Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Melissa Daylon
Isabella, Lynn A.; Pohl, JessicaCase DARDEN-OB-0902-ELeadership and People Management“Hey that was my idea!” How often have your students had that exact thought? Were they on a team when they felt most able to identify with that statement? This case is about a recent MBA graduate who faces challenges within her consulting team on her first post-graduation job. She is frustrated with one teammate in particular who she believes practices self-interest politics—he takes her ideas. The case allows for a healthy discussion on team dyn...Starting at €8.20
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Diversified Electronics Corporation
Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2279-EAccounting and ControlIn a 1998 spin-off from Global Electric Corp, the Diversified Electronics Corporation had been given two families of products: The Air Control Group included a variety of devices to manage the composition of the air in controlled situations, and the Health Care Group included pace makers and hearing aids. Subsequent to the spin-off, management decided to push beyond these initial products so that the company now had its own version of a GPS syste...Starting at €8.20
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Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Cross, Tom; Sack, Robert J.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2282-EAccounting and ControlIn 1996, to find ways to reduce operating costs as well as the costs of future acquisitions, the Navy began to assess various design concepts for a new class of aircraft carriers and to analyze life-cycle costs, not just the acquisition costs, as life-cycle cost implications were complex and would significantly impact current and future budgets. The acquisition decisions for the next-generation aircraft carrier, CVX, would largely be determined o...Starting at €8.20
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Credit and Collections Corporation - Teaching Note
Allen, Brandt R.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2253TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2253Starting at €0.00
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WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0335-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial information. The telecommunications industry was in a severe slump after the booming 1990s, and WorldCom’s stock price was suffering. WorldCom’s senior management was eager to continue the company’s string of ever-increasing operating results in hopes that th...Starting at €8.20
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Balance Sheets: What Is and What If? -Teaching note
Haskins, Mark E.; Sack, Robert J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2458TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2458Starting at €0.00
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Looking for a Sustainable Model at Brazilian Edtech Start-up Resilia - Teaching note
Guissoni, Leandro; Migliora Neto, Luiz; Aidar, Marcelo MarinhoTeaching Note DARDEN-M-1030TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-1030Starting at €0.00
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (B): Building a Successful Digital and Omnichannel Transformation
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Lourenço, Carlos Eduardo; Boccia, MurilloCase DARDEN-M-1022-EMarketingBetween 2013 and 2019, Natura undertook a set of initiatives to begin its digital transformation and accelerate the global expansion that resulted in it becoming the world's fourth-largest beauty group. Along with its traditional door-to-door operation, NStarting at €5.74
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Arredondar Movement: Expanding Microdonations in Brazil - Teaching Note
Guissoni, Leandro; Barki, Edgard; Veludo-de-Oliveira, Tania Modesto; Zambaldi, FelipeTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0987TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for product M-0987Starting at €0.00
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Arredondar Movement: Expanding Microdonations in Brazil
Guissoni, Leandro; Veludo-de-Oliveira, Tania Modesto; Barki, Edgard; Zambaldi, FelipeCase DARDEN-M-0987-EMarketingArredondar was a nongovernmental organization (NGO) whose objective was encouraging the culture of donation in Brazil through acts of micro-donations. Any shopper could donate at the retail stores that partnered with Arredondar. The process was simple: customers could round up the total value of their purchase to the next whole value, and the difference in cents would be donated to carefully selected NGOs. Arredondar offered a simple, accessibl...Starting at €8.20