Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Whole Foods: Digesting Amazon’s Offer
Loutskina; Elena; Bickwit; GrantCase DARDEN-F-1923-EFinanceAs the cofounder and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey had spent the better portion of his life rapidly growing the company from a niche natural grocery store in Austin, Texas, into the premier natural-foods grocer in the United States. Highly regarded as industry leader, Whole Foods contributed to the explosion in health-conscious eating sweeping the country. But not all good things lasted forever. Whole Foods had been treading increasingly chopp...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0463-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWill Cohen, the case protagonist, has recently been promoted to Bank of America’s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. In this position, he finds himself struggling with some of the conversations, personal interactions, and general dynamics he has had with his direct reports. Cohen had had a wildly successful decade-plus experience in wealth and investment advising for several large companies, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan C...Starting at €8.20
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Atlas Air: Shipping at Preferred Cost
Loutskina; Elena; Shah; JigarCase DARDEN-F-2057-EFinanceThe case is centered on a July 2022 bid from a private equity consortium led by Apollo Global Management (Apollo) to acquire Atlas Air, a major air transportation company whose services spanned commercial cargo, passenger charters, and aircraft leasing. The protagonist is facing the difficult task of crafting a recommendation to Atlas Air’s board regarding Apollo’s bid. Apollo’s courting of Atlas Air had started more than a year before. On June ...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (B)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0464-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case, which follows up on "The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)" (UVA-E-0463), finds Will Cohen adjusting his leadership style after reflecting on the challenges he had faced in his first six months as Bank of America´s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. Instead of jumping in to solve problems, he adopted a more Socratic approach, asking his employees questions such as, “How would you approach the situation/opp...Starting at €5.74
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0463Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWill Cohen, the case protagonist, has recently been promoted to Bank of America’s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. In this position, he finds himself struggling with some of the conversations, personal interactions, and general dynamics he has had with his direct reports. Cohen had had a wildly successful decade-plus experience in wealth and investment advising for several large companies, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan C...Starting at €8.20
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The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (B)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0464Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case, which follows up on "The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)" (UVA-E-0463Starting at €5.74
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Whole Foods: Digesting Amazon’s Offer- Teaching note
Loutskina; ElenaTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1923TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1923Starting at €0.00