Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (C)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0520-ECorporate GovernanceDell clung to the top spot among PC makers in 2006, when it shipped just over 38 million computers - only about 20,000 more than rival Hewlett-Packard (HP), which acquired Compaq in 2001. HP also reported gains in the fast-growing laptop segment, mostly at the expense of Dell. After HP and Dell, the next three largest PC makers in 2006 were all based outside the United States: Lenovo of China (which purchased IBM’s PC division in 2001), Acer of T...Starting at €5.74
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Balance-Statement Reporting at Premium Capital Funds (B)
Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Orozco, Luis Antonio; Gentile, MaryCase DARDEN-OB-1307-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. This B case contains a video and a transcript of an interview the case authors conducted with Ricardo Martinez on July 15, 2019, concerning his reflections on the ethical conflict described in the case and what he actually did about it.Starting at €5.74
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Balance-Statement Reporting at Premium Capital Funds (A)
Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Orozco, Luis Antonio; Martinez-Gomez, Ricardo Emilio; Gentile, MaryCase DARDEN-OB-1306-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. In 2009, Ricardo Martinez, management assistant at Premium Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA), was asked to fabricate some of the information to be included in the monthly account balance statements addressed to five shareholders in Premium Capital Funds (Premium), a p...Starting at €8.20
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Interbolsa’s Repo Trading: How to Stop an Insolvency Ticking Time Bomb (A)
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Arabia-Wartenberg, Jorge; Orozco, Luis AntonioCase DARDEN-OB-1356-ELeadership and People ManagementIn August 2004, Interbolsa’s risk management committee had to decide upon a request to double the authorized quota for repurchase agreements (repos) on Interbolsa’s own stock. Two months earlier, Jorge Arabia had joined Interbolsa, the largest stock brokerage firm in Colombia, as CFO. In this role, he had a seat in the risk management committee. Arabia had noticed that these repos carried large and diverse risks, not only for the firm but also f...Starting at €8.20
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Interbolsa’s Repo Trading: How to Stop an Insolvency Ticking Time Bomb (B)
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Orozco, Luis AntonioCase DARDEN-OB-1357-ELeadership and People ManagementIn August 2004, Interbolsa’s risk management committee had to decide upon a request to double the authorized quota for repurchase agreements (repos) on Interbolsa’s own stock. Two months earlier, Jorge Arabia had joined Interbolsa, the largest stock brokerage firm in Colombia, as CFO. In this role, he had a seat in the risk management committee. Arabia had noticed that these repos carried large and diverse risks, not only for the firm but also f...Starting at €5.74
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Balance-Statement Reporting at Premium Capital Funds (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Martinez-Gomez, Ricardo Emilio; Orozco, Luis Antonio; Gentile, MaryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1306TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1306Starting at €0.00
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Interbolsa’s Repo Trading: How to Stop an Insolvency Ticking Time Bomb (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Arabia-Wartenberg, Jorge; Orozco, Luis AntonioTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1356TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product OB-1356Starting at €0.00
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (B)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0519-ECorporate GovernanceThe B case examines the shifting dynamics as Intel and Microsoft assert their dominance over the box makers. By 2001, Compaq was toppled as the world’s largest PC maker. Intel remained the world’s largest processor maker and Microsoft remained a software giant. But a company founded in 1984 by a University of Texas student had taken its place as a powerhouse in the “Wintel” value chain. That company was Dell. See the A case (UVA-BP-0518) and C ca...Starting at €5.74
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Conflicting Loyalties: Friends Helping Friends? (A)
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Guevara-Zuluaga, Manuela; Aguilar-Pulido, JulietteCase DARDEN-OB-1375-ELeadership and People ManagementAs a senior project manager for the Colombian office of a consulting services firm, Lucia is responsible for hiring decisions regarding junior consultants. During a recent recruitment process, Lucia found out that a candidate who achieved a perfect score on the written test had cheated, with the help of Lucia’s subordinate and close friend. She further learned that this candidate was motivated to commit fraud because of the medical needs of his y...Starting at €8.20
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (A)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0518-ECorporate GovernanceThe three cases in this series trace developments in the personal computer industry from its inception through 2006, making it possible to examine the issues of collaboration and competition as the value chain in the industry evolves. The A case looks at these tensions through the lens of the relationship between two for the industries’ most successful firms - Compaq and Intel. As the A case describes, by the mid-1990s, Compaq was the world’s lar...Starting at €8.20