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Reshaping at EILEEN FISHER Inc: organizational change at its best?
Susan D. Sampson, Bonita Lynn Betters-Reed, Tessa MisiaszekDuring the downturn in the economy, EILEEN FISHER Inc., which had been experiencing significant growth in the years leading up to 2008, had to take some widespread organizational…
All World Media: a new business model (cases A and B)
Katri Kerem, Dietmar SternadThis failure case study tells the story of All World Media, a start-up offering internet-based media planning and buying tool created by ambitious Estonian entrepreneurs in 2011…
Financial distress at Comercial Mexicana, 2008-2011
Carlos Omar Trejo-Pech, Susan White, Magdy NogueraControladora Comercial Mexicana, a Mexican retailer, had successfully managed the bankruptcy process and was ready to emerge from its problems, primarily caused by speculation and…
Kumnandzi Macadamia Importers: cracking the nut of self-identity
John Timmerman, Frank Morris, Al LovvornSteve Holder had already worked with Matsapha College for ten years as the organization matured its macadamia orchard to the point of yielding sufficient proceeds to assist in the…
Eastern Truss Company: the technology adoption decision
William Ritchie, Dusty Williamson, John Ni, Ali Shahzad, George YoungLocated in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, Eastern Truss Company produced trusses used in construction of both large warehouses and custom homes. This case presents…
Mystic landscaping: selecting a form of business ownership
Gina VegaThis case provides information about the start-up of a successful landscaping/snow plowing business by a high school student. A description of some of the characteristics of the…
Sorry, no carnitas: balancing “Food with Integrity” and growth at Chipotle
Rebecca J. MorrisIn January, 2015, Chipotle stopped serving pork at a third of its 1,800 restaurants due to its discovery that a pork supplier was not meeting Chipotle's “Food with Integrity”…
The case of the unhappy teachers
Andrea Santiago, Fernando RoxasThis case presents the staffing problem of Manuel Garcia, president of Saint Catherine School (SCS). He needed to incentivize quality teachers to stay with the school but he faced…
