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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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Votizen (A)
Siegelman, RL; Han, ACase SGSB-E436A-EEntrepreneurship“Social media is disrupting politics in fundamental ways. For the first time, voters can join with one another and connect with their officials directly at a scale that is unprecedented. We believe that facilitating meaningful connection will result in a new form of civic participation that will profoundly change our world for the better.” David Binetti, Founder and CEO, Votizen This case series outlines the business formation of Votizen. Founder...Starting at €8.20
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Sociable Labs (A)
Siegelman, RL; Han, ACase SGSB-E435A-EEntrepreneurshipSociable Labs was conceived as a start-up business attempting to use friend recommendations to curate and recommend purchase opportunities on the internet. Much as his Facebook social events app helped friends discover events based on their friends’ events, founder Nisan Gabbay wanted to show users what their friends were buying or “liking,” in the hope that such knowledge would help guide their purchases and even enable merchants to use Facebook...Starting at €8.20
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Envia Systems
Holloway, C; Morgridge, J; Han, ACase SGSB-E407-EEntrepreneurshipVenture capitalist Atul Kapadia was inclined to provide seed funding for Sujeet Kumar and Michael Sinkula to found Envia Systems, a lithium-ion battery company. Admittedly, Envia was little more than the founders’ vision of an affordable electric vehicle and the potential of playing in a very large market. But for Kapadia, it was precisely these two key ingredients that made Envia attractive and akin to other early-stage investments he had made a...Starting at €8.20
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Envia Systems - Teaching note
Holloway, C; Morgridge, J; Han, ATeaching Note SGSB-E407TN-EEntrepreneurshipVenture capitalist Atul Kapadia was inclined to provide seed funding for Sujeet Kumar and Michael Sinkula to found Envia Systems, a lithium-ion battery company. Admittedly, Envia was little more than the founders’ vision of an affordable electric vehicle and the potential of playing in a very large market. But for Kapadia, it was precisely these two key ingredients that made Envia attractive and akin to other early-stage investments he had made a...Starting at €0.00
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Sociable Labs (A) - (C) - Teaching note
Siegelman, RL; Han, ATeaching Note SGSB-E435A-CTN-EEntrepreneurshipSociable Labs was conceived as a start-up business attempting to use friend recommendations to curate and recommend purchase opportunities on the internet. Much as his Facebook social events app helped friends discover events based on their friends’ events, founder Nisan Gabbay wanted to show users what their friends were buying or “liking,” in the hope that such knowledge would help guide their purchases and even enable merchants to use Facebook...Starting at €0.00
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Bigpoint
Child, M; Chambers, J; Ellis, H; Han, ACase SGSB-E423-EEntrepreneurshipBigpoint was a leading online gaming company with vast international operations. One country that it wanted to enter was the United States, where existing players EA and Zynga, as well as dominant social gaming platforms and the Apple App Store posed considerable challenges. It also needed to restructure its top management to better manage its growth.Starting at €8.20