Moderna’s Spikevax: a prickly pricing decision
Publication date: 22 July 2022
Issue publication date: 25 January 2023
Abstract
Research methodology
The case was compiled using secondary research, including the following sources, all of which are cited in the References List section of the case: Company annual reports, press releases and company websites and news media, podcasts, video recordings, websites of trade associations and other public domain sources.
Case overview/synopsis
This case highlights the decisions facing Moderna, Inc. (Moderna) related to pricing of its COVID-19 vaccine in the European Union (EU) in July of 2021. The CEO, Stéphane Bancel, must balance the need for improving shareholder returns with the call to act responsibly during a global pandemic. Should Moderna raise prices or hold prices constant? What other options might be available to the CEO?
Complexity academic level
At the authors’ institute, instructors use this case in a second-year marketing elective in pricing at the MBA level. Within the elective, the case enables a discussion on concepts of value realization through pricing and leadership decision strategies. The case may also be used in at the Executive MBA level, in a course of strategic leadership.
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Acknowledgements
Disclaimer: This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision making. The author/s may have disguised names; financial and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.
Citation
Arora, S.V., Dhir, V.L. and Krishna, M. (2023), "Moderna’s Spikevax: a prickly pricing decision", , Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 98-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-01-2022-0027
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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