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Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
Innovation at Bat: The Savannah Bananas
Alexander, Les; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri; Maiden, Stephen E.
ENT-0242 | Published September 25, 2025 | 13 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In early 2024, the Savannah Bananas were more popular than ever. The team provided an innovative mix of baseball and entertainment—with everything from dancing base coaches to a batter on stilts—that ... Read More
Lyft and Autonomous Vehicles: A Fast Lane to Growth?
Feldman, Pnina; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
OM-1846 | Published September 19, 2025 | 9 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case explores Lyft’s strategic position in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry as it competes against ride-sharing market leader Uber. It introduces Jeremy Bird, executive vice president of driv... Read More
Tottenham Hotspur: Fielding Controversy
Hagerty, Serena; Cian, Luca; Klopfenstein, Amy; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
M-1058 | Published August 27, 2025 | 10 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Set in mid-October 2023, the case places students in the shoes of Donna Cullen, executive director of the London-based Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. In collaboration with the club’s chair and CEO D... Read More
Activist Investors and Corporate Strategy
Hou, Young; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
S-0458 | Published July 21, 2025 | 10 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the 2020s, the number of activist investor challenges rose significantly. Activist investors demanded a range of strategic changes at the companies they targeted, and they often attacked large, wel... Read More
Walmart Inc., Amazon.com, and the Future of Retail
Hou, Young; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri; Sesia, Aldo
S-0459 | Published July 17, 2025 | 10 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Heading into the 2024 holiday season, Walmart Inc. (Walmart) and Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), were locked in a battle over global retailing dominance. As of mid-September 2024, Walmart was valued at $64... Read More
Founder Mode Versus Manager Mode: The Airbnb Growth Challenge
Martin, Sean; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
ENT-0241 | Published April 25, 2025 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In September 2024, Airbnb, Inc. (Airbnb), CEO Brian Chesky unintentionally ignited a fierce debate in management circles when he explained how he had shifted his leadership approach to what he called ... Read More
Almost Heaven? West Virginia State Pension Funds and Investing in Equity
Evans, Richard B.; Bennett, Tate; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
F-2092 | Published April 17, 2025 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case explores asset allocation of a portfolio and the associated diversification using the West Virginia’s state pension funds’ possible move into equity investments after previously holding only... Read More
BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division: T-Mobile Versus Comcast in the Battle over 10G
Hou, Young; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri; Sesia, Aldo
S-0469 | Published March 26, 2025 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In October 2023, Laura Brett, vice president of the Council of Better Business Bureau National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD), was considering Case No. 7212—T-Mobile US, Inc. (T-Mobile)... Read More
Bed Bath & Beyond: Extracting Cash from the "Meme Stock" Craze
McBrady, Matthew; Ashburn, Hunter; Kalogeropoulos, Demitri
F-2100 | Published February 10, 2025 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case introduces Bed Bath & Beyond interim CFO Holly Etlin as she seeks to avoid a bankruptcy move for the retailer in early 2023. The company had just endured a difficult holiday shopping period ... Read More