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by | March 3, 2013

A Case Study on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC

Introduction: ICI Group was founded in 1926 and grew into a giant international chemicals firm based in the UK. The company recently finished a six-year business transformation, divesting more than 50 subsidiaries largely focused on commodity industrial chemicals.



A Case Study on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC

The “new” ICI has a strong consumer twist: it creates, develops and markets products that make the world look brighter, taste fresher, smell sweeter and feel smoother. While invisible to most consumers, ICI is a powerhouse global player for customers that sell paints and make foods, fragrances and personal care products used by people every day.

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by | January 19, 2013

Case Study for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Group

ICI Group was founded in 1926 and grew into a giant international chemicals firm based in the UK. The company recently finished a six-year business transformation, divesting more than 50 subsidiaries largely focused on commodity industrial chemicals. The “new” ICI has a strong consumer twist: it creates, develops and markets products that make the world look brighter, taste fresher, smell sweeter and feel smoother…



Case Study for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Group


While invisible to most consumers, ICI is a powerhouse global player for customers that sell paints and make foods, fragrances and personal care products used by people every day. The new ICI Group is comprised of four international businesses—National Starch and Chemical Company, Quest International, Uniqema, and ICI Paints—plus the Regional & Industrial Group of businesses serving India, Pakistan and Argentina…
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by | January 18, 2013

Case Study on Groupe Steria SCA

Challenge: Already one of the largest providers of IT-enabled business services in Europe, Steria is also becoming a global player with a growing presence in India, North Africa, and South East Asia. With proven consulting skills, and expertise in IT and business process outsourcing, the company decided that the time was right to extend its offer to the cloud. Instead of competing with consumer-oriented services in the public cloud, Steria would target its new offer exclusively at enterprise users…



Case Study on Groupe Steria SCA


Solution: The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) was the only data center architecture that fulfilled Steria’s requirements. Designed as a virtualized platform on which to deliver cloud-based services, UCS brings together several elements that usually reside on different systems: server, network, storage, and virtualization. This unified approach enabled Steria to design the network elements of a service at the same time as the server elements, making it possible to include functions that customers particularly value, such as network security and segregation, within the offer…
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by | December 7, 2012

A Case Study on AGCO Corporation

AGCO Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of tractors, farm equipment and agricultural parts in the world, generating sales in 2010 of £6.9bn and employing over 14,000 personnel worldwide. AGCO is a global player, operating in North & South America, Europe, Asia and Australasia, manufacturing and distributing brands that include Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra. Click here to read more…

A Case Study on AGCO Corporation

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by | September 20, 2012

A Case Study on Growth and Leadership at McKinsey & Company

In 2005, Mckinsey & Company (Mckinsey) was the world’s largest and most prestigious management-consulting organization, with 7,000 consultants in 82 offices across 44 countries with annual revenues of $3.4 billion. During the dotcom boom, Mckinsey had expanded its business rapidly. Like most other consulting firms, Mckinsey had got carried away in the e-business wave to increase revenues and partner payouts in 2000. When the boom turned to bust, the firm was stuck with far too many consultants and not enough assignments. The utilization rate, of its consultants fell to 52% in 2003, its lowest level in more than 32 years, compared to 64% during the boom.

Growth and Leadership

The case describes the entrepreneurial history of the firm and the efforts of the visionary, Marvin Bower in making Mckinsey a global player. The note gives a snapshot of the management consultancy industry. The leadership at Mckinsey and the knowledge management has been described. The case highlights the real challenge for the new managing partner to continue the growth of the firm. It ends on a debate whether Mckinsey compromised on its core philosophies for growth and would Mckinsey be able to remain a leader in the industry, without compromising its founding values. Click here to read more…

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