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A Global Fintech Overview
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Becker; Joseph M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1860-EFinanceThis technical note discusses the various financial services segments in which technology solutions have been used to solve problems; including lending; payments; wealth/investment management; insurance; and regulation. For each of the segments; the note identifies key issues facing the segment; why and how fintech might provide an answer to the challenges faced; and the potential difficulties fintech may experience in doing so. For example; in l...Starting at €8.20
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Diversified Electronics Corporation
Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2279-EAccounting and ControlIn a 1998 spin-off from Global Electric Corp, the Diversified Electronics Corporation had been given two families of products: The Air Control Group included a variety of devices to manage the composition of the air in controlled situations, and the Health Care Group included pace makers and hearing aids. Subsequent to the spin-off, management decided to push beyond these initial products so that the company now had its own version of a GPS syste...Starting at €8.20
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Cross, Tom; Sack, Robert J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2282-EAccounting and ControlIn 1996, to find ways to reduce operating costs as well as the costs of future acquisitions, the Navy began to assess various design concepts for a new class of aircraft carriers and to analyze life-cycle costs, not just the acquisition costs, as life-cycle cost implications were complex and would significantly impact current and future budgets. The acquisition decisions for the next-generation aircraft carrier, CVX, would largely be determined o...Starting at €8.20
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Credit and Collections Corporation - Teaching Note
Allen, Brandt R.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2253TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2253Starting at €0.00
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WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0335-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial information. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump after the booming 1990s, and WorldCom’s stock price was suffering. WorldCom’s senior management was eager to continue the company’s string of ever-increasing operating results in hopes that th...Starting at €8.20
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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition - Teaching Note
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1856TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1856Starting at €0.00
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Balance Sheets: What Is and What If? -Teaching note
Haskins, Mark E.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2458TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2458Starting at €0.00
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Credit and Collections Corporation
Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2253-EAccounting and ControlAn accounting issue arose when a firm that managed accounts receivable for clients began planning for a public issue of its shares. Two public accounting firms it approached gave different opinions on when revenue could be recorded. The arguments included: earned and realized; the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s statements of Financial Accounting Concepts: Con 5 and Con 6; discussions about whether the service being sold was the process or ...Starting at €8.20
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Naval Air Station Kodiak
Sack, Robert J.; McCarthy, J. D.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2321-EAccounting and ControlCAPT Scott “Rattler” Smithson, weeks away from being relieved of duty at an air station that had achieved a performance record of virtual perfection, has received a surprise message from his Regional Commander that he fears will disrupt everything he’d worked so hard to achieve. The message indicates that the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) headquarters had just issued a directive to all Regional Commanders to propose adjustments to r...Starting at €8.20
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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronCase DARDEN-F-1856-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's second-year "Financial Institutions and Capital Markets;" elective. Using Invesco Ltd. (Invesco) as an example; the case examines the strategic challenges facing the asset management industry. Marty Flanagan; Invesco's CEO; must position Invesco to compete in an industry undergoing systemic change; including active and passive products and flows; lower levels of organic growth; fee compression; softening revenues and...Starting at €8.20