Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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China's Stock Market: Understanding Its Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Evans, Richard B.; Yang, Dennis; Qian, Junhui; Deng, YangmeiCase DARDEN-F-1985-EFinanceUsing the context of a private-bank chief economist preparing for a client call just as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SCI) reached a 29-month high on July 7, 2020, this case places students in a position to prepare an outlook on the prospects for investment in China. It also enables the comparison of China to various potential investment geographies, such as the United States and other financial markets around the globe. The mate...Starting at €8.20
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China Supply Chain and COVID-19
Yang, Dennis; Ha, Jiming; Yemen, Gerry; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-GEM-0184-EEconomicsOn March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The pandemic brought production, trade, and businesses to a grinding halt, as governments closed borders and implemented lockdowns and restrictions; it also caused scrutiny of global supply chain strategies. While some US companies had already begun shifting outsourcing away from China during the US-China trade war amid th...Starting at €8.20
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Volatility in China's Stock Market: Boom, Bust, Boom…and Bust?
Evans, Richard B.; Qian, Junhui; Yang, DennisCase DARDEN-F-1759-EFinanceWith the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SCI) dropping 5% at its opening, a circuit breaker was triggered and halted trading for 15 minutes. But when trading resumed, the market continued to drop, and a second circuit breaker was triggered, halting trading for the day. The overall SCI decline of 7.2% for the day was not just disastrous for Chinese investors, but it also caused a global panic that perhaps a global recession would ensure. ...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