Neeraj Gupta, Principal Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), led the IFC team tasked with assisting the Indian government to structure water sanitation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects along the Ganga River. India depends heavily on the river to support its...
Shantanu Bhattacharya, Professor of Operations Management at Singapore Management University (SMU), observed how waste in Singapore was incinerated before it was poured into the country’s only landfill. The government wanted to maximise the country’s limited land resources by using waste-to-energy...
This case talks about the 3P (People, Planet, Profit) strategies of Ant Group backed MYbank, which was established as an online bank in China, as part of Alibaba’s ecosystem, with the vision of providing inclusive finance services to SMEs and farmers in rural China.
In April 2022, however, the...
Set in 2021, the case highlights how S4Capital, a digital-first advertising and marketing services company, develops a disruptive and innovative business model to meet the industry’s growing demand for agility, digital prowess, flexibility, and efficiency, better than the traditional, analogue,...
Set in April 2022, this case delves into supply chain disruptions faced by 3M in and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and the strategies used by the company to cope with the challenges. The case begins by tracing the history of 3M as an ‘Innovation Machine’, and its internationalization strategy in its...
The case describes Shopify’s journey from a small online store to a global technology company with an ecosystem of partners that comprised of tens of thousands of developers and partners.
From the inception of the company, Shopify’s competitive advantage had come from being merchant obsessed....
Since early 2021, Mediacorp had started discussions and planning for its Mediacorp 2030 vision. Several new initiatives were proposed to deepen its digital evolution as it entered the digital era. While it had faced serious challenges from digital players about a decade earlier, Mediacorp has seen...
The OneMotoring portal is a one-stop gateway to vehicle-related services and an integral resource for the motoring community in Singapore. From real-time traffic updates to renewing road tax, paying transport-related fees, and supporting the entire lifecycle of vehicle ownership, the portal offers...
On September 24, 2021, the Singapore Multi-Ministry Task Force (MTF) that spearheaded the national COVID-19 pandemic response decided to act more decisively to ensure that its endemic strategy would not be derailed by the infections which had been escalating since late August.
In the weeks that...
Amara Hotels & Resorts is a family-managed public-listed company running three business hotels, one each in Singapore, Shanghai and Bangkok, in addition to a resort on the island of Sentosa off the southern coast of Singapore. The company is led by Albert Teo, the son of the hotel chain founder...
