Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Background Note on the Philippines and Financial Inclusion
Warnock, Veronica Cacdac; Warnock, Francis E.;Technical Note DARDEN-GEM-0149-EEconomicsThis note provides context regarding financial inclusion in the Philippines. It discusses the nature of poverty in the country; provides details on the financial system, especially the financial organizations that serve the poor; and presents some initiatives to broaden access to finance.Starting at €8.20
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Four Factors
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1358-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case follows Shane Harris, who has just been hired as an assistant coach for the NBA's new franchise, the Honolulu Hammerheads. In order to aid team management in using basketball analytics, Harris turns to Dean Oliver's Four Factor method.Starting at €8.20
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Free Agency (C): Negotiating as the Nuggets' Representative
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1361-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set challenges students to consider the upcoming free agency decision-making of an NBA team by conducting some basic statistical analyses of three possible targets, all of whom are upcoming unrestricted free agents—Danny Glover, David Bowie, and Mike Meyers. Each of these players could potentially fit the team’s need to find a shooter and versatile defender at the forward position. Students are asked specifically to evaluate what each o...Starting at €5.74
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Fired Fairly?
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanExercise DARDEN-OB-1368Leadership and People ManagementThis case presents students with the issue of whether Black college football coaches are fired fairly. Students are asked to use the provided data set to think through the various prompts about building the model they would test, including considering the dependent and independent variables and their initial hypothesis.Starting at €8.20
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Free Agency (A)
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1359-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set challenges students to consider the upcoming free agency decision-making of an NBA team by conducting some basic statistical analyses of three possible targets, all of whom are upcoming unrestricted free agents—Danny Glover, David Bowie, and Mike Meyers. Each of these players could potentially fit the team’s need to find a shooter and versatile defender at the forward position. Students are asked specifically to evaluate what each o...Starting at €8.20
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BPI Globe BanKO and Inclusive Banking in the Philippines
Warnock, Veronica Cacdac; Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0137-EEconomicsIn early 2014, John Rubio became CEO of BPI Globe BanKO, the three-year-old mobile-based savings bank that was far from accomplishing its mission to bring banking to the majority of Filipinos who did not have access to basic financial services, and to do so profitably. Rubio formulated a three-pillar strategy to increase customer acquisition and financial product offerings. His goals were to reach 1 million customers by year-end 2014 and supplant...Starting at €8.20
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Lifting the Poor: A Microfinance NGO Approach in the Philippines
Warnock, Veronica Cacdac; Warnock, Francis E.;Case DARDEN-GEM-0148-EEconomicsUPLiFT, a microfinance NGO in the Philippines that provided microfinance and social services for the urban poor, was deciding whether to try to attain fast growth (tripling its clients in just a few years) or concentrate on serving the community in the philanthropic way it always had. The case presents UPLiFT's mission and operations, as well as the opportunities and challenges it faced in 2014.Starting at €8.20
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Fired Fairly?
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanExercise DARDEN-OB-1368-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case presents students with the issue of whether Black college football coaches are fired fairly. Students are asked to use the provided data set to think through the various prompts about building the model they would test, including considering the dependent and independent variables and their initial hypothesis.Starting at €8.20
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Free Agency (B): Negotiating as a Player's Agent
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1360-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set challenges students to consider the upcoming free agency decision-making of an NBA team by conducting some basic statistical analyses of three possible targets, all of whom are upcoming unrestricted free agents—Danny Glover, David Bowie, and Mike Meyers. Each of these players could potentially fit the team’s need to find a shooter and versatile defender at the forward position. Students are asked specifically to evaluate what each o...Starting at €5.74
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Free Agency (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching note
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1359TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1359Starting at €0.00