Kinnear Professor and Associate Professor of Strategy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He is a social scientist who studies how strategic corporate behavior shapes entrepreneurial activity and societal inequality.
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2022 DEI Global Case Writing Competition Winners Announced
07/28/2022
The second-annual DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) Global Case Writing Competition again focused on understanding and improving DEI in the global workplace. Jointly sponsored by U-M's Ross School of Business and WDI, the contest attracted nearly double the number of case submissions compared with its first year.
Without Stronger Regulation, Firms’ Charitable Giving Ripe for Exploitation, Michigan Ross Experts Find
06/01/2022
Some companies are specific and transparent when it comes to their charity, others vague and opaque. That leaves room for companies to exaggerate or even lie about how much they give to worthy causes.
We at the William Davidson Institute have had the honor of working with many Ukrainians and Ukrainian Institutions throughout our history, including a current program with the Lviv Business School at Ukrainian Catholic University, and we are inspired by their courageous stand against the unprovoked aggression and in defense of a freely elected government and its people.
In Senegal, Local Case Studies Spark Student Interest
02/23/2022
When leaders at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and the African Institute of Management (IAM) in Senegal set out to build a supply chain program for local students, they knew they needed to include case studies about that local region in their curriculum.
