by Doyin | Nov 4, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 9: Four Seasons The Case The Four Seasons Hotel – How far will service take you? The Four Seasons hotel was started in 1960 by Isadore Sharp in Toronto, Canada and is currently ranked as one of the most luxurious hotels in the hospitality industry,...
by Doyin | Oct 9, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 8: DISNEY The Case Disney Corporation – A masterclass in Diversification Disney has different meanings depending on the audience in question. To some, it is a company that produces animated films, to others, a theme park, to others a large store in the...
by Doyin | Sep 10, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 7: NETFLIX The Case NETFLIX – Luck or Preparedness Inspired by Amazon’s success in selling books online, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph decided to create a similar company and chose to distribute films. This was the beginning of NETFLIX in 1997. At the...
by Doyin | Aug 18, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 6: IKEA The Case In 1943, Ingvar Kamprad started his company, selling pens, wallets, picture frames and other such small items from his Swedish home base. Five years later, he introduced furniture as part of his product offering, using wood from the forest behind...
by Doyin | Jul 14, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 5: Ebay The Case Who would have thought a company created to allow us sell off items we no longer want would one day become one of the best-known companies in the world. I doubt Pierre Omidyar could have predicted this level of success, when as a 28 year old, he...
by Doyin | Jun 6, 2019 | Life MBA Series, Minute Motivation
Case 4: McDonald’s The case: Founded in 1940 by two brothers, Richard and Maurice, the McDonalds corporation, our focal company for today was sold to Ray Croc in 1955. What started as a hamburger stand is now probably one of the most recognised companies in the...
