Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Sandvik Coromant Recycling Concept - Teaching Note
Raz, Gal; Schlosser, MichelTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1407TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1407Starting at €0.00
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Dhahran Roads (A) (Spanish Version)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Schlosser, MichelCase DARDEN-QA-0830Decision AnalysisEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 1 de febrero de 1994 de UVA-QA-0296. Cummins, Epley y Mayo, una empresa de construcción con sede en EE. UU., Han sido seleccionados como el principal contratista para un proyecto de reconstrucción de carreteras en Arabia Saudita. Según las los costes estimados de la compañía, el proyecto proporcionará un rendimiento del 15% sobre los costos, muy por debajo del 18% requerido. Debido a un pago ant...Starting at €8.20
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Started as Crew (B): Darlene Calhoun and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0309-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMcDonald’s Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism - even ridicule - over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its jobs as dead-end, unskilled, and unstimulating. The term “McJob,” coined by an author in 1991, was slang for a low-paying job that required little skill and provided little opportunity for advancement. But in many ways, McDonald’s Corporation defied...Starting at €5.74
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Dhahran Roads (B) (Spanish version)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Schlosser, MichelCase DARDEN-QA-0933-EDecision AnalysisThis is the Spanish translation of the April 1, 1994 version of UVA-QA-0426. This case complements the A case by providing the decision-maker's view on the key sources of risk and his probability assessment of the uncertainties that give rise to them. The case can be used as an introduction to simulation modeling.Starting at €5.74
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Started as Crew (A): Jan Fields and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0308-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMcDonald’s Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism - even ridicule - over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its jobs as dead-end, unskilled, and unstimulating. The term “McJob,” coined by an author in 1991, was slang for a low-paying job that required little skill and provided little opportunity for advancement. But in many ways, McDonald’s Corporation defied...Starting at €8.20
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Started as Crew (C): McDonald's Strategy for Corporate Success and Poverty Reduction
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wolfe, Regina; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0310-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFrom the early 1970s to the beginning of the 21st century, multinational corporations (MNCs) had increasingly participated in the reduction of poverty as part of their business strategies. Such participation reflected an increasing awareness of the widening gap between rich and poor across the globe. McDonald’s Corporation, despite myriad criticisms directed at it about dead-end jobs and the detrimental effects of fast food, had defied norms, how...Starting at €5.74
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Procter & Gamble: Children's Safe Drinking Water (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0315-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 1999, P&G purchased - through the acquisition of Recovery Engineering in a $265 million deal - PUR Water Filtration System, a point-of-use water filtration system. The PUR water filtration system used a combination of the flocculant iron sulfate, an agent that caused particles suspended in water to bind and form sediment, and calcium hypochlorite (chlorine), a disinfectant. After acquiring the product, P&G began to develop and expand it. With ...Starting at €5.74
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Sandvik Coromant Recycling Concept
Raz, Gal; Schlosser, MichelCase DARDEN-OM-1407-EService and Operations ManagementLars Hallberg is preparing for a meeting with the executive management of Sandvik Tooling, a world leader in metal cutting tools. The purpose of the meeting is to review the Coromant Recycling Concept (CRC), a global recycling program for Coromant, the leading brand of Sandvik Tooling. The case is an opportunity to evaluate a global recycling program, including its value to the company from business and environmental perspective, the match betwee...Starting at €8.20
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HealthReach and HABLA (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0306-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn 2004, there were 50 million non-English speakers in the United States and an additional 22 million who had marginal English proficiency. Many had no health insurance or access to low-cost, affordable health care. This case describes the dilemma faced in 2004 by Jim Zimmerman, the executive director of the Illinois-based HealthReach clinic, which served the area’s uninsured poor, in deciding what initiatives to continue funding. One of these wa...Starting at €8.20
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HealthReach and HABLA (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0307-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJim Zimmerman, executive director of HealthReach clinic, approached the Abbott Fund, one of the organizations that helped fund HABLA in 1992, about providing additional funds to continue the very successful and valuable medical interpretation program. The Abbott Fund agreed to additional funds for HABLA, pledging $100,000 to be split over two years, which would keep the program afloat and support its expansion. With this support, Zimmerman and hi...Starting at €5.74