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Acquisition of Axia by Healthways, Inc. - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Henderson, HaideeTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0537TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0537Starting at €0.00
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Building the New Bosco-Zeta Pharma (B)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Powers, John; Mathur, Sudeep; Bose, NandiniCase DARDEN-BP-0536-ECorporate GovernanceThe Bosco chairman realizes that Bosco and Zeta have different work cultures and to make the integration a success, it was imperative to create a new unique identity for the new company Bosco-Zeta Pharma. He decides that the goal is to retain the best elements of the existing social capital from the two separate organizations while improving the new company’s responsiveness to customers, competitors, and the market environment. He requests that a...Starting at €5.74
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Danaher—The Making of a Conglomerate
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Nadathur, SriramCase DARDEN-BP-0549-ECorporate GovernancePrudential Equity Group had downgraded Danaher to underweight status, citing concerns over its inadequate organic growth. By March 2009, its CEO wondered how to keep growing a company that faced changing worldwide economic circumstances, pressure from low-cost competitors, new competitors, flat or declining demand for company products, price increases for certain raw materials, and criticism from market analysts.Starting at €8.20
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Danaher—The Making of a Conglomerate - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. IIITeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0549TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0549Starting at €0.00
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Acquisition of Axia by Healthways, Inc.
Bourgeois, L. J. III; King, Nathan; Henderson, Haidee; Smith, JustinCase DARDEN-BP-0537-ECorporate GovernanceAppropriate for use in business policy and strategy courses. The vice president of integration of Healthways reviews the value-driver-scorecard template to be used in managing the integration efforts of the company’s most recent acquisition, Axia Health Management LLC in December 2006. He must ensure a seamless integration of Axia and its five distinct business units spread across the United States. Before his arrival, the decision was made to de...Starting at €8.20
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Integration of Wachovia and Golden West (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hammaker, Paul M.; Jackson, Matt; Maher, Dave; Schwarzschild, AdamTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0532TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0532Starting at €0.00
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Aston Martin: The Crossover Conundrum—Strategic Analysis - Teaching Note
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Cian, Luca; Craddock, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0298TN1-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0298Starting at €0.00
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Titan Products, Inc.: Acquisition of Franz Schuler GMBH (A)
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Watson, DanCase DARDEN-BP-0546-ECorporate GovernanceThis case allows two integration teams of different companies to construct a joint postacquisition integration plan. Some of the issues addressed in this role-play case include: (1) organization of Schuler, (2) staffing of management positions, (3) joint-distribution channels, (4) resolution of culture conflicts, (5) focus of strategic and operational decisions, and (6) performance metrics for assessing the success of the acquisition.Starting at €8.20
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Roma Victor: Europe's First Serial Acquirer
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Hoeber, HenningCase DARDEN-BP-0551-ECorporate GovernanceBesides adopting the tactics and types of arms and armor effectively used by its adversities, the Romans also incorporated superior intangibles such as tactical knowledge of their enemies. This case is used in Darden's "Post-Merger Acquisition" course elective to draw parallels to M & A strategies used by corporations today.Starting at €8.20
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Banc One's Halcyon Days of Merger Integration
Bourgeois, L. J. IIICase DARDEN-BP-0553-ECorporate GovernanceThe year 1992 had been most successful for Banc One placing it first among the 25 largest banks in the United States. It had achieved this stellar record through a strategy of nuts-and-bolts banking that included focusing on serving retail and middle-market customers through community banks, investing in technologies that created competitive advantages, and treating bank acquisitions as an ongoing line of business. The newly appointed chairman of...Starting at €8.20