Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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JW Sports Supplies (A); (B); and (C) - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2402TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2402Starting at €0.00
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Aetna Inc.: Managing Inherent Enterprise Risks Through Stakeholder Management
Rubin, James R.; Carmichael, BarbaraCase DARDEN-BC-0218-EKnowledge and CommunicationInherent risks or negatives are a critical element of “enterprise risk management” that must be mitigated or dramatically managed through constructive actions to sustain growth and manage reputation. Set in 2003 as Aetna prepares to settle a landmark class-action lawsuit, this case explores how communications and PR executives work with management to devise an announcement that fully engages the company’s key stakeholders in this dramatic break w...Starting at €8.20
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Caterpillar Inc. Taps the Chinese Bond Market
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2418-EAccounting and ControlAn MBA graduate prepares for a possible interview with Caterpillar Inc. by reading about the company’s longtime presence in China manufacturing heavy equipment and its continued optimism about the heavy equipment market in that country. He also learns that the company financed part of its operations and growth in China by issuing bonds in Hong Kong and wonders whether the company would return to that bond market in Hong Kong.Starting at €8.20
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UPS and Corporate Sustainability: Proactively Managing Risk
Rubin, James R.; Carmichael, BarbaraCase DARDEN-BC-0213-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case traces UPS's first corporate sustainability report (CSR), "Operating in Unison," from its origins up to its publication in 2006. It is based on interviews with managers who championed and shaped the report internally. UPS took its CSR quite seriously, basing its reporting and goals on the more stringent Global Reporting Indices (GRIs) as opposed to merely complying with U.S. regulations. Soon after going public, UPS was significantly ex...Starting at €8.20
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The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Lynch, Luann J.; Cutro, Cameron; Bird, ElizabethCase DARDEN-S-0267-EStrategyIn September 2015, VW had admitted to United States regulators that it had deliberately installed “defeat devices” in many of its diesel cars, which enabled the cars to cheat on federal and state emissions tests, making them able to pass the tests and hit ambitious mileage and performance targets while actually emitting up to 40 times more hazardous gases into the atmosphere than legally allowed. The discovery had prompted the U.S. Environmental ...Starting at €8.20
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Caterpillar Inc. Taps the Chinese Bond Market - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2418TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2418Starting at €0.00
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Daimler Taps the Chinese Panda Bond Market - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.; Haskins; Mark E.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2417TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2417Starting at €0.00