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Wal-Mart China: Tian Tian Pingjia
Weiss, Elliott N.; Simko, Paul J.; Modica, Marc W.; Li, Wei; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OM-1472-EService and Operations ManagementHaving taken stock of where the division was, Scott Price, Wal-Mart China's interim CEO, wanted to lay the groundwork to be able to hand over the reins to the new CEO with an idea of where it was headed. At the end of his assignment, Price would like to leave a report with recommendations that would help position the next leader to be even more successful. What did day-to-day operations look like in 2012? Was there urgency anywhere along the line...Starting at €8.20
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Brazil: Dealing with International Shocks
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-BP-0509-ECorporate GovernanceOn January 15, 1999, the Brazilian central bank, in the face of massive speculative attacks on the Brazilian real, decided to let the real float. In the foreign exchange markets, the real fell sharply. The Brazilian economy appeared to be entering a severe recession. The Brazilian financial crisis represented another fallen domino in the global contagion that had started in the summer of 1997 in Thailand. This case describes the set of macroecono...Starting at €8.20
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The Financial Regulatory Environment
Li, Wei; Green, RickTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0103-EEconomicsThe financial regulatory environment in the United States covers the insurance, banking, and securities industries. This note summarizes the regulation of all three as of July 31, 2010. This compact technical note is intended to provide students with a summary of U.S. financial regulatory history. It traces regulatory agencies and the most relevant congressional acts from 1863 to 2010. Its original intent was to be used as background for the "The...Starting at €8.20
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SEC versus Goldman Sachs (A)
Li, Wei; Green, RickCase DARDEN-GEM-0101-EEconomicsIn April 2010, the SEC brought fraud charges against Goldman Sachs for its structuring and marketing of Abacus 2007-AC1, a complex mortgage-related security. Less than two years after the onset of the great financial crisis, and in the midst of political posturing to shape agendas for the financial reform, the case discusses the market reaction to the lawsuit and the dilemma facing Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman’s CEO. The deal structure is analyzed in...Starting at €8.20
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Rural Credit Cooperatives in India
Li, Wei; Parmar, Bidhan L.Case DARDEN-BP-0521-ECorporate GovernanceRecently, the Indian Congress asked a distinguished committee of experts to analyze and make policy recommendations about India’s Cooperative Financial Institutions (CFIs), which included organizations such as credit unions and cooperative banks. One committee member, Mohan R. Narayan, a leading economist at a prestigious Indian university, was enthusiastic about the job; it was an opportunity to help millions of rural poor and to have a positive...Starting at €8.20
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Dealing with Capital Flows: Thailand in 2006
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-BP-0511-ECorporate GovernanceThis case was written as an exam case for first-year course, "Global Economies and Markets." It is written as a comprehensive case that examines the policy choices facing a small open economy in an increasingly globalizing world. It can be used in a course on open economy macroeconomics or on international finance. Late in the day on December 18, 2006, the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the country’s central bank, announced that effective the next day i...Starting at €8.20
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The First Credit Bureau
Li, Wei; Parmar, Bidhan L.Case DARDEN-F-1524-EFinanceThis case can be used in courses on credit markets, emerging markets finance, and economic and financial development. The Pragma Corporation, a northern Virginia-based international development consulting firm, won a bid put out in 2001 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to help develop a credit bureau in Kazakhstan. Between 2001 and 2003, Javier Piedra, a senior consultant at Pragma, and a team of four local consul...Starting at €8.20
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Ben S. Bernanke in 2005
Li, WeiCase DARDEN-F-1510-EFinanceThe case has been used in a first-year required course called Global Economies and Markets in a module on monetary policy. On October 24, 2005, President Bush nominated Ben S. Bernanke to be chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years along with a 14-year term on the board of governors. With the U.S. Senate confirmation widely anticipated, Bernanke was expected to take over stewardship of the U.S. mon...Starting at €8.20
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The Xiangyang Market - Teaching Note
Li, WeiTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0487TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0487Starting at €0.00
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Rural Credit Cooperatives in India - Teaching Note
Li, WeiTeaching Note DARDEN-BP-0521TN-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product BP-0521Starting at €0.00