Neil Maltby
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- June 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198854609
- eISBN:
- 9780191888854
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198854609.003.0014
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Organization Studies, Strategy
The Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) resulted from the merger of two well-known craft brewers: Redhook Ale Brewery Inc and Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. The CBA was listed on the NASDAQ and the largest ...
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The Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) resulted from the merger of two well-known craft brewers: Redhook Ale Brewery Inc and Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. The CBA was listed on the NASDAQ and the largest shareholder was Anheuser-Busch (A-B). This shareholder relationship violated the Brewers Association equity policy. At the heart of the dispute was the vision of the craft beer movement and disagreement about how brewers should be owned and governed. This chapter examines the corporate governance of one “craft” beer company and analyzes how, over time, this firm’s governance put it at odds with the culture of the industry in which it operated. The ultimate goal of this chapter is to understand the corporate governance challenges of publicly traded firms operating in craft culture, as such firms operate at a crossroads of artisanal tradition and public market expectations.Less
The Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) resulted from the merger of two well-known craft brewers: Redhook Ale Brewery Inc and Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. The CBA was listed on the NASDAQ and the largest shareholder was Anheuser-Busch (A-B). This shareholder relationship violated the Brewers Association equity policy. At the heart of the dispute was the vision of the craft beer movement and disagreement about how brewers should be owned and governed. This chapter examines the corporate governance of one “craft” beer company and analyzes how, over time, this firm’s governance put it at odds with the culture of the industry in which it operated. The ultimate goal of this chapter is to understand the corporate governance challenges of publicly traded firms operating in craft culture, as such firms operate at a crossroads of artisanal tradition and public market expectations.
Mohammad Gharipour (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9789774165290
- eISBN:
- 9781617971334
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774165290.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
The main objective of this book is to explore the dynamics of the bazaar within a broad socio-spatial and political perspective by investigating a number of case studies from North Africa to the ...
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The main objective of this book is to explore the dynamics of the bazaar within a broad socio-spatial and political perspective by investigating a number of case studies from North Africa to the Middle East. It includes papers on different facets of the bazaar from historical, architectural, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. The Middle Eastern bazaar is much more than a context for commerce: the studies in this book illustrate that markets, regardless of their location, scale, and permanency, have also played important cultural roles within their societies, reflecting historical evolution, industrial development, social and political conditions, urban morphology, and architectural functions. This interdisciplinary volume explores the dynamics of the bazaar with a number of case studies from Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo, Nablus, Bursa, Istanbul, Sana'a, Kabul, Tehran, and Yazd. Although they share some contextual and functional characteristics, each bazaar has its own unique and fascinating history, traditions, cultural practices, and structure. One of the most intriguing aspects revealed in this volume is the thread of continuity from past to present exhibited by the bazaar as a forum where a society meets and intermingles in the practice of goods exchange—a social and cultural ritual that is as old as human history.Less
The main objective of this book is to explore the dynamics of the bazaar within a broad socio-spatial and political perspective by investigating a number of case studies from North Africa to the Middle East. It includes papers on different facets of the bazaar from historical, architectural, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. The Middle Eastern bazaar is much more than a context for commerce: the studies in this book illustrate that markets, regardless of their location, scale, and permanency, have also played important cultural roles within their societies, reflecting historical evolution, industrial development, social and political conditions, urban morphology, and architectural functions. This interdisciplinary volume explores the dynamics of the bazaar with a number of case studies from Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo, Nablus, Bursa, Istanbul, Sana'a, Kabul, Tehran, and Yazd. Although they share some contextual and functional characteristics, each bazaar has its own unique and fascinating history, traditions, cultural practices, and structure. One of the most intriguing aspects revealed in this volume is the thread of continuity from past to present exhibited by the bazaar as a forum where a society meets and intermingles in the practice of goods exchange—a social and cultural ritual that is as old as human history.
