Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Lincoln Industries
Horniman, Alexander B.; Venkataraman, S.Case DARDEN-OB-0914-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat are the differences between being a good tactical leader and being a good strategic leader? As he nears retirement, Robert Lincoln muses about his successor at Lincoln Industries. The case describes the backgrounds of four potential successors, all of whom are tactically astute and very competent general managers. Lincoln realizes that the company is at a crossroads and wonders what it would take for his potential successors to graduate from...Starting at €8.20
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The World is Flat...The World is Lumpy?
Yemen, Gerry; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0191-EStrategySuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this note sets the stage to unfold an analysis of popular notions about how the world works. On one hand, some believe that global competition has created a flattened world and that globalization has leveled the playing field. Yet a zest to view the world as flat, others have said, results in an underestimation of the differences between countries-standardization, exact replication,...Starting at €8.20
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"Ought" to "Can": Questions for an Entrepreneurial Future
Sarasvathy, Saras D.; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0132-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note explores the broadening role of entrepreneurship as both an economic and societal force. Students learn that as a distinct problem-solving method, entrepreneurship is teachable and applicable to a wide variety of issues central to human well-being and social improvement. It is akin to the scientific method in its capability to generate both the means to achieve yesterday’s ends and the reasons to reject them in favor of new en...Starting at €8.20
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Hanging Gardens (A): Growing a Venture from an Acorn of an Idea
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0213-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €8.20
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Hanging Gardens (B): Weeding Out the Wrong Partners
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0214-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €5.74
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Hanging Gardens (D): Tending to New Services
Venkataraman, S.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-ENT-0216-EEntrepreneurshipThis is a four-part case series. In 2012, Leigh Nicholson, a self-employed IT consultant with a successful career that had spanned South Africa, Dubai, and London under her belt, joined forces with three friends to form Hanging Gardens, a cottage business that sold homemade hanging plant holders in their local suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the weekends. After spending the summer introducing customers to the products at the weekly market, Ni...Starting at €5.74
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USA Track & Field: Getting Its Governance on Track - Teaching note
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0352TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0352Starting at €0.00
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USA Track & Field: Getting Its Governance on Track
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0352-EStrategyThis public-sourced case set in May 2020 examines various corporate governance issues that have arisen for the nonprofit USA Track & Field (USATF). The case’s protagonist is board member Tricia Myers who considers how the board can better serve its constituents as they are inundated with a torrent of issues around CEO compensation, fundraising, and governance regulations. The board faces a fire drill as CEO Max Siegel’s high compensation has just...Starting at €8.20
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Leica Camera: The Zeitgeist of Photography
Venkataraman, S.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0312-EStrategyThis field-based case uses Leica Camera, the famed German manufacturer of high-end cameras, to unfold circumstances that allow for an analysis of the firm’s competitive position. Having moved the well-loved German company from near bankruptcy during the digital revolution to a digital disrupter, Andreas Kaufmann, chairman and principal owner, had amassed an unblemished record in strategic decisions that turned the company around. The case open al...Starting at €8.20
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WeWork: But Does the Corporate Governance Work
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0350-EStrategyThis public-sourced case describes the lapses in board oversight that led to the dramatic rise and fall of collaborative office space company WeWork and its charismatic leader, Adam Neumann. The case is set in September 2019 and follows board member MarkStarting at €8.20