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Apple Inc.: An Application of Financial Analysis, 2003–2018 - Teaching Note
Simko, Paul J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2420TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2420Starting at €0.00
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Artisan Flooring Products, Inc.
Simko, Paul J.Case DARDEN-C-2445-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of a small retail flooring company is projecting her company’s financial performance and financial position for the current 2020 calendar year. The company began business in 2019, and by all measures, that first year had been a financial successStarting at €8.20
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General Hardware, Inc.
Simko, Paul J.Exercise DARDEN-C-2446-EAccounting and ControlThe owners of a chain of hardware stores are preparing the most recent quarter financial statements. A number of business details are provided, including information to assess accrual accounting net income: sales, cost of sales, operating expenses, interest, depreciation, and taxes. The most recent balance sheet is provided, enabling an assessment of basic accruals (e.g., tax payable). This case may be used as a stand-alone exercise to illustra...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Communicating R&D Strategy to a Global Organization
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-BC-0275-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case explores Corteva Agriscience’s (Corteva’s) research and development (R&D) organization, and the work of Wendy Srnic, global leader of Integrated Field Sciences (IFS); Kate Irvin, Corteva’s R&D communications leader; Neal Gutterson, Corteva's chief technology officer; and the R&D leadership team (RDLT) to communicate Corteva's new purpose and strategy to approximately 5,000 R&D employees in more than 140 countries worldwide. Because Cort...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Pratt and the First Nations University (A)
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0909-ELeadership and People ManagementCan you imagine stepping up to lead an organization in the midst of crisis? In the A case, a professor of business administration at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) has submitted his résumé at the close of an assembly meeting to be considered along with five others to take over the role of interim president. As he waits for the decision, he thinks about the situation ahead of him. Public accusations of fiscal mismanagement and vio...Starting at €8.20
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A New Team Face
Davidson, Martin N.; Magnuson, Erin; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0920-ELeadership and People ManagementA marketing team, asked to compile a marketing deck in response to an urgent request by the head of a business, has completed the task. Still, the team leader is concerned about the dynamics he observed during the meeting of his marketing group team. He has noticed that a recent recruit to the team, an African American, is being ignored when he contributes to the discussion, although his ideas are solid ones. The leader is left with some nagging ...Starting at €8.20
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And Now The Hard Part: Role-Plays
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0965-ELeadership and People Management“The diversity lady has a label on her forehead and talks about the standard message,” one senior executive at a large corporation said. “It’s the same message we got 20 years ago. We do it annually but employees never get any of that. I’ve never had a diversity talk to my staff.” Traditional diversity initiatives generally focus on specific dimensions of difference such as gender, race, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness, or religion. This mate...Starting at €8.20
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Diversity at JPMorgan Chase: Right is Good Enough for Me (A)
Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0975-ELeadership and People ManagementThis first case in a two-part series offers a look at diversity recruitment in a Fortune 500 company. With a white male champion at the helm, the A case shows how competent leaders do something interesting with diversity in a hiring system that has a strong pipeline of diverse talent for future consideration. Other Fortune 500 firms ask it to share recruiting best practices. But the head of recruiting wonders if his work efforts will change JPMC ...Starting at €8.20
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Abroad in the World
Davidson, Martin N.; de Guzman, Terry S.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1009-ELeadership and People ManagementUsed as an opening case in a second-year MBA elective on global leadership, this case is a biographic description of an immigrant’s journey in American business. The story reflects the transitions that a 24-year old immigrant experiences in her career and personal life in the United States.Starting at €8.20
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Owen Rankin at J&J and the Olympic Games: Let the Games Begin (A)
Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1070-ELeadership and People ManagementWhether taught to students unfamiliar with U.S. business culture or to students unacquainted with working in China, this case allows for an exploration of values that shape attitudes and behaviors in both countries. The material presents one executive’s unique leadership experience in managing across cultures. From creating cross-cultural teams to balancing the goals of corporate in the United States and local operations in China, Owen Rankin’s r...Starting at €8.20