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Rock Star or Shooting Star? (B)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OB-1199-ELeadership and People ManagementSet in an investment firm, the A case presents the president going through a review process with the firm’s portfolio managers. By all accounts, Fred Silverton’s financial savvy and skills had had helped the staggering mutual fund company reach success. The case runs through issues and actions directly involving Silverton. Despite Silverton’s success, there were some who were alarmed over his approach to human capital. Nonetheless, the president ...Starting at €5.74
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Progressive Insurance: Making Pay As You Drive a Snap for Consumers - Teaching Note
Farris, Paul W.; Steenburgh, Thomas J.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-M-0873TN-EMarketingTeaching note for product M-0873Starting at €0.00
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Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
Austin, James E.; Epler Wood, Megan; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-318040-EStrategyWilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a business model of providing high-end, premium-priced wildlife safaris in various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and competitors. It may be reaching saturation of the high-cost, high...Starting at €8.20
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México: crisis y competitividad
Musacchio, Aldo; Vietor, Richard H.K.; GarcÃa-Cuéllar, ReginaCase HBS-711S30EconomicsEn 2010, el bicentenario de la revolución de México contra España, el presidente de México, Felipe Calderón esperaba que pudiera orquestar varias reformas cruciales que México necesita. México no había crecido mucho a lo largo de la última década, la pérdida de competitividad de China y otros países asiáticos. Varios de sus instituciones, incluido el trabajo, educación, salud, energía y defensa de la competencia, parecía poco competitivo. Pero co...Starting at €8.20
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Angola and the Resource Curse (Spanish version)
Musacchio, Aldo; Werker, Eric; Schlefer, JonathanCase HBS-714S10Economicsimmense inequality, low life expectancy, a non-diversified economy, and constant grumblings of corruption. The global financial crisis and subsequent fall in state oil revenue drives a loan-seeking Angola towards either the IMF, who demand extensive reforms, or the Chinese, who seek to take a direct stake in the nation's recovery. The case explores the dynamics of post-conflict recovery as well as the challenges associated with a reliance on oil...Starting at €8.20
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La desigualdad en Brasil
Musacchio, AldoCase HBS-716S14EconomicsPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. Este caso se analiza la evolución de la desigualdad en Brasil en los últimos años y genera dos debates. En primer lugar, el caso se analiza la desigualdad y de si es o no un problema para las sociedades capitalistas, en este caso Brasil. En segundo lugar, el caso se analizan algunas de las políticas que el gobierno de Brasil ha utilizado para atacar la pobreza y la desigual...Starting at €8.20
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Commerce and Justice (Spanish version)
Austin, James E.; Leonard, Herman B.; Quinn, James W.Case HBS-312S08Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilityhow to measure the impact of its social justice activities and how to export its values-based strategy abroad. Focuses on strategic management of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. The development of Timberland's innovative commerce and justice strategy sheds light on ways in which strategic alignment can provide energy, synergy, and resources critical to developing a successful CSR program within a for-profit company.Starting at €8.20
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USA Track & Field: Getting Its Governance on Track - Teaching note
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0352TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0352Starting at €0.00
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USA Track & Field: Getting Its Governance on Track
Cheng, Yo-Jud; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-S-0352-EStrategyThis public-sourced case set in May 2020 examines various corporate governance issues that have arisen for the nonprofit USA Track & Field (USATF). The case’s protagonist is board member Tricia Myers who considers how the board can better serve its constituents as they are inundated with a torrent of issues around CEO compensation, fundraising, and governance regulations. The board faces a fire drill as CEO Max Siegel’s high compensation has just...Starting at €8.20
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (A)
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1614-EService and Operations ManagementHenry Franklin works at Sunshine O.J. (Sunshine), a three-year-old, fast-growing organic orange juice manufacturer near Charleston, South Carolina. Before his employment at Sunshine, Franklin worked for about two decades in his family’s business, FranklinStarting at €8.20