Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Target Media (B)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Kiang, Kyle; Chen, StellaCase DARDEN-OB-0911-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the B case, bitter rivals Yu Feng and Jiang Nanchun decide to merge their two companies. This is an unusual action because both men are successful entrepreneurs who are proud of their individual successes. They both assume that the merger will go smoothly. See also the A (UVA-OB-0910) and C (UVA-OB-0912) cases.Starting at €5.74
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Target Media (C)
Horniman, Alexander B.; Kiang, Kyle; Chen, StellaCase DARDEN-OB-0912-ELeadership and People ManagementThe C case concerns the challenges of postmerger integration. The cultural differences of the two companies and the style differences of the two leaders become issues for the new company, which now has a monopoly in the in-building advertising market, and questions about cultural integration take center stage. See also the A (UVA-OB-0910) and B (UVA-OB-0911) cases.Starting at €5.74
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Managing Inventories: Determining Order Quantity
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1395-EService and Operations ManagementCycle-stock ordering decisions, including cost-element considerations, are examined. Students will see that as materials flow from suppliers through a firm's operations to customers, the cost-effectiveness of inventory investment is improved by the development and implementation of an inventory management system.Starting at €8.20
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NoBull Burger - Teaching Note
Freeland, James R.; Kraft, TimTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1479TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1479Starting at €0.00
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Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams
Freeland, James R.; Hess, Edward D.Case DARDEN-ENT-0198-EEntrepreneurshipThis case lends itself to courses covering the topic of rapid expansion of an enterprise. By 2012, Rick Berry, the founder and CEO of Demandforce (DF), and his team had built a company with annual revenue of approximately $70 million. DF provided small businesses with software tools used by more than 23,000 individual businesses and 50,000 business users to communicate with their customers. DF’s business model was software as a service (SaaS) for...Starting at €8.20
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Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams - Teaching Note
Freeland, James R.; Hess, Edward D.Teaching Note DARDEN-ENT-0198TN-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product ENT-0198Starting at €0.00
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Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0325-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityOne of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. Ellie Shannon, the division manager overseeing bromine production for the Indiana-based Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (Great Lakes), must advise Great Lakes' directors on whether the company should 1) continue production for the foreseeable future...Starting at €8.20
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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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Managing Inventories: The Reorder Point System
Freeland, James R.; Landel, Robert D.; Weiss, Elliott N.Technical Note DARDEN-OM-1394-EService and Operations ManagementInventory replenishment concepts and tools are described.Starting at €8.20
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The Multichannel Challenge at Natura in Beauty and Personal Care (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching note
Farris, Paul W.; Guissoni, Leandro; Boccia, Murillo; Ailawadi, KusumTeaching Note DARDEN-M-0943TNMarketingTeaching note for products M-0943, M-1022 and M-1023Starting at €0.00