Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Pacific National Industries, Inc.
West, June A.; Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-G-0646-EKnowledge and CommunicationEric Walsh, newly promoted director of aviation for Pacific National Industries, Inc. (PNI), is one week away from having to make his very first presentation to the company’s COO and CFO. PNI is one of the country’s largest chemical companies, and maintained four aircraft and a team of flight and maintenance crewmembers to facilitate executive travel to and from the company’s many plants and operating complexes. Walsh enters his new position and ...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Communicating R&D Strategy to a Global Organization
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-BC-0275-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case explores Corteva Agriscience’s (Corteva’s) research and development (R&D) organization, and the work of Wendy Srnic, global leader of Integrated Field Sciences (IFS); Kate Irvin, Corteva’s R&D communications leader; Neal Gutterson, Corteva's chief technology officer; and the R&D leadership team (RDLT) to communicate Corteva's new purpose and strategy to approximately 5,000 R&D employees in more than 140 countries worldwide. Because Cort...Starting at €8.20
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Performance Management Systems: How Companies are Rethinking People Development
West, June A.; Kelly, John P.Technical Note DARDEN-OB-1219-ELeadership and People ManagementBusiness has become increasingly globalized, interconnected, and disrupted by the unceasing progress of technology. As markets span ever-larger geographical areas, the war for talent among companies continues to heat up. As businesspeople enter the workforce, they seek not only challenging and stimulating roles with competitive compensation, but also organizations dedicated to people development. To attract the best and the brightest, companies a...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance in Three Economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1426-EFinanceThis case examines the structure of corporate governance in three economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States. It presents the structure and background on the composition of corporate boards of directors and examines how corporate governance impacts on managerial decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Forwards and Futures
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1427-EFinanceThis technical note introduces the basics of forward and futures contracts. It covers the very simplest contract on financial assets with no income and expands the discussion to cover contracts on financial assets with dividends, contracts on foreign currency and commodities. There is a discussion on the difference between forward/futures prices and the expected spot rate.Starting at €8.20
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Valuing Assets in Financial Markets
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1518-EFinanceThis technical note provides an overview of techniques used to value assets, including multiples, arbitrage pricing, and discounted cash flow. The note emphasizes the basic nature of valuation approaches and their logical underpinning, focusing on how techniques are applied to assets that are or might be traded in financial markets. The note sets the stage for specific (and often complicated) applications of the pricing techniques.Starting at €8.20
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Spot and Forward Interest Rates
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1520-EFinanceThis note examines how spot and forward interest rates relate to bond prices and to each other. After defining spot and forward rates, the note shows how to estimate spot rates from data on either zero-coupon bonds or coupon bonds. It also shows how to express these stated rates for different compounding assumptions. The note pays particular attention to understanding how arbitrage forces in markets establish the links between forward and spot ra...Starting at €8.20
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Stock Options and Compensation
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1521-EFinanceThis note is a brief introduction to the logic and practice of using stock options to compensate executives. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the value of option grants for a company. The note affords the opportunity to apply options valuation in the context of executive compensation, and serves as a companion to introductions to options that expose the reader to the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. A spreadsheet is a...Starting at €8.20
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The Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model
Harris, Robert S.; Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1522-EFinanceThis note discusses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and then applies the model to call options. The underlying logic of the model is emphasized and illustrated through the use of simple examples. The model is then applied using real data. The note pays particular attention to procedures for estimating the potential for stock-price changes (volatility). It also provides the reader with an appreciation of the economic underpinnings of the mo...Starting at €8.20
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Cypress Semiconductor: 1.25% Convertible Notes
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1532-EFinanceThe treasury department staff at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Cypress) had just received the final draft of the proposal for the pending $600 million convertible bond issue. This would be the latest in a series of convertible bond issuances by Cypress. But this time the situation was quite different. The last offerings were in 2000 when Cypress’s stock price was trading in the $40 to $50 range for the year and had, in fact, hit a high of $5...Starting at €8.20