Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1510-EFinanceThe case has been used in a first-year required course called Global Economies and Markets in a module on monetary policy. On October 24, 2005, President Bush nominated Ben S. Bernanke to be chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years along with a 14-year term on the board of governors. With the U.S. Senate confirmation widely anticipated, Bernanke was expected to take over stewardship of the U.S. mon...Starting at €8.20
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Wal-Mart China: Tian Tian Pingjia
Weiss, Elliott N.; Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.; Li, Wei; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1472-EService and Operations ManagementHaving taken stock of where the division was, Scott Price, Wal-Mart China's interim CEO, wanted to lay the groundwork to be able to hand over the reins to the new CEO with an idea of where it was headed. At the end of his assignment, Price would like to leave a report with recommendations that would help position the next leader to be even more successful. What did day-to-day operations look like in 2012? Was there urgency anywhere along the line...Starting at €8.20
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Telescope: Squaring Purpose with Reality
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, NicholasCase DARDEN-E-0368-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe management of Telescope, a wildly popular online search engine, must deal with a security breach in which information from thousands of users has been compromised. Technically - thanks to its carefully worded terms of use - the company is not financially liable for any ensuing damage. But Telescope prides itself on its commitment to acting responsibly. CEO and Co-Founder Spencer Milo must reconcile what the company stands for and how his orga...Starting at €8.20
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Xerox and the Vision Quest
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, NicholasCase DARDEN-E-0367-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityXerox Production Manager Jim Deese has an employee who is uncomfortable with the company’s “vision quests” (creative and spiritual retreats). Xerox began conducting these vision quests as a means of invigorating production and innovation at the company, which had struggled over the years with product development and increasing competition. Some studies have shown that incorporating some element of spirituality helps to generate a happier and more...Starting at €8.20
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The Meatpacking Factory
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, NicholasCase DARDEN-E-0369-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe manager of a meatpacking factory allows his 100-plus Muslim workers to take breaks believing that it is an appropriate response to the religious needs of this large part of his employee base. But the breaks have begun to interfere with the overall operation of the plant, resulting in a loss of productivity. Other employees have become irritated resenting what they see as preferential treatment. Because of the productivity issues, other employ...Starting at €8.20
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Foreign Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities (Abridged)
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1540-EFinanceIn 2004, for the first time, foreigners owned more than half of privately held U.S. public debt, mostly in the form of marketable U.S. Treasury securities. In internal discussions at the U.S. Treasury Department, the increase in foreign appetite for Treasury securities represented global investors' vote of confidence in the U.S. economy. Many in the Treasury believed that broad foreign ownership helped lower Treasury borrowing costs. But there wa...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil: Dealing with International Shocks
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-BP-0509-ECorporate GovernanceOn January 15, 1999, the Brazilian central bank, in the face of massive speculative attacks on the Brazilian real, decided to let the real float. In the foreign exchange markets, the real fell sharply. The Brazilian economy appeared to be entering a severe recession. The Brazilian financial crisis represented another fallen domino in the global contagion that had started in the summer of 1997 in Thailand. This case describes the set of macroecono...Starting at €8.20
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Dealing with Capital Flows: Thailand in 2006
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-BP-0511-ECorporate GovernanceThis case was written as an exam case for first-year course, "Global Economies and Markets." It is written as a comprehensive case that examines the policy choices facing a small open economy in an increasingly globalizing world. It can be used in a course on open economy macroeconomics or on international finance. Late in the day on December 18, 2006, the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the country’s central bank, announced that effective the next day i...Starting at €8.20
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Rural Credit Cooperatives in India
Li, Wei; Parmar, Bidhan L.Case DARDEN-BP-0521-ECorporate GovernanceRecently, the Indian Congress asked a distinguished committee of experts to analyze and make policy recommendations about India’s Cooperative Financial Institutions (CFIs), which included organizations such as credit unions and cooperative banks. One committee member, Mohan R. Narayan, a leading economist at a prestigious Indian university, was enthusiastic about the job; it was an opportunity to help millions of rural poor and to have a positive...Starting at €8.20
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The First Credit Bureau
Li, Wei; Parmar, Bidhan L.Case DARDEN-F-1524-EFinanceThis case can be used in courses on credit markets, emerging markets finance, and economic and financial development. The Pragma Corporation, a northern Virginia-based international development consulting firm, won a bid put out in 2001 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help develop a credit bureau in Kazakhstan. Between 2001 and 2003, Javier Piedra, a senior consultant at Pragma, and a team of four local consul...Starting at €8.20