Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Conflicting Loyalties: Friends Helping Friends? (A)
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Guevara-Zuluaga, Manuela; Aguilar-Pulido, JulietteCase DARDEN-OB-1375-ELeadership and People ManagementAs a senior project manager for the Colombian office of a consulting services firm, Lucia is responsible for hiring decisions regarding junior consultants. During a recent recruitment process, Lucia found out that a candidate who achieved a perfect score on the written test had cheated, with the help of Lucia’s subordinate and close friend. She further learned that this candidate was motivated to commit fraud because of the medical needs of his y...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Change: Chinese Diaper Maker DaddyBaby Faces COVID-19 (A)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yao, Bingjing (Krystal); Whittle, Mary SummersCase DARDEN-S-0343-EStrategyIn late January 2020, Fuqing city officials approached Bin Lin, CEO of diaper manufacturer DaddyBaby, with a request that came straight from China's central government: In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, could Lin refit his manufacturing facilities to make 800,000 masks a day? And could he do so within two weeks? The local province had a severe mask shortage, and the region's largest diaper maker had declined to help. From an ethical standpoint,...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Change: Chinese Diaper Maker DaddyBaby Faces COVID-19 (B)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yao, Bingjing (Krystal); Whittle, Mary SummersCase DARDEN-S-0353-EStrategyAt the request of local and national government officials, Bin Lin had just agreed to manufacture face masks to help contain China's nascent COVID-19 crisis. Lin was the founder and CEO of Chinese diaper manufacturer DaddyBaby. In late January 2020, he found himself working with a team of government efficiency specialists who would ensure that—within the space of two weeks—his diaper factory could produce 800,000 masks a day. Lin had had a number...Starting at €5.74
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Conflicting Loyalties: Friends Helping Friends? (B)
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Guevara-Zuluaga, Manuela; Aguilar-Pulido, JulietteCase DARDEN-OB-1376-ELeadership and People ManagementAs a senior project manager for the Colombian office of a consulting services firm, Lucia is responsible for hiring decisions regarding junior consultants. During a recent recruitment process, Lucia found out that a candidate who had achieved a perfect score at the written test had cheated, with the help of Lucia’s subordinate and close friend. She further learned that this candidate had been motivated to commit fraud because of the medical needs...Starting at €5.74
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Conflicting Loyalties: Friends Helping Friends? (A) and (B) - Teaching note
Gentile, Mary; Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Guevara-Zuluaga, Manuela; Aguilar-Pulido, JulietteTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1375TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1375Starting at €0.00