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Social Investment in Supply Chains: Mining the Possibilities
Mani, Vidya; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-OM-1780-EService and Operations ManagementTintio SA (Tintio), a Peru-based mining company, planned to open a gold mine in Ica, the southern region of Peru. But like other mining companies, Tintio often had rocky relationships with the communities in which it operated. Tintio had tried to improve its practices and relationships over the years, but in 2021, it still experienced pushback from assorted stakeholders. Company leadership needed to decide how best to compensate and benefit the l...Starting at €8.20
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Workaround: Which Integration Ideas to Explore?
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Leiner, Benjamin; Vambre, DavidCase DARDEN-E-0476-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAnna Bender, VP of product at Workaround, a large human resources (HR) software firm, had just been presented with a number of different recommendations from her employees on how to integrate the functionality and data from a recently acquired software company that had a leading chat app into Workaround’s offerings. Although she was impressed by many of the suggestions, Bender was also ethically conflicted about some of them. The business opportu...Starting at €8.20
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Finance Caselets: An Ethical Perspective
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Dalmia, Pranav; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0472-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThese fictional caselets, some of which are based on lived experience, present dilemmas and ethical issues in the financial field. The situations include an investment-banking firm executive deciding how to handle an investment tip; an executive strugglinStarting at €8.20
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Richardson Eye Care and Surgery Center
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Stanton, Andrew; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0445-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA consultant experienced in developing predictive models for his clients to improve business operations, Everett Blake, was working with the Richardson Eye Care and Surgery Center (RECSC), which wanted to explore ways to improve its no-show rate, classifying a “no-show” as an appointment not kept without 24-hours’ notice. After running variables through an XGBoost model, Blake’s company had identified predictive variables, which included age and ...Starting at €8.20
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Which Kaptein to Choose? The Havoysund Fleet Question
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0419-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityOlaf Tryggvason, owner of a fleet of fishing ships in a small northern Norwegian town, has been offered and has accepted a reality television deal about the fleet to create a show along the lines of "The Deadliest Catch" and "Big Shrimpin'." He now has to recommend which ships and kapteiner (skippers or captains) in his fleet should be the stars of the show. He also has to consider the various dangers and complexities inherent in making a show li...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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PETWORLD
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-G-0636-EKnowledge and CommunicationAccording to PETWORLD financials, the year 2012 had seen a dip in sales, fewer people coming into its stores, and comparable store sales that were weaker than expected. Competition in the pet-care market was increasingly fierce with a variety of players, big and small, fighting for market share. The industry itself had changed rapidly in just a few years, and its continued growth and financial success required constant innovation and creativity. ...Starting at €8.20
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A Framework for Improving Organizational Interventions
Parmar, Bidhan L.Technical Note DARDEN-G-0631-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis technical note analyzes and explores frameworks for improving interventions in organizations. Organizations are complex ecosystems of assumptions, artifacts, and interactions. By understanding how the current system is arranged and recognizing the broader impacts of any intervention, leaders can make more impactful and lasting changes to their organizations. Any framework is only as good as the assumptions that are baked into it. Often the d...Starting at €8.20
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How to Better Frame Problems
Parmar, Bidhan L.Technical Note DARDEN-G-0630-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBefore managers can solve problems or take advantage of opportunities that may arise in their businesses, they must frame those problems or opportunities. Typically, leaders identify and frame problems intuitively and without much conscious deliberation. Framing problems is more an art than a science. It is also profoundly linked with the way our brains work, especially the intuitive processes we use to make sense of the world around us. This tec...Starting at €8.20