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FX Strategies in 2006: U.S. Dollar versus Yen
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-BP-0505-ECorporate GovernanceRiding the early morning Metro North train from Grand Central to Greenwich on April Fool’s Day 2006, Luke Anthony briefly pondered the revitalization of some of the once grand Harlem neighborhoods. But then his thoughts turned back to the task at hand: to form a cohesive view of the likely path of the Japanese yen. Was the dollar on one of its patented upward swings that would bring it to 140 ¥/$ before long? Or is the past year’s dollar apprecia...Starting at €8.20
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A User’s Guide to BPM5-Based BOP and IIP Accounts
Warnock, Francis E.Technical Note DARDEN-BP-0523-ECorporate GovernanceThis note presents a short description of BPM5-based balance of payments (BOP) and international investment position (IIP) presentations. It refers to data for South Africa, but given that there are worldwide standards for countries that report both BOP and IIP, it should provide guidance for understanding the data of just about any country.Starting at €8.20
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Whither the U.S. Economy? - Teaching Note
Warnock, Francis E.; Rodriguez, Peter L.Teaching Note DARDEN-BP-0542TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0542Starting at €0.00
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Taking the Plunge: New Luxury Ventures
Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Ali, N.Case DARDEN-ENT-0070-EEntrepreneurshipStudents at all levels explore the psychology of entrepreneurship and new product branding and marketing as a young IBM executive decides whether to become an entrepreneur. He must evaluate his business plan; seek advisors; and decide how much money it will take to get started. His product idea? On-the-go water for dogs. With market research complete and a team of advisors assembled, he must decide whether to take the plunge.Starting at €8.20
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The Affordable Loss Principle
Sarasvathy, Saras D.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0075-EEntrepreneurshipIdeal for a study of entrepreneurship as a phenomenon, this note explores the difference between causal models and effectuation. Whereas causal models focus on maximizing returns by selecting optimal strategies, effectuation begins with a determination of how much one is willing to lose and leveraging limited means in creative ways to generate new ends as well as new means. The effectuator then uses the very process of building the venture to bri...Starting at €8.20
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The Bird-in-Hand Principle: Who I Am, What I Know, and Whom I Know
Sarasvathy, Saras D.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0090-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note explores a framework by which entrepreneurs can evaluate their ideas before going forward based on who they are, what they know, and whom they know. Drawing on frameworks presented in textbooks, trade books, journal articles, periodicals, and on Web sites that claim to predict the feasibility and value of new venture ideas. Figure 1 depicts a simple and useful summary of four key concepts at the heart of many of these framewor...Starting at €8.20
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Cold Opportunity (B): The ICEHOTEL Story
Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Read, Stuart; Aronsson, MagnusCase DARDEN-ENT-0120-EEntrepreneurshipSuitable for MBA and executive learners, this case series presents an engaging narrative that prompts students to discuss entrepreneurial thinking. An entrepreneur who loves his native Swedish Lapland uses his natural gift for effectuation to ask What? What next? And What now? As his ventures evolve, students will ask themselves how they would master similar challenges to their own entrepreneurial plans and expectations. The case can be taught in...Starting at €5.74
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"Ought" to "Can": Questions for an Entrepreneurial Future
Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0132-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note explores the broadening role of entrepreneurship as both an economic and societal force. Students learn that as a distinct problem-solving method, entrepreneurship is teachable and applicable to a wide variety of issues central to human well-being and social improvement. It is akin to the scientific method in its capability to generate both the means to achieve yesterday’s ends and the reasons to reject them in favor of new en...Starting at €8.20
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The Yield Curve and Growth Forecasts
Warnock, Francis E.Technical Note DARDEN-GEM-0106-EEconomicsFully updated through early 2016, in this case, the protagonist was sifting through the evidence on the predictive content of the yield curve. Did the current steepness of the yield curve mean that a double-dip recession was highly unlikely? Or was the fact that the yield curve had flattened over the past few years suggest a coming slowdown in economic growth? From time to time, the market focused on the slope of the yield curve. What can it tell...Starting at €8.20
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Euro Zone Convergence, Divergence...and Then What?
Warnock, Francis E.; Debaere, PeterCase DARDEN-GEM-0107-EEconomicsA hedge-fund strategist had two decisions to make. First, what was the path of core euro zone long-term interest rates likely to be over the next year? Was the dramatic decline in German long rates over the past few years an aberration that would soon be reversed, or was it part of the “new normal” that would persist for some time? Second, how would periphery long rates evolve relative to core rates? That is-the spread between long rates in the l...Starting at €8.20