Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (A)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0898-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €8.20
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Buick at a Crossroads: Building Brand Momentum
Whitler, Kimberly A.; Yemen, Gerry; Wells, Graham D.Case DARDEN-M-0907-EMarketingFew cases allow the student to understand the relationship between brand strategy, marketing strategy, implementation, and analysis. While some conceive of the process as being sequential, this case demonstrates that in fact, this process is more fluid, and that implementation and analysis impact subsequent strategy. This field-based case provides a rare glimpse into the turnaround of a brand that was all but dead. After Buick suffered more th...Starting at €8.20
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Bond Buyback at Deutsche Bank
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Yemen, Gerry; Wells, Graham D.Case DARDEN-F-1790-EFinanceThe case describes a 2016 debt buyback transaction for Deutsche Bank, a major, global, systemically important bank. The case focuses on the large, global bank during a turbulent period, giving students the opportunity to consider both the specific issue of whether Deutsche Bank should do a debt buyback as well as the strategic, regulatory, and macroeconomic issues the bank was facing. This case is suitable for an MBA elective course in capital ma...Starting at €8.20
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Crisis at Away (B)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Harris, Jared D.; Surprise, NoelleCase DARDEN-S-0362-EStrategyThis case is a follow-up to "Crisis at Away (A)" (UVA-S-0361), which explores the lifestyle-brand start-up Away as it grapples with a public-relations crisis. Its CEO has made serious missteps in a public forum and the board of directors must come to a decision about whether (and how) to implement a CEO transition amid an unexpected crisis. This case presents what the board chose to do next, and provides an opportunity to discuss the longer-term ...Starting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (B)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0899-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €5.74
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Joe Willis: Feeling the Heat in Thailand (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Langlais, Darcy; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0900-ELeadership and People ManagementSometimes the tried-and-true American business team-building exercises just don’t work. Although frequently successful with teams made up of employees from different sections of an organization, what happens when teams consist of employees from different geographical areas like the United States and Asia? This presents a whole set of unique differences. This case follows the experiences of an executive sent to Bangkok, Thailand, with two other ma...Starting at €5.74
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Bond Buyback at Deutsche Bank - Teaching Note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Wells, Graham D.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1790TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1790Starting at €0.00
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Crisis at Away (A)
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Harris, Jared D.; Surprise, NoelleCase DARDEN-S-0361-EStrategyWhen should a board of directors push for a CEO change? This case explores the experiences of the board of directors of a popular and successful lifestyle-brand start-up as it grapples with a public-relations crisis after a young female CEO makes serious missteps in a public forum. This case allows for a discussion of the role and responsibilities of a board of a start-up backed by venture capital (VC), when and how to remove a CEO, and the evolu...Starting at €8.20