Principled Business in Practice

    PB Case Studies on the Principles of Capitalism

    Original public-source teaching cases that put you in the position of a real business decision. Each case connects a principle from the PB manifesto to a choice leaders faced, takes 35 to 45 minutes to prepare and 75 minutes to discuss, and ends with a prompt to apply it to your own business.

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    Cover of the PB case study Costco: The price of membership

    01 / Creating Value

    Costco

    Costco: The price of membership

    When does charging more help create more value?

    A pricing decision about trust, renewal and the economics of a long-term customer relationship.

    Cover of the PB case study Toyota & Aisin: When the network must act

    02 / Collaboration

    Toyota & Aisin

    Toyota & Aisin: When the network must act

    Can partners rebuild capacity before the inventory runs out?

    An operational crisis about shared knowledge, reciprocal commitments and the limits of trust.

    Cover of the PB case study Wells Fargo: What the scorecard rewarded

    03 / Aligning Interests

    Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo: What the scorecard rewarded

    How do you make genuine customer value the condition for growth?

    A governance decision about consent, incentives, escalation and rebuilding trust.

    What each case includes

    1

    An introduction

    Tying the case to the PB manifesto.

    2

    What you will learn

    Three objectives.

    3

    Apply it to your own business

    A question to take back to your organization.

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