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The NBA, China, and Social Media: What Are the Rules of the Game?
Wicks, Andrew C.; Becerra, Spencer L.; Schwarz, Margaret A.; Botha, Helet; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0459Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe protagonist of this case, the general manager of the Golden State Warriors, an NBA dynasty, must contend with the recent controversy between China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a pro–Hong Kong tweet, "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong," from the Houston Rockets general manager. Chinese retaliation to this tweet had been swift, with key Rockets marketing partners cutting ties ...Starting at €8.20
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The NBA, China, and Social Media: What Are the Rules of the Game? - Teaching Note
Wicks, Andrew C.; Botha, Helet; Mead, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0459TNBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0459Starting at €0.00
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The Leadership of Millennials at Microsoft (A): One generation amongst others (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Stein, Guido; Martín, MiguelCase DPO-417-PBInformation Technologies, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People ManagementThis case opened with the departure of Rocío, one of the people Microsoft was counting on to develop the company's immediate future. Ana, the Director of the Major Accounts and Partners Unit at Microsoft Ibérica, and Luisa, the Human Resources Director, couldn't believe what was happening. Rocío was 26 years old, a telecommunications engineer and a member of the MACH program, the Microsoft Academy for College Hires, which included 17 other promis...Starting at €8.20
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Four Factors
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1358-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case follows Shane Harris, who has just been hired as an assistant coach for the NBA's new franchise, the Honolulu Hammerheads. In order to aid team management in using basketball analytics, Harris turns to Dean Oliver's Four Factor method.Starting at €8.20
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Free Agency (C): Negotiating as the Nuggets' Representative
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Rosen, EvanCase DARDEN-OB-1361-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case set challenges students to consider the upcoming free agency decision-making of an NBA team by conducting some basic statistical analyses of three possible targets, all of whom are upcoming unrestricted free agents—Danny Glover, David Bowie, and Mike Meyers. Each of these players could potentially fit the team’s need to find a shooter and versatile defender at the forward position. Students are asked specifically to evaluate what each o...Starting at €5.74
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Defining Moments: Managing Your Mentor
Detert, James R.; Black, ChristinaCase DARDEN-OB-1278-ELeadership and People ManagementA young, female investment banker has just been unexpectedly promoted to managing director of her group - but she’ll be taking her mentor’s job while he is pushed out over a 10-month stint as a “senior adviser” in their group. This case offers students two decision points and opportunities to practice difficult conversations: first, what should she do, and how, when she first learns of her promotion? Second, what should she do, and how, six month...Starting at €8.20
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Butts in Seats: Helping the UVA Athletic Department Fill Scott Stadium
Martin, Sean; Detert, James R.Case DARDEN-OB-1289-ELeadership and People ManagementCarla Williams, the director of athletics for the University of Virginia (UVA), considered what steps the Athletics Department needed to take in the coming years to increase revenues. In 2017, UVA athletics revenues totaled approximately $100.6 million, making it the 27th-highest revenue program in the United States among schools for which this information was available (private schools did not need to publicly report financial information). The ...Starting at €8.20
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Lisa Walker in Saudi Arabia
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, JohnCase DARDEN-E-0435-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityLisa Walker, a Wharton MBA graduate, was assigned to work in Saudi Arabia as part of her position at JPMorgan Chase. Walker has some trepidation, given Saudi Arabia’s posture toward women. Initially, things were good and Walker felt respected and welcomedStarting at €8.20
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Vulcan Clothing Company
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0438-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAs an advertising consultant for a New York-based clothing company, the protagonist in this case wants to respect and reflect religious diversity in both promotion and publicity. An actress wearing a hijab, the head cover many Muslim women wear in public, has been included in the company's upcoming global ad campaign, sparking concerns about how the campaign will be received in France. Taking into account the friction between political secula...Starting at €8.20
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(I Think) I Know Why You Did That: The Risky Business of Inferring Intentions
Detert, James R.; Taubenfeld, BrittonTechnical Note DARDEN-OB-1348-ELeadership and People ManagementDespite the important role that assumptions about intentions play in our judgments of others’ actions and how we respond to these actions, most of us haven’t thought much about the accuracy of the inferences we make, the ways our decisions about “what he meant to do” or “why she did that” might be unintentionally biased, or the potential negative effects that result when inferences about intentions affect how we judge a behavior. Nor have we thou...Starting at €8.20