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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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Hiring at Huckle Buckle Beanstalk: Not All Fun and Games
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0192-EEntrepreneurshipDavid Brown sat at his desk in the stock room of his toy store, Huckle Buckle Beanstalk, looking at the three résumés in front of him. He needed a new store manager, and these three résumés were his top choices. Each offered a different mix of skills and experience, and he hoped he would have the unusual luxury of having one rise to the top in the afternoon interviews. He had fired his previous store manager just over a month earlier for theft, a...Starting at €8.20
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Selling a New Old Idea: Virginia Business Ventures
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0193-EEntrepreneurshipElizabeth Franks, CEO of Virginia Business Ventures Inc. (VBV), has a week until her July 2010 board meeting. VBV just completed a six-month marketing and advertising campaign for a new product line and strategic rebranding, and early responses from the board indicated mixed feelings. Franks knows that the board is looking to her for keen analysis and a way forward. What should she recommend?Starting at €8.20
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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
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Working Capital: A Summary of Ratios by Industry
Lynch, Luann J.; Gillam, Graham; Forman, JenniferCase DARDEN-C-2348-EAccounting and ControlThe case graphically presents various working capital ratios (days inventory outstanding, days sales outstanding, days payables outstanding, cash conversion cycle, and operating cycle) over the 2009-through-2012 period by industry and for specific well-known companies. Students are given the opportunity to craft an intuitive story around the ratios they are given in the case. The case works well as a supplement for classes on working capital mana...Starting at €8.20
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Johansen's New Scorecard System: The Summit
Lynch, Luann J.; Forman, Jennifer; Gillam, GrahamCase DARDEN-C-2349-EAccounting and ControlJohansen's, a large high-end department store, 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. Using a role-playing exercise, the managers at the performance summit must discus...Starting at €8.20
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Johansen's New Scorecard System: The Summit - Teaching Note
Lynch, Luann J.; Forman, Jennifer; Gillam, GrahamTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2349TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2349Starting at €0.00
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The Bottom Line at CC's Gourmet Kitchen
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0185-EEntrepreneurshipUsing computer spreadsheets to track the finances for his restaurant - CC’s Gourmet Kitchen - was one of Carl Coleman’s least favorite things to do. This had been especially true at the end of each month since he opened. This evening in July 2010 was no different, as one figure in particular, the paltry $2,800 in profit, was characteristically depressing. “If I don’t make some changes soon,” Coleman said to himself, “I’m not going to be able to a...Starting at €8.20
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Coalfields Coffee: Where to Go?
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0184-EEntrepreneurshipGary and Renee Harris are a husband-and-wife team of entrepreneurs who are planning on opening a coffee shop in southwest Virginia. Gary has worked in food service and Renee has been a business manager for a small medical practice. They plan to rely on this experience and their passion for cooking to succeed. They intend to open a breakfast-and-lunch-focused casual restaurant—a coffee shop rather than a diner or full restaurant. In their home tow...Starting at €8.20