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FICO Score - Teaching Note
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1909TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1909Starting at €0.00
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FICO Score
Eades; Kenneth M.; Fairchild; Gregory B.; Maiden; Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1909-EFinanceThis case teaches students the importance of maintaining a strong FICO score by illustrating the consequences of paying bills late or not at all. The protagonist is David Molina; a waiter at a struggling Italian restaurant located down the block from where he lives. Money is tight for Molina right now—his limited income means he lives paycheck to paycheck. However; Molina knows things will be looking up for him soon because he recently accepted a...Starting at €8.20
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Living the "Unbanked Life": Maria
Eades; Kenneth M.; Sinclair; Safiya; Fairchild; Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1892-EFinanceThis case follows a woman named Maria Alvarez as she explores financing options to cover costs for her young daughter's surprise respiratory illness. Alvarez has not opened a bank account since moving to the United States from the Dominican Republic two years prior and has little savings from her job. She lives paycheck to paycheck without a credit card or credit history; to her knowledge. Should Alvarez get the money she needs through a payday l...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Change: Chinese Diaper Maker DaddyBaby Faces COVID-19 (A)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yao, Bingjing (Krystal); Whittle, Mary SummersCase DARDEN-S-0343-EStrategyIn late January 2020, Fuqing city officials approached Bin Lin, CEO of diaper manufacturer DaddyBaby, with a request that came straight from China's central government: In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, could Lin refit his manufacturing facilities to make 800,000 masks a day? And could he do so within two weeks? The local province had a severe mask shortage, and the region's largest diaper maker had declined to help. From an ethical standpoint,...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Change: Chinese Diaper Maker DaddyBaby Faces COVID-19 (B)
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yao, Bingjing (Krystal); Whittle, Mary SummersCase DARDEN-S-0353-EStrategyAt the request of local and national government officials, Bin Lin had just agreed to manufacture face masks to help contain China's nascent COVID-19 crisis. Lin was the founder and CEO of Chinese diaper manufacturer DaddyBaby. In late January 2020, he found himself working with a team of government efficiency specialists who would ensure that—within the space of two weeks—his diaper factory could produce 800,000 masks a day. Lin had had a number...Starting at €5.74