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Performance Management Systems: How Companies are Rethinking People Development
West, June A.; Kelly, John P.Technical Note DARDEN-OB-1219-ELeadership and People ManagementBusiness has become increasingly globalized, interconnected, and disrupted by the unceasing progress of technology. As markets span ever-larger geographical areas, the war for talent among companies continues to heat up. As businesspeople enter the workforce, they seek not only challenging and stimulating roles with competitive compensation, but also organizations dedicated to people development. To attract the best and the brightest, companies a...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Climate Change
Kaplan, Robert S.; Ramanna, KarthikArticle HBS-R2106J-EStrategyCorporations are facing growing pressure--from investors, advocacy groups, politicians, and even business leaders themselves--to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their operations and their supply and distribution chains. About 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 now issue some form of environmental, social, and governance report, almost always including an estimate of the company's GHG emissions. The authors describe these as "catchall ...Starting at €8.20
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Pacific National Industries, Inc.
West, June A.; Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-G-0646-EKnowledge and CommunicationEric Walsh, newly promoted director of aviation for Pacific National Industries, Inc. (PNI), is one week away from having to make his very first presentation to the company’s COO and CFO. PNI is one of the country’s largest chemical companies, and maintained four aircraft and a team of flight and maintenance crewmembers to facilitate executive travel to and from the company’s many plants and operating complexes. Walsh enters his new position and ...Starting at €8.20
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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (B)
West, June A.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Connery, Bruce; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-S-0348-EStrategyThis case, a follow-up to "ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (A)" (UVA-S-0347), explores ConocoPhillips' ongoing struggle with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company decided to act and talk to the market via a call where the executives would speak to the company's position, but as the situation continues to worsen and COVID-19 shows no signs of going away, ConocoPhillips and its senior vice president of corporate...Starting at €5.74
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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (A)
West, June A.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Connery, Bruce; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-S-0347-EStrategyThis field-based case explores what happened when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world's oil market. ConocoPhillips, a global leader in energy exploration and production, had withstood many oil price cycles in its time, but COVID-19 caused a crash that sent prices plummeting and investors scattering. Ellen DeSanctis, the senior vice president of corporate relations for ConocoPhillips, needed to collaborate with her executive colleagues to develop...Starting at €8.20
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (B)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0296This case, a follow-up to “Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)” (UVA-BC-0295), provides an epilogue to the story of Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience (Corteva), and a look at the ongoing strengths of the company he had helped to build.Starting at €5.74
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Corteva Agriscience: Seeding a New Company (A)
West, June A.; Simko, Paul J.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Soltis, SteveCase DARDEN-BC-0295This case introduces Corteva Agriscience (Corteva) and its CEO, Jim Collins. Corteva was the corporate offspring of a 2015 merger between Dow and DuPont, two of the world’s largest chemical companies. It was created to be the agriculture business that tieStarting at €8.20
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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards B
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-113089-EAccounting and ControlSupplement for case 111084. In late 2012, IASB chair Hans Hoogervorst, just over a year into his term, must address several serious geopolitical challenges that can derail IFRS growth. The SEC has issued a report outlining why the U.S. should not adopt IFRS. Other major economies such as Japan and India begin to dither on IFRS as well. The E--the IASB's main backers--is embroiled in a debt crisis that divides it; Britain--the strongest voice for ...Starting at €8.20
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The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
Ramanna, Karthik; Misztal, Karol; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-111084-EAccounting and ControlWhat are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and informaStarting at €8.20
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Fingerhut's Price Strategy (B): Epilogue
West, June A.Case DARDEN-E-0289-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis epilogue tells the story of Fingerhut when it was acquired by Federated Department Stores for $1.7 billion, at the height of the internet bubble. Federated was interested in Fingerhut’s order fulfillment systems as a possible prototype for its own on-line store. That on-line venture never materialized, and Federated began to sell Fingerhut in pieces. It was purchased by the original owner and a Minnesota entrepreneur who are in the process o...Starting at €5.74