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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (A)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0314-EStrategyMark Seidman at the Federal Trade Commission is evaluating a proposed merger between two health care entities and competing market leaders in southwest Virginia. The rural region is characterized by poverty; unemployment; and poor population health indicators relative to the rest of the state. The merger would form a virtual monopoly; normally prohibited by federal consumer protection laws; but the two companies assert that it would allow them to...Starting at €8.20
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (C)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0520-ECorporate GovernanceDell clung to the top spot among PC makers in 2006, when it shipped just over 38 million computers - only about 20,000 more than rival Hewlett-Packard (HP), which acquired Compaq in 2001. HP also reported gains in the fast-growing laptop segment, mostly at the expense of Dell. After HP and Dell, the next three largest PC makers in 2006 were all based outside the United States: Lenovo of China (which purchased IBM’s PC division in 2001), Acer of T...Starting at €5.74
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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (C)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0316-EStrategyThis optional C case follows S-0314 and S-0315; and describes the results of decisions on whether to allow a merger of two health care entities in rural Virginia. This case set explores the differences in and conflicts among the interests of for-profit health care systems; of rural; low-income residents; and of federal; state; and local governments. It allows students to engage in an in-depth discussion of the sometimes emotional issue of rural h...Starting at €5.74
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (B)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0519-ECorporate GovernanceThe B case examines the shifting dynamics as Intel and Microsoft assert their dominance over the box makers. By 2001, Compaq was toppled as the world’s largest PC maker. Intel remained the world’s largest processor maker and Microsoft remained a software giant. But a company founded in 1984 by a University of Texas student had taken its place as a powerhouse in the “Wintel” value chain. That company was Dell. See the A case (UVA-BP-0518) and C ca...Starting at €5.74
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Competition and Collaboration in the PC Industry: The Evolution of a Value Chain (A)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Charan, Guru; Davis, Ryan M.; Moore, Elizabeth K.Case DARDEN-BP-0518-ECorporate GovernanceThe three cases in this series trace developments in the personal computer industry from its inception through 2006, making it possible to examine the issues of collaboration and competition as the value chain in the industry evolves. The A case looks at these tensions through the lens of the relationship between two for the industries’ most successful firms - Compaq and Intel. As the A case describes, by the mid-1990s, Compaq was the world’s lar...Starting at €8.20
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When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (B)
Matherne; G. Paul; Goldberg; Rebecca; Bermel; Peggy; Fox; Brennan; Minogue; Kevin; Oberleitner; Ryan; Punches; Charlie; Rose; CarolineCase DARDEN-S-0315-EStrategyIn this B case; the follow-up to S-0314; Marissa Levine; the Virginia Commissioner of Health; considers reports for and against the merger of two health care entities in rural Virginia; as she decides whether to issue a waiver to allow it. This case set explores the differences in and conflicts among the interests of for-profit health care systems; of rural; low-income residents; and of federal; state; and local governments. It allows students to...Starting at €5.74