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UnbeLEAFable Snacks
Wilcox, Ronald T.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; King, Nick; White, JohnCase DARDEN-M-0911-EMarketingIn this case a business school student, Kate Maxwell, must decide whether to accept a job offer in wealth management or pursue her dream of building her own company around healthy gummy snacks for children. Because Maxwell’s gummies rely on high-quality, fresh ingredients that are more expensive than those used in similar gummy snacks, they would have to carry a hefty price premium in the marketplace to be viable. Could this new brand concept cre...Starting at €8.20
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Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Santos, GraceCase DARDEN-E-0483-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis partially disguised, public-sourced case, a follow-up to “Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (A)” (UVA-E-0482), details what happened after top gymnastics coach Megan Peterson reported team doctor Larry Nassar to USA Gymnastics leadership for his abuse of young athletes. It turned out that many others had tried to report Nassar for various instances of inappropriate behavior and abuse over the years, but coaches, trainers, adm...Starting at €5.74
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The Fall of Enron
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-109039-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall including the extension of its trading model into questionable new businessesStarting at €8.20
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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting, Teaching Note
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Serafeim, GeorgeTeaching Note HBS-112027-EFinanceTeaching Note for 109-031.Starting at €0.00
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Subprime Crisis and Fair-Value Accounting
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.; Serafeim, GeorgeCase HBS-109031-EFinanceThis case examines the challenges in implementing fair value accounting for mortgage instruments, the role of accounting in the sub-prime crisis, and proposals for revising accounting standards given the crisis.Starting at €8.20
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How the Quest for Efficiency Corroded the Market (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0307FAccounting and ControlJust a few years ago, the U.S. stock market was the envy of the world. Thanks to new technology, friendly regulation, and the innovativeness of the financial services industries, it was open to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Americans poured into the market by the millions, and the more they invested, the more liquid, accessible, and attractive the markets became. The world is much less jealous today. Belatedly, investors have come to recognize that ...Starting at €8.20
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The Fall of Enron (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.; Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-110S03Leadership and People ManagementThe case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall including the extension of its trading model into questionable new businesses, the financial reporting problems, and governance breakdowns inside and outside the firm. The case offers students an opportunity to explore why Enron failed and to understand the systemic probl...Starting at €8.20
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Billie Jean King: Serving Up Leadership
Freeman, R. Edward; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-E-0488-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThroughout a lifetime of athletic success, hard work, high visibility, and professional and personal challenges both on and off the tennis court, Billie Jean King, an icon of both professional tennis, business, and activism, remained deeply committed to gender equality, social parity, and justice. In tennis and beyond, King had fought many battles, overcome many challenges, and knocked down barriers in the sports world and beyond. She had promote...Starting at €8.20
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Cryptocurrency and the Washington Nationals: Once Bitten, Twice Shy?
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Hachem, Kinda; Lenox, Michael; Maiden, Stephen E.;Case DARDEN-S-0393-EStrategyIn May 2022, Jennifer Chen, vice president of strategic partnerships for the Washington Nationals, faced a dilemma. Just months before, the Nationals had embarked on a high-profile sponsorship partnership with Terraform Labs, a decentralized autonomous organization that had created two cryptocurrencies, TerraUSD (UST) and Luna. The Nationals had agreed to accept the stablecoin UST as payment and had emblazoned its ballpark with Terraform Labs' lo...Starting at €8.20
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Norwegian Women's Beach Handball: Bucking the Bikini Bottoms
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Elias, AllisonCase DARDEN-E-0492-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn the summer of 2021, as they prepared for the European Beach Handball Championship, the Norwegian women's beach handball team rebelled against wearing bikini bottoms as part of their uniforms. The bottoms had been imposed as part of dress code for women by the International Handball Federation (IHF) despite the fact that they were impractical and, members of the team thought, degrading. The players wanted to wear shorts instead, but knew that i...Starting at €8.20