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After 18 months of attempting to transition the company to holacracy, Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ celebrity CEO, decided it was time to make the change happen. In March 2015, he sent an email to all Zappos employees offering them 3 months’ severance pay if they felt that self-management was not for them.
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Reference 6181
Published 26 Aug 2016
Region Global
Industry Retail, E-Commerce
After 18 months of attempting to transition the company to holacracy, Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ celebrity CEO, decided it was time to make the change happen. In March 2015, he sent an email to all Zappos employees offering them 3 months’ severance pay if they felt that self-management was not for them.
In 2001 Veropoulos Spar, a 770 million Euro retailer in Greece and the Balkan region, intiated the implementation of a new Internet enabled collaborative ordering IT system with 3 suppliers: P&G, Unilever, and Elgeka. Two years later the project failed and had to stop. The CEO is now evaluating a new proposal for re-starting the initiative.
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Reference 5306
Published 09 Jan 2005
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Retail
In 2001 Veropoulos Spar, a 770 million Euro retailer in Greece and the Balkan region, intiated the implementation of a new Internet enabled collaborative ordering IT system with 3 suppliers: P&G, Unilever, and Elgeka. Two years later the project failed and had to stop. The CEO is now evaluating a new proposal for re-starting the initiative.
This is a series of four case studies illustrating a number of key financial issues facing many small to medium sized companies.
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Reference 4876
Published 01 Dec 2000
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Asia
Industry Retail, Consumer Goods, Entertainment
This is a series of four case studies illustrating a number of key financial issues facing many small to medium sized companies.
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Reference 4425
Published 12 Jan 1994
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Retail, Supermarkets
Case (A) discusses the entry of the French mass retailer into Taiwan, starting in 1986 when a first mission is sent there for a feasibility study.
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Reference 4409
Published 01 Mar 1994
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Retail, Supermarkets
Case (A) discusses the entry of the French mass retailer into Taiwan, starting in 1986 when a first mission is sent there for a feasibility study.
The case describes the rapid development of BCP into one of the largest banks in Portugal with 6 distinct networks and hundreds of branches. Its growth was based largely on a strategy of customer responsiveness, rooted in a sophisticated approach to market segmentation and in a bold use of information technology and innovation to gain competitive advantage.
The case describes the rapid development of BCP into one of the largest banks in Portugal with 6 distinct networks and hundreds of branches. Its growth was based largely on a strategy of customer responsiveness, rooted in a sophisticated approach to market segmentation and in a bold use of information technology and innovation to gain competitive advantage.