Case Study of ABC Learning Ltd: Causes of Fall, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, and Lessons Learned

CASE STUDY OF ABC LEARNING LTD
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• ABC Developmental Learning centres commonly called ABC Learning were
found in the year 1988 in Ashgrove found in the City of
Brisbane in Queensland, Australia by Eddy Groves and his wife, Le Neve
(Mitu, N.I., 2015).
• The organization’s humble journey started in Australia but soon grew to an
international company renown in providing education and development
services to children.
• The company first grew in Australia having 43 centres in 2001, then beyond
boundaries to USA, UK and even New Zealand in 2005 (Blythe, 2017).
• ABC Learning was listed on Australian Stock Exchange in the year 2003
• In 2006, it acquired La Petite, the 5th largest childcare in UK and second
largest in the US.
• In 2007, it owned 2238 centres worldwide. In 2008, it was forced to sell the
childcare in US to Morgan Stanley and the proceeds used to pay off an
accumulated debt
Introduction

lack of transparency and manipulated accounts.
Poor management and decision making.
 opaque operations as the operations were not clearly
outlined
Related party transactions. For example the appointment of
Queensland Maintenance Services (QMS) which belonged to
his brother in law Frank Zullo.
Poor strategic planning and inorganic expansion
Causes of the fall of ABC Learning Centers