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Bourgeois, L. J. III
Zen for Strategy
Bourgeois, L. J. III Eygenson, Serge Namasondhi, Kanokrat
S-0318 | Published November 12, 2019 | 14 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Iconoclasts with strongly held beliefs and a willingness to buck orthodoxy, Apple's Steve Jobs and the Chicago Bulls' Phil Jackson shared similarities in character, leadership style, and life experien... Read More
Note on Competitive Dynamics and the Game of Go
Bourgeois, L. J. III Eygenson, Serge Namasondhi, Kanokrat
S-0313 | Published October 03, 2019 | 14 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Go (or Wei-ch'i, as it is known in China) is a centuries-old board game popular across Asia. Many have drawn parallels between military successes and the game's complex methods, in which a player enci... Read More
Note on Warfare in Eastern Philosophy
Eygenson, Serge Bourgeois, L. J. III Namasondhi, Kanokrat
S-0304 | Published November 07, 2018 | 13 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note on warfare summarizes treatises by Chinese (e.g., Sun Tzu, The Art of War, ca. 500 BC) and Japanese (e.g., Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, 1643 AD) warriors, reviews their philosop... Read More
Corporate Marriage Counseling: 20 Questions for Integrating Acquisitions
S-0297 | Published June 27, 2018 | 94 pages Book
Collection: Darden School of Business
More than two-thirds of all acquisitions fail to meet their objectives, and it is estimated that nearly one-quarter of all acquisitions actually destroy value. Why do acquisitions fail? Corporate Marr... Read More
Aston Martin: The Crossover Conundrum
Bourgeois, L. J. III Allayannis, George (Yiorgos) Cian, Luca Hernandez, Morela Craddock, Jenny
S-0298 | Published November 27, 2017 | 31 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In March 2009, Ulrich Bez, CEO of iconic carmaker Aston Martin, was excited about the possibility of producing the world's first luxury crossover vehicle. Bez had spent months forecasting the short-te... Read More
Note on Nonprofit Board Performance
Bourgeois, L. J. III Liu, Stanley
S-0294 | Published May 09, 2017 | 4 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note contains some tips and best practices that drive effective nonprofit boards. The note will also examine the key responsibilities of nonprofit boards, and identify gaps in the effectiveness o... Read More
Universal Mind in a Practical World
Bourgeois, L. J. III Doner, Jonathan
S-0286 | Published November 01, 2016 | 11 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The purpose of this note is threefold. First to provide a short historical background to the development of the notions of universal mind and related concepts in Aikido and Ki Aikido. Second, to provi... Read More
Orascom Telecom Holding (C): Condensed
S-0246 | Published February 05, 2015 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Naguib Sawiris was still eyeing several of the top mobile telephony markets in the world, but competition for attractive telecom assets is increasing, and Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) needed to deal ... Read More
Orascom Telecom Holding (A): Wind and Weather
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hoeber, Henning
S-0234 | Published March 26, 2014 | 31 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Naguib Sawiris, CEO of Egyptian Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), continuously scoured the globe for opportunities to expand his telecommunications empire. In 2005, Naguib looked across the Mediterranean... Read More
Orascom Telecom Holding (B): Building a European Telco Unit
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hoeber, Henning
S-0235 | Published March 26, 2014 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Just as promised, Wind was only an initial platform acquisition for the European expansion; however, this further expansion took some time. Naguib Sawiris was eyeing opportunities to invest in both fi... Read More
Orascom Telecom Holding (C): The Ups and Downs of Going Global
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hoeber, Henning
S-0236 | Published March 26, 2014 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Naguib Sawiris was still eyeing several of the top mobile telephony markets in the world, but he was not the only one. Competition for attractive telecom assets was increasing, and Orascom Telecom Hol... Read More
Cisco Systems in 2005: From B2B to B2C
Bourgeois, L. J. III Gupta, Gaurav
S-0233 | Published December 12, 2013 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
While awaiting the acquisition of Scientific Atlanta in 2005, Cisco needed to adapt its well-known B2B postmerger integration process to accommodate its budding consumer platform. To deal with the dis... Read More
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (C)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Watson, Dan
BP-0560 | Published November 18, 2013 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The C case is a memo from the head of Titan Products to Franz Schuler managment stating it is imperative that the R&D portion of Franz Schuler be kept separate from Titan and remain under the leadersh... Read More
Developing a Strategy
S-0232 | Published November 06, 2013 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This document provides a step-by-step guide to the sequence of tasks involved in the strategy development process including the eight activities necessary for strategic planning. Read More
Twenty Questions for Every M&A: Improving Postmerger Integration Performance
Bourgeois, L. J. III Harvey, Allen
S-0226 | Published September 05, 2013 | 20 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note is used in Darden's Postmerger Integration elective. The authors present a guide to help managers prepare for integration challenges and allocate integration resources more efficiently. Alth... Read More
Banc One's Halcyon Days of Merger Integration
BP-0553 | Published January 25, 2012 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The year 1992 had been most successful for Banc One placing it first among the 25 largest banks in the United States. It had achieved this stellar record through a strategy of nuts-and-bolts banking t... Read More
Postmerger Integration at Northrop Grumman Information Technology (JAPANESE)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Freccia, David Williams, Leslie
BP-0563 | Published February 08, 2011 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a Japanese translation of the June 16, 2003 version of UVA-BP-0472. This case presents the "best practices" of a highly successful post-merger integrator that grew from $400 million in 1997, t... Read More
Danaher—The Making of a Conglomerate
Bourgeois, L. J. III Nadathur, Sriram
BP-0549 | Published March 31, 2010 | 26 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Prudential Equity Group had downgraded Danaher to underweight status, citing concerns over its inadequate organic growth. By March 2009, its CEO wondered how to keep growing a company that faced chang... Read More
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (B-2)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Watson, Dan
BP-0548 | Published February 26, 2010 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The confidential background about one of the companies involved in the construction of a joint postacquisitionintegration plan is provided in this case for the other of the integration teams. Read More
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Watson, Dan
BP-0546 | Published February 16, 2010 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case allows two integration teams of different companies to construct a joint postacquisition integration plan. Some of the issues addressed in this role-play case include: (1) organization of Sc... Read More
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (B-1)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Watson, Dan
BP-0547 | Published February 16, 2010 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The confidential background about one of the companies involved in the construction of a joint postacquisition integration plan is provided in this case for one of the integration teams. Read More
Acquisition of Axia by Healthways, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III King, Nathan Henderson, Haidee Smith, Justin
BP-0537 | Published May 10, 2009 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Appropriate for use in business policy and strategy courses. The vice president of integration of Healthways reviews the value-driver-scorecard template to be used in managing the integration efforts ... Read More
Note on Postmerger Integration
Bourgeois, L. J. III Patel, Lipi
BP-0539 | Published February 19, 2009 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Approximately 65% to 85% of mergers fail. That's a startling statistic. While there are myriad reasons why mergers are not successful, in many cases the reason is simple: a failure to develop and exec... Read More
Embraer in China
Bourgeois, L. J. III Lazzarini, Sergio
S-0151 | Published December 31, 2008 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In late October 2007, the recently appointed CEO of Embraer and one of the key architects of Embraer's global expansion arrives in Manchuria China to visit the Harbin airplane assembly plant, the resu... Read More
Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hammaker, Paul M. Jackson, Matt Maher, Dave Schwarzschild, Adam
BP-0532 | Published December 23, 2008 | 19 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In July 2007, Wachovia Corporation's CEO is pleased with a report that shows the firm's record-setting second quarter results. In the past three months, Wachovia has doubled its earnings and posted re... Read More
Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hammaker, Paul M. Jackson, Matt Maher, Dave Schwarzschild, Adam
BP-0535 | Published December 23, 2008 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The integration team had planned and implemented the changes. The two goals to maintain momentum and keep the core value of Golden West operations in place were accomplished. From the time the deal wa... Read More
Note on the Impact of Industry and Firm Factors on Firm Profitability: An Analysis of the Fortune 1000 from 1996-2004
Bourgeois, L. J. III Ganz, Adam Gonce, Andrew Nedell, Keith
S-0152 | Published November 25, 2008 | 17 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Building on previous research, this note examines the results of a study of firms on the Fortune 1000 list from 1996 to 2004. The note brings those studies up to date by introducing more recent indust... Read More
News Corporation and Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hammaker, Paul M. Kapur, Divyaksh Mussio, Michael
BP-0534 | Published November 13, 2008 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corporation, has purchased the Dow Jones & Company, which includes the Wall Street Journal, from the Bancroft family after many family discussions about the sal... Read More
Building the New Bosco-Zeta Pharma (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hammaker, Paul M. Powers, John Mathur, Sudeep Bose, Nandini
BP-0536 | Published November 13, 2008 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Bosco chairman realizes that Bosco and Zeta have different work cultures and to make the integration a success, it was imperative to create a new unique identity for the new company Bosco-Zeta Pha... Read More
Evaluation Questions for Assessing Postmerger Integration Consultants
BP-0527 | Published November 13, 2008 | 2 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
How does one assess which consulting firm to hire when planning for the postacquisition activities? This technical note lists the questions to ask presenters from consulting firms who are competing fo... Read More
Yamaha Corporation's Corporate Strategy
Bourgeois, L. J. III Spreadbury, Andrew W.
S-0139 | Published December 31, 2007 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
With a far more diversified product range than any of its competitors in the electronic keyboard market, Yamaha had pursued a corporate strategy of diversification since World War II. The company had ... Read More
The CS Robinson-Ford Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III Prince, Sara
BP-0481 | Published April 19, 2005 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A previously employed equity trader at a prominent New York investment bank has returned as an MBA summer intern. Her primary responsibility is to assist the heads of the HR department with the integr... Read More
Tata Tea Ltd. and Tetley, PLC (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Dutt, Rajsaday Dwivedy, Avin
BP-0478 | Published December 13, 2004 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2001, after Tata Tea took over the giant Tetley in a leveraged buy-out, it was presented with problems: there was the array of vertical integration synergies, but the leveraged buyout structure, cu... Read More
Tata Tea Ltd. and Tetley, PLC (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Dutt, Rajsaday Dwivedy, Avin
BP-0479 | Published December 13, 2004 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
By February 2002, it was apparent that by all metrics, the acquisition of Tetley was not going well. The failure of Tetley to make the required cash-flow targets and the high debt burden required Tata... Read More
Comcast Corporation's Merger with AT&T Broadband
Bourgeois, L. J. III Goodman, Nicholas Wynne, John O. Jr.
BP-0480 | Published December 09, 2004 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In December 2001, after a six-month process of vying for AT&T's Broadband, the president of cable operator Comcast Corporation, had just received word that Comcast's $72-billion offer had won the auct... Read More
Ben & Jerry's and Unilever: The Bohemian and the Behemoth
Bourgeois, L. J. III Mariani, Elio Yu, Vivian Jen
BP-0471 | Published January 30, 2004 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Ben & Jerry/Unilever raises the issues of (1) how to bring a nonbusiness culture (B&J) into a corporate culture (Unilever) while preserving the value acquired; (2) how to manage a recently acquired su... Read More
Postmerger Integration at Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Bourgeois, L. J. III Freccia, David Williams, Leslie
BP-0472 | Published June 16, 2003 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case presents the "best practices" of a highly successful post-merger integrator that grew from $400 million in 1997, to $1.5 billion in 2000, to $4 billion in 2002.The case focus is on the $4.0 ... Read More
Kellogg-Worthington Integration
Bourgeois, L. J. III West, June A.
BP-0468 | Published April 18, 2003 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The purpose of this case is to create a set of team-based workshop assignments for a full post-merger integration exercise for the Kellogg-Worthington merger. Assignment questions are grouped under St... Read More
Cisco: Early if Not Elegant (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Yemen, Gerry Chatterjee, Sayan
BP-0467 | Published March 06, 2003 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The relentless pace of Cisco Systems' acquisitions between 1993 and 2000 ground to a halt in 2001, with Cisco buying only two businesses that year. Market conditions may have shed light on cracks in i... Read More
Plow & Hearth: Double Acquisition
Bourgeois, L. J. III Landel, Robert D. von Ghyczy, Tiham?r
BP-0463 | Published October 30, 2002 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case concerns a vice president of human resources who faces the task of integrating two recent catalogue-business acquisitions in the least amount of time. Plow & Hearth must consider market syne... Read More
Cisco: Early if Not Elegant (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Chatterjee, Sayan
BP-0446 | Published April 19, 2002 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Its unique integration process had worked well for Cisco from 1994 until 2001, when its buying spree ended, causing public speculation that the firm had overshopped. Yet in early 2002, the CEO of Cisc... Read More
Albany International/Geschmay Group Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III Moscoso, Ana Cording, Margaret
BP-0428 | Published August 28, 2001 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Albany International, a New-York-based paper machine clothing (PMC) manufacturer, has overpaid to acquire Geschmay Group. Its paper manufacturer customers have been consolidating quickly, forcing PMC ... Read More
Hibernia National Bank and the Texarkana Acquisition
Bourgeois, L. J. III Moscoso, Ana
BP-0437 | Published June 06, 2001 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After a string of successful Louisiana bank acquisitions that accompanied a dramatic turnaround, New-Orleans-based Hibernia Bank moved into Texas with the acquisition of Texarkana National Bank (TNB).... Read More
Trader Publishing and the UAP Acquisition
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hamilton-Little, Anthony
BP-0438 | Published June 06, 2001 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case shows students how the post-merger-integration (PMI) process can be a source of competitive advantage and that there is no standard formula that works for all acquisitions, even in the case ... Read More
PSINet: Building an Internet Super Carrier (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Cording, Margaret Moscoso, Ana
BP-0433 | Published March 23, 2001 | 28 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
PSI Net, one of the world's leading internet companies, is contemplating the acquisition of Metamor Worldwide, an IT consulting firm of equal size. PSI has grown at breakneck speed via 71 acquisitions... Read More
Two Big Banks' Broken Back Office
Bourgeois, L. J. III Cording, Margaret
BP-0432 | Published March 12, 2001 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Six months into the merger of two global money-center banks, Megan Richards, the new bank's foreign exchange sales manager, is trying to retain her client base in light of the bank's inability to deli... Read More
Kellogg-Worthington Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III Franco, Luis Cording, Margaret
BP-0426 | Published February 06, 2001 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The ready-to-eat cereal industry had been flat for five years, and Kellogg's share had been shrinking. Now it had acquired Worthington and a new management team was in place. A new vice president must... Read More
Note on the Accelerated Transition
Bourgeois, L. J. III Franco, Luis Cording, Margaret
BP-0427 | Published February 06, 2001 | 17 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note describes Pricewaterhouse Coopers' Accelerated Transition approach to integrating mergers. Steps include value driver analysis, communication, stakeholder support, execution, organizational ... Read More
Breaking the News: How to Communicate a Merger to Employees
West, June A. Bourgeois, L. J. III Yemen, Gerry
BC-0180 | Published January 30, 2001 | 8 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The mere mention of the term "merger and acquisition" (M&A) can send messages of misinformation or half-truths. Clarity about motives and intent, as well as timing the release of information during a ... Read More
Lucent Technologies, Inc. (C)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hamilton-Little, Anthony
BP-0422 | Published January 22, 2001 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Having taken over as first CEO of Lucent, Henry Schact enrolls COO Rich McGinn as a partner in transforming the former Bell Labs and Western Electric into a high-growth, high-tech stock market star. T... Read More
Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Abridged)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Colley, John L. Breen, Kathi
BP-0417 | Published August 15, 2000 | 26 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is an abridged version of Jiffy Lube International (UVA-BP-0303), intended to highlight strategy issues and focus less on the economics of franchising. See abstract of original case. Read More
Lucent Technologies, Inc. (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hamilton-Little, Anthony
BP-0409 | Published July 17, 2000 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Having just retired as CEO of Cummins Engine, Henry Schacht is unexpectedly tapped by Bob Allen, CEO and Chairman of AT&T, to become the CEO of the soon-to-be-spun-off Lucent Technologies. Lucent, com... Read More
Rodale Press (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Elliott, Catherine Jenckes, Marcien Samuels, Daren
BP-0394 | Published September 16, 1998 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The night before she assumes her new role as vice chairman of Rodale Press, Maria Rodale prepares her coming-out speech and polishes her 90-day plan for how she will "make her mark." Recent financials... Read More
Rodale Press (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Elliott, Catherine Jenckes, Marcien Samuels, Daren
BP-0393 | Published May 10, 1998 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Maria Rodale, heir apparent to Rodale Press (Runners' World, Bicycling, Organic Gardening, Prevention Magazine) is about to begin a sabbatical to prepare herself for her as-yet-to-be-determined leader... Read More
Dollar General Corporation (A) Abridged
BP-0388 | Published January 27, 1998 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Condensed version of UVA-BP-0253 Read More
National Guitar Summer Workshop, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III Watson, Orson W.
BP-0378 | Published February 22, 1997 | 35 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A successful summer-guitar-camp venture founded by an artist-entrepreneur is facing slowing growth, a disgruntled professional (teaching) staff, an aging customer base, and shifting musical tastes. Pr... Read More
Falls River
Bourgeois, L. J. III Lotze, Christine Berger, James M.
BP-0341 | Published February 04, 1994 | 26 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is about a small "outdoor-adventure" business at a crossroads. The business was originally founded by a man and a woman to serve the counseling and team-building needs of local schools and h... Read More
The Alaskan Gold Mine
Bourgeois, L. J. III Barach, Jeffrey
BP-0329 | Published August 24, 1992 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This two-part exercise is used to introduce the strategy process. In Part I, a slightly injured gold prospector must decide which route to take to file a claim. The route through the valley is safer b... Read More
Note on Strategy Implementation Through Organization Design
BP-0287 | Published March 03, 1991 Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note is a brief description of various organizational-structure alternatives appropriate to different business strategies. It complements "Organization Structure" (OB-0361) in that it relates des... Read More
Dollar General Corporation (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Sharma, Anurag
BP-0296 | Published March 03, 1989 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case follows the A case (UVA-BP-0253) by three years, chronicling the indigestion Dollar General (DG) suffers after the acquisition of the Eagle Store chain. The DG organization, originally held ... Read More
Portfolio Techniques for Corporate Strategic Planning
BP-0292 | Published March 03, 1988 | 18 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note describes, compares, and contrasts the strategic-planning techniques developed by the Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and Arthur D. Little consulting firms in the mid-1970s. The... Read More
Building the New Bosco-Zeta Pharma (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hammaker, Paul M. Bose, Nandini Goswami, Yogesh Mathur, Sudeep Powers, John
BP-0525 | Published | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After Bosco Pharmaceutical's acquisition of Zeta AG, the Bosco chairman is unsure whether to merge the two firms using only internal resources or accept the help of Deloitte Consulting. Deloitte advoc... Read More
Roma Victor: Europe's First Serial Acquirer
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hoeber, Henning
BP-0551 | Published | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Besides adopting the tactics and types of arms and armor effectively used by its adversities, the Romans also incorporated superior intangibles such as tactical knowledge of their enemies. This case i... Read More
Strategic M&A Analysis
Bourgeois, L. J. III Hoeber, Henning
S-0224 | Published | 15 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note deals with the issues of strategy, the first common source of acquisition failure. An appropriate master plan that links strategy and integration is a critical requirement for this interplay... Read More
Naresh Kumra and the Amazon Debacle (B)
S-0311 | Published | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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... Read More
Naresh Kumra and the Amazon Debacle (A)
S-0310 | Published | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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, 2... Read More
Nok Anulomsombut and the Thai Online Gaming Challenge (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Namasondhi, Kanokrat Yoon, Bryan
S-0327 | Published | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case, a follow-up to "Nok Anulomsombut and the Thai Online Gaming Challenge (A)" (UVA-S-0326), revisits Maneerut "Nok" Anulomsombut, an accomplished and admired business leader in Thailand. Nok r... Read More
Nok Anulomsombut and the Thai Online Gaming Challenge (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III Namasondhi, Kanokrat Yoon, Bryan
S-0326 | Published | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Maneerut "Nok" Anulomsombut has just been appointed COO of Garena Thailand (Garena), a fast-growing online gaming company. When damaging rumors about one of the company's applications begin spreading ... Read More
Note on Energy as a Strategic Force
Bourgeois, L. J. III Doner, Jonathan Namasondhi, Kanokrat Eygenson, Serge
S-0325 | Published | 15 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note explores the concept of ki, or energy. It concentrates on aikido, a Japanese martial art that channels the human body's natural energy toward balance, health, grounding, and the mental clari... Read More