Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0535-ECorporate GovernanceThe integration team had planned and implemented the changes. The two goals to maintain momentum and keep the core value of Golden West operations in place were accomplished. From the time the deal was announced, Wachovia and Golden West had been cross-selling each other’s products. Much time was invested early on in getting all parties up to speed. But everything fell apart only months after the integration when in July of 2007 Wachovia took a h...Starting at €5.74
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0532TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0532Starting at €0.00
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Integrative Analysis of Competitive Dynamics and Multipoint Competition: The Case of "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry"
Chen, Ming-Jer; Hovick, MichaelTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0337-EStrategyThis technical note aims to guide discussion on three strategic moves that are designed for multipoint competition: thrust, feint, and gambit. It will examine how these moves might be applied for multipoint competition within the pet food industry. In the 1980s, pet food companies competed across many different subsegments of cat and dog food, requiring complex and creative multipoint competition strategies to win market shares.Starting at €8.20
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0532-ECorporate GovernanceIn July 2007, Wachovia Corporation’s CEO is pleased with a report that shows the firm’s record-setting second quarter results. In the past three months, Wachovia has doubled its earnings and posted record revenues, mostly attributable to the large consumer real-estate loans related to the Golden West Financial acquisition that has contributed to the bank’s growth. The transition of Golden West into Wachovia’s platform had been quick and smooth, d...Starting at €8.20
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Rocky Shore Golf Links: Donald Andrews (Abridged)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Dausen, Mark A.Case DARDEN-QA-0790-EDecision AnalysisThis abridged version of "Rocky Shore Golf Links: Donald Andrews" (UVA-QA-0686) retains the essential elements of the full case but reduces the detail of the golf course and the usage of golf jargon. It is a negotiation case and is meant to be paired with "Rocky Shore Golf Links: Douglas Peterson (Abridged)" (UVA-QA-0791). For Douglas Peterson and his two 10-year-old golf partners, it had been a memorable round at a world-class course with a cadd...Starting at €8.20
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Rocky Shore Golf Links: Douglas Peterson (Abridged)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Dausen, Mark A.Case DARDEN-QA-0791-EDecision AnalysisThis abridged version of "Rocky Shore Golf Links: Douglas Peterson" (UVA-QA-0687) retains the essential elements of the full case but reduces the detail of the golf course and the usage of golf jargon. It is a negotiation case and is meant to be paired with "Rocky Shore Golf Links: Donald Andrews (Abridged)" (UVA-QA-0790). For Douglas Peterson and his two 10-year-old golf partners, it had been a memorable round at a world-class course with a cadd...Starting at €8.20
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You Can Play, but Will You Win? - Teaching note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Miller, Davis; Hovick, MichaelTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1894TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1894Starting at €0.00