24 case(s) found.
The case recounts the dilemma faced by Donnie Boyd, the owner of a small barber shop in downtown Toronto in the second quarter of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had spread throughout the world but its consequences were only partially known in mid-2020.
Reference 6810
Published 24 Apr 2023
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Marketing
Region North America
Industry Consumer Services
The case recounts the dilemma faced by Donnie Boyd, the owner of a small barber shop in downtown Toronto in the second quarter of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had spread throughout the world but its consequences were only partially known in mid-2020.
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
Reference 6807
Published 12 May 2023
Length 12 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Real Estate
The board of directors of Umania Property Group (UPG) is preparing to discuss an ESG
(environmental, social, governance) strategy and how it should be managed. The third-largest
real estate developer in the country (Umania) has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and
market turbulence.
The board of directors of UPG, a public company with two main shareholders, is preparing to discuss plans for the CEO succession. UPG, the third largest developer in its country, has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and market turbulence.
Reference 6790
Published 06 Feb 2023
Length 5 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Real Estate
The board of directors of UPG, a public company with two main shareholders, is preparing to discuss plans for the CEO succession. UPG, the third largest developer in its country, has been growing fast despite COVID-19 and market turbulence.
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.
Reference 6735
Published 13 Apr 2022
Length 12 page(s)
Region Asia
When Puneet Chhatwal took over as CEO of Taj Hotels in 2018, he faced an onerous task: improving the financials in a hyper-competitive environment marked by the arrival of foreigners such as Starwood Hotels and online entrants Airbnb and OYO.
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new ESG-based legal status.
Reference 6712
Published 24 Jan 2022
Length 16 page(s)
Industry Food and Beverages Production
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new ESG-based legal status.
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his
leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to
become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new
ESG-based legal status.
Reference 6712
Published 24 Jan 2022
Length 2 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Food and Beverages Production
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his
leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to
become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new
ESG-based legal status.
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his
leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to
become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new
ESG-based legal status.
Reference 6712
Published 24 Jan 2022
Length 3 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Food and Beverages Production
Emmanuel Faber, the star Chair/CEO of the global Danone Group, was known for his
leadership on sustainability. In 2020, he persuaded shareholders to vote for Danone to
become France’s largest “entreprise à mission” (purpose-driven company) – giving it a new
ESG-based legal status.
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up,
valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from
venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
Reference 6689
Published 11 Jan 2023
Length 24 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Venture Capital, Fund-Raising
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up,
valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from
venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up, valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
Reference 6689
Published 11 Jan 2023
Length 8 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Venture Capital, Fund-Raising
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up, valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up, valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
Reference 6689
Published 11 Jan 2023
Length 7 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Venture Capital, Fund-Raising
In February 2020, TripActions was a burgeoning corporate travel management scale-up, valued at $4 billion, having raised nearly $500 million since its founding in 2015 from venture capitalists including Lightspeed and A16Z.
SWVL, a well-funded start-up in the Middle East, solved the mass transportation problem in emerging markets with a unique bus-hailing model. In March 2020, with 150,000 bookings in one day across its operating geographies, it reached its highest utilization rate and gross profit margin. Then Covid-19 hit. SWVL’s first reaction was to shut down operations and hunker down.
Reference 6680
Published 08 Jun 2021
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Internet, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
SWVL, a well-funded start-up in the Middle East, solved the mass transportation problem in emerging markets with a unique bus-hailing model. In March 2020, with 150,000 bookings in one day across its operating geographies, it reached its highest utilization rate and gross profit margin. Then Covid-19 hit. SWVL’s first reaction was to shut down operations and hunker down.
In March 2020, Tarek Kabrit, founder and CEO of Seez, the online car marketplace and aggregator, must determine how to proceed given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. His decision could make or break the company.
Reference 6666
Published 07 Jul 2021
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Automotive
In March 2020, Tarek Kabrit, founder and CEO of Seez, the online car marketplace and aggregator, must determine how to proceed given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. His decision could make or break the company.