Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0463-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWill Cohen, the case protagonist, has recently been promoted to Bank of America’s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. In this position, he finds himself struggling with some of the conversations, personal interactions, and general dynamics he has had with his direct reports. Cohen had had a wildly successful decade-plus experience in wealth and investment advising for several large companies, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan C...Starting at €8.20
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Oliver Sparling and Bible Books, Inc.
Wicks, Andrew C.; Neeley, Jonathan; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0355-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWhat happens when personal values and beliefs conflict with business decisions? This case, suitable for MBA, undergraduate, and executive learners, prompts engaging discussion of this issue. Oliver Sparling was a highly successful senior analyst at AFI International, a top consulting firm in Chicago with an open and tolerant workplace. He was also a gay man who had lived happily with his partner for over 10 years. Sparling encounters trouble, how...Starting at €8.20
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Marriott International and Pay-Per-View
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Neeley, JonathanCase DARDEN-E-0365-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 2007, J. W. “Bill” Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO of Marriott International, faced criticism from various groups about the fact that the Marriott hotels offered in-room adult entertainment. Because the Marriott family and organization was affiliated with the Mormon Church, which decried pornography, claiming that it was harmful to children, family, and society, critics assailed the company for not being true to Mormon values. In an attempt to ...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (B)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0464-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case, which follows up on "The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)" (UVA-E-0463), finds Will Cohen adjusting his leadership style after reflecting on the challenges he had faced in his first six months as Bank of America´s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. Instead of jumping in to solve problems, he adopted a more Socratic approach, asking his employees questions such as, “How would you approach the situation/opp...Starting at €5.74
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Jess Smith and the Design Firm
Wicks, Andrew C.; Neeley, Jonathan; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0354-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJess Smith, the recently hired director for the magazine division of a small contract publishing company in Manhattan, faces a dilemma when a client wants her company to produce images that go against Smith's personal beliefs. A project she inherited features pictures of a heavy metal band posing with anti-Christian and Satanic/devil worship images. A Christian, Smith finds these images blasphemous and also believes they promote behavior that is ...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0463Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWill Cohen, the case protagonist, has recently been promoted to Bank of America’s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. In this position, he finds himself struggling with some of the conversations, personal interactions, and general dynamics he has had with his direct reports. Cohen had had a wildly successful decade-plus experience in wealth and investment advising for several large companies, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan C...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (B)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0464Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case, which follows up on "The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)" (UVA-E-0463Starting at €5.74