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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