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Naresh Kumra and the Amazon Debacle (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. IIICase DARDEN-S-0310-EStrategyThis case series follows CEO Naresh Kumra of JMATEK, an a global leader in evaporative air coolers and portable air conditioners. Although Amazon had been a major sales channel in the previous year, 2017 sales were down significantly, threatening a major new round of funding. The (A) case allow students the opportunity to troubleshoot new business sales in a growing digital marketplace, and the (B) case shows how Kumra applied both his Hindu back...Starting at €8.20
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Naresh Kumra and the Amazon Debacle (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. IIICase DARDEN-S-0311-EStrategyThis case set follows CEO Naresh Kumra of JMATEK, an a global leader in evaporative air coolers and portable air conditioners. Although Amazon had been a major sales channel in the previous year, 2017 sales were down significantly, threatening a major new round of funding. The (A) case allow students the opportunity to troubleshoot new business sales in a growing digital marketplace, and the (B) case shows how Kumra applied both his Hindu backgro...Starting at €5.74
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Amazon’s HQ2 in Arlington: New Digs, New Strategy?
Lenox, Michael; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0323-EStrategyWhen Brian Huseman, vice president of public policy for the Seattle-based internet retailer and technology company Amazon.com (Amazon), prepared to meet economic-development officials and community leaders from Arlington, Virginia, in the wake of the compStarting at €8.20
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Zappos.com, Inc., and the Warehouse Decision
Lenox, Michael; Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-S-0227-EStrategyAmazon.com had purchased Zappos in 2009 and was making significant investments in warehouse infrastructure. By early summer 2012, Zappos, a dominant player in the crowded online retail apparel and footwear arena must decide whether to retain its warehouse complex in Kentucky, which it had maintained since 2002, or turn over the operations to Amazon. Should Zappos continue to operate as an entity external to its parent company? Or would advancemen...Starting at €8.20
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Vignettes: Board Dynamics and Culture (A) and (B) - Teaching note
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0349TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0349Starting at €0.00
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Driving Waymo’s Fully Autonomous Future
Lenox, Michael; McDermott, JackCase DARDEN-S-0367-EStrategyIn June 2021, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the holding company and parent to Google, is a market leader in developing and deploying autonomous vehicles (AV). New co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana has been tasked with guiding Waymo's continued development aStarting at €8.20
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Amazon’s HQ2 in Arlington: New Digs, New Strategy? - Teaching Note
Lenox, Michael; Calandra, TroyTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0323TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0323Starting at €0.00