Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Bidding for Hertz: Leveraged Buyout - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1560TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1560Starting at €0.00
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Lisa Walker in Saudi Arabia
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, JohnCase DARDEN-E-0435-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLisa Walker, a Wharton MBA graduate, was assigned to work in Saudi Arabia as part of her position at JPMorgan Chase. Walker has some trepidation, given Saudi Arabia’s posture toward women. Initially, things were good and Walker felt respected and welcomedStarting at €8.20
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Vulcan Clothing Company
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0438-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs an advertising consultant for a New York-based clothing company, the protagonist in this case wants to respect and reflect religious diversity in both promotion and publicity. An actress wearing a hijab, the head cover many Muslim women wear in public, has been included in the company's upcoming global ad campaign, sparking concerns about how the campaign will be received in France. Taking into account the friction between political secula...Starting at €8.20
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You Can Play, but Will You Win - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Fairchild, ColeTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1894TNFinanceTeaching Note of Product F-1894Starting at €0.00
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Artificial Intelligence Caselets
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Korinek, Anton; Mead, Jenny; Gillespie, KevinCase DARDEN-E-0437-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis set of caselets gets to the heart of the ethical issues embedded within the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced forms of automation technology in the workplace. Employee surveillance, customer privacy, replacing workers with machines and programs, using new data-mining techniques in the hiring process, and more—the multilayered dilemmas these new opportunities present increasingly require managers' careful consi...Starting at €8.20
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You Can Play, but Will You Win
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Fairchild, ColeCase DARDEN-F-1894FinanceThis case follows Jason, a high school student who is looking forward to going to college. He is an excellent student and a basketball star, which allowed him to receive two full-ride scholarships: the first to play Division 1 basketball at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and the second to attend the University of Virginia (UVA). This leaves Jason with a huge decision to make. Should he attend Penn State and try to fulfill his dream of...Starting at €8.20
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DuPont Corporation: Sale of Performance Coatings
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Merker, BrettCase DARDEN-F-1709-EFinanceIn January 2012, Ellen Kullman, CEO and chairman of DuPont, must decide whether to retain or sell the company’s Performance Coatings (DPC) division. This is an introductory case on valuing a leveraged buyout. The case focuses on a publicly listed corporation’s decision to divest a large division and asks students to compare the division’s value if it remains under DuPont’s control or is sold to an outside party. The transaction size of approximat...Starting at €8.20
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Cengage Learning: Can Apax Partners Salvage This Buyout?
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Smith, David C.Case DARDEN-F-1727-EFinanceThis case investigates the issues involved in a private equity (PE) firm’s decision to invest in the debt of a distressed leveraged buyout. The analysis has been purposefully simplified to involve only two classes of outstanding debt, senior debt and junior debt, so that students do not need to have detailed knowledge of the bankruptcy process to complete the analysis. The main analytical task requires students to compute the expected internal ra...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1561TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1561Starting at €0.00
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The Carlyle Group: IPO of a Publicly Traded Private Equity Firm - Teaching Note
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1689TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1689Starting at €0.00