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Medack, Alexandra
Fairphone (B): Is It Really Worth It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, Alexandra
OM-1713 | Published August 26, 2022 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is a follow-up to "Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?" (UVA-OM-1712). Fairphone's goals to keep producing an ethically sourced smartphone were noble, but "doing well by doing... Read More
Regulations and Standards: Electronics Supply Chain
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, Alexandra
OM-1714 | Published August 26, 2022 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Standards and regulations exist to ensure supply chains are not exploitative of the people, environments, and materials with which they interact. This technical note concentrates on two aspects of the... Read More
Electronics Supply Chain Overview
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, Alexandra
OM-1716 | Published August 26, 2022 | 14 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Electronics are sophisticated products with an equally complicated supply chain. Within the consumer electronics industry, revenue is forecast at 1.82% annual growth, with user penetration climbing fr... Read More
Fairphone (A): Can a Start-Up Change an Industry?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Medack, Alexandra
OM-1712 | Published | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Fairphone, a "social enterprise" that created the world’s first ethically sourced smartphone, had revolutionized consumers' and investors' expectations around environmental, social, and governance (ES... Read More