Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Johansen's: The New Scorecard System
Lynch, Luann J.; Forman, Jennifer; Gillam, GrahamCase DARDEN-C-2371-EAccounting and ControlJohansen's has just completed its first year under a new scorecard system for evaluation of manager performance. The manager of Store 51 has traditionally been one of the company's top-performing managers from a financial standpoint, but his overall performance rating has declined due to performance along nonfinancial dimensions. The managers at the performance summit must discuss his performance in the context of a new performance evaluation sys...Starting at €8.20
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Working Capital: A Summary of Ratios by Industry - Teaching Note
Lynch, Luann J.; Gillam, Graham; Forman, JenniferTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2348TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2348Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1791: Hamilton's Reports and the Rise of Faction (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1783-EFinanceOn December 5, 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton presented to Congress his “Report on the Subject of Manufactures,” which proposed significant government support for nascent American industry through tariffs, subsidies, and other incentives. It seemed that Hamilton’s politico-economic vision for America had substantial political momentum, yet James Madison and his circle viewed Hamilton’s proposals with alarm, and a financial pan...Starting at €8.20
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1820TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1821Starting at €0.00
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The "Roaring ’20s" and the Crash of 1929
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1908-EFinanceIn April 1930, US Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon reviewed recent stock market events as he prepared to enter a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board, which he chaired. In September and October 1929, the US stock market had fallen about a third, and then recovered somewhat. In response to the turmoil, the Federal Reserve (Fed) had lowered the discount rate in five steps from 6% to 3.71%, and market rates of interest across a range of debt securit...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Crisis of 1847 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1930-EFinanceOn October 25, 1847, British prime minister John Russell met with his cabinet to review a deepening financial crisis and to weigh proposals for government response. Chief among these were two proposals. The first was to suspend the Bank Charter Act of 1844 in order to permit the Bank of England to discount more freely and to issue banknotes in greater volume than the Act allowed. In recent days, delegations of merchants, industrialists, and count...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932FinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1932-EFinanceOn March 15, 1848, the governor of the Bank of France, Antoine d’Argout, faced the potential collapse of his institution. A cascade of agricultural and industrial shocks, rising food prices, spikes in unemployment, and currency outflows struck at the heart of the French economy. At the same time, France, and Europe more broadly, had dissolved into armed revolution. The French king’s abdication in February, alongside the already teetering financia...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Crisis and the Revolutions of 1848 (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1932TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for Product F-1932Starting at €0.00
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Johansen's: The New Scorecard System - Teaching Note
Lynch, Luann J.; Forman, Jennifer; Gillam, GrahamTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2371TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2371Starting at €0.00