Technology and analytics

In the summer of 2005, LinkedIn, a two-year-old start-up, was choosing between two options to monetize its 5 million business people network. Members...

Qualcomm in 2009 and 2010 experienced both the worst of times and the best of times. During the "great recession" of 2009, smartphones growth stalled,...

In 2019, Fitbit lost its leadership in the wearable sensor market to Apple and to cheaper alternatives. Why did it lose its market position? How will...

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore, Style Theory has successfully paired the sharing economy with the fashion industry by improvising its...

Arist was a Boston, Massachusetts-based startup with a text message learning platform. It was founded by three undergraduate students and raised more...

Groom Energy Solutions helps organizations reduce their energy use and costs through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term...

This case, along with its B case (UVA-QA-0865), is an effective vehicle for introducing students to the use of machine-learning techniques for classification....

Captures the efforts of newspaper publisher Knight Ridder to create a digital venture. Knight Ridder proves to be a pioneer in digital publishing, launching...

Headquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech "Unicorn." The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals...

Green Bank of the Philippines was known for its product innovation and its ability to bring new products to market. In 2002, Green Bank designed an untested...

After the Brent Spar episode and the 1995 events in Nigeria, Shell undertakes an intensive review of its values and business principles. At the same time,...

This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values....

The managing director of a small- to medium-sized electrical firm faces a major challenge: he realizes that the firm he founded has grown so significantly...

The case describes the founding, development, and scaling of Antler, an early-stage investment platform that invests in entrepreneurs pre-team and, in...

Google, a very popular Internet search engine firm, has just announced the launch of Gmail, a free, Web-based e-mail service that allows users up to one...

The retail bank division of Chemical Bank faces declining margins and increased competition in its credit and deposit gathering and processing business....

The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author on how to use radical adaptability to win in a world of unprecedented change. You've shed antiquated systems...

Well-established fashion brand Eileen Fisher has traditionally appealed to older women. However, to drive growth, Eileen Fisher's management team wants...

Under pressure from the European Union, which had admitted Italy to the "Eurozone" hesitantly, on condition that the country control its deficit spending...

Cisco Systems, Inc., the dominant global supplier of the routers and switches that formed the backbone of the Internet, was considering entry into the...

Leaders should focus less on automation and more on innovation.

As the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow.

A framework for navigating the worst of what AI, quantum computing, and other new technologies could create.

Steps you can take now to prepare for the future.

Lessons from Kuwait's Gulf Bank.

Understanding one of the most important types of data analysis.

Tools like ChatGPT have the potential to displace human creativity — but people still offer unique value.

Strategies to help companies mitigate the legal risk and ensure they're in compliance with the law.

Web3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized...

Artificial intelligence isn’t coming for your job, but it will be your new coworker. Here’s how to get along.