Search results
-
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
-
"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
-
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
-
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
-
Evaluation Questions for Assessing Postmerger Integration Consultants
Bourgeois, L. J. IIITechnical Note DARDEN-BP-0527-ECorporate GovernanceHow does one assess which consulting firm to hire when planning for the postacquisition activities? This technical note lists the questions to ask presenters from consulting firms who are competing for the assignment.Starting at €8.20
-
News Corporation and Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Kapur, Divyaksh; Mussio, MichaelCase DARDEN-BP-0534-ECorporate GovernanceBillionaire Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corporation, has purchased the Dow Jones & Company, which includes the Wall Street Journal, from the Bancroft family after many family discussions about the sale. At issue is whether Murchoch, known for his involved and hands-on management style, will impose his will on the editorial personnel and policies of the WSJ and risk destroying the very intellectual capital he has just acquired.Starting at €8.20
-
Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0535-ECorporate GovernanceThe integration team had planned and implemented the changes. The two goals to maintain momentum and keep the core value of Golden West operations in place were accomplished. From the time the deal was announced, Wachovia and Golden West had been cross-selling each other’s products. Much time was invested early on in getting all parties up to speed. But everything fell apart only months after the integration when in July of 2007 Wachovia took a h...Starting at €5.74
-
Building the New Bosco-Zeta Pharma (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Powers, John; Mathur, Sudeep; Bose, NandiniCase DARDEN-BP-0536-ECorporate GovernanceThe Bosco chairman realizes that Bosco and Zeta have different work cultures and to make the integration a success, it was imperative to create a new unique identity for the new company Bosco-Zeta Pharma. He decides that the goal is to retain the best elements of the existing social capital from the two separate organizations while improving the new company’s responsiveness to customers, competitors, and the market environment. He requests that a...Starting at €5.74
-
Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0546-ECorporate GovernanceThis case allows two integration teams of different companies to construct a joint postacquisition integration plan. Some of the issues addressed in this role-play case include: (1) organization of Schuler, (2) staffing of management positions, (3) joint-distribution channels, (4) resolution of culture conflicts, (5) focus of strategic and operational decisions, and (6) performance metrics for assessing the success of the acquisition.Starting at €8.20
-
Banc One's Halcyon Days of Merger Integration
Bourgeois, L. J. IIICase DARDEN-BP-0553-ECorporate GovernanceThe year 1992 had been most successful for Banc One placing it first among the 25 largest banks in the United States. It had achieved this stellar record through a strategy of nuts-and-bolts banking that included focusing on serving retail and middle-market customers through community banks, investing in technologies that created competitive advantages, and treating bank acquisitions as an ongoing line of business. The newly appointed chairman of...Starting at €8.20