Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Progressive Patents for Usage-Based Insurance
Doyle, Jacqueline L.; Ziegler, John S.Case DARDEN-OM-1578-EService and Operations ManagementThe material in this case presents Progressive Insurance as it faced important decisions regarding how to proceed with its usage-based insurance (UBI) initiatives, including the Snapshot device and related patents. Progressive had a head start on its competitors employing UBI pricing, but several competing insurance companies had been testing the waters with their own UBI products. In the case, Progressive considers a number of alternative uses ...Starting at €8.20
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Conundrum Calls (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Gentile, Mary; Hoch, Julia; Desai, Dhruv; Pereira, Fernando; Ge, Terrance; Shaw, LaurenTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1352TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for products OB-1352 and OB-1353Starting at €0.00
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JWSM Construction: Building More Than a Rail Line
Doyle, Jacqueline L.; Linde, EricCase DARDEN-OM-1752-EService and Operations ManagementMarvin has just been tapped to assume control of a team of over 50 individuals tasked with completing a $40 million construction project over the next two years. His work package is part of a larger project to expand the footprint of a major city’s metropolitan railway network via construction of 10 miles of high-voltage rail and six large train stations. Although Marvin has worked at JWSM Construction, a general contractor, for three years, he’s...Starting at €8.20
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Taking Action at the Kilbourne Group: Research Assistant Complications (B)
Doyle, Jacqueline L.; Alvarez Diaz, NataliaCase DARDEN-G-0663StrategyThis case, the epilogue to "Taking Action at the Kilbourne Group: Research Assistant Complications (A)" (UVA-G-0662Starting at €5.74
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Caterpillar Inc. Taps the Chinese Bond Market
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2418-EAccounting and ControlAn MBA graduate prepares for a possible interview with Caterpillar Inc. by reading about the company’s longtime presence in China manufacturing heavy equipment and its continued optimism about the heavy equipment market in that country. He also learns that the company financed part of its operations and growth in China by issuing bonds in Hong Kong and wonders whether the company would return to that bond market in Hong Kong.Starting at €8.20
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Conundrum Calls (B)
Gentile, Mary; Hoch, Julia; Desai, Dhruv; Pereira, Fernando; Ge, Terrance; Shaw, LaurenCase DARDEN-OB-1353-ELeadership and People ManagementHaving just moved from the sales department to the marketing team at a start-up, Lisa is confronted with a dilemma. Part of the reason she switched departments was to improve the strained relationship between the two departments. Her first assignment is to call competitors, pretending to be a customer, to get their pricing information. Lisa doesn’t want to lie, but feels a responsibility to her new boss, her old boss who advocated for her, and bo...Starting at €5.74
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Horse Vet; LLC: Transaction Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Preparation (Option 2)
Haskins; Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2334-EAccounting and ControlThis case pertains to the foundational underpinnings of the accounting process and the statement of cash flows. In Part I; students are not given a list of business events to record; but rather; they must ascertain what they were from a 2011 balance sheet; a 2012 balance sheet; and a 2012 income statement. Part II requires students to prepare a 2012 statement of cash flows using the same three financial statements as given for Part I. In Part III...Starting at €8.20
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Caterpillar Inc. Taps the Chinese Bond Market - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2418TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2418Starting at €0.00
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Daimler Taps the Chinese Panda Bond Market - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2417TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2417Starting at €0.00
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Progressive Patents for Usage-Based Insurance -Teaching Note
Doyle, Jacqueline L.; Ziegler, John S.Teaching Note DARDEN-OM-1578TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for productStarting at €0.00