Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Hiring at Huckle Buckle Beanstalk: Not All Fun and Games
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0192-EEntrepreneurshipDavid Brown sat at his desk in the stock room of his toy store, Huckle Buckle Beanstalk, looking at the three résumés in front of him. He needed a new store manager, and these three résumés were his top choices. Each offered a different mix of skills and experience, and he hoped he would have the unusual luxury of having one rise to the top in the afternoon interviews. He had fired his previous store manager just over a month earlier for theft, a...Starting at €8.20
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Selling a New Old Idea: Virginia Business Ventures
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0193-EEntrepreneurshipElizabeth Franks, CEO of Virginia Business Ventures Inc. (VBV), has a week until her July 2010 board meeting. VBV just completed a six-month marketing and advertising campaign for a new product line and strategic rebranding, and early responses from the board indicated mixed feelings. Franks knows that the board is looking to her for keen analysis and a way forward. What should she recommend?Starting at €8.20
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China Supply Chain and COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Yang, Dennis; Sesia, AldoTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0184TN-EEconomicsTeaching Note for Product GEM-0184Starting at €0.00
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China's Stock Market: Understanding Its Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Evans, Richard B.; Yang, Dennis; Qian, Junhui; Deng, YangmeiCase DARDEN-F-1985-EFinanceUsing the context of a private-bank chief economist preparing for a client call just as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SCI) reached a 29-month high on July 7, 2020, this case places students in a position to prepare an outlook on the prospects for investment in China. It also enables the comparison of China to various potential investment geographies, such as the United States and other financial markets around the globe. The mate...Starting at €8.20
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The US - China Trade War: Deal or No Deal? - Teaching Note
Yang, Dennis; Holtz, PaulTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0175TN-ETeaching Note of Product GEM-0175Starting at €0.00
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China Supply Chain and COVID-19
Yang, Dennis; Ha, Jiming; Yemen, Gerry; Sesia, AldoCase DARDEN-GEM-0184-EEconomicsOn March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The pandemic brought production, trade, and businesses to a grinding halt, as governments closed borders and implemented lockdowns and restrictions; it also caused scrutiny of global supply chain strategies. While some US companies had already begun shifting outsourcing away from China during the US-China trade war amid th...Starting at €8.20
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From Feast to Famine: Stemming Health System Financial Losses in the COVID-19 Era
Feist, J. CoreyCase DARDEN-E-0458-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityUniversity of Virginia (UVA) Health has seen strong financial health and sustained growth in recent years, and has just hired promising new leadership. But in early 2020, the COVID-19 crisis hit with little time to prepare and resulted in immediate and significant financial losses across the organization. Now, with looming losses, J. Corey Feist, CEO of the University Physicians Group (UPG) at the UVA Health System, must help develop a financial ...Starting at €8.20
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Health Care Providers
Feist, J. CoreyCase DARDEN-E-0457-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIsabelle Davis, dean of the School of Nursing at Mountain View University, must develop a plan to support the mental health and well-being of the clinical workforce. She has spent the last three years working with the National Academy of Medicine on clinician well-being and burnout, and now the COVID-19 pandemic is adding a new stressor to the lives of clinicians, including doctors and nurses. Ensuring that clinicians would seek the support and c...Starting at €8.20
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Volatility in China's Stock Market: Boom, Bust, Boom…and Bust?
Evans, Richard B.; Qian, Junhui; Yang, DennisCase DARDEN-F-1759-EFinanceWith the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SCI) dropping 5% at its opening, a circuit breaker was triggered and halted trading for 15 minutes. But when trading resumed, the market continued to drop, and a second circuit breaker was triggered, halting trading for the day. The overall SCI decline of 7.2% for the day was not just disastrous for Chinese investors, but it also caused a global panic that perhaps a global recession would ensure. ...Starting at €8.20
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The Bottom Line at CC's Gourmet Kitchen
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Johnson, MarcCase DARDEN-ENT-0185-EEntrepreneurshipUsing computer spreadsheets to track the finances for his restaurant - CC’s Gourmet Kitchen - was one of Carl Coleman’s least favorite things to do. This had been especially true at the end of each month since he opened. This evening in July 2010 was no different, as one figure in particular, the paltry $2,800 in profit, was characteristically depressing. “If I don’t make some changes soon,” Coleman said to himself, “I’m not going to be able to a...Starting at €8.20