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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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Flamagás, S.A.
Lopetegui G.; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-689MarketingFlamagás, S.A. es una empresa creada en 1959, dedicada a la fabricación y venta de encendedores. El caso describe la evolución de la empresa, con especial énfasis en el desarrollo de sus exportaciones. Se describe el hundimiento del mercado mundial de encendedores de tipo medio (calidad y precio), y las dificultades que ello causó a la empresa. Se describe el fuerte proceso de reestructuración llevado a cabo en 1982, 1983 y 1984. Finalmente, como...Starting at €8.20
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Marieta Textil, S.A.
Gil, P.; Nueno, José Luis; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-715MarketingMarieta Textil es una pequeña empresa dedicada a la "edición de telas". El proceso de negocio consiste en adquirir los diseños originales a famosos artistas vanguardistas, para hacerlos estampar sobre tela por parte de terceros. La empresa vende estos estampados a tiendas de decoración. Tras cierto éxito en España, desean exportar, pero no consiguen tener un volumen de ventas en el extranjero que tenga un mínimo de importancia y continuidad. Cont...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett-Packard: Designjet Online 1997
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.; Segarra, José AntonioCase M-1084MarketingA finales de 1997, y tras llevar a cabo una serie de trabajos y estudios previos, el director de marketing de la Hewlett-Packard Barcelona Division (HP-BCD) se plantea si deben o no poner en marcha una nueva página web en internet, con el propósito de establecer un medio de comunicación directo e interactivo con los usuarios finales de las impresoras de gran formato, situados en cualquier pais del mundo. El caso plantea una serie de dilemas, tant...Starting 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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Matutano Vending
López-Barrena L.; Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1015-EMarketingStarting at €8.20