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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009 - Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0349-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant was the realization that the company existed to serve the consumer and, through that service, the broader society. This brief case outlines the successes that Nobuko Hiwasa pushed Snow Brand management to accomplish, and introduces the challenges tha...Starting at €5.74
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BankAtlantic Bancorp Loan Sours: Provisioning for Loan Losses - Teaching Note
Hopkins, Justin J.; King, MartinTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2392TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2392Starting at €0.00
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BankAtlantic Bancorp Loan Sours: Provisioning for Loan Losses
Hopkins, Justin J.; King, MartinCase DARDEN-C-2392-EAccounting and ControlThis case describes how a smaller retail bank provisioned for loan losses in the period leading up to the recent financial crisis. The bank made a single loan based on an unsubstantiated appraisal that was so large that the quarterly financial statements clearly show how the loan moves to nonperforming status in one quarter, then is partially written off in the subsequent quarter. Despite the large increase in nonperforming loans, the bank does n...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (A): Assessing the Possibility for Revitalization
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Saito, Akira; Koehn, Daryl; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0347-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis three-case series, set in Japan, explores corporate responsibility and brand rebuilding in the face of a serious crisis. Suitable for MBA, executive education, and undergraduate students, it depicts a consumer advocate's decision-making process as she considers whether to help a company restore its badly tarnished reputation. In spring 2002, leading consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa was invited to join the Japanese company Snow Brand Milk Prod...Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (B): Reform and Revitalization Efforts
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, ReginaCase DARDEN-E-0348-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case outlines the turnaround efforts Snow Brand undertook to address its grave missteps: shifting to a consumer-oriented, integrity-focused management style; providing greater transparency and communication; establishing a corporate ethics committee and a Snow Brands Code of Conduct. In June 2002, after much consideration and reflection on Snow Brand's issues (as outlined in the A case), consumer activist Nobuko Hiwasa joined its new board a...Starting at €5.74