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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy
Freeman; R. Edward; Werhane; Patricia H.; Wicks; Andrew C.; Fruscello; Thomas W.; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0300-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case explores the larger context of competition among internet companies for market share globally; especially in the emerging Chinese economy; as well as concerns about advancing the core values of the company including user privacy. Specifically; it concerns the decision facing Yahoo! when it is confronted with a request by the Chinese government to release the name of one of its users for alleged violations of Chinese law.Starting at €8.20
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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy - Teaching Note
Wicks; Andrew C.; Mead; JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0300TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0300Starting at €0.00
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Mexico: From Crisis to Reforms and from Reforms to Crisis
Saffie, FelipeCase DARDEN-GEM-0205-EEconomicsAs he prepares for a 2023 meeting of General Electric Corp. (GE), Vladimiro de la Mora, president of GE Mexico, weighs the potential benefits and risks of nearshoring production to the Mexican border. Along with major ports that accessed both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and a 2,000-mile frontier shared with the United States, Mexico has a long history of trade and cooperation with the United States, supported by trade agreements and low labor...Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0204-EEconomicsThis note works best when paired with two other Darden technical notes: "The IS/LM Model" (UVA-GEM-0126), and a note that directly supports this one, "Determinants of Economic Growth" (UVA-GEM-0202). This note provides a formal mathematical derivation to address recurring questions about the Solow model (see GEM-0202 for details). Using a detailed derivation that starts from the investment equation used in UVA-GEM-0126, it shows why population g...Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0204This note works best when paired with two other Darden technical notes: "The IS/LM Model" (UVA-GEM-0126), and a note that directly supports this one, "Determinants of Economic Growth" (UVA-GEM-0202). This note provides a formal mathematical derivation toStarting at €8.20
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Bad Arguments and Rationalization in Business
Freeman; R. Edward; Wicks; Andrew C.; Harris; Jared D.; Parmar; Bidhan L.; Mead; JennyTechnical Note DARDEN-E-0406-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe following note attempts to catalog and analyze a set of flawed but common arguments made in business and organizational settings to drive strategic and operational decision-making. The arguments are deconstructed into syllogistic form—a set of premises leading to a conclusion—and analyzed for validity and soundness. The final part of this note pays attention to ways decision-makers can avoid such bad arguments and the rationalization that oft...Starting at €8.20
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Just a Sandwich? Chick-Fil-A and the Intersection of Mission; Religion; and Business Practice
Wicks; Andrew C.; Nolan; John; Mead; JennyCase DARDEN-E-0423-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityChick-fil-A company heir and then-COO Dan Cathy caused a media uproar when; in a 2012 interview; he emphasized the company’s outspoken support of "traditional" family values. Detractors decried what seemed an anti-gay bias on the company’s part; which was supported by Chick-fil-A’s donations to groups such as Focus on the Family; the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; and Exodus International; organizations traditionally opposed to LGBTQ interest...Starting at €8.20
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Determinants of Economic Growth
Saffie, FelipeTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0202-EEconomicsEconomic growth is a recent phenomenon in human history. This technical note explores this phenomenon in detail, examining the work of Nobel laureate Robert Solow, whose growth model is the dominant paradigm for practitioners when evaluating countries' growth prospects. For math-oriented readers, this note pairs well with a companion technical note, "Determinants of Economic Growth: Supplemental Note" (UVA-GEM-0204).Starting at €8.20