Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Finance Caselets: An Ethical Perspective
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Dalmia, Pranav; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0472-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThese fictional caselets, some of which are based on lived experience, present dilemmas and ethical issues in the financial field. The situations include an investment-banking firm executive deciding how to handle an investment tip; an executive strugglinStarting at €8.20
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Strictly Business: Janice Greer’s Leadership Challenge in Japan
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0385-EStrategyJanice Greer works for NVX Pharmaceuticals, a US firm with increasing global operations. Not long after Greer’s promotion to country head for Japan, their boss suggests that widespread layoffs will be needed to help bring performance of the international units in line with domestic operations. Cultural differences between US and Japanese work practices and traditions complicate the decisions Greer faces in dealing with members of their team. How ...Starting at €8.20
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Paul Waddle's Crash Course in Nigerian Business
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0387-EStrategyPaul Waddle works for Tripod Capital (Tripod), a venture fund focused on investing globally in fintech start-ups. Ambitious and a self-starter, Waddle is in pursuit of fast-growing the Nigerian payments platform DigitApt. As he enters the final stages of closing a deal, he is confronted with cultural differences between US and Nigerian work practices and traditions. Understanding and appropriately integrating these differences could be the key to...Starting at €8.20
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Looking for a Sustainable Model at Brazilian Edtech Start-up Resilia - Teaching note
Guissoni, Leandro; Migliora Neto, Luiz; Aidar, Marcelo MarinhoTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1030TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1030Starting at €0.00
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Us versus Them: Bridging the Fault Line between Salaried and Hourly Employees
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0382StrategyBlake Cody is a consultant who has been brought in to optimize and increase efficiency at a manufacturing plant mired in a market slump. He identifies divisions between two groups of employees—salaried (permanent) and hourly (temporary)—as a central challStarting at €8.20
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Culture Clash: Abdullah Al-Multaq's Return to the Middle East
Chen, Ming-Jer; Dalmia, PranavCase DARDEN-S-0384StrategyAbdullah “Abe” Al-Multaq works in the acquisitions team of a large and ambitious US tech company. As his team undertakes due diligence at a target company he had identified in Saudi Arabia, cultural differences between representatives of the two firms flaStarting at €8.20
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (B): Building a Successful Digital and Omnichannel Transformation
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Lourenço, Carlos Eduardo; Boccia, MurilloCase DARDEN-M-1022-EMarketingBetween 2013 and 2019, Natura undertook a set of initiatives to begin its digital transformation and accelerate the global expansion that resulted in it becoming the world's fourth-largest beauty group. Along with its traditional door-to-door operation, NStarting at €5.74
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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
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Google and Internet Privacy (B)
Harris, Jared D.; Denoncour, Joan; Heffernan, Edward; Koranne, Rahul; Marxen, Jake; Neu, Thomas; Sundaresan, Narayanan; Bowie, Norman E.; Mead, JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0345-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case begins with the resolution of the A case (disturbed by the office reaction to him, Patton resigns), and then discusses the privacy issues in the situation from a Utilitarian and a Kantian perspective.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing the Right Metrics for Listerine Brand Management in Brazil
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Araújo, OlegárioCase DARDEN-M-0902-EMarketingRonaldo Art, brand manager for J&J's Listerine, reflected on the progress he had made in market penetration for the oral hygiene product from the time he started in the position in 2010 to late 2014. He wanted to develop a long-term strategy for the brand rather than stimulating short-term increases in market share, which could compromise the equity of the brand, its profitability, and its long-term competitive advantage. This case has been used ...Starting at €8.20