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Strategic Conversations at Suncorp Commercial Insurance (C)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-S-0161-EStrategyThe “Strategic Conversations at Suncorp Commercial Insurance” case series examines the actions taken by the senior executives of the Australian-based Suncorp Commercial Insurance, working with strategy consultant 2nd Road, to build an aligned and committed workforce following a difficult merger with a rival insurer, Promina Group. The A case outlines both the process used, which features the widely participative “strategic conversation” developed...Starting at €5.74
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Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Aid Society (C): 10 Years Later
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-BP-0517-ECorporate GovernanceThis case series deals with the situation facing the director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Aid Society, a federally supported nonprofit organization chartered to provide legal services to low-income people involved in noncriminal cases. Legal Aid has entered a challenging time in its history: Funding is decreasing while demand for services is growing. The director is struggling with how to forge a new strategy for the organization in an...Starting at €5.74
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Design Thinking in Action: South Western Railway (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching note
Liedtka, Jeanne M.;Teaching Note DARDEN-S-0377TN-EStrategyTeaching note for products S-0377, S-0378, S-0379Starting at €0.00
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Design Thinking in Action (C): Experimentation in Action at South Western Railway
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-S-0379-EStrategyThis third case in the series that begins with “Design Thinking in Action (A): South Western Railway” (UVA-S-0377) describes two waves of experimentation undertaken by UK railway operator South Western Railway (SWR) and its design-consultancy partner, David Kester & Associates (DK&A), during the deliver stage of their joint project to improve customer experience at SWR. They had followed a classic design thinking methodology, discovering customer...Starting at €5.74
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Design Thinking in Action (C): Experimentation in Action at South Western Railway (ABRIDGED)
Liedtka, Jeanne M.Case DARDEN-S-0389-EStrategyThis abridged case, the third in a series that begins with “Design Thinking in Action (A): South Western Railway” (UVA-S-0377), describes two waves of experimentation undertaken by UK railway operator South Western Railway (SWR) and its design-consultancy partner, David Kester & Associates (DK&A), during the deliver stage of their joint project to improve customer experience at SWR. They had followed a classic design thinking methodology, discove...Starting at €5.74
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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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Accounting for Contingent Liabilities
Lynch, Luann J.; Benazzo, JackTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2467-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note provides an overview of accounting for contingent liabilities. It outlines the decision process management uses to determine the financial statement implications of such liabilities. It provides an example and walks through the appropriate accounting steps.Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Intercorporate Equity Investments
Lynch, Luann J.; Benazzo, JackTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2464-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note provides an overview of accounting for investments in equity securities. It discusses passive investments and fair value accounting, investments resulting in significant influence and the equity method of accounting, and investments resulting in control and consolidation accounting. It provides examples of each of the three possible accounting approaches and walks through the appropriate accounting for each.Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Bonds
Lynch, Luann J.; Benazzo, JackTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2475-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note provides an overview of accounting for bonds. It discusses bonds priced at face value, a discount, and a premium. It discusses the differences between the coupon rate and effective interest rate and their implications for both the pricing and accounting for bonds. It covers the amortization of bond discounts and premiums, and it briefly discusses the early retirement of bonds and accounting for bonds using the fair value metho...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Owners Equity
Lynch, Luann J.; Benazzo, JackTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2476-EAccounting and ControlThis technical note provides an overview of accounting for owners equity. It discusses the concepts of common stock and preferred stock, as well as authorized, issued, and outstanding shares. It covers the accounting for issuances of stock, repurchases of stock (treasury stock), capital stock and additional paid in capital, and dividends. It touches briefly on comprehensive income and earnings per share.Starting at €8.20