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Team Conflict: The "Chatty" Accusation at the Customer Support Call Center - Teaching note
Behfar, Kristin J.; Yemen, Gerry; Davidson, Martin N.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-OB-1046TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product OB-1046Starting at €0.00
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A Pig in a Poke? Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield
Chen, Ming-Jer; Chan, Yi Ping; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0330-EStrategyThis case stars Long Wan, chairman and CEO of Shuanghui International (Shuanghui), as he works through the postmerger integration of the newly acquired US-based Smithfield Foods (Smithfield). Wan must address many potential hurdles as he sought to integrate two very different companies, on two different continents, separated by a world of cultural and political differences. With its headquarters in rural Virginia and its folksy southern American ...Starting at €8.20
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Smithfield Foods: Activists and Acquisitions
Chen, Ming-Jer; Jia, Ruo; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0308-EStrategyThis research-based case uses the circumstances surrounding Virginia-based Smithfield Foods’ (Smithfield’s) buyout offers from multiple foreign firms to examine the political and cultural constraints of a regionally rooted global firm in pursuing its strategic objectives. Smithfield’s senior leadership receives offers from three firms, ShuangHui International (ShuangHui), JBS S.A. (JBS), and Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), based in China, Brazil, a...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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How Hard Should You Push Diversity (HBR Case Study)
Davidson, Martin N.Article HBS-R1211X-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles Begley is the first ever managing director of diversity recruiting for GlobeBank, and he has worked hard to develop a pipeline of high-potential minority talent. He and his deputy director, Kumkum Bhatnagar, see an article their CEO has written for a business magazine website that downplays their efforts. Kumkum thinks the company should start pegging compensation to executives' minority hires and promotions. Charles resists her idea--par...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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Opening Week at Darden
Davidson, Martin N.; Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.Case DARDEN-OB-1296-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the experience of five MBA students beginning their two-year residential program. The students are members of a learning team, and each is experiencing challenges orienting to the new program and to her or his teammates.Starting at €8.20
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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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How Hard Should You Push Diversity (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Davidson, Martin N.Article HBS-R1211Z-ELeadership and People ManagementCharles Begley is the first ever managing director of diversity recruiting for GlobeBank, and he has worked hard to develop a pipeline of high-potential minority talent. He and his deputy director, Kumkum Bhatnagar, see an article their CEO has written for a business magazine website that downplays their efforts. Kumkum thinks the company should start pegging compensation to executives' minority hires and promotions. Charles resists her idea--par...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