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The Canons of Rhetoric
Moriarty, BrianTechnical Note DARDEN-BC-0264-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note is employed in MBA, executive education, and undergraduate courses that cover the art of persuasion. It is used in the core Management Communication course at Darden. Employing the canons of rhetoric devised by Aristotle and his classical contemporaries, the objective of the note is to provide students with a clear and usable map to guide them as they seek to understand the dynamics involved in persuading others. Persuasion is...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Voice and Style
Moriarty, BrianTechnical Note DARDEN-BC-0265-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note is used in management communications or strategic communication courses in MBA or executive education programs where students are learning to develop their ability to persuade others through oral and written communication. It includes a framework for assessing the various skill sets that characterize accomplished communicators and guidance for both extroverts and introverts on refining their particular leadership voice and sty...Starting at €8.20
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The Euro Zone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Risell, AdamCase DARDEN-F-1649-EFinanceIn January 2011, during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jason Sterling, a hedge fund manager, was conducting online research to see if he could trade on any newsworthy information emerging from the summit. Sterling’s fund traded primarily in sovereign debt, and he needed to figure out if European leaders would be able to come up with a viable solution to the crisis or whether the debt crisis would lead to the defa...Starting at €8.20
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JPMorgan and the Dodd-Frank Act - Teaching Note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Risell, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1654TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1654Starting at €0.00
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You Can't Tell Anyone (B)
Gentile, Mary; Moriarty, BrianCase DARDEN-OB-1406-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. Tom Patton is the head of internal communication at a cybersecurity company, RothBabbitt Cyber (RothBabbitt), which was the victim of a significant cyberattack. After informing Patton about the situation, his supervisor, Chief Communication Officer Lucille Givens...Starting at €5.74
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Sustainability at The Coca-Cola Company in a New Era of Brand Building
Rubin, James R.; Moriarty, Brian; Mehlsak, AlisonCase DARDEN-BC-0262-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case is used in Darden's course elective on managing corporate communications. It offers students a concise history of The Coca-Cola Company's (TCCC's) brand history before focusing on the importance that TCCC's Office of Sustainability currently plays in the communications strategy for the brand. The case analyzes how the Office of Sustainability works both locally and globally to partner in innovative ways with stakeholders along the entir...Starting at €8.20
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JPMorgan and the Dodd-Frank Act
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Risell, AdamCase DARDEN-F-1654-EFinanceIn October, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., is preparing for the company’s 2010 Q3 earnings conference call and wondering how to address the inevitable questions related to financial reform. It has been just over two months since the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) had been passed, and there was still much uncertainty as to how JPMorgan should address the reforms. JPMorgan had reported stronger than expec...Starting at €8.20
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The Euro Zone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis - Teaching Note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Risell, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1649TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1649Starting at €0.00
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Hedge Fund Pitch and Persuasion (B)
Moriarty, Brian; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-BC-0273-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis field-based case uses the experiences of an equity analyst at his first job post–MBA to explore challenges of persuading a boss to support an action that the analyst determined would benefit the firm. In the A case, Fred Hill had been at his job for two years and believed he had come across a fresh idea—a long stock position in J. C. Penney (JCP). The company was misunderstood by the market, had a catalyst, and the valuation was cheap, all t...Starting at €5.74
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Hedge Fund Pitch and Persuasion (A)
Moriarty, Brian; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-BC-0272-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis field-based case uses the experiences of an equity analyst at his first job post–MBA to explore challenges of persuading a boss to support an action that the analyst determined would benefit the firm. In the A case, Fred Hill had been at his job for two years and believed he had come across a fresh idea—a long stock position in J. C. Penney (JCP). The company was misunderstood by the market, had a catalyst, and the valuation was cheap, all t...Starting at €8.20