Value Appropriation with a Midas Touch

Posted on July 18, 2012 by RussCoff

This story on “A Current Affair” depicts the tremendous negative impact of Midas’ corporate troubles on the lives of its franchisees. It explores value appropriation between a franchisee/franchiser. This illustrates how extreme value appropriation efforts can lead to value destruction. Once the company was in trouble, the CEO was forced out and the stakeholders vied for whatever value they could gain from the pieces.Here is an article on the sale of the Australian operations.

Contributed by Aya Chacar

Video and Web Resources

Posted on July 18, 2012 by RussCoff

I added this new section to tap into the online community of video and websites that can be brought into the classroom on an as-needed basis and short notice

One-Hour Clips from notables like Jack Welch-streaming video
Long and short entrepreneurship interview clips in streaming video (Harvard)
e-Clips collection that contains thousands of video
clips that were created from in-depth video interviews
or presentations by startup and experienced entrepreneurs,
venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors, and employees of startup companies. Video

Contributed by Mason Carpenter