Nu2U, business development in high-growth firms / Hans Eibe S?rensen & Trevor Williamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eibe, Hans, author.

Williamson, Trevor, author.

Series:

SAGE knowledge. Cases.

SAGE Knowledge. Cases.

SAGE knowledge. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business planning--Case studies.

Business planning.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

[London] : SAGE, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In September 2014, nine months after launching a major growth opportunity, Jenny Dunne, managing director of Nu2U, called for an extraordinary status meeting with her COO and CMO. A fast-growing online retailer of refurbished household appliances, Nu2U planned to acquire market share by improving internal logistics and delivery services, aided by a new, fully integrated software system. The company's gross profit had been increasing steadily, but recent accounts revealed a fall in net profit margins. It became apparent that implementation of the business plan for the project was problematic because of loose governance and poor communication across Nu2U's different specialist functions during planning and implementation. The Nu2U case illustrates how executives' cognition and span of control/overview may be hampered in fast-growing firms.

Notes:

No ILL or scholarly sharing allowed.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 28, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473944589

OCLC:

1017714194

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.