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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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Goldman Sachs Goes to Rikers Island
Loutskina, Elena; Frank, Mary Margaret; Yemen, Gerry; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1807-EFinanceYi Hua, the leader of an impact-investing initiative at Goldman Sachs, was examining a new financial arrangement in a proposed public-private partnership called the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond (SIB). The proposed SIB was the result of a partnership between Goldman Sachs, the New York City (NYC) Department of Correction, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-MDRC, Osborne Association (Osborne), and the Vera ...Starting at €8.20
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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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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
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Basic Deal Structures
Frank, Mary Margaret; Hoffarth, AlexanderTechnical Note DARDEN-F-1862-EFinanceThis technical notes discusses three basic deal structures used to acquire another corporation. Asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, and mergers under state law are the three common legal forms discussed.Starting at €8.20
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JUST Capital - Teaching Note
Frank, Mary Margaret; Matos, PedroTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1844TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1844TNStarting at €0.00
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Managing Virtual Teams (A) - Teaching Note
West, June A.Teaching Note DARDEN-BC-0210TN-EKnowledge and CommunicationTeaching note for product BC-0210Starting at €0.00