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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Come As You Are: The Role of Internal Financial Reporting after a Change of Leadership
Dikolli, Shane; Ingram-Johnson, JailaCase DARDEN-C-2447-EAccounting and ControlAs You Are Seventh-Day Adventist Church (AYA) is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, in a low-income community, where it offers a wide range of primarily religious services. AYA is part of the River Seventh-Day Adventist Conference—East (RCE), which finds and pays for the pastors at each of its churches. In return, the RCE receives the weekly tithes as conference dues, and AYA keeps the offerings given by its members. This partnership has allowed ...Starting at €8.20
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Can Zwift Disrupt Peloton's Ascent?
Dikolli, Shane; Wright-Pruski, Colin; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-C-2454-EAccounting and ControlThis public-sourced case uses the fitness company Zwift and one of its competitors, Peloton, to explore cost allocation and bundling services. The material includes a task to provide a back-of-the-envelope pitch about Zwift's potential to disrupt Peloton's growth. Although Zwift's foundation was on the software side, would an entry into the hardware side of the fitness space present a viable opportunity? As part of the analysis, students prepare ...Starting at €8.20
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Come As You Are: The Role of Internal Financial Reporting after a Change of Leadership - Teaching Note
Dikolli, Shane; Ingram-Johnson, JailaTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2447TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for product C-2447Starting at €0.00
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Orascom Telecom Holding (B): Building a European Telco Unit
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0235-EStrategyJust as promised, Wind was only an initial platform acquisition for the European expansion; however, this further expansion took some time. Naguib Sawiris was eyeing opportunities to invest in both fixed and mobile operators in a number of continental European countries,Starting at €5.74
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Work Pants Finance: The Miners Go to B-School
Dikolli, Shane; Miner, MattCase DARDEN-C-2453-EAccounting and ControlThis case is based on the real-life experiences of Matt Miner, who completed his MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in 2009. After completing his degree, Miner realized that he and his growing family needed to prepare better financially for life post-MBA. This realization prompted him to pursue a program of household savings that would allow his family to be debt-free within five years. The case provides a short narrative along wit...Starting at €8.20
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Work Pants Finance: The Miners Go to B-School - Teaching note
Dikolli, ShaneTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2453TNAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2453Starting at €0.00
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Roma Victor: Europe's First Serial Acquirer
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-BP-0551-ECorporate GovernanceBesides adopting the tactics and types of arms and armor effectively used by its adversities, the Romans also incorporated superior intangibles such as tactical knowledge of their enemies. This case is used in Darden's "Post-Merger Acquisition" course elective to draw parallels to M & A strategies used by corporations today.Starting at €8.20
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Strategic M&A Analysis
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0224-EStrategyThis note deals with the issues of strategy, the first common source of acquisition failure. An appropriate master plan that links strategy and integration is a critical requirement for this interplay and ensures that the target will improve the acquirer’s overall competitive abilities.Starting at €8.20
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Orascom Telecom Holding (A): Wind and Weather
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0234-EStrategyNaguib Sawiris, CEO of Egyptian Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), continuously scoured the globe for opportunities to expand his telecommunications empire. In 2005, Naguib looked across the Mediterranean Sea and announced his intention to acquire Italian telecom operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. (Wind), one of Italy’s leading telecommunication providers in the largest leveraged buyout in European business history.Starting at €8.20
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Orascom Telecom Holding (C): The Ups and Downs of Going Global
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-S-0236-EStrategyNaguib Sawiris was still eyeing several of the top mobile telephony markets in the world, but he was not the only one. Competition for attractive telecom assets was increasing, and Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) needed to deal with several setbacks in its globalization efforts.Starting at €5.74