When the Covid pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel came to a standstill. For San Francisco-based home rental platform Airbnb, the impact was swift and severe, with revenues plummeting more than 70% year-over-year. Responding to the sudden recession was a challenge for CEO Brian Chesky and his leadership team as the company followed a …
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) worked “to protect the world’s rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing and direct nonviolent action.” RAN has fulfilled its mission by conducting campaigns to distract companies from the destruction and exploitation of unsustainable forest resources. RAN worked with other non-governmental organizations, student groups, and indigenous …
The case revolves around actions taken by Barbara Novick, Blackrock Co-Founder and Vice President, and Michelle Edkins, Global Chief Investment Officer, in response to controversial letters from Laurence (Larry) Fink CEO, President and CEO from BlackRock, I would have to take. Fink’s letters focused on the importance of corporate purpose and investment when considering environmental, …
No description found.
Food Angel is a Hong Kong-based social enterprise that recycles food into cooked meals for the poor in Hong Kong. Founded by Gigi Tung, Food Angel has grown into a successful organization employing over 200 paid employees and 20,000 volunteers who process over 10,000 meals and 200 food packages every day. Gigi believes that her …
With 195,000 employees, operations in 45 countries, and annual sales of $ 55 billion, Disney is the world’s largest media and entertainment company. The strategic leadership of Walt Disney, Michael Eisner, and Robert Iger was instrumental in transforming Disney into such a colossal empire. The case covers Disney’s epic journey from its founding in 1923 …
Complement case (A).
This case provides a brief update on “MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?” From Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan, and Matthew G. Prebles. HBS # 416004 (Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2015). “MOD Pizza in 2017” describes how MOD Pizza developed between May 2015 (when the first case ends) and early 2017.
Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had a number of decisions to make when planning to expand their small business. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores in May 2015 to 200 stores by the end of 2016, and while they both believed that MOD could handle that growth from an …
The case will be dropped in January 2020 and the protagonist of the case will be John Donahoe, the new CEO of Nike. Nike is the world’s largest footwear, apparel and sports equipment company. The case focuses on the challenges Donahoe faces as she tries to get Nike to reach its annual revenue target of …