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Los 'rankings', un arma de doble filo
Davila, Antonio; Foster, George; He, Xiaobin; Shimizu, CarlosArticle ART-3246EntrepreneurshipLos de empresas de alto crecimiento pueden dar a tu el impulso reputacional que necesita, pero, a no ser que entiendas los indicadores utilizados, saldrás de las listas tan rápido como entraste.Starting at €8.20
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How prepared is your business to make the most of AI?
Zamora, Javier; Herrera, PedroArticle ART-3222-EInformation Technologies, Innovation and ChangeAs a manager, you need a basic understanding of the concepts behind machine learning, so that you can communicate effectively with the experts who implement AI projects in your organization. You must also evaluate your organization's readiness and ability to undertake AI projects. To improve your chances of success, we explain the essentials and recommend which roles and profiles to develop within your organization.Starting at €8.20
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LIVESTRONG: Cycling Around Lance Armstrong
James, Erika Hayes; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-OB-1047-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case can be used in Leadership and Organizational Behavior courses or in any course dealing with challenges faced by nonprofit organizations experiencing crisis. In early 2013, the ongoing controversy involving cyclist Lance Armstrong’s use of performance-enhancing drugs was taking its toll on the nonprofit foundation Livestrong, which Armstrong himself had founded years before after being diagnosed with cancer. Armstrong had already been st...Starting at €8.20
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The Federal Reserve and Goldman Sachs: Mike Silva
Hernandez, Morela; Parmar, Bidhan; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-OB-1078-EService and Operations ManagementMike Silva, the NY Fed’s senior supervisory officer for Goldman Sachs, is having trouble with Carmen Segarra, a recently hired bank examiner who reports to Silva. The two disagree about whether Goldman Sachs has a viable overall conflict-of-interest policy; Silva says “yes,” and Segarra says “no.” Segarra’s communication style—aggressive and frank—has irritated both Silva and others in their department, although an independent report had been cri...Starting at €8.20
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The Federal Reserve and Goldman Sachs - Teaching Note
Hernandez, Morela; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1078TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1078Starting at €0.00
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5 Skills Every Leader Needs to Succeed in the Digital World
Káganer, Evgeny; Zamora, Javier; Sieber, SandraArticle ART-2412-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementThe growing density of our digital connections is fast redrawing the boundaries of competition and reshaping the sources of customer value. This demands that we take blended approaches, not just to our business strategies, but to our organizational structures and practices. And this requires new leadership roles and digitally minded leaders. Digital leadership is more than a job title; it's an entirely new mind-set. Based on conversations with pa...Starting at €8.20
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Caprica Energy and Its Choices
Harris, Jared D.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Mead, Jenny; Adolphson, Donald; Carmack, Brad; Rogers, JamesCase DARDEN-QA-0765-EDecision AnalysisJane Barrow, CEO of Caprica Energy, must recommend to the board which of three potential "unconventional" natural-gas development sites in different parts of the United States the company should pursue. The case takes place in January 2011, when the "low-hanging fruit" of natural-gas production in the United States had essentially been picked. All three of the potential sites (shale, coalbed methane, and tight sands) would require hydraulic fract...Starting at €8.20
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Fair Play at Chisholm University
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Adams, John; Shankar, MeeraCase DARDEN-QA-0789-EDecision AnalysisChisholm University’s new athletics director must reallocate the athletics budget in its entirety, balancing legal obligations with broader educational and financial goals. A committee appointed to work on this issue had failed to reach consensus due to disagreements about how to comply with Title IX, the law mandating gender parity in all educational offerings, including athletics. The athletics director has the facts organized into an optimizat...Starting at €8.20
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Looking for (e)Harmony
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Shariff, IkramCase DARDEN-BRI-1003-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA growing company has an opportunity to sign a major client: an online dating service. But that service is notorious for having forbidden ads indicating a search for same-sex partnerships. That policy goes against the corporation's own ethics and the personal views of many of its employees. Yet the company needs a large contract such as this one to sustain itself. What should the company decide to do?Starting at €8.20
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Flying Light: British Airways Flight 268 (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0295-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDespite the incident at takeoff, the British Airways pilots, after discussion with the airline engineers at Heathrow Airport in London, decided to continue the flight uninterrupted. Although the plane landed safely in England, the decision to continue flying set off a hailstorm of criticism and sparked tension between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the CAA, the British equivalent. This case discusses the fallout from the incident, a...Starting at €5.74