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Flying Beavers: An Innovative Approach to Wildlife Conservation - Teaching Note
White, MarkTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0403TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0403Starting at €0.00
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Returning to Redmond? Exploring Equity in Hybrid Work Environments at Microsoft - Teaching note
Kaufmann, Lauren; Mead, Jenny; King, LucyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0497TNBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityStarting at €0.00
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Red, White and Hoos: A New A Cappella Group at the University of Virginia
White, MarkCase DARDEN-F-1751-EFinanceThis case is intended for an advanced undergraduate course in finance, accounting, or arts management. It has been used successfully with both business and nonbusiness students. Three undergraduate students decide to start a new a cappella singing group with hopes of producing a CD the following year. The case provides opportunities for students to estimate funding needs, conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses, and use this information to deve...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Connections: Using Social Networks to Restructure the IT Department at MWH (A)
Cross, Rob; Gulas, Vic; Parker, Andrew; Vigneux, Teri; Halliday, AmyCase DARDEN-S-0112-EStrategyIn this first in a series of cases on organizational network analysis (ONA), Vic Gulas, the new head of IT at the engineering consulting firm MWH Consulting, is charged with turning a geographically organized department into one organized by function. He knows that the success of the reorganization will depend on effective collaboration, but he cannot get a sense of what collaborative relationships do and do not exist by looking at a formal organ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Connections: Using Social Networks to Restructure the IT Department at MWH (B)
Cross, Rob; Halliday, Amy; Gulas, Vic; Parker, AndrewCase DARDEN-S-0153-EStrategyIn this, the second in a case series on organizational network analysis (ONA), Vic Gulas, the new head of IT at the engineering consulting firm MWH Consulting, is charged with turning a geographically organized department into one organized by function. He knows that the success of the reorganization will depend on effective collaboration, but he cannot get a sense of what collaborative relationships do and do not exist by looking at a formal org...Starting at €5.74
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Equity Considerations in Remote and Hybrid Work Environments
Kaufmann, Lauren; Mead, Jenny; King, LucyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0498Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, companies around the world built and refined models of working in both fully remote and hybrid environments. While many of these policies and programs focused on maintaining operational productivity, few intentionally considered equity in their structures or outlined guidelines to ensure all employees felt they were treated fairly, regardless of chosen work modality or other external factors...Starting at €8.20
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Red, White & Hoos: A New A Cappella Group at the University of Virginia - Teaching Note
White, MarkTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1751TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1751Starting at €0.00
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Flying Beavers: An Innovative Approach to Wildlife Conservation
White, MarkCase DARDEN-E-0403-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBased on actual historical events, this case describes how the Idaho Fish and Game Department decided to transplant beavers from a rapidly growing area of human habitation by catching them in live traps, flying them to a more hospitable environment via airplane, and parachuting the caged beavers to their new location. Students are asked to evaluate the wisdom of this plan from ecological, economic, and ethical perspectives. This case is intended ...Starting at €8.20
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Returning to Redmond? Exploring Equity in Hybrid Work Environments at Microsoft
Kaufmann, Lauren; Mead, Jenny; King, LucyCase DARDEN-E-0497Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis public-sourced case is based on a series of decisions Microsoft and other US-based technology companies made between 2021 and 2022 related to hybrid and return-to-office work policies coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The case focuses on the balance that must be struck between policies that enable employee flexibility in terms of choosing a work modality (based on factors such as productivity, physical health considerations, professional ...Starting at €8.20