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Governance and decision making at Carris Reels
Daphne Berry, David Fitz-GeraldCarris Reels, a reel-manufacturing company headquartered in Vermont, had long-standing goals of being employee owned and governed. They also had a strong organizational…
Deutsche Bahn AG: a former monopoly off track?
Carolin Berlich, Felix Daut, Anna C. Freund, Andrea Kampmann, Benedict Killing, Friedrich Sommer, Arnt WöhrmannDeutsche Bahn AG (Deutsche Bahn hereafter) was the former German railroad monopolist until deregulation in 1996. It was a well-known company that operated in worldwide markets for…
iDE in Nicaragua: quest for sustainability
Vijaya L. Narapareddy, Nancy Sampson, S.R. VishwanathInternational Development Enterprises (iDE), a non-profit organization, won numerous awards for its poverty alleviation efforts through the sale of low-cost irrigation…
Republic Electric: energizing vendor assessment
John E. Timmerman, Serhiy Y. Ponomarov, Frank MorrisRepublic Electric is faced with the need to engage in a systematic process of evaluating vendors for its just-in-time manufacturing. The case gives students the opportunity to…
Accounting toward sweet success: Treadwell’s Ice Cream
Miranda Lam, Hongtao Guo, Paul McGeeTom Gould, an entrepreneur, had been operating Treadwell’s Ice Cream, a small ice cream restaurant since 2000. Treadwell’s Ice Cream had been preparing its financial statements…
Getting back on track: change management at AfrobitLink Ltd
Olugbenga Adeyinka, Mary Kuchta FosterAfrobitLink Ltd was an information technology (IT) firm with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. AfrobitLink started as a very small IT firm with less than two dozen staff. Within a…
And the crowd goes wild: examining a successful crowdfunding campaign
Kathryn Woods, Terry DamronThis case explores the concept of crowdfunding by examining the background of the fundraising model in addition to the successful campaign, “Let’s Send Kids to Harvard: Vidal…
