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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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Blackheath Manufacturing Company-Revisited - Teaching Note
Spreng, Francis; Lynch, Luann J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2198TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2198Starting at €0.00
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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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Prion Disease Contamination: Should We Disclose (A)
Powell; Elizabeth A.; Goldberg; Rebecca; Nair; NathanCase DARDEN-BC-0269-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 €8.20
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Worlds Collide: Work; Life; and Social Media - Teaching Note
Powell; Elizabeth A.; Goldberg; RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-BC-0267TN-EKnowledge and CommunicationTeaching note for product BC-0267Starting at €0.00
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Blackheath Manufacturing Company
Spreng, FrancisCase DARDEN-C-2197-EAccounting and ControlLee High, the newly hired cost accountant at Blackheath Manufacturing Company, computes the variable cost and the fixed cost per unit on a weekly volume of 500 units of the Great Heath. He uses this information to develop some pricing guidelines. His boss, Charlton Blackheath, endorses the guidelines and adds a feature: a higher commission on sales at a higher price. While both High and Blackheath are away, the file clerk, Adelaide Ladywell, acce...Starting at €8.20
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Blackheath Manufacturing Company—Revisited
Spreng, FrancisCase DARDEN-C-2198-EAccounting and ControlIt's panic time at Blackheath Manufacturing. Profits have been declining, so the owner's son comes to the rescue to run the company. He asks a consultant to determine what's wrong. And the consultant has specific answers: The company's pricing guidelines are all wrong, there needs to be a budgeting system to reverse the downward slide in profits, and a former employee should be rehired. This case provides students with the data for constructing a...Starting at €8.20