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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Virginia Investment Capital Group (B)
Sihler, William W.; Crawford, Richard D.Case DARDEN-F-1694-EFinanceThe owner of Virginia Investment Capital Group, which needs to survive, is considering turning this "dinner" club investment group into a vehicle for raising funds for small businesses like the "crowdfunding" and similar routes opened by the JOBS Act of 2012.Starting at €5.74
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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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Virginia Investment Capital Group, Inc.
Sihler, William W.; Crawford, Richard D.Case DARDEN-F-1627-EFinanceThe partners in an angel-investment management group is facing the question of how to get to a scale sufficient to support that company. One option is to stay as is. Another is to shut down. A third is to set up a "sidecar" fund. The final option is to set up SBIC.Starting at €8.20
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EMI Group PLC
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1552-EFinanceThis case examines the April 2007 decision of British music company EMI to suspend its annual dividend as the company struggled to respond to the effect of digital audio distribution on its core business. The EMI case is intended to serve as an engaging introduction to corporate financial policy and themes in managing the right side of the balance sheet. The case contrasts EMI’s storied success with artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Pi...Starting at €8.20
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California Pizza Kitchen
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1553-EFinanceThis case examines the question of financial leverage at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in July 2007. With a highly profitable business and an aversion to debt, CPK management is considering a debt-financed stock buyback program. The case is intended to provide an introduction to the Modigliani and Miller capital structure irrelevance propositions and the concept of debt tax shields. With the background of a pizza company, the case provides an en...Starting at €8.20
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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
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Exiting a Successful Business
Sihler, William W.; Crawford, Richard D.; Kelner, JordanTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1692-EFinanceThis note reviews the ways an entrepreneur can exit a successful business, noting the pros and cons as well as the pitfalls of the various alternatives. The exit strategy is an issue that faces all small, closely ___ enterprises.Starting at €8.20
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EMI Group PLC (Spanish version)
Schill, Michael J.; Shumadine, ElizabethCase DARDEN-F-1818FinanceTraducción al español de la versión del 13 de marzo de 2009 de UVA-F-1552. Este caso examina la decisión de abril de 2007 de la compañía británica de música EMI de suspender su dividendo anual mientras la compañía luchaba por responder al efecto de la distribución de audio digital en su negocio principal. El caso de EMI está pensado para servir como una introducción a la política financiera corporativa y los temas de gestión del lado derecho del ...Starting at €8.20