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Multiple Stories to Career Building
Las Heras, MireiaArticle ART-2046-ELeadership and People ManagementCareer success used to be defined in terms of climbing the corporate ladder and moving up the salary scale, often sacrificing other personal aspirations along the way. Yet socioeconomic changes have altered not only the nature of competition, but also people's priorities and their conception of professional development. Rather than a steady ascent to the summit, careers are regarded as winding paths shaped according to various stages and cycles o...Starting at €8.20
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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Theory Foundations
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1548-EFinanceFinancial theory seeks to explain how buyers and sellers in financial markets price contracts to exchange money across time and across risk profiles. Using rules of agent behavior, theory generates financial models that attempt to predict the fair prices of the securities in financial markets. To make the models simple enough to be used in practice, theorists make simplifying assumptions about the characteristics of markets and market participant...Starting at €8.20
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Rosetta Stone: Pricing the 2009 IPO
Schill, Michael J.; Papireddy, Suprajj; Adams, Tom; Clough, PhilCase DARDEN-F-1613-EFinanceThis case examines the April 2009 decision of Rosetta Stone management to price the initial public offering of Rosetta Stone stock during one of the most difficult periods in capital-raising history. The case outlines Rosetta Stone’s unique language learning strategy and the associated strong financial performance. Students are invited to value the stock and take a position on whether the current $15 to $17 per share filing range is appropriate. ...Starting at €8.20
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Roche Holding AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition
Schill, Michael J.; Durick, Brett; Chambers, DrewCase DARDEN-F-1645-EFinanceThis case examines the decision by the Swiss pharmaceutical Roche Holding AG (Roche) to offer a record $42 billion bond in February 2009. In light of a pending acquisition of US biotechnology leader Genentech, Roche management planned to sell $32 billion in bonds at various maturities from 1 year to 30 years and in three different currencies (US dollar, euro, and British pound). In a context of substantial uncertainty in both world financial mark...Starting at €8.20
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Gellibrand Partners
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1648-EFinanceGiven widening bid-ask spread for a target stock, a small Australian portfolio manager considers front-running the market makers by posting its own quotes inside the spread. Organized in a series of rounds, the case asks students to post bid and ask limit orders for shares. Each round allows orders to come in that execute against the limit order book, cash flow and end-of-round inventory to be calculated, and the market to revise the bid and ask ...Starting at €8.20
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade: The Unilever Scoop
Yemen, Gerry; Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1656-EFinanceA follow up for Ben & Jerry’s Homemade (UVA-F-1364), this case is suitable for MBA, EMBA, and GEMBA programs, and could work as a stand-alone undergraduate introduction to corporate finance and M&A or an introductory strategy class on M&A or post-merger integration. Did the Unilever/Ben & Jerry’s merger yield both firms’ fundamental objectives? What did the market think? What did each get from the deal? What can students tell about where future v...Starting at €8.20
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The Procter & Gamble Company: Investment in Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal
Schill, Michael J.; Lentz, DanielCase DARDEN-F-1670-EFinanceA financial analyst for Procter & Gamble must report on the prospects and implications of a new teeth-whitening product. Beyond a realistic profit-and-loss forecast and baseline net present value, he must determine which pricing and marketing strategy is most likely to maximize value for shareholders.Starting at €8.20
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The Misadventures of Daring Dave: Leverage and Investment Returns
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1686-EFinanceDaring Dave is a focused niche case used in Darden's second year elective "Securities Markets in Action" where students need to understand the power and impact of leverage and margin requirements on investor performance. This case would also work well in case-based investments courses and courses on financial trading. This case considers the return and liquidity effects of leverage on investment returns for novice investor, Daring Dave, in a sing...Starting at €8.20
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American Greetings
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1693-EFinanceThis case is used in Darden's FY Finance course, but it would be appropriate in any course introducing firm valuation. The case examines the 2012 decision by American Greetings (AG) to repurchase shares. Students can build a simple model of the company’s future cash flows and derive an implied value. Because the company is arguably in a state of maturity or decline, a discussion of steady-state economics is particularly germane.Starting at €8.20