Executive Summary – Bubble & Bee Organic Founded in 2005 by Stephanie Greenwood, Bubble & Bee Organic (B&B) became a new entrant into the personal care product industry due to Stephanie’s desire to develop organic personal care products that benefited her own health issues but others who faced similar conditions. After a decade of operation, […]
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Dimensional Fund Advisors, 2002 – Case Solution
1. What is the business strategy of Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)? What do you think of the firm? Does the DFA team really believe in efficient markets? According to the case, Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) operates as an investment management firm that applies academic research in making strategic investment decisions. The company’s business strategy involved […]
Asante Teaching Hospital: Activity-Based Costing – Case Solution
1. Perform a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis for Asante Teaching Hospital. What implications can you draw for the pricing strategy alternatives? What are the implications to the SWOT if the hospital continues with itemized pricing or switches to bundles pricing? The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis for Asante Teaching Hospital […]
Toy World, Inc. – Case Solution
Introduction – Toy World, Inc. Ex-Naval officer, Mr. David Dunton, started a toy manufacturing company named Toy World, Inc. The company was established with one of the ex-service friends and officers named Jack McClintock, with a 25% share of Toy World post-incorporation in 1964. Mr. David, with a 75% share of the company spearheading the […]
Headspace in 2018 – Case Solution
Introduction – Headspace The two founders of Headspace are Andy Puddicombe and Richard Pierson. Andy was a trained monk and was looking to bring meditation to the masses. He used meditation techniques to help his patients and improved the meditation practice to be shorter and more effective. Pierson was Andy’s student with a marketing background. […]
Abercrombie & Fitch: Is It Unethical To Be Exclusive? – Case Solution
I. Background information – Abercrombie & Fitch In 1898, Abercrombie was a small waterfront shop founded in Manhattan. At that time, Abercrombie targeted hunters and fishers for outdoor gear. In 1970, Abercrombie & Ezra Fitch (A&F) was formed to be an American retailer that focused on casual luxury clothing style. Still, it became solely apparel-based […]
The Wealthfront Generation – Case Solution
Introduction – The Wealthfront The Wealthfront is a fully automated, low-cost, online investment platform designed to target the millennial generation. Top 100 independent registered investment advisors, AUM $1.5 Bn Lack of sophisticated investing: High-quality advice came with high minimum account size and expensive fees Consumers The traditional consumers for this industry are composed of the […]
Apple Inc., 2008 – Case Solution
Case Synopsis – Apple Inc., 2008 Apple Inc. was founded on April Fool’s Day in 1976, in a garage in Los Altos, California. Throughout the entire journey, during the ups and the downs, the company’s primary focus has been delivering the best experience and product to its customers. Let’s take a look at the timeline […]
British Satellite Broadcasting versus Sky Television – Case Solution
Who will win this battle between British Satellite Broadcasting versus Sky Television? The communication satellites in the late 20th century started renting time to broadcast satellite shows. Pay television depended on two new delivery media, cable, and satellites. The cable penetration was as less as 5%. Comes Rupert Murdoch, who purchased 69% rights in Satellite […]
Relating to Peapod – Case Solution
A.) Introduction & Case Synopsis PEAPOD SOFTWARE The Peapod software offers features for its customers. It allows customers to sort and locate products by brand name, price, and size. People can order anytime and even through multiple sessions. It features product by product or conceptual grouping basis, and people can add comments and special requests. […]
Warren E. Buffett, 2015 – Case Solution
1.Who is Warren E. Buffett? How would you describe the business of Berkshire Hathaway? Warren E. Buffett is among the most renowned investors globally, who currently is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an investment firm that primarily focuses on purchasing stocks from prospective undervalued companies to capitalize on […]
Warren E. Buffett, 1995 (v. 1.7) – Case Solution
1) Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway is taking the acquisition of the company Geico. Highlight the market’s reaction. The point to be noted is that Geico’s stock price was 55.75% before the acquisition announcement. The price for the acquisition was $70, and about $34.25 million worth of shares were already in the firm of Warren […]
Competence, Competitiveness, and Intercultural Conflict in Qatar – Case Solution
Executive Summary – Competence, Competitiveness, and Intercultural Conflict in Qatar Samir Singh, the CEO of Singh Security Systems Limited (SSSL), an Indian company and a security systems manufacturer, is venturing into Qatar due to increased competition in the domestic market. Al Zulfi, the group he chose for partnership, is a typical organization in Qatar that […]
Biopure Corp. – Case Solution
Biopure Corp. – Overview: Biopure Corp., a privately owned biopharma firm, specializes in the purification of proteins for human and veterinary use. It entered the “blood substitutes” market through Oxyglobin for the vet market and Hemopure for the human market. Although other competitors exist in the human market segment but the source of raw material […]
Arrow Electronics, Inc. – Case Solution
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of moving to express: Internet-based trading system? Will it destroy Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Schweber (A/S)’s low price business model? Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Schweber (A/S) has both advantages and disadvantages in moving to the Express trading system. Let us list both. Advantages 1. Access to a huge […]
Smaart Home Furniture: Adding Value by Adding Services – Case Solution
CASE BACKGROUND – Smaart Home Furniture: Adding Value by Adding Services Chandran Periasamy is the Managing Director of Smaart Home Furniture. It is one of the furniture manufacturers in southern India with a profitable business and facing competition from local players, branded players, and online retail stores. Based on the advertising on sofa servicing, looking […]
Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home
Introduction & Case Synopsis – Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home Dr. Cynthia Breazeal, Chief Scientist at Jibo, and CEO Steve Chambers and newly-hired VP of Consumer & Development Relations Lynda Smith, are launching the Indiegogo campaign and Jibo 1.0. Dr. Breazeal is considered as the inventor of the social robotics field. Born in […]
UnME Jeans: Branding in Web 2.0 – Case Solution
1. Which, if any, of the three social media plans should Foley pursue for UnME Jeans? Why? Before deciding to pursue a particular social media plan and platform, the organization must be aware of the objectives that it wants to achieve through that plan. Thus, listing our objectives and then analyzing the options to verify which […]
RadNet, Inc.: Financing an Acquisition – Case Solution
Overview – RadNet, Inc.: Financing an Acquisition RadNet’s acquisition of Radiologix lies in the context of several key factors. Geographically, RadNet currently operates solely in California, while Radiologix operates in California, New York, and Maryland. The acquisition will increase the geographic diversification of RadNet and grant access to the east and west coasts of the […]
Aqua Bounty – Case Solution
Overview – Aqua Bounty As an emerging biotechnology company, Aqua Bounty is continuing to expand with two major products in the pipeline. The first of these, a shrimp therapeutics product, Shrimp IMS, enhances shrimp’s immune system for commercial farming. Aqua Bounty plans to launch the product within 12 months with a large potential market and […]