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Fighting the Financial Crisis of 2008 - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1833TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1833Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1907 and the High Tide of Progressivism (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1781TN-EFinanceTeaching Note of product F-1781Starting at €0.00
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The Panic of 1861 and the Advent of Greenbacks and National Banking (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bruner, Robert F.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1822TN-EFinanceTeaching Note for product F-1822Starting at €0.00
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Guna Fibres, Ltd.
Schill, Michael J.; Bruner, Robert F.; Pham, Thien T.Case DARDEN-F-1687-EFinanceThe chief executive of a small yarn-production company in India must resolve an unexpected cash shortage. The task for the student is to evaluate the causes of this shortage (using a completed “base-case” forecast given in the case) and assess the usefulness of various possible remedies suggested by managers. The company is unable to liquidate a seasonal working-capital loan for the requisite 30 days each year, a difficulty arising from two class...Starting at €8.20
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Liderando en una crisis: Donaciones tóxicas al MIT (B)
Armstrong, Angus; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-755Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementEn 2019, los medios revelaron que el Media Lab del MIT estaba aceptando donaciones de alguien rico que había sido condenado por mala conducta sexual, y, más recientemente, como depredador en serie. Las partes interesadas internas y externas reaccionaron con desprecio e ira. La primera reacción del Media Lab fue insuficiente, y su director tuvo que dimitir. El problema pasó, entonces, al presidente del MIT. La Parte B cubre las iniciativas de recu...Starting at €5.74
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Leadership in Crisis: Toxic Donations at MIT (B)
Armstrong, Angus; de la Cierva, YagoCase DPO-755-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementIn 2019, media revealed that the MIT Media Lab was accepting donations from a wealthy individual who had been convicted of sexual misbehavior in the past, and more recently as a serial predator. Internal and external stakeholders reacted with contempt and anger. Media Lab first reaction was insufficient, and its director had to resign. The problem then passed to the president of MIT. Part B covers the initiatives for recovery and renewal.Starting at €5.74
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The South Sea Bubble and the Rise of the Bank of England (B)
Bruner, Robert F.; Miller, ScottCase DARDEN-F-1821-EFinanceIn October 1720, John Hanger, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), and his fellow directors confronted the imminent collapse of the South Sea Company (SSC). The SSC directors urgently appealed to the BoE for funds to prevent collapse. Should the bank rescue the SSC? The answer to this question hinges upon an assessment of the origins of the market bubble, Britain’s strategy of creating trading monopolies, the development and role of the new BoE...Starting at €5.74
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Britannia Chemicals PLC (B): The Merseyside and Antwerp Projects
Schill, Michael J.; Bruner, Robert F.; McTigue, Frank H.Case DARDEN-F-1976FinanceBritannia Chemicals was under pressure from investors to improve its financial performance because of the accumulation of the firm’s common shares by a well-known corporate raider. Earnings had fallen to 180 pence per share at the end of 2017 from around 250 pence per share at the end of 2016. This B case reviews the same project as the A case (F-1906) but from one level higher: the executive vice president faces an either/or investment decisio...Starting at €5.74
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Euroland Foods 2021
Schill, Michael J.; Bruner, Robert F.; Opitz, Casey S.Case DARDEN-F-2016-EFinanceFacing strong pressure from investors to improve financial performance and preserve capital, senior management at Euroland Foods must select which projects to fund across a slate of major investment proposals for 2021. While the board of directors has imposed a limit of EUR120 million for the company budget, various managers have proposed projects totaling EUR316 million. The task for students is to evaluate each proposal’s financial attributes a...Starting at €8.20