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Crisis at Away (B)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Harris, Jared D.; Surprise, NoelleCase DARDEN-S-0362-EStrategyThis case is a follow-up to "Crisis at Away (A)" (UVA-S-0361), which explores the lifestyle-brand start-up Away as it grapples with a public-relations crisis. Its CEO has made serious missteps in a public forum and the board of directors must come to a decision about whether (and how) to implement a CEO transition amid an unexpected crisis. This case presents what the board chose to do next, and provides an opportunity to discuss the longer-term ...Starting at €5.74
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Mexico: From Crisis to Reforms and from Reforms to Crisis
Saffie, FelipeCase DARDEN-GEM-0205-EEconomicsAs he prepares for a 2023 meeting of General Electric Corp. (GE), Vladimiro de la Mora, president of GE Mexico, weighs the potential benefits and risks of nearshoring production to the Mexican border. Along with major ports that accessed both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and a 2,000-mile frontier shared with the United States, Mexico has a long history of trade and cooperation with the United States, supported by trade agreements and low labor...Starting at €8.20
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.- Intercorporate Investments (B)
Lynch, Luann J.; Burke, JoshCase DARDEN-C-2276-EAccounting and ControlThis case can be used as a supplement to "Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Intercorporate Investments (A)" (UVA-C-2240). Students are presented with hypothetical data related to one of Berkshire Hathaway's investments and asked to compare the financial statement impacts of the investment if it is classified as an available-for-sale security with the impacts if classified as a trading security.Starting at €5.74
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Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0204-EEconomicsThis note works best when paired with two other Darden technical notes: "The IS/LM Model" (UVA-GEM-0126), and a note that directly supports this one, "Determinants of Economic Growth" (UVA-GEM-0202). This note provides a formal mathematical derivation to address recurring questions about the Solow model (see GEM-0202 for details). Using a detailed derivation that starts from the investment equation used in UVA-GEM-0126, it shows why population g...Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0204This note works best when paired with two other Darden technical notes: "The IS/LM Model" (UVA-GEM-0126), and a note that directly supports this one, "Determinants of Economic Growth" (UVA-GEM-0202). This note provides a formal mathematical derivation toStarting at €8.20
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Crisis at Away (A)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Harris, Jared D.; Surprise, NoelleCase DARDEN-S-0361-EStrategyWhen should a board of directors push for a CEO change? This case explores the experiences of the board of directors of a popular and successful lifestyle-brand start-up as it grapples with a public-relations crisis after a young female CEO makes serious missteps in a public forum. This case allows for a discussion of the role and responsibilities of a board of a start-up backed by venture capital (VC), when and how to remove a CEO, and the evolu...Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Economic Growth
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0202-EEconomicsEconomic growth is a recent phenomenon in human history. This technical note explores this phenomenon in detail, examining the work of Nobel laureate Robert Solow, whose growth model is the dominant paradigm for practitioners when evaluating countries' growth prospects. For math-oriented readers, this note pairs well with a companion technical note, "Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note" (UVA-GEM-0204).Starting at €8.20