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State Farm: Climate Change, Homeowners Insurance and Being a Good Neighbor
by: Andrew Hoffman
Jake S. Tate, State Farm’s national liaison for state regulatory affairs, confronts the company’s challenges in California’s volatile insurance market. State Farm must determine whether additional rate increases will be…
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Microsoft and AI: Advancing Sustainability in the Era of Data Center Dominance
by: Stuart L. Hart
This case examines the sustainability challenges facing Microsoft as it scales its AI-driven operations, focusing on the tensions between business growth and environmental responsibility. The company’s fictional vice president of…
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Note on Energy Justice
by: Erin Kirton, Daniel Vermeer
This conceptual note defines the concept of energy justice and discusses the idea in the context of energy burden and energy insecurity, transportation, residential and utility-scale renewable development, energy sacrifice…
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Savannah Bananas: Growing the Greatest Show in Baseball
by: Michael A. Roberto, Jonathan Huntley
Co-founded by Jesse and Emily Cole, the Savannah Bananas delighted fans with their unique brand of baseball. The barnstorming team delivered its high-octane entertainment in sold-out ballparks across the country,…
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Schneider Electric and the Zero Carbon Project: Reducing Carbon Emissions Through the Supply Chain
by: Kevin Self, Andrew Hoffman
This case centers on Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, digital automation, and sustainability, as it seeks to scale its flagship supply chain decarbonization initiative, The Zero Carbon…
Publication Date: 11/17/2025 Product ID: 7-173-427
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Nestlé Purina PetCare: Transforming Pet Food with Sustainable Protein Solutions
by: Stuart L. Hart
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pet adoptions have surged, with a 14% increase in the overall pet market in 2021. In 2024, owners spent $151.9 billion on pet goods and services…
Publication Date: 09/02/2025 Product ID: 5-768-437
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A Dairy Dilemma: Nestlé’s Balance Between Planet and Profit
by: Stuart L. Hart
At the end of 2024, Janet Jakes, the (fictional) vice president for sustainability with Nestlé USA, needed to recommend a path forward for the Feed in Focus program. The program…
Publication Date: 08/20/2025 Product ID: 5-276-235
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Amazon in Emerging Markets
by: Amy Nguyen-Chyung, Elliot Faulk
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…
Publication Date: 08/01/2014 Product ID: 1-429-401
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Pricing Games: Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox
by: Valerie Suslow, Francine Lafontaine
Economic game theory can be a tedious and difficult concept, but it doesn’t have to be. This exercise allows students to learn about game theory via an entertaining medium –…
Publication Date: 02/07/2011 Product ID: 1-428-882
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IKEA's Sustainability Options: Circular Economy, Green Growth, or Degrowth
by: Andrew Hoffman
This case explores the debate over which sustainability philosophy should drive a corporation’s strategy: circular economy, green growth, or degrowth. The case uses IKEA and its enormously successful “fast furniture”…
Publication Date: 05/30/2023 Product ID: 4-495-470
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Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Global Case Writing Competition Launches

11/19/2025

WDI Publishing, in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Institute, invites faculty, students, and practitioners to submit original case studies capturing entrepreneurial ventures in emerging markets.

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Reimagining the Future of Entrepreneurship Support in East Africa

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