Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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The Dime that Started a Movement: The History and Development of Credit Unions
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.Technical Note DARDEN-ENT-0103-EEntrepreneurshipThis note provides students a rich background on the history, evolution, and current challenges in the credit union industry, with a particular focus on community-development credit unions. The case mentions key exemplar community-development credit unions and makes limited predictions about the industry's future direction. The case can be used a companion to "Credit Where Credit is Due: The Latino Community Credit Union" (UVA-ENT-0104).Starting at €8.20
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Credit Where Credit is Due: The Latino Community Credit Union
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.; Zienta, EllenCase DARDEN-ENT-0104-EEntrepreneurshipFive years after its launch, the Latino Community Credit Union had made remarkable progress, garnering 40,000 members and $22 million in assets. More extraordinary was the LCCU’s customer base: Hispanic immigrants, many of them undocumented. The credit union’s next bold step was to consider introducing credit cards for their customers. The question was how to make it work.Starting at €8.20
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Belton Semiconductors (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCase DARDEN-BP-0557Corporate GovernanceAfter more intense debate, Belton’s COO has acquiesced and agreed with the manager of a large management consulting firm on every major point. But a senior partner on the assessment, as well as the consultant’s mentor, thinks the results are disastrous.Starting at €5.74
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Belton Semiconductors (A)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCase DARDEN-BP-0556Corporate GovernanceThe manager of a large management consulting firm has evaluated Belton’s operating model and recommended changes to get the organization back on its historical growth trajectory. He has led a competitive assessment, conducted extensive interviews within the company and throughout the semiconductors industry, framed a highly structured issue tree, and developed a recommended operating model and five-year road map for the company. But Belton’s COO ...Starting at €8.20
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Filling a Hole: The Reinvestment Fund and Progress Plaza
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.Case DARDEN-ENT-0110-EEntrepreneurshipIn underserved urban areas, commercial real estate development finance must often factor in government and local policy, community politics, environmental revitalization, ethnic markets, and mixed-use commercial development. In this case, the Reinvestment Fund and the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative join forces to provide access to quality groceries, something often lacking in urban areas. But redeveloping the Progress Plaza location...Starting at €8.20
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Letting the Sun In: Redeveloping a Derelict Office Building in Chicago
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Smith, Robert N.; Race, NatalieCase DARDEN-ENT-0156-EEntrepreneurshipObtaining community development bank support for renovating a derelict city-owned building in Chicago's South Side was just part of the challenge. Despite being seasoned residential real estate investors, a couple must nonetheless overcome many hurdles: Obtaining bank financing, participating in extensive city project review and approval, meeting elaborate labor requirements, and attaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) cert...Starting at €8.20
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Belton Semiconductors (B)
Laseter, Timothy M.; Murphy, Michael; Pederson, MattCase DARDEN-BP-0557-ECorporate GovernanceAfter more intense debate, Belton’s COO has acquiesced and agreed with the manager of a large management consulting firm on every major point. But a senior partner on the assessment, as well as the consultant’s mentor, thinks the results are disastrous.Starting at €5.74