Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Prion Disease Contamination: Should We Disclose (B)
Powell; Elizabeth A.; Goldberg; Rebecca; Nair; NathanCase DARDEN-BC-0270-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn the A case; Rose Matthews; vice president for patient advocacy at University Hospital; must decide how to handle a startling discovery about patient risk. Weeks after a patient dies; lab results revealed the cause was prion disease; a deadly condition similar to mad cow disease. Since the diagnosis of this very rare condition was not known at the time of the patient’s brain biopsy; surgical instruments used for the procedure were conventionall...Starting at €5.74
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Jennifer Parks at PillarPoint Home Loans: Developing a New-Growth Initiative
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0102-EEntrepreneurshipJennifer Parks, a newly appointed business development officer at PillarPoint Home Loans, is given a mandate to identify and develop a new-growth initiative for her company, a small mortgage division of one of the largest U.S. credit card issuers. The company has more than 60 million accounts worldwide and a reputation as a leader in direct marketing and online services. After studying the industry, Parks identifies what she believes is a high-po...Starting at €8.20
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Defender Direct, Inc.: A Business of Growing Leaders
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0115-EEntrepreneurshipDefender Direct, Inc., was a privately held company that sold and installed ADT security systems and Dish Network Satellite TV to homeowners in the United States. The president and CEO started the business out of his home in 1998. Under his leadership, Defender experienced an average annual growth rate of 60%, and in 2008 it became one of the largest security and satellite dealers in the Midwest, generating $150 million in revenues. The founder, ...Starting at €8.20
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James Abrams @ Clockwork Home Services, Inc.: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0117-EEntrepreneurshipAppropriate case for students interested in entrepreneurship, growing a business, or developing a business model. The case presents the challenges that come with growth and examines the iterative entrepreneurial process across time and activities by following a serial entrepreneur as he builds three successful businesses within the same industry. It also reveals how he developed his business model.Starting at €8.20
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Trilogy Health Services, LLC: Building a Great Service Company
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0122-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is appropriate for teaching in the areas of entrepreneurship and managing the growth of smaller enterprises. It illustrates how an entrepreneur builds a premier service company by aligning culture, hiring practices, training, rewards, leadership, and business model.Starting at €8.20
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Eyebobs Eyewear, Inc.
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0139-EEntrepreneurshipThis case could be used in entrepreneurship and managing a small business courses. It describes how an entrepreneur grows her innovative idea into a successful business while managing the associated risks, pace, financing, channels of distribution, quality of manufacturing, and customer concentration. The case shows how a business grown at a slower-than-usual pace was able to survive the risks.Starting at €8.20
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Southern Bancorp, Inc.: Reviving the Rural Economy through Financial Products and Community Involvement
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0203-EEntrepreneurshipThe case features Southern Bancorp, Inc. ("Southern"), a family of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) consisting of Southern Bancorp Bank, one of the largest and most profitable community development banks in the United States, and Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a nonprofit affiliate. Although the bank was expected to be profitable, the entire organization put community, not the financial interests of its shareholders, fir...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Communicating R&D Strategy to a Global Organization
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-BC-0275-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case explores Corteva Agriscience’s (Corteva’s) research and development (R&D) organization, and the work of Wendy Srnic, global leader of Integrated Field Sciences (IFS); Kate Irvin, Corteva’s R&D communications leader; Neal Gutterson, Corteva's chief technology officer; and the R&D leadership team (RDLT) to communicate Corteva's new purpose and strategy to approximately 5,000 R&D employees in more than 140 countries worldwide. Because Cort...Starting at €8.20
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Worlds Collide: Work; Life; and Social Media
Powell; Elizabeth A.; Goldberg; Rebecca; Kumar; SeanCase DARDEN-BC-0267-EKnowledge and CommunicationWhile some cases may focus on using social media to advance the interests of a business or brand; this case is best positioned as a springboard for exploring social media as it may coexist with or be embedded in organizational life. The case depicts a challenge for a young direct report; a relatively inexperienced manager; and the manager’s supervisor when the direct report reveals a passionate political opinion on Facebook and unwittingly links ...Starting at €8.20
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Cordia Harrington: The Rise of the Bun Lady
Hess, Edward D.; Glinska, GosiaCase DARDEN-ENT-0129-EEntrepreneurshipThis case could be taught in courses on entrepreneurship and marketing. It follows a born entrepreneur and former successful McDonald’s franchisee, who, guided by the motto No Is Not an Option, grows her business into world’s fastest automated bakery. In order to attract and retain a skilled workforce, her company provided the best benefits the company could buy and paid for the training its staff needed to succeed on the job, which, coupled with...Starting at €8.20