Scholarly Articles

Groupon, Inc.’s growth had been spectacular, and in less than three years after its founding, it was ready to make its initial public offering (IPO).

Gary and Darla Beggs, after long, professional tenures in large corporations, decided to become business owners.

John, a long-time board member at Midwestern Community Credit Union (MCCU), noted in one of his financial reviews that MCCU’s operating expense ratio was substantially higher than those of peer c

This critical incident about a senior-ranking female in law enforcement focuses on a decision about whether to create a formal, 90-day plan during a career transition, or take things day-by-day a

A female African American attorney was mentally reviewing her performance over the last 30 months to determine if she was likely to be retained at her current law firm—or even if she wanted to st

Mitch Mainhardt was ultimately responsible for hiring and developing the professionals in his office. He and Joy Jones were reviewing staff utilization for two accountants: Jennifer and Jason.

In September of 2016, Heather Bresch, the Chief Executive Officer of Mylan, was called to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, part of the U. S. Congress.

It was budget time and Maria, the CEO of the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester (YW), was once again facing the issue of how she was going to explain declining revenue numbers and negat

Café Britt, Costa Rica’s leading provider of gourmet coffee, chocolates, and gifts has been on the verge of a second round of growth.

This case discusses the fallout over an exemption to a city’s municipal livable wage ordinance (LWO) that was granted to The Skinny Pancake crepe restaurant after it was awarded a 5-year exclusiv

This industry note briefly traces the history of the beauty industry; overviews the world market through the industry’s four segments (bath and shower, hand & body, cosmetics, and fragrances)

The Hora and Tempus Metaphor case is designed to stimulate thinking, demonstrate the sort of thinking that can be done on an object, provide a platform for considering the management of innovation in

If the night watchman at the Swedish sales office had been watching -- which he wasn't -- he would have noticed on two of the twenty three video screens a single, tall, athletic figure softly wal

In 2010, Brad Clancey faced a tough executive decision. He believed that his company, Specialty Materials Technologies (SMT) might have to be sold.

Nathan O’Rourke’s simple service contract became complicated when the contractor he was responsible for chose to work beyond the scope of the contract.

As a result of complying with a request made of al law firms to investigate gender equity, by his Bar Association, Merle Richards obtains evidence that his firm’s environment may not be gender ne

This critical incident represents a real situation in which a well-known billionaire television executive, Oprah Winfrey was caught in the middle of a sex scandal at her beloved Leadership Academ

This decisive critical incident describes events which took place within the community of Ferguson, MO following the shooting of an unarmed African American teenager by a white policy officer tha

This critical incident takes place in the Philippine office of an engineering design consultancy whose parent company is British.

In June 2008, Heather Cooke interviewed Samantha Elauf for a position at Abercrombie & Fitch. Samantha was well dressed and wore a black hijab, a headscarf, to the interview.