Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy
Freeman; R. Edward; Werhane; Patricia H.; Wicks; Andrew C.; Fruscello; Thomas W.; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0300-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case explores the larger context of competition among internet companies for market share globally; especially in the emerging Chinese economy; as well as concerns about advancing the core values of the company including user privacy. Specifically; it concerns the decision facing Yahoo! when it is confronted with a request by the Chinese government to release the name of one of its users for alleged violations of Chinese law.Starting at €8.20
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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy - Teaching Note
Wicks; Andrew C.; Mead; JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0300TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0300Starting at €0.00
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Naval Air Station Kodiak
Sack, Robert J.; McCarthy, J. D.; Pottinger, JeffCase DARDEN-C-2321-EAccounting and ControlCAPT Scott “Rattler” Smithson, weeks away from being relieved of duty at an air station that had achieved a performance record of virtual perfection, has received a surprise message from his Regional Commander that he fears will disrupt everything he’d worked so hard to achieve. The message indicates that the Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC) headquarters had just issued a directive to all Regional Commanders to propose adjustments to r...Starting at €8.20
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Naval Supply Systems Command: Leading Change (B)
Cross, Tom; Pottinger, Jeff; Harris, Jared D.; McCarthy, J. D.Case DARDEN-S-0149-EStrategyThe Commanding Officer, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville (FISC Jax) has returned from a meeting that was the latest step in NAVSUP’s effort to determine how best to meet customers’ needs and align with the NAVSUP Strategic Plan to generate savings for recapitalization. FISC Jax’s mission is to provide Navy, Marine Corps, Joint, and Allied forces with quality supplies and services on a timely basis. He reminds the NAVSUP leadership ...Starting at €5.74
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Naval Station Anchorage
Pottinger, Jeff; McCarthy, J. D.; Sack, Robert J.Case DARDEN-C-2320-EAccounting and ControlCAPT Jake Branson is beginning his first week at work after assuming command of NAVSTA Anchorage. He has received a message from his Regional Commander indicating that Commander Naval Installations Command (CNIC) headquarters has just issued a requirement for all Regional Commanders to propose adjustments that would reduce its annual operating expenses by 3% (i.e., reduce its total annual authorized funding level by 3%) without sacrificing requir...Starting at €8.20
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Naval Supply Systems Command: Leading Change (A)
Cross, Tom; Pottinger, Jeff; Harris, Jared D.; McCarthy, J. D.Case DARDEN-S-0148-EStrategyThe effects of a declining resource environment were evident in the challenges facing the Commander of Naval Supply Systems Command in maintaining the readiness of Pacific Fleet forces. His superiors were calling for a significant transformation in the Navy’s business practices to overcome what was then projected as a $10 billion annual shortfall in the amount needed to recapitalize the fleet. But returning readiness levels to acceptable levels, ...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainable Procurement at SNCF: An Impressionist's Approach to Transformation
Yemen, Gerry; Kamin, Ronald G.; Delchet-Cochet, KarenCase DARDEN-OB-1029-ELeadership and People ManagementWith a global leadership and sustainability perspective, this case uses SNCF, a state-owned railway and public service company based in France, to set the stage for an analysis of change management in a large company. It also allows for an exploration of sustainable development within the context of a large company. Written from the field, it depicts the firm’s overall strategy to adopt sustainable practices and provides an opportunity to introdu...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainable Procurement at SNCF: An Impressionist's Approach to Transformation - Teaching Note
Yemen, Gerry; Kamin, Ronald G.; Delchet-Cochet, KarenTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1029TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1029Starting at €0.00
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Bad Arguments and Rationalization in Business
Freeman; R. Edward; Wicks; Andrew C.; Harris; Jared D.; Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0406-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe following note attempts to catalog and analyze a set of flawed but common arguments made in business and organizational settings to drive strategic and operational decision-making. The arguments are deconstructed into syllogistic form—a set of premises leading to a conclusion—and analyzed for validity and soundness. The final part of this note pays attention to ways decision-makers can avoid such bad arguments and the rationalization that oft...Starting at €8.20
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Just a Sandwich? Chick-Fil-A and the Intersection of Mission; Religion; and Business Practice
Wicks; Andrew C.; Nolan; John; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0423-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityChick-fil-A company heir and then-COO Dan Cathy caused a media uproar when; in a 2012 interview; he emphasized the company’s outspoken support of "traditional" family values. Detractors decried what seemed an anti-gay bias on the company’s part; which was supported by Chick-fil-A’s donations to groups such as Focus on the Family; the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; and Exodus International; organizations traditionally opposed to LGBTQ interest...Starting at €8.20