Our Mission: “To equip economic decision-makers in…emerging countries with the tools of commercial success.”
The William Davidson Institute serves both profit-seeking and non-profit firms by creatively applying business skills in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). WDI does this by conducting research and working with local partners to develop business models that are profitable in LMICs, and by transferring business knowledge to decision makers operating in LMICs. The institute works with organizations focused on the education, energy, financial and healthcare sectors. WDI also offers management education programs, and measurement and evaluation services.
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Köprü: A Culinary Entrepreneur Incubation Program Aims for Sustainability to Address Humanitarian Challenges in Turkey
This case opens in Istanbul, Turkey in early 2020. The protagonist, Emine, is the executive director of Ulkayo, a fictional, Turkish-based non-governmental organization (NGO) implementing the Köprü entrepreneur incubation program.…
Publication Date: 01/18/2021 Product ID: 6-472-935
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Anticipating Changes to African Supply Chains as a Result of COVID-19: The Case of Senegal
Amadou Sene, director of the Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence at the African Institute of Management (IAM), had recently started a supply chain advising group in Senegal. Formal training…
Publication Date: 09/30/2020 Product ID: 5-322-306
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The Costa Rican Software Corridor: Startup Develops Expansion Plans for Latin America
In the 1990s, San José, Costa Rica, was beginning to emerge as a Latin American hot spot for the information technology sector. SPS Software, a small startup in San José,…
Publication Date: 08/10/2020 Product ID: 1-369-193
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Careem: MENA Ride-hailing Leader Strategizes Future Growth as an Uber Subsidiary
First place winner in WDI Publishing’s MENA Case Writing Competition “Doing Business in the Middle East North Africa Region,” sponsored by Michigan Ross Executive Education.
This case examines the unique…
Publication Date: 07/14/2020 Product ID: 7-314-518
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Margaret Huebner: Building the Human Resources Function at Oman’s Port of Salalah
Second place winner in WDI Publishing’s MENA Case Writing Competition “Doing Business in the Middle East North Africa Region,” sponsored by Michigan Ross Executive Education.
This case describes how consultant…
Publication Date: 07/14/2020 Product ID: 7-901-521
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Etihad Airways: Rethinking Internationalization and Growth
Third place winner in WDI Publishing’s MENA Case Writing Competition “Doing Business in the Middle East North Africa Region”, sponsored by Michigan Ross Executive Education.
This case presents a situation…
Publication Date: 07/14/2020 Product ID: 1-368-110
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Note on the Governance of Nonprofit Organizations: Lessons from Mayo Clinic
This conceptual note discusses the governance problems in nonprofit organizations (NPOs) from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It then describes the governance structure at Mayo Clinic and explores the…
Publication Date: 12/18/2018 Product ID: 1-291-312
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Muni Seva Ashram
This case explores the challenges and opportunities faced by a hospital serving a poor rural market in India. The hospital, Muni Seva Ashram, has developed into a campus of buildings…
Publication Date: 12/13/2012 Product ID: 1-429-220
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SEWA-Rural
The Society for Education Welfare and Action-Rural (SEWA-Rural) was founded in 1980 in Jhagadia, Gujarat, India with the intention of uplifting the poor community by providing necessary healthcare services. Through…
Publication Date: 12/13/2012 Product ID: 1-429-221
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Kim Ian's Dairy Delights: An Enterprise in Transition
Kim Ian Dumagco is realizing that running an independent start-up business is tougher than managing a student start-up. He first launched his goat’s milk-based cream cheese business, Kim Ian’s Dairy…
Publication Date: 12/12/2014 Product ID: 1-000-900
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