faculty publications - 加纳vs乌拉圭预测 copyright (c) 2024 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 all rights reserved. https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs recent documents in faculty publications en-us mon, 26 aug 2024 12:02:57 pdt 3600 qalo: when is it time to exit? https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/5 https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/5 fri, 02 jun 2023 08:30:06 pdt the case follows the origin story of the startup company qalo from its inception and launch through the first few years of scaling up the business to a potential exit decision by a co-founder. the case is intended to be used in undergraduate entrepreneurship or sales and marketing courses at the junior and senior level. the case is designed to illustrate the challenges of scaling a fast-growing startup and to evaluate the options of a founder's exit strategy. the case is useful to demonstrate concepts such as lean startup methodology, sales channel selection, startup business model development, and exit strategy choice. the case also illustrates the challenges of the emergence of different visions and preferences of the co-founders.

]]> jeff cohu revisiting the purpose of business https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/4 https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/4 fri, 09 dec 2022 13:30:06 pst while it is easy to see the ways that business has gone global today, it is less easy to see how scriptural ideas for holistic business are currently put in practice. we have outlined themes related to business found in scripture and used them to create a holistic scorecard for businesses. we also compare recent views on the purpose of business and some businesses that follow these models using the scorecard. we include the classic 1970 essay by milton friedman (“the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits”) and continue through john elkington (cannibals with forks), mackey & sisodia (conscious capitalism), and roche and jakub (completing capitalism).

]]> joseph bamber et al. the evolution of a christian business school's mission--bringing "business as mission" to a business school's mission https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/3 https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/3 fri, 09 dec 2022 13:30:05 pst colleges of business typically seek accreditation to achieve legitimacy and raise their reputations. major business school accreditors (aacsb, acbsp, and iacbe) all base their accreditation standards on college-created mission statements. this paper describes how one christian business school developed a unique mission statement in response to both accreditation standards and as a spiritual transformation catalyst. this statement calls for the college to “develop business leaders who embrace the values and virtues of jesus,” and it is now being inculcated through curricular and co-curricular activities. this paper details how three programs in particular: business as mission, servant leadership, and service learning—manifest and lend credence to the mission.

]]> chuck capps et al. chasing the entrepreneurial dream: the case of the poke-a-dot organizer https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/2 https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/2 wed, 07 dec 2022 11:00:05 pst this teaching case study examines the development and launch of a new consumer product by a solo entrepreneur and the challenges of achieving sales growth in a small, bootstrapped startup with limited resources. the case follows jane lee, founder and ceo of poke-a-dot, llc, as she considers her next steps in pursuing her company launch. the narrative discusses the company’s history and challenges to achieve sustainable growth. some major themes presented in the case include market validation, startup marketing strategy, and entrepreneurial passion and resilience.

]]> jeff cohu hytch rewards: incentivizing sustainable behavior https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/1 https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/dmem_facpubs/1 wed, 07 dec 2022 10:55:03 pst mark cleveland, co-founder and ceo of hytch rewards, was facing a dilemma. his technology- based startup, hytch rewards, was at a critical juncture in the company launch. the company

had just recorded its best quarter in company history, but the pandemic had placed the company’s future in jeopardy. mark pulled together his team of advisors and investors and asked the question, “should we pause, pivot, or continue to pursue the launch of the company?”

the team came back equally divided among the three options. “some of our group said we should stop development work and place the company on hold until we saw how the pandemic would play out while others said the pandemic presented an opportunity to pivot and make some changes to the value proposition. others said we had proven the concept and should push on to be prepared to scale when the pandemic ends,” mark commented.

there was no clear consensus for the path forward. mark would have to decide how to proceed - the path forward was challenging and full of uncertainty.

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