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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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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0296-EStrategyFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eStarting at €8.20
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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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UFS Corporation (A)
Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2323-EAccounting and ControlA new credit analyst for a bank has received the consolidated balance sheet of a conglomerate and the balance sheet of its intended target company. The bank wants her to consider the credit risk at UFS Corporation (UFS), but she realizes that she needs information that wasn’t included in the balance sheets. Students will be able to examine the information she obtains from the loan officer responsible for UFS.Starting at €8.20
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"Why Should I Care?"
Chen, Ming-Jer; Tucker, CharlesCase DARDEN-S-0301-EStrategyA scholar in the area of organizational behavior has just learned that her paper on gender diversity has been accepted by a top management journal. She is looking forward to today’s class because her new paper, which she had assigned as reading for class, could serve as a test run to discovering what kind of response her research would elicit from practical-minded business students. But instead she must make a case for the relevance of research i...Starting at €8.20
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UFS Corporation (B)
Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2324-EAccounting and ControlThe credit analyst for a bank is asked to consider the credit risk at UFS Corporation (UFS). She obtains the information not included in the balance sheets but still needs to consider UFS's relationship with other companies. She asks a colleague for a lesson in push-down accounting.Starting at €5.74
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Competitive Dynamics: An Introduction
Chen, Ming-Jer; Whittle, Mary Summers; Baum, DavidTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0306-EStrategyThis technical note discusses competitive dynamics: the various and evolving actions and reactions of two firms engaged in a rivalrous relationship. By allowing us to analyze interactions at this dyadic level, the competitive dynamics perspective provides valuable insights into a firm’s behavior in a variety of competitive situations and contexts.Starting at €8.20
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Smithfield Foods: Activists and Acquisitions - Teaching Note
Chen, Ming-Jer; Jia, RuoTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0308TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product S-0308Starting at €0.00
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J&J, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J.; Frank, Mary MargaretExercise DARDEN-C-2361-EAccounting and ControlJack and Jill, first-year MBA students at the Darden School of Business, discovered their mutual interest in entrepreneurship and agreed to consider developing a small start-up during the summer after their first year. After much contemplation, they came up with an innovative idea for creating their own new business venture. Undergraduate students at the University of Virginia were welcomed on campus each fall, and Jack and Jill thought those stu...Starting at €8.20