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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Streaming the Future: Netflix's Global Expansion
Harris, Jared D.; Kim, Dennie; Vasquez, RenzoCase DARDEN-S-0345-EStrategyIn a rapidly changing and technologically emerging industry like on-demand streaming video, there are a number of strategic choices to be made. For instance, strategies can involve choices about hosting infrastructure, consumer pricing, and other issues related to a streaming service’s business model. In order to achieve global competitiveness, however, some of those choices also involve internationalization. In which foreign markets should a fir...Starting at €8.20
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WeWork: But Does the Corporate Governance Work? - Teaching note
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0350TNStrategyTeaching note for product S-0350TStarting at €0.00
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Nintendo and the Future of Video Gaming
Harris, Jared D.; Lenox, Michael; Harrison, Katharine; Reiss, Mathew; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-S-0341-EStrategyThe evolution of the video game console industry illustrates how industry dynamics can shift and change over time, as different phases of the competitive lifecycle place different demands upon firms. Historically, different generations of video game console competition illustrate how different strategies have become dominant at different times. All these insights have implications for future strategy. How will video game console makers effectivel...Starting at €8.20
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Crisis at Away (B)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Harris, Jared D.; Surprise, NoelleCase DARDEN-S-0362-EStrategyThis case is a follow-up to "Crisis at Away (A)" (UVA-S-0361), which explores the lifestyle-brand start-up Away as it grapples with a public-relations crisis. Its CEO has made serious missteps in a public forum and the board of directors must come to a decision about whether (and how) to implement a CEO transition amid an unexpected crisis. This case presents what the board chose to do next, and provides an opportunity to discuss the longer-term ...Starting at €5.74
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Strictly Business: Janice Greer’s Leadership Challenge in Japan
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0385-EStrategyJanice Greer works for NVX Pharmaceuticals, a US firm with increasing global operations. Not long after Greer’s promotion to country head for Japan, their boss suggests that widespread layoffs will be needed to help bring performance of the international units in line with domestic operations. Cultural differences between US and Japanese work practices and traditions complicate the decisions Greer faces in dealing with members of their team. How ...Starting at €8.20
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Design Thinking in Action (B): From Insights to Ideas at South Western Railway
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-S-0378-EStrategyThis case, a follow-up to “Design Thinking in Action (A): South Western Railway” (UVA-S-0377), finds South Western Railway (SWR) and its design-consultancy partner, DK&A, beginning work on a project to improve passenger experience. The team followed a classic design thinking methodology, the Double Diamond, focused on four steps—discover, define, develop, and deliver—and created an ambitious three-month schedule to meet a tight delivery deadline....Starting at €5.74
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Expectations Meet Reality: Reflections on the MBA Experience
Chen, Ming-Jer; Gong, BarronCase DARDEN-S-0375-EStrategyThis case follows Caroline Lee, a first-year student at a prestigious East Coast MBA program. After going through a grueling round of interviews for a summer internship at an investment bank, she finds herself worn out and stressed with the MBA experience.Starting at €8.20
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Paul Waddle's Crash Course in Nigerian Business
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0387-EStrategyPaul Waddle works for Tripod Capital (Tripod), a venture fund focused on investing globally in fintech start-ups. Ambitious and a self-starter, Waddle is in pursuit of fast-growing the Nigerian payments platform DigitApt. As he enters the final stages of closing a deal, he is confronted with cultural differences between US and Nigerian work practices and traditions. Understanding and appropriately integrating these differences could be the key to...Starting at €8.20
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Design Thinking in Action (A): South Western Railway
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-S-0377-EStrategyThe South Western Railway (SWR) case series examines a design thinking project from its inception to the final stages of experimentation, with a particular emphasis on the design of research strategies, both at the initial discovery stage and at the concluding testing stage. The A and B cases each conclude at a pivotal stage in the data-gathering process. The A case sets the design problem and its context and invites students to design a plan for...Starting at €8.20
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Vignettes: Board Dynamics and Culture (B)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0380-EStrategyThe realities of boardroom dynamics can often reveal a different story than how things appear on paper. Boards need the right dynamics and culture to effectively carry out their responsibilities. At their best, boards can catch budding issues before they negatively impact the firm and can partner with management to lead through change, like they did with Indra Nooyi’s transformation of PepsiCo. Given the dual mandate of boards to both monitor and...Starting at €5.74