Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Fake News and the News Feed
Parmar; Bidhan L.; Leiner; Benjamin; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0429-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTessa Lyons was a rising star at Facebook. She had been the project manager in charge of news feed integrity for a little over a year; stationed at the front lines in the battle against misinformation and “fake news.” However; in early 2019; she faced an ethical dilemma that could define her tenure at the company and perhaps her career: whether to ban Alex Jones and the content from his platform; Infowars; from the Facebook news feed.Starting at €8.20
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Darden Investment Sales
Parmar; Bidhan L.; Morales; MattCase DARDEN-E-0432-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTJ, a manager at an investment company, is alarmed when, during an evening out with Leslie, his female colleague, and five male prospective clients, the men behave in an overly familiar way with her. Although Leslie assures TJ that she can handle this type of attention, TJ nonetheless is very uncomfortable with the situation. What should he do?Starting at €8.20
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Cardinal Foods: Sweet Sourcing
Weiss; Elliott N.; Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-OM-1591-EService and Operations ManagementAs part of a biennial supplier review; Jennifer Schramm; a purchasing manager in the cocoa and chocolate division at Cardinal Foods; had been considering several different cocoa cooperatives. She wanted to (1) source high-quality cocoa in the proper particle sizes; (2) source cocoa from environmentally and socially conscious producers; (3) keep the cost of cocoa sourcing as low as possible; and (4) not increase any reputational risks to the compa...Starting at €8.20
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EMI Group PLC
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1552-EFinanceThis case examines the April 2007 decision of British music company EMI to suspend its annual dividend as the company struggled to respond to the effect of digital audio distribution on its core business. The EMI case is intended to serve as an engaging introduction to corporate financial policy and themes in managing the right side of the balance sheet. The case contrasts EMI’s storied success with artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pi...Starting at €8.20
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California Pizza Kitchen
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1553-EFinanceThis case examines the question of financial leverage at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in July 2007. With a highly profitable business and an aversion to debt, CPK management is considering a debt-financed stock buyback program. The case is intended to provide an introduction to the Modigliani and Miller capital structure irrelevance propositions and the concept of debt tax shields. With the background of a pizza company, the case provides an en...Starting at €8.20
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Darden Investment Sales- Teaching note
Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0432TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0432Starting at €0.00
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EMI Group PLC (Spanish version)
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1818FinanceTraducción al español de la versión del 13 de marzo de 2009 de UVA-F-1552. Este caso examina la decisión de abril de 2007 de la compañía británica de música EMI de suspender su dividendo anual mientras la compañía luchaba por responder al efecto de la distribución de audio digital en su negocio principal. El caso de EMI está pensado para servir como una introducción a la política financiera corporativa y los temas de gestión del lado derecho del ...Starting at €8.20
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Bad Arguments and Rationalization in Business
Freeman; R. Edward; Wicks; Andrew C.; Harris; Jared D.; Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0406-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe following note attempts to catalog and analyze a set of flawed but common arguments made in business and organizational settings to drive strategic and operational decision-making. The arguments are deconstructed into syllogistic form—a set of premises leading to a conclusion—and analyzed for validity and soundness. The final part of this note pays attention to ways decision-makers can avoid such bad arguments and the rationalization that oft...Starting at €8.20
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The Ethics of Consulting
Parmar; Bidhan L.; Pritmani; Tanvi; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0431-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe consulting field; with its variety of different experiences and scenarios; often presents numerous challenges and conflicts for those involved. These vignettes; some based on actual situations; present a number of dilemmas in which the protagonists must determine the right course of action; often when that is not easily identifiable. These vignettes identify situations in which one’s values; ethical judgment; and sense of fairness might be te...Starting at €8.20