Table of contents - Special Issue: Underrepresented perspectives: Black leaders in business
Guest Editors: Mary K. Foster
Winsome Joy: from educator to entrepreneur
Heatherjean MacNeil, Amanda Wiehe Lopes, Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Anne DouglassThe information presented in this case was gathered through interviews and observations carried out during the time Ms Joy attended the Initiative for A Competitive Inner City…
So where’s Momma? Selling coffee in the Ozarks
Sara L. Cochran, Lyle Foster, A. Leslie AndersonBrands are socially constructed (Askegaard, 2006) and are culturally dependent on the “cultural codes of branding” by taking into consideration the history, images and myths that…
Abrupt policy reversal amid Black Lives Matter: Starbucks’ grande employee dress code problem
Megan Douglas, Sarah Holtzen, Sinéad G. Ruane, Kim Sherman, Aimee WilliamsonOrganizational Justice Theory serves as a useful frame for discussion of this case, focusing on perceptions of fairness in the workplace. Such perceptions are shaped by outcomes…
Breaking a promise never made: managing employee expectations at Rococo LLC
Yemisi F. Awotoye, Christopher E. StevensThe case primarily revolves around the establishment, alignment and maintenance of expectations within a work environment. Specifically, the case focuses on the challenges that…
A makeover for Dudley’s Q+
Caroline Glackin, Suzanne AltobelloThe Dudley Beauty case illustrates a contemporary branding, management and marketing challenge facing many companies that are 50 plus years old. Movahhed (2016) highlights the six…
