Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0546-ECorporate GovernanceThis case allows two integration teams of different companies to construct a joint postacquisition integration plan. Some of the issues addressed in this role-play case include: (1) organization of Schuler, (2) staffing of management positions, (3) joint-distribution channels, (4) resolution of culture conflicts, (5) focus of strategic and operational decisions, and (6) performance metrics for assessing the success of the acquisition.Starting at €8.20
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Lisa Walker in Saudi Arabia
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, JohnCase DARDEN-E-0435-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLisa Walker, a Wharton MBA graduate, was assigned to work in Saudi Arabia as part of her position at JPMorgan Chase. Walker has some trepidation, given Saudi Arabia’s posture toward women. Initially, things were good and Walker felt respected and welcomedStarting at €8.20
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Vulcan Clothing Company
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0438-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs an advertising consultant for a New York-based clothing company, the protagonist in this case wants to respect and reflect religious diversity in both promotion and publicity. An actress wearing a hijab, the head cover many Muslim women wear in public, has been included in the company's upcoming global ad campaign, sparking concerns about how the campaign will be received in France. Taking into account the friction between political secula...Starting at €8.20
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Artificial Intelligence Caselets
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Korinek, Anton; Mead, Jenny; Gillespie, KevinCase DARDEN-E-0437-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis set of caselets gets to the heart of the ethical issues embedded within the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced forms of automation technology in the workplace. Employee surveillance, customer privacy, replacing workers with machines and programs, using new data-mining techniques in the hiring process, and more—the multilayered dilemmas these new opportunities present increasingly require managers' careful consi...Starting at €8.20
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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (B-1)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0547-ECorporate GovernanceThe confidential background about one of the companies involved in the construction of a joint postacquisition integration plan is provided in this case for one of the integration teams.Starting at €8.20
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A)
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellCase DARDEN-C-2283-EAccounting and Control“Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) " (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his region’s BSC to evaluate the possible reasons for a quarterly revenue shortfall. These cases can be used in an undergraduate, graduate, or executive-education ...Starting at €8.20
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (B)
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellCase DARDEN-C-2284-EAccounting and Control“Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) " (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his region’s BSC to evaluate the possible reasons for a quarterly revenue shortfall.Starting at €5.74
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Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Haskins, Mark E.; Eakes, DarrellTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2283TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2283Starting at €0.00
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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (B-2)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0548-ECorporate GovernanceThe confidential background about one of the companies involved in the construction of a joint postacquisitionintegration plan is provided in this case for the other of the integration teams.Starting at €8.20
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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (C)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0560-ECorporate GovernanceThe C case is a memo from the head of Titan Products to Franz Schuler managment stating it is imperative that the R&D portion of Franz Schuler be kept separate from Titan and remain under the leadership of Hermann Schuler.Starting at €5.74