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Aetna Inc.: Managing Inherent Enterprise Risks Through Stakeholder Management
Rubin, James R.; Carmichael, BarbaraCase DARDEN-BC-0218-EKnowledge and CommunicationInherent risks or negatives are a critical element of “enterprise risk management” that must be mitigated or dramatically managed through constructive actions to sustain growth and manage reputation. Set in 2003 as Aetna prepares to settle a landmark class-action lawsuit, this case explores how communications and PR executives work with management to devise an announcement that fully engages the company’s key stakeholders in this dramatic break w...Starting at €8.20
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Disney's Entry into the Streaming Battle - Teaching note
Chatterjee, Sayan; O'Neil, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0376TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0376Starting at €0.00
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UPS and Corporate Sustainability: Proactively Managing Risk
Rubin, James R.; Carmichael, BarbaraCase DARDEN-BC-0213-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case traces UPS's first corporate sustainability report (CSR), "Operating in Unison," from its origins up to its publication in 2006. It is based on interviews with managers who championed and shaped the report internally. UPS took its CSR quite seriously, basing its reporting and goals on the more stringent Global Reporting Indices (GRIs) as opposed to merely complying with U.S. regulations. Soon after going public, UPS was significantly ex...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Connections: Using Social Networks to Restructure the IT Department at MWH (A)
Cross, Rob; Gulas, Vic; Parker, Andrew; Vigneux, Teri; Halliday, AmyCase DARDEN-S-0112-EStrategyIn this first in a series of cases on organizational network analysis (ONA), Vic Gulas, the new head of IT at the engineering consulting firm MWH Consulting, is charged with turning a geographically organized department into one organized by function. He knows that the success of the reorganization will depend on effective collaboration, but he cannot get a sense of what collaborative relationships do and do not exist by looking at a formal organ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Connections: Using Social Networks to Restructure the IT Department at MWH (B)
Cross, Rob; Halliday, Amy; Gulas, Vic; Parker, AndrewCase DARDEN-S-0153-EStrategyIn this, the second in a case series on organizational network analysis (ONA), Vic Gulas, the new head of IT at the engineering consulting firm MWH Consulting, is charged with turning a geographically organized department into one organized by function. He knows that the success of the reorganization will depend on effective collaboration, but he cannot get a sense of what collaborative relationships do and do not exist by looking at a formal org...Starting at €5.74
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Disney's Entry into the Streaming Battle
Chatterjee, Sayan; O'Neil, ScottCase DARDEN-S-0376-EStrategyAs of 2019, Netflix is the market leader in the streaming space, spending $17 billion per year on original content. Its award-winning content coupled with its technology of delivery and its highly successful recommendation algorithm in which over 80% of subscribers trust are the current gold standard. While Disney+ and Netflix will certainly be competitors, the market is shaping up into a battle for the “single-screen” as a person can only cons...Starting at €8.20