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Boots Unlimited: Getting a Foot in the Door (B)
Farris, Paul W.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-M-0971-EMarketingRobert Rosen and his brother, Ryan, took a look at the slow pace at which the budget for their family-owned company, BootsUnlimited.com (BU), was being spent. Many of the keywords they had chosen for their Google AdWords campaign in the hopes of boosting online sales at BU, were not being clicked on. What changes did they need to make?Starting at €5.74
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The Curious Case of the Disputed Rabbits - Teaching Note
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1618TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1618Starting at €0.00
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GidaExpress: Grocery Delivery in Turkey
Yildiz, Ozlem; Goldberg, Rebecca; Stouras, Kostas; Weiss, Elliott N.Case DARDEN-OM-1635-EService and Operations ManagementThis fictional, international case explores online delivery models through the voices of two female protagonists: Melis Aydin, COO, who is from Turkey; and Athena Galini, CEO, who is from Greece. They have recently begun an online grocery-delivery (OGD) service called GidaExpress (i.e., Express Food) by closing on a TRY300,000 low-interest loan and entering a start-up incubator in Istanbul, Turkey. Aydin and Galani are evaluating three models for...Starting at €8.20
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Standard Work in Developing Leaders: Rebecca Banquette, Coach
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1687-EService and Operations ManagementRebecca Banquette, a recently hired executive coach and Lean consultant at a staffing firm in the health care industry, has experienced a change in her Lean management philosophy and approach. Previously, she focused heavily on Lean's technical process-improvement aspects, but after a period of personal exploration and growth, she has decided to focus first and primarily on the development of people. In this case, Banquette explains and reflects ...Starting at €8.20
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Hope for Special Hope (B)
Matherne, G. Paul; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1680-EService and Operations ManagementThis case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children with intellectual disabilities and their families in Lusaka, Zambia. Eric, a pastor, and Holly, a special needs teacher, had previously adopted three children with Down syndrome and moved to Zambia to form this enterprise. They worked hard to overcome systemic obstacles to their mission, includin...Starting at €5.74
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Getting Started (A)
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OB-1085Leadership and People ManagementThis case contains two briefs, one for each person in a two-party negotiation. They are relatively short in length and can be read in class just prior to a mock negotiation. This learning activity is appropriate for teaching negotiations skills to a broad audience, including undergraduate and graduate business school students, adult learners in a variety of settings, and in a corporate university.Starting at €8.20
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Carlos Zuleta and Lean
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1690-EService and Operations ManagementThis case tells the story of Carlos Zuleta's philosophies toward Lean transformations in the country of Colombia. First, he describes the transformation at Porvenir, a Colombian private pension fund administrator that applied Lean to reduce the lead timeStarting at €8.20
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Anna White: Lean Thinking at Acme Funding
Weiss, Elliott N.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OM-1720-EService and Operations ManagementAnna White, process engineer at Acme Funding (Acme), a mortgage-loan-processing company, is considering a redesign of the loan-closing process. She is evaluating a centralization/decentralization system called "pods," similar to manufacturing cells, as a process redesign. Data is given for the student to analyze the implications of this approach and suggest alternatives. Students must calculate utilizations and capacities of both the centralize...Starting at €8.20
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New Planet Music (A)
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Goldberg, RebeccaCase DARDEN-OB-1089-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case contains two briefs, one for each person in a two-party negotiation. They are relatively short in length and can be read in class just prior to a mock negotiation. This learning activity is appropriate for teaching negotiations skills to a broad audience, including undergraduate and graduate business school students, adult learners in a variety of settings, and in a corporate university.Starting at €8.20
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New Planet Music (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.; Goldberg, RebeccaTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1089TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note of product OB-1089 and OB-1090Starting at €0.00