Novozyme Strategy Casestudy Reflection
Answer the following:
Nielsen, Novozyme’ CEO, has hired you as an external sustainability advisor. He and Novozyme’s head of global sustainability, believe that the company is at a crossroads. They seek your external perspective.
- To better understand the strategic landscape, conduct a sWOT analysis of Novozyme and describe your results. (sSWOT image). (100 words)
- Based on the sSWOT, discuss the pros and cons of the following three options. Then select and justify your preferred course of action (500 words):
- Stay the course on its present sustainability journey
- Double down on its commitment to the SDGs
- Change its course—and if so, in which direction?
- Which stakeholder(s) will be Novozyme’s biggest blockers to realizing its course of action? What recommendations do you have to manage these blockers? (150 words)
Total Words: 750 words
NB: Put the answer underneath each questions. Answer the questions based on the uploaded document. A sSWOT image is needed for question 1
The only reading needed to complete the assignment is the provided article.
Reading: CASE: Zelleke, A. & Billaud, E. (2017, Nov 28). Passion and Strategy: Novozymes’ Embrace of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Harvard Business School. (35 pages)