Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (A)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0314-EStrategyMark Seidman at the Federal Trade Commission is evaluating a proposed merger between two health care entities and competing market leaders in southwest Virginia. The rural region is characterized by poverty; unemployment; and poor population health indicators relative to the rest of the state. The merger would form a virtual monopoly; normally prohibited by federal consumer protection laws; but the two companies assert that it would allow them to...Starting at €8.20
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The Coronet-Cameron Baker
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Colebank, Mike; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0763-EDecision AnalysisThis case and its companion, "The Coronet-Leslie Forsyte" (UVA-QA-0764), are intended for undergraduate, executive education, and MBA audiences. They were written for a "Bargaining and Negotiating" elective. This case is from the perspective of Cameron Baker, who owns a 1970 Dodge Coronet and needs to sell the car. Baker has a prospective buyer who has come to look at the car.Starting at €8.20
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Cornwell Performance Products
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0795-EDecision AnalysisIt was May 2007. Earlier in the week, Cornwell Performance Products (CPP), a division of the multinational chemical manufacturer Cornwell, Inc., had notified its largest customer that the price of hydrofluoric acid (HF) would increase at the end of the year. This action was in accordance with an environmental clause in CPP’s contract with Epsilon Refinery Group. The contract provided a 60-day period following notification during which time the pa...Starting at €8.20
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Epsilon Refinery Group
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0796-EDecision AnalysisIt was May 2007. Earlier in the week, Epsilon Refinery Group had received notification from one of its major suppliers that the price of a key raw material, hydrofluoric acid (HF), would increase at the end of the year-in just seven months. This action was in accordance with an environmental clause in the contract with Cornwell Performance Products (CPP), a division of the multinational chemical manufacturer, Cornwell, Inc. Also in accordance wit...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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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (C)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0316-EStrategyThis optional C case follows S-0314 and S-0315; and describes the results of decisions on whether to allow a merger of two health care entities in rural Virginia. This case set explores the differences in and conflicts among the interests of for-profit health care systems; of rural; low-income residents; and of federal; state; and local governments. It allows students to engage in an in-depth discussion of the sometimes emotional issue of rural h...Starting at €5.74
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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (B)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0315-EStrategyIn this B case; the follow-up to S-0314; Marissa Levine; the Virginia Commissioner of Health; considers reports for and against the merger of two health care entities in rural Virginia; as she decides whether to issue a waiver to allow it. This case set explores the differences in and conflicts among the interests of for-profit health care systems; of rural; low-income residents; and of federal; state; and local governments. It allows students to...Starting at €5.74
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The Coronet-Leslie Forsyte
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Colebank, Mike; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0764-EDecision AnalysisThis case and its companion, "The Coronet-Cameron Baker" (UVA-QA-0763), are intended for undergraduate, executive education, and MBA audiences. They were written for a "Bargaining and Negotiating" elective. This case is from the perspective of Leslie Forsyte, the founder of a vintage car restoration company. Forsyte's current project-the restoration of a 1970 Dodge Super Bee-only requires doors in order to be completed. After months of searching,...Starting at €8.20
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Marietta Industries
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0773-EDecision AnalysisThis case and its companion, "LoMar Adhesives" (UVA-QA-0774), are intended for MBA, executive education, and MBA executive audiences. They were written for a "Bargaining and Negotiating" elective. This case is from the perspective of Clare Clemons, vice president of Business Development and Acquisitions for Marietta Industries (a large multinational corporation), who is working on the potential acquisition of LoMar Adhesives, a small, closely hel...Starting at €8.20
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LoMar Adhesives
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bacon, PaulCase DARDEN-QA-0774-EDecision AnalysisThis case and its companion, "Marietta Industries" (UVA-QA-0773), are intended for MBA, executive education, and MBA executive audiences. They were written for a "Bargaining and Negotiating" elective. This case is from the perspective of Stephen Rucker, president and CEO of LoMar Adhesives, who is considering selling his small, closely held company and will be meeting with the vice president of Business Development and Acquisitions for Marietta I...Starting at €8.20