Darden University of Virginia (USA)
-
Betting on Terrorism (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Mattingly, GeorgeCase DARDEN-E-0356-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBob Marks, an employee at the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center, was intrigued by the controversy over the proposed Policy Analysis Market (PAM), which was the brainchild of the Department of Defense’s Terrorism Information Awareness initiative. PAM would be a government-sponsored, real-money futures market aimed at providing insight into military activity and political instability, primarily in the Middle East. The proposal met with a furious outcry...Starting at €8.20
-
Mental Health at Rhino Software
Prengler, MelanieCase DARDEN-OB-1433Leadership and People ManagementSam Doran is one of the youngest project managers at Rhino Software, a medium-size technology firm, and the first woman to be tasked with leading a team of her own. Since her promotion to project manager one year ago, she has been determined that she and her team will outperform the other project teams. And they have: members of her team have worked long hours, even sleeping in the office regularly. Their intense commitment earned Doran and her t...Starting at €8.20
-
Mental Health at Rhino Software
Prengler, MelanieCase DARDEN-OB-1433-ELeadership and People ManagementSam Doran is one of the youngest project managers at Rhino Software, a medium-size technology firm, and the first woman to be tasked with leading a team of her own. Since her promotion to project manager one year ago, she has been determined that she and her team will outperform the other project teams. And they have: members of her team have worked long hours, even sleeping in the office regularly. Their intense commitment earned Doran and her t...Starting at €8.20
-
Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations—The Boss
Adams, Gabrielle; Brown-Iannuzzi, Jazmin; Lisnek, Jaclyn; Prengler, Melanie; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1440-ELeadership and People ManagementMost managers will one day be in a situation where they must help another employee with a mental health issue. How should they prepare for these conversations? What resources are available? This role-play case duo sets up a discussion on mental health—specifically, depression and anxiety—between an employee and their manager in a US context. Students will be assigned either the role of the boss or the direct report, and will be asked to navigate...Starting at €8.20
-
Betting on Terrorism (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Mattingly, GeorgeCase DARDEN-E-0357-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Pentagon decides to abandon a proposed government-sponsored, real-money futures market aimed at providing insight into military activity and political instability, primarily in the Middle East. Despite public outcry that it was tantamount to profiting from disaster, the proposal had held some merit, given the predictive power of markets. Was it right to quash it?Starting at €5.74
-
Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations—The Employee
Adams, Gabrielle; Brown-Iannuzzi, Jazmin; Lisnek, Jaclyn; Prengler, Melanie; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1441-ELeadership and People ManagementMost managers will one day be in a situation where they must help another employee with a mental health issue. How should they prepare for these conversations? What resources are available? This role-play case duo sets up a discussion on mental health—specifically, depression and anxiety—between an employee and their manager in a US context. Students will be assigned either the role of the boss or the direct report, and will be asked to navigate...Starting at €8.20