Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Defining Moments: Fair to Whom?
Detert, James R.; Black, Christina; Taubenfeld, BrittonCase DARDEN-OB-1261-ELeadership and People ManagementThe head of an R&D unit in a high-tech firm in India faces a tough decision about whether to recommend firing and replacing or investing even larger amounts of time and resources into training employees who have come up through India’s “reservation system.” Similar to “affirmative action” policies in the United States and Brazil (where the focus is on race), the reservation system in India is meant to counteract inequalities resulting from the hi...Starting at €8.20
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Black Cards and Banking
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Tierney; Black; Christina; Jones; Liz IvaniwCase DARDEN-F-1870-EFinanceCecilia and Luke were recently married and were beginning to build a life together. Although they were complete opposites; they had been able to work through their differences and have a good relationship. Luke was a musician who did not have a day job. Although his music was able to provide him with an income; it was not steady or reliable. Cecilia; on the other hand; had a steady job working as a marketing manager for a baby formula company. Wh...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
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A Quicksand of Loans: Loan Types
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Tierney; Black; Christina; Jones; Liz IvaniwCase DARDEN-F-1867-EFinanceRachel Moore was an optimistic; cheerful; friendly woman who had recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management. She had used scholarships and grants while working 30 hours a week to make up the difference in tuition; and had graduated debt free—becoming the first in her family to earn a college education. After moving to start a full-time job a marketing manager at a marketing company; Rachel had recently been told that the h...Starting at €8.20
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A Quicksand of Loans: Loan Types - Teaching Note
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Tierney; Black; Christina; Jones; Liz IvaniwTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1867TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1867Starting at €0.00
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Anxious Alastair - Teaching Note
Detert; James R.; Black; ChristinaTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1259TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1259Starting at €0.00
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Black Cards and Banking - Teaching Note
Fairchild; Gregory B.; Tierney; Black; Christina; Jones; Liz IvaniwTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1870TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1870Starting at €0.00
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Should We Go For It?
Detert, James R.; Cullen, Kevin; Taubenfeld, BrittonCase DARDEN-OB-1364-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case follows Sarah Johnson, who has just accepted the position as an intern in the offensive analytics division for the Dallas Cowboys. After gathering all the data she could find for the NFL between 2000 and 2016, she works to analyze the best option for the team when it comes to deciding what to do on a fourth down.Starting at €8.20