Fabrice T. Banyingela

  Timberland: Commerce and Justice   Introduction As the CEO of Timberland, Jeffrey Swartz grew its revenue from $156 million in 1989 to $1.2 billion in 2002. Throughout these years, his leadership and vision were more focused on social issues happening around the globe rather than on his competitors or profits made. He focused to see the manufacturer and retailer of outdoor wear become an active participant in social justice and creating an innovative business model to address those challenges. Upon meeting Khazei, co-founder of a nonprofit called “City Year” which received hundreds of boots from Timberland, Swartz, and Khazei created an alliance, and later on Timberland developed their own company-based community service called “Path to ServiceTM” to grasp the commercial with the social value. Through this initiative, employees were allocated up to 32 hours per year of paid leave for volunteer service. During Swartz's tenure, Timberland established good relationships w...

  Warby Parker – Case Analysis   Introduction Two years after their graduation in 2010, David Gilboa, Neil Blumenthal, Andrew Hund and Jeffrey Raider founded an American online eyeglass producer and retailer called Warby Parker (WP) with a mission of combining social and business goals . The business was created as an alternative to major eyewear brands with an expensive product price line. The business is today one of the most successful examples of an E-commerce company and a modern example of a business that proves that understanding consumer preferences and cultivating relationships by listening and appealing to special consumer interest is critical in building brand equity and affiliation. The organization responded with a real solutions for real people by providing a better approach that delivers more value for less by reducing prescription eyewear prices without compromising quality.   Problem Analysis With the existence of big players such as Luxo...

  Fabrice Tshiyoyi Banyingela Professor Michelle Donner – BYU Idaho Writing & Reasoning 19 July 2021 Another mission As I sit down to reflect on my time on mission, I’m roughly hunted by the idea of the things I will do once I return home. At this moment, I am a few months away to be reunited with my family that I have missed the most. Thinking about studying, starting a career, getting married, and facing the “real world” is now part of my daily thoughts. To make things worse, my companion pastes a large note on my door saying “Congratulations, your mission is now complete. You may return to earth.” I am now convinced it is time to be ready to leave and face a new life. Two months later, I was home. Welcomed like a valiant warrior. I received gifts from brothers and sisters, and mostly counsels from my father. Then came a bomb question “What is your plan?” Without hesitating, I told him that I would like to register for an engineering course at a university in Sout...

  Eliot Butler’s humble approach on this topic is really impressive. He attempted to describe an educated person. His simple definition is that “an educated person is one who by his or her initiative and discipline is consciously, vigorously and continuous learning.” I agree with him that humility is the key quality of a truly educated person. Eliot Butler’s life is characterized as a humble person who served with discipline in the army – discipline and humility become the tools needed to the path of wisdom. He states:   “The expansion of one’s awareness of his ignorance as he learns is a guarantee that the educated person is kept humble about knowledge and understanding.” So, the more we toot our own horn and brag, the less educated we really are, thus it is little wonder that his definition of an educated person includes the point that discipline causes the learning. To get wisdom, one needs to develop the desire for discipline which in return leads to true education a...

  Fabrice Tshiyoyi Banyingela Professor Michelle Donner - BYU Idaho Writing & Reasoning 28 June 2021 Are gifts and campaign contributions a form of bribery? Bribery involves corruption and comes in several forms. Bribery is a global phenomenon, present in practically all levels of institutions around the world. Bribery has become rampant in recent decades in our society. Despite the efforts government and local leaders are making, they still don’t have the institutional capacity to win this battle. However, this does not imply that they didn’t fight this corruption and bribery pandemic thoroughly, rather indicate that the impact made upon the poor community was not always their top priority, and rich minds have continued to be sickened by the "disease" only know as bribery. Since its independence in 1994, South Africa has been struggling to overcome this epidemic of the millennium. Examples like the Gupta family saga , the Zondo commission of inquiry, the Tshw...

Fabrice Tshiyoyi Banyingela Professor Brittany James BUS 374 Social Innovation 21 July 2021 Reflection: Final It was a beautiful decision to embark on this journey and learn some of the important concepts of Social Innovation. The coursework was a mix of watching video tutorials about successful entrepreneurs and reading articles, case studies, and more interestingly an inspired book “How to change the world.” I feel empowered as an aspiring entrepreneur to create real solutions for real people. The most interesting and exciting part of my course was the understanding of Hybrids and Social Businesses. This lesson gave me a deep understanding of how a non-profit can sustain itself by generating income for a good cause. I have learned the challenges that entrepreneurs faces when it comes to running either a for-profit or a nonprofit. By understanding the nature of a business and its ethics in order to solve a social issue, this course has awakened my entrepreneurship desire as a calling ...

KIVA– Case Analysis Introduction Inspired by Mohammed Yunus, Jessica Jackley and Matt Flannery launched a microfinance website in 2005 aiming to fight poverty by supporting small business entrepreneurs through lending. Kiva identifies those entrepreneurs in need and connects them with the Kiva lending community. KIVA supports entrepreneurs to create a sustainable business to support family and community members. These entrepreneurs typically pay back the loan after 6-12 month lending period. By the end of 2018, the organization has facilitated $1.2 billion in loans to 3 million borrowers worldwide. Kiva strives to create transparency and cultivate an honest, giving community. Microfinancing shares many principles with crowdsourcing — a small amount of money is gathered from many contributors to create a large impact. Problem Analysis Grameen Foundation was an established leader when Kiva was incorporated in 2005. However, the newcomer took a more creative approach by taking advantage...