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Trader Joe's: Navigating the Changing Seas of an Evolving Industry
Harris, Jared D.; Brooks, Carson; Tongate, JuliaCase DARDEN-S-0412-EStrategyTrader Joe’s, a specialized grocery retailer, occupies a successful niche market segment of selling highly valued, unique, and often quirky private-label-branded goods. Store locations, size, and in-store atmosphere contribute to a sense of distinctiveness and have created a devoted customer base. Nevertheless, Trader Joe’s faced increased competitive pressures from other competing retailers who have increasingly pushed into its competitive set. ...Starting at €8.20
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Citrix Systems, Inc.: A Fight Worth Fighting?
Loutskina, Elena; Shah, JigarCase DARDEN-F-2049-EFinanceIn December 2021, Valiant Capital Partners (VCP) is in the middle of bidding for Citrix Systems, Inc. (Citrix), to take the company private via a leveraged buyout (LBO). The auction of the renowned desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) company had attracted a number of bidders. VCP's initial bid of $15 billion ($92 per share) had allowed the fund to move to the final bidding round. Now with broader access to the company and its management, VCP has to revis...Starting at €8.20
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Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Santos, GraceCase DARDEN-E-0483-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis partially disguised, public-sourced case, a follow-up to “Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (A)” (UVA-E-0482), details what happened after top gymnastics coach Megan Peterson reported team doctor Larry Nassar to USA Gymnastics leadership for his abuse of young athletes. It turned out that many others had tried to report Nassar for various instances of inappropriate behavior and abuse over the years, but coaches, trainers, adm...Starting at €5.74
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Apple Inc.: The Second Green Bond - Teaching note
Lipson, Marc L.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-2022TN-EFinanceLisa Jackson, vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives at Apple Inc. (Apple) and, previously, the first African American administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was preparing for questions that might arise in relation to Apple's upcoming 10-year $1 billion green bond issue, Apple's second such offering. The case explores the economics of bond pricing in general, and green bonds in particular, by describing the re...Starting at €0.00
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Morgan Wallen: Tough Decisions at the William Morris Endeavor Agency (C)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Clark-Hamel, Skyler; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0496-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJay Williams, cohead of the Nashville office of the William Morris Endeavor (WME), must decide how to respond to an incident involving Morgan Wallen, one of the talent agency’s fastest-rising country music stars. Wallen, a white singer, was caught on home security footage using an ethnic slur with a group of white friends after a night of drinking. The following day, the footage was released to the public, and Wallen was swiftly disavowed by his ...Starting at €5.74
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Assessing Private Equity Performance
Chaplinsky, Susan; Loutskina, ElenaTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1895-EFinanceAssessing the performance of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investment vehicles is a challenging task. It starts with the fact that the assets are privately held and illiquid. By contrast, PE valuations are determined in a vast open market populated largely by disinterested investors acting on publicly available information. As PE and VC have grown as asset classes, investors have pushed for greater disclosure and more standardizati...Starting at €8.20
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Governments and Markets in the 21st Century
Murphy, DanielCase DARDEN-GEM-0187-EEconomicsAs Joseph Biden began his presidency in early 2021, he was faced with the enormous task of balancing his more centrist tendencies with the increasingly activist part of his coalition. More generally, he would need to understand the forces that contributed to subpar economic performance and to redirect government efforts to supporting a market economy that benefitted all Americans. To do so, he would need to understand the arguments for and agains...Starting at €8.20
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The End of Credit Suisse - Teaching note
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos)Teaching Note DARDEN-F-2064TN-EFinanceStarting at €0.00
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Suez and Veolia in Hot Water - Teaching note
Debaere, PeterTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0221TN-EEconomicsStarting at €0.00
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Nintendo and the Future of Video Gaming - Teaching note
Harris, Jared D.; Cox, LisaTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0341TN-EStrategyStarting at €0.00