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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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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition - Teaching Note
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1856TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1856Starting at €0.00
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A Global Fintech Overview
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Becker; Joseph M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1860-EFinanceThis technical note discusses the various financial services segments in which technology solutions have been used to solve problems; including lending; payments; wealth/investment management; insurance; and regulation. For each of the segments; the note identifies key issues facing the segment; why and how fintech might provide an answer to the challenges faced; and the potential difficulties fintech may experience in doing so. For example; in l...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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Invesco Ltd.: Asset Management in Transition
Allayannis; George (Yiorgos); Fernstrom; AaronCase DARDEN-F-1856-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's second-year "Financial Institutions and Capital Markets;" elective. Using Invesco Ltd. (Invesco) as an example; the case examines the strategic challenges facing the asset management industry. Marty Flanagan; Invesco's CEO; must position Invesco to compete in an industry undergoing systemic change; including active and passive products and flows; lower levels of organic growth; fee compression; softening revenues and...Starting at €8.20
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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