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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations - Teaching note
Adams, Gabrielle; Brown-Iannuzzi, Jazmin; Lisnek, Jaclyn; Prengler, Melanie; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1440TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1440Starting at €0.00
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News Corporation and Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Kapur, Divyaksh; Mussio, MichaelCase DARDEN-BP-0534-ECorporate GovernanceBillionaire Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corporation, has purchased the Dow Jones & Company, which includes the Wall Street Journal, from the Bancroft family after many family discussions about the sale. At issue is whether Murchoch, known for his involved and hands-on management style, will impose his will on the editorial personnel and policies of the WSJ and risk destroying the very intellectual capital he has just acquired.Starting at €8.20
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0535-ECorporate GovernanceThe integration team had planned and implemented the changes. The two goals to maintain momentum and keep the core value of Golden West operations in place were accomplished. From the time the deal was announced, Wachovia and Golden West had been cross-selling each other’s products. Much time was invested early on in getting all parties up to speed. But everything fell apart only months after the integration when in July of 2007 Wachovia took a h...Starting at €5.74
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Building the New Bosco-Zeta Pharma (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Powers, John; Mathur, Sudeep; Bose, NandiniCase DARDEN-BP-0536-ECorporate GovernanceThe Bosco chairman realizes that Bosco and Zeta have different work cultures and to make the integration a success, it was imperative to create a new unique identity for the new company Bosco-Zeta Pharma. He decides that the goal is to retain the best elements of the existing social capital from the two separate organizations while improving the new company’s responsiveness to customers, competitors, and the market environment. He requests that a...Starting at €5.74
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The CS Robinson–Ford Merger - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.Teaching Note DARDEN-BP-0481TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0481Starting at €0.00
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0532TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0532Starting at €0.00
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamCase DARDEN-BP-0532-ECorporate GovernanceIn July 2007, Wachovia Corporation’s CEO is pleased with a report that shows the firm’s record-setting second quarter results. In the past three months, Wachovia has doubled its earnings and posted record revenues, mostly attributable to the large consumer real-estate loans related to the Golden West Financial acquisition that has contributed to the bank’s growth. The transition of Golden West into Wachovia’s platform had been quick and smooth, d...Starting at €8.20
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Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Merger
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Aprill, Chris; Payne, Daniel; Ring, Stephanie; Strauss, KristinCase DARDEN-BP-0533-ECorporate GovernanceWhole Foods and Wild Oats were both natural- and organic-food stores that competed for similar customers on values such as high-quality and healthy products, excellent customer service, knowledge of products, and an enjoyable shopping experience. In February 2007, Whole Foods announced that it would purchase a smaller, yet formidable competitor, Wild Oats. There was tremendous geographic complementarity involved: The merger would give Whole Foods...Starting at €8.20
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Mental Health at Rhino Software
Prengler, MelanieCase DARDEN-OB-1433Leadership and People ManagementSam Doran is one of the youngest project managers at Rhino Software, a medium-size technology firm, and the first woman to be tasked with leading a team of her own. Since her promotion to project manager one year ago, she has been determined that she and her team will outperform the other project teams. And they have: members of her team have worked long hours, even sleeping in the office regularly. Their intense commitment earned Doran and her t...Starting at €8.20
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Mental Health at Rhino Software
Prengler, MelanieCase DARDEN-OB-1433-ELeadership and People ManagementSam Doran is one of the youngest project managers at Rhino Software, a medium-size technology firm, and the first woman to be tasked with leading a team of her own. Since her promotion to project manager one year ago, she has been determined that she and her team will outperform the other project teams. And they have: members of her team have worked long hours, even sleeping in the office regularly. Their intense commitment earned Doran and her t...Starting at €8.20