Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Four Factors
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1358-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case follows Shane Harris, who has just been hired as an assistant coach for the NBA's new franchise, the Honolulu Hammerheads. In order to aid team management in using basketball analytics, Harris turns to Dean Oliver's Four Factor method.Starting at €8.20
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Free Agency (C): Negotiating as the Nuggets' Representative
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1361-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set challenges students to consider the upcoming free agency decision-making of an NBA team by conducting some basic statistical analyses of three possible targets, all of whom are upcoming unrestricted free agents—Danny Glover, David Bowie, and Mike Meyers. Each of these players could potentially fit the team’s need to find a shooter and versatile defender at the forward position. Students are asked specifically to evaluate what each o...Starting at €5.74
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Translating Personal Tragedy into Action: Starting the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation
Matherne, G. Paul; Orr, Emily Jane; Behrman, KatelynCase DARDEN-E-0462-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 2020, Jennifer and Corey Feist started the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Fund in memory of Jennifer’s sister. As the head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital, Lorna Breen had treated patients at hospitals overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic,Starting at €8.20
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The "Right" Way to Pick the "Right" Players
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Kime, LeslieExercise DARDEN-OB-1365-ELeadership and People ManagementTo prepare for each year’s NFL draft, each team creates a “model” for player selection. This involves developing a holistic view of every player (especially those the team is most interested in), such that it can compare two different players. In this exercise, students are tasked with building and operationalizing (but not actually collecting the data or testing) a model for player selection in the NFL draft, including deciding on the dependent ...Starting at €8.20
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Fired Fairly?
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanExercise DARDEN-OB-1368Leadership and People ManagementThis case presents students with the issue of whether Black college football coaches are fired fairly. Students are asked to use the provided data set to think through the various prompts about building the model they would test, including considering the dependent and independent variables and their initial hypothesis.Starting at €8.20
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Selection Sunday
Detert, James R.; Cullen, KevinExercise DARDEN-OB-1434-ELeadership and People ManagementThis exercise stages a data-analysis task within the world of US men's college basketball. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, known as "March Madness," begins every March with 68 college teams and concludes in April with 1 champion. It is one of the biggest sporting events of the year in the United States—a multi-billion-dollar endeavor that is wildly popular with fans and tha...Starting at €8.20
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Food Runners (A): Nowhere to Run to
Matherne, G. Paul; Orr, Emily JaneCase DARDEN-OM-1703-EService and Operations ManagementMary Risley was as stunned as the rest of the country by the rapid shutdown of the economy in early March of 2020 in response to COVID-19. Risley was the founder of Food Runners, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helped match the excess in the food industry with the social need of feeding the hungry. Before the pandemic hit, the organization had over 250 active volunteers who brought food, which had been donated by restaurants and other busine...Starting at €8.20
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Food Runners (B): A New Path?
Matherne, G. Paul; Orr, Emily JaneCase DARDEN-OM-1704-EService and Operations ManagementMary Risley was as stunned as the rest of the country by the rapid shutdown of the economy in early March of 2020 in response to COVID-19. Risley was the founder of Food Runners, a San Francisco–based nonprofit that helped match the excess in the food industry with the social need of feeding the hungry. Before the pandemic hit, the organization had over 250 active volunteers who brought food, which had been donated by restaurants and other busine...Starting at €5.74
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COVID-19 Testing: How Hard Can It Be (A)
Matherne, G. Paul; Orr, Emily JaneCase DARDEN-E-0455-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn early March 2020, Amy Mathers, a physician and faculty member at the University of Virginia Health System (UVA Health), contemplated how UVA Health could get access to COVID-19 testing - and fast. The first patients with COVID-19 symptoms had arrived at the UVA hospital that week, but hospital staff had no ability to confirm the cases. Waiting seven days for a commercial result meant wasting precious isolation rooms and gear if the patient was...Starting at €8.20
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Google and Internet Privacy (A)
Harris, Jared D.; Denoncour, Joan; Heffernan, Edward; Koranne, Rahul; Marxen, Jake; Neu, Thomas; Sundaresan, Narayanan; Bowie, Norman E.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0344-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBased on their use of a shared computer and the Internet ads that keep popping up, two co-workers suspect that another co-worker is HIV-positive or has AIDS. Using this story platform, the case explores Internet marketing, especially the powerhouse search engine Google and how it tracks its users’ habits. The history of Google is chronicled, as well as the privacy issues that have mushroomed as the Internet and its technology have developed.Starting at €8.20