Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Identifying the Next High-Growth Economies
Walsh, Kieran J.; Roberts, AnthonyTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0169-EEconomicsThis note is an introduction to using macroeconomics in evaluating the long-term growth prospects of emerging markets. Methodologically, it is an application of growth theory, the Solow model in particular, and it gives students the opportunity to practice reading and interpreting the data of international macroeconomics. The textbook Solow growth model and its basic extensions align well with how investors and policymakers think about forecastin...Starting at €8.20
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Fragilities and Growth Prospects in the Global Economy
Walsh, Kieran J.; Warnock, Francis E.Technical Note DARDEN-GEM-0177-EEconomicsThis note discusses identifying the potential future fragile and high-growth economies.Starting at €8.20
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Exchange Rate Shocks in the United Kingdom and Switzerland
Warnock, Francis E.; Walsh, Kieran J.Case DARDEN-GEM-0172-EEconomicsThis case follows as the protagonist sets out to refresh his knowledge of large changes in exchange rates by analyzing two specific episodes: George Soros against the Bank of England (BOE) in 1992 and Switzerland’s Francogeddon in 2015. The episodes were in one sense very different - one led to a sharp depreciation and the other to a sharp appreciation - but understanding them could serve him well when assessing future potential large exchange ra...Starting at €8.20
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Stryker Corporation
Hess, Edward D.; Eriksson, CassyCase DARDEN-S-0174-EStrategyStryker is the story of how CEO John Brown built his company into a market leader using a simple strategy of growing earnings 20% a year. The strategy was supported by the values statement: "do not lie, cheat, or steal to do it." Stryker had an internal high-performance environment grown primarily through organic growth and by adding technology through small acquisitions. This case confronts Brown's succession and the issue of whether Stryker's 2...Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks Corporation (A)
Hess, Edward D.; Eriksson, CassyCase DARDEN-S-0175-EStrategyThe issue in this case is whether it is realistic for Starbucks to continue to be a high-growth company. Questions raised are whether all growth is good; whether bigger is always better; whether businesses must “grow or die”; and under what circumstances does too aggressive growth destroy value? In trying to remain a high-growth company, Starbucks has opened some stores in subprime locations, resulting in dilution of its customer value propositio...Starting at €8.20
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Starbucks Corporation (B)
Hess, Edward D.; Eriksson, CassyCase DARDEN-S-0176-EStrategyThis case follows S-0175 and explores the different responses Starbucks made to correct its operational and overexpansion problems as well as its experimentation with new growth ideas. Analysts who predicted that Starbucks wouldn’t survive the global downturn must to eat their words. Under its former CEO, it has emerged from the economic downturn a leaner, better company. Now it must decide whether to build or buy a new concept to scale or reigni...Starting at €5.74
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Dell Inc.
Hess, Edward D.; Eriksson, CassyCase DARDEN-S-0185-EStrategyIn the 1990s, with more widespread use of the Internet, sales through Dell Computer Corporation’s online business swelled, and it became a dominant market leader. By 2010, Dell Computer Corporation had changed its name to Dell Inc. (Dell). Dell employed 96,000 people worldwide and was ranked 38th on the Fortune 500 list. But in the summer of 2010, Dell was faced with dwindling market share, myriad customer complaints, vendor troubles, and a blist...Starting at €8.20
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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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Mexico: Walls or Doors?
Walsh, Kieran J.Case DARDEN-GEM-0166-EEconomicsThis case is about the economy of Mexico as of 2018, and particularly the challenges it faces with respect to managing its currency and inflation, the renegotiation of NAFTA, and long-term growth. The case updates students on the current economic situation in Mexico, helps students weigh the economic pros and cons of protectionism via the classic tariff supply-and-demand diagram, and encourages students to apply to Mexico previous lessons on grow...Starting at €8.20