Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Lac Leman Festival de la Musique (A)
Bodily; Samuel E.; Jenkins; RobertCase DARDEN-QA-0707-EDecision AnalysisThe organizers of a music festival may use video from the Friday concert to create a DVD to sell to those who come to the Saturday concert. Attendance on Saturday is uncertain; as is the percentage of those who attend on Saturday who will buy the DVD. Is this a good project? If so; what number of DVDs should be burned early Saturday morning and offered for sale at that evening's performance? By that time; Friday attendance is known; as well as wh...Starting at €8.20
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Lac Leman Festival de la Musique (B)
Bodily; Samuel E.; Jenkins; RobertCase DARDEN-QA-0708-EDecision AnalysisThe organizers of a music festival may use video from the Friday concert to create a DVD to sell to those who come to the Saturday concert. Attendance on Saturday is uncertain; as is the percentage of those who attend on Saturday who will buy the DVD. Is this a good project? If so; what number of DVDs should be burned early Saturday morning and offered for sale at that evening's performance? By that time; Friday attendance is known; as well as wh...Starting at €5.74
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Moral Relativism
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Gilbert, Daniel R. Jr.Technical Note DARDEN-E-0341-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis note provides an introduction to moral relativism, discusses the various ways it poses fundamental challenges to engaging in ethical reflection, and offers alternative ways of thinking about ethics that avoid the trap of relativism.Starting at €8.20
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1561-EFinanceThis case and its companion, UVA-F-1560, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In November 2006, Alec Berg, a successful hedge fund manager, must decide whether to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Hertz Corporation. The IPO followed a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Hertz that was completed in December 2005 by three prominent private equity firms that had combined to purchase Hert...Starting at €8.20
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Effective “Estée-te” Tax Planning through Financial Engineering: Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2261-EThis case examines the creative strategies that the Lauder family used to monetize its position in Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., in the 1990s while deferring its tax liability on the appreciated position. Strategies included the use of the company's IPO to engage in a short-against-the-box transaction and the issuance of hybrid securities known as TRACES. The case allows students to consider a variety of monetization strategies and the tax and no...Starting at €8.20
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Oracle Corporation’s Acquisition of Siebel Systems, Inc.: The Battle of Two Silicon Valley Titans Comes to an End
Frank, Mary Margaret; Pozzi, MichaelCase DARDEN-C-2271-EAccounting and ControlIn September 2005, after years of bitter competition, Siebel Systems Inc. finally agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corporation. The two companies preferred different forms of consideration as payment for Siebel Systems and used a deal structure known as a "double dummy" to satisfy both parties. The case requires students to examine how the unique deal structure meets the tax and non-tax preferences of the corporations and their shareholders.Starting at €8.20