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2024

From hype to disillusionment: Metaverse’s rise, apparent fall and green shoots

By Michael Jacobides, Katie Round, Francois Candelon

This case study critically examines the evolution of the metaverse, interrogating its ascendancy, its perceived decline and the nascent indicators of its resurgence. Beginning with the concept’s origins in science fiction, it tracks the metaverse’s evolution through advancements in gaming and th...

2024

From PingAn’s inspiration to HDFC ERGO’s journey: Building an insurance-based ecosystem

By Michael Jacobides, Anubhab Goel, Dalbert Ma, Aryan Mittal

Beginning with an exploration of insurance player Ping An’s evolution to contrast with HDFC ERGO’s strategy adaptation to the Indian market, this case sheds light on HDFC ERGO’s strategic shift towards a mindshare-centric ecosystem from its roots as a digitised insurance provider in India. ...

From Products to Experience Ecosystems: Haier’s Internet of Food

By Michael Jacobides, Lisa Duke, Dalbert Ma, Aryan Mittal

Haier had come a long way since Zhang Ruimin took it over as a failing Chinese Collective-Owned Enterprise in 1984. Since then, he’d been able to transform it into one of the world’s leading appliance manufacturers, known for quality and innovation. Haier was also noted for its bold geographical...

2020

Haier in 2014: An entrepreneurial juggernaut facing a world of platforms and ecosystems

By Michael Jacobides, Lisa Duke

Until the 2010s, China had been known for inexpensive products and efficient, low-cost production and for copycat or OEM products rather than for leading-edge innovation. Yet, in a few short years, Chinese firms turned to quality and innovation, drastically increasing their market share. A shining e...

2020

Haier’s Rendanheyi 2.0: An ecosystem revolution

By Michael Jacobides, Lisa Duke

Haier in 1984 was a small, local firm on the verge of collapse, with poor-quality products and low morale. Within 30 years, it was transformed by Zhang Ruimin, who took over as CEO, into one of the worlds’ leading white-goods manufacturers, with a reputation for quality and innovation and an incre...

2024

HDFC ERGO: A product ecosystem built on mindshare

By Michael Jacobides, Anubhab Goel, Dalbert Ma, Aryan Mittal

Anuj Tyagi, Joint Managing Director of HDFC ERGO, is facing the challenge of transcending the traditional limitations of insurance interactions and establishing a significant presence in customers’ minds beyond annual transactions. The case explores the context of the insurance industry in India b...

2018

Super Luxurious Auto (A)

By Alvarez and Marsal, Michael Jacobides

Super Luxurious Auto (SLA) is a fictionalised case study based on a real engagement undertaken by Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) involving a complete financial and operational restructuring. The case is about a company unable to meet its debt obligations as a consequence of deteriorating financial p...