Kevin’s Kitchen and Sports Bar
Publication date: 24 July 2020
Abstract
Learning outcomes
This case study provides students with the challenge of advising a small restaurant reeling under the impact of the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa. In the process, they must use their analytical skills combined with tools derived from value-based management theory to develop a revised business strategy for the owner.
Case overview / synopsis
Agility in any business in modern times is essential to survival – and this is particularly so for small, entrepreneurial enterprises that lack the history and resources to survive dramatic changes in the operating environment. A small restaurant in the coastal holiday village of Port Alfred, South Africa is managing to deliver a reasonable return for its owner, a former corporate financier from Johannesburg. The Covid-19 crisis requires a fundamental rethink of business strategy to ensure a future for the business.
Complexity academic level
This case study is ideal for a module in entrepreneurship for delegates in a diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
Supplementary materials
Teaching Notes are available for educators only.
Subject code
CSS: 3 Entrepreneurship.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
This Case Study has been published as part of a special section of short cases in Emerging Markets Case Studies, entitled “Managing in a Crisis: Lessons from the Covid 19 crisis” in partnership with Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria.Disclaimer. This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision-making. The authors may have disguised names; financial and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.
Citation
Hofmeyr, A. (2020), "Kevin’s Kitchen and Sports Bar", , Vol. 10 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-05-2020-0158
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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