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Regina Broadband's Earnings Conference Call (B)
Powell, Elizabeth A.; Demers, Elizabeth A.Case DARDEN-C-2368-EAccounting and ControlWithin 30 minutes of releasing its Q4 and year-end earnings, Regina Broadband’s stock was down by over 25%. The company’s CEO and CFO realized they needed to quickly reframe and sharpen the message they would be giving to Regina’s shareholders and investors during that afternoon’s conference call, scheduled to take place in 15 minutes.Starting at €5.74
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"My Summer Internship" by Antar Al-Qawwee
Powell, Elizabeth A.; Al-Qawwee, AntarCase DARDEN-BC-0215-EKnowledge and CommunicationAntar Al-Qawwee describes in vivid detail his first days on the job at his summer internship in Sales and Trading and reflects on the lessons he learned through careful observation. Among the lessons he identifies are (1) Speak up early and often; (2) Be flexible and adjust your style; (3) Fate favors the prepared; and (4) Be yourself. As important as these explicit lessons are, equally important are the skills of presence of mind, mindful self-a...Starting at €8.20
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Terri Dean at Verizon Business (B)
Powell, Elizabeth A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-BC-0224-EKnowledge and CommunicationA senior vice president of global communications for Verizon Business reads an e-mail from an employee responding to a recent communication effort. The employee, new to Verizon, is trying to connect the dots between the products and solutions he offers customers and how his role fits into the company’s key strategic goals. This one-page B case epilogue reveals that she does indeed respond and becomes an important mentor for the new employee.Starting at €5.74
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Leadership Presence and the Courage to Speak
Powell, Elizabeth A.Technical Note DARDEN-BC-0242-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis note applies the concept of "leadership presence" as established by Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar to the concerns of business leaders.Starting at €8.20
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Philip Morris USA: Life After the Master Settlement Agreement (A)
Moore, Marian Chapman; Wicks, Andrew C.; Powell, Elizabeth A.; Correll, BrookeCase DARDEN-S-0157-EStrategyWhen Philip Morris USA (PMUSA) president and CEO Michael Symanczyk took office in 1997, he began to re-envision how to take his company forward in the midst of public outrage over the negative health consequences related to smoking, especially among youth. The case reviews the social and economic history of tobacco and smoking in the United States and provides context surrounding the crisis related to the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between...Starting at €8.20
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Pat Greene: From Jarhead to Egghead
Powell, Elizabeth A.; Goldberg, Rebecca; Zegarelli, JamesCase DARDEN-BC-0271-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case challenges the adage, “You can take a man out of the Marines, but you can’t take the Marines out of the man.” Newly transitioning as a Marine officer into his first civilian job, Pat Greene will need to learn how to flex his leadership communication style to meet the demands of his new work culture. The case illustrates the contingent and situational nature of effective communication, or in other words, how a communication style that ma...Starting at €8.20
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Farggi
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-994MarketingEn agosto de 1992, Häagen-Dazs abrió en Barcelona su primera tienda de helados de lujo en España. En julio de 1993, Farggi, una pequeña empresa familiar de Barcelona, también abrió su primera tienda de helados de lujo, a pocas esquinas de la de Häagen-Dazs, reproduciendo su manera de vender. El caso presenta la historia de Farggi, y permite analizar las circunstancias en las que una pequeña empresa local puede competir contra una gran multinacion...Starting at €8.20
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Imaginarium
Berasategui Rodríguez, Laureano; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1173Information Technologies, MarketingA primeros de marzo de 2001, el presidente de Imaginarium se plantea las principales decisiones a tomar sobre la estrategia comercial de su empresa. Imaginarium es una cadena de 161 jugueterías, de las cuales 53 son tiendas propias y 108 tiendas franquiciadas. De ellas, 112 están en España y otras 49 en otros nueve países. Los principales dilemas de estrategia comercial parecen centrados sobre: 1) el proceso de internacionalización y desarrollo d...Starting at €8.20
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Troll-AEG
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.; Sardá, J.Case M-890MarketingEn enero de 1992, dos empresas europeas (una alemana y una española) se disponen a firmar dos contratos de distribución «espejo», por los que el alemán designa al español como distribuidor no exclusivo de sus productos en España y Francia, mientras que, en el otro contrato, el español designa al alemán como distribuidor no exclusivo de sus productos en Alemania. Ambos fabrican lámparas de diseño contemporáneo, y las respectivas gamas o coleccione...Starting at €8.20
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Chupa Chups Vending: "Choose your flavor"
Lewis, Gary Andrew; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1145MarketingA finales de 2001, Andrew Lewis debe decidir si acepta una oferta de trabajo como directivo responsable del marketing internacional de una gran empresa de bebidas alcoholicas, o si acepta otra oferta para trabajar como agente libre a comisión, dedicado a la venta a escala mundial de una nueva máquina de «vending». La máquina ha sido desarrollada por Discapa, siguiendo las orientaciones dadas por Chupa Chups. Se trata de un modelo muy novedoso par...Starting at €8.20