Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Whole Foods: Digesting Amazon’s Offer
Loutskina; Elena; Bickwit; GrantCase DARDEN-F-1923-EFinanceAs the cofounder and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey had spent the better portion of his life rapidly growing the company from a niche natural grocery store in Austin, Texas, into the premier natural-foods grocer in the United States. Highly regarded as industry leader, Whole Foods contributed to the explosion in health-conscious eating sweeping the country. But not all good things lasted forever. Whole Foods had been treading increasingly chopp...Starting at €8.20
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The Black Rhino - Teaching Note
Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Cook, Sierra; Bailey, TrishaTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0363TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0363Starting at €0.00
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Debt-for-Control Investing in Asia: Nine Entertainment Company
Fleming; Grant; Von Reibnitz; Anna; Smith; David C.Case DARDEN-F-1800-EFinanceIn October 2012; Australian media giant Nine Entertainment Company (NEC) was in the midst of a major debt renegotiation that would determine whether the company received a renewed chance to survive and thrive or faced a long and potentially costly insolvency proceeding. Six years earlier; private equity firm CVC Partners (CVC) had taken a controlling position in NEC; culminating by 2008 in one of the largest leveraged buyouts (LBOs) in the Asian ...Starting at €8.20
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The Black Rhino
Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Cook, Sierra; Bailey, TrishaCase DARDEN-E-0363-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJohn Hume, a veteran game farmer and founder of the Mauricedale Game Ranch in South Africa, was deeply troubled by the record upsurge in black rhino poaching incidents and black-market horn thefts in 2010 and 2011. While the endangered black rhino represented only one segment of Mauricedale’s hunting and farming businesses in 2011, the animal’s survival was an important component of the ranch’s and industry’s growth potential in the future. As bo...Starting at €8.20