Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0535-ECorporate GovernanceThe integration team had planned and implemented the changes. The two goals to maintain momentum and keep the core value of Golden West operations in place were accomplished. From the time the deal was announced, Wachovia and Golden West had been cross-selling each other’s products. Much time was invested early on in getting all parties up to speed. But everything fell apart only months after the integration when in July of 2007 Wachovia took a h...Starting at €5.74
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0532TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0532Starting at €0.00
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0532-ECorporate GovernanceIn July 2007, Wachovia Corporation’s CEO is pleased with a report that shows the firm’s record-setting second quarter results. In the past three months, Wachovia has doubled its earnings and posted record revenues, mostly attributable to the large consumer real-estate loans related to the Golden West Financial acquisition that has contributed to the bank’s growth. The transition of Golden West into Wachovia’s platform had been quick and smooth, d...Starting at €8.20
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POSCO, FINEX, and Technology Sharing
Mead, Jenny; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. Edward; Krehmeyer, DeanCase DARDEN-E-0395-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPOSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. Determined to find a greener and more cost-efficient alternative technology for steelmaking, POSCO decided to develop a new technology. Called FINEX, this technology significantly lowered operating costs, cut emissions, and, by eliminating the need for sinter and coking plants,...Starting at €8.20
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POSCO and Quick Six Sigma
Mead, Jenny; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. Edward; Krehmeyer, DeanCase DARDEN-E-0396-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPOSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. Along with other steelmaking companies, it faced the dilemma of the excessive waste inherent in its industry. In 2005, POSCO had initiated QSS (Quick Six Sigma or Quick and Smart Solution), which was extremely successful and had continuously contributed to waste reduction. Havi...Starting at €8.20
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Chiquita and the U.S. Department of Justice
Krehmeyer, Dean; Donaldson, Tom; Stewart, Lisa; White, HeidiCase DARDEN-BRI-1006-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn April 2003, Chiquita Brand International’s Audit Committee Chairman Roderick Hills met with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose the company’s participation in making payments to the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia, in exchange for the safety of its Colombian subsidiary employees. Hills expected that the government would understand its actions in Colombia and levy fewer penalties. US...Starting at €8.20
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POSCO and "Thanks Sharing"
Mead, Jenny; Krehmeyer, Dean; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. EdwardCase DARDEN-E-0397-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPOSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. POSCO management had worked hard since 2011 to infuse the company with the tenets of conscious capitalism and to make the company a "Firm of Endearment." Consequently, it came as an unhappy surprise when the New Economics Foundation (NEF) ranked South Korea 68th out of 143 coun...Starting at €8.20