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Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, JustinTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0373TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0373Starting at €0.00
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Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (C): Planning in the Global Financial Crisis
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, JustinCase DARDEN-E-0375-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityWhen the global recession of 2008–09 hit, Rio Tinto was forced to reexamine its spending priorities. Knowing that the availability of investment capital along with commodity prices would eventually rebound and that project delays could have a negative impact on net present value, David Salisbury and his team were faced with the additional challenge of prioritizing the various aspects of the RCM project. These fell into several categories: (1) rec...Starting at €5.74
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Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A): The Land Exchange
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Gorman, Michael E.; Starr, JustinCase DARDEN-E-0373-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityFrom its inception, the Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) joint venture faced a number of significant technical, political, and environmental challenges as it attempted to develop a strategy for mining a copper ore body located under the Tonto National Forest in Superior, Arizona. As president and CEO of RCM, David Salisbury faced a number of key decisions in 2008–10 to keep the project on track. The success of the mine hinged on a politically compl...Starting at €8.20
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Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (B): Dewatering the Magma Mine
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, JustinCase DARDEN-E-0374-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTo dewater the former Magma Mine and sink the exploratory shaft, the RCM team was faced with extracting and managing about 2 billion gallons of naturally accumulated water as well as about 300 million gallons per year of new inflow. The team’s goals were to accomplish the dewatering safely, in a quick and economically feasible way, while also protecting the environment and managing the interests of local stakeholders. The team had four options to...Starting at €5.74
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (III): Product Decisions at Capacity
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-144-EAccounting and ControlThis is the third of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note introduces decision rules for situations where the company is working near capacity. The basic rule of contribution per unit of capacity is stated and applied to a variety of situations.Starting at €8.20
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Snow Brand Milk Products (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0347TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0347Starting at €0.00
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ExxonMobil and the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-E-0262TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTeaching note for product E-0262Starting at €0.00
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Relevant Costs for Decision Making (II): Product Decisions at Under Capacity
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-143-EAccounting and ControlThis is the second of a three-note series (CN-155-E, CN-143-E and CN-144-E). This note deals with the use of cost accounting data for decision making purposes. After classifying business decisions between investment and operating decisions, and the latter between pricing and production decisions, the note studies production decisions in situations where the firm is working below production capacity. The special order problem, dropping and adding ...Starting at €8.20
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ExxonMobil and the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (B): The Pipeline Becomes a Reality
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0330-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case picks up after the end of "ExxonMobil and the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline (A)" (UVA-E-0262), presenting additional facts, advancing in the story, and setting up a new and challenging decision to be made about the project.Starting at €5.74
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Costes y decisiones (II): decisiones de producto a baja capacidad
Rosanas, Josep MariaTechnical Note CN-143Accounting and ControlÉsta es la segunda de una serie de tres notas (CN-155-E, CN-143-E y CN-144-E). Esta nota aborda el uso de datos de contabilidad de costes en la toma de decisiones. Después de clasificar las decisiones de negocio en decisiones de inversión y decisiones operativas, y estas últimas en decisiones de precios y decisiones de producción, la nota estudia las decisiones de producción en aquellas situaciones en las que una empresa trabaja por debajo de la ...Starting at €8.20