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Reality Equity Partners: An Aircraft Acquisition
Simko, Paul J.; Isabella, Lynn A.; Taub, ElliottCase DARDEN-G-0660-EStrategyThis case follows Linda Wright, Director of Aviation for a medium-sized real estate company, as she researches purchasing a second aircraft for the firm. Her task is to recalibrate the flight department to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding real estate company, including expanding the with an additional aircraft. The only decisions would be which aircraft to choose, and how, among a set of possible acquisition options, it would be financed.Starting at €8.20
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Fiduciary Consulting: Bickering in Bean Town
Isabella, Lynn A.; Rioff, JosephCase DARDEN-OB-0958-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat does a multinational approach to team-building look like? This case explores why, on the surface, one team was succeeding brilliantly while another team was languishing. Mounting problems at one of Fiduciary Consulting's fledgling business units in Boston required the immediate attention of the company's Montreal-based CEO, Jim Smith. Fiduciary had hired a new CEO for the U.S. subsidiary in 2003, and now, only nine months later, there seemed...Starting at €8.20
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UCB Gets a New Office: Leading Change through a Pandemic
Isabella, Lynn A.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OB-1397-ELeadership and People ManagementIn this field-based case, Nate Bennett, the global head of biostatistics and programming, rare disease, at UCB, Inc. (UCB), chairs the Raleigh site leadership team, which helps manage all 250 UCB employees in the Raleigh office. In February 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be receding, and Bennett must chart a path forward on a return to the office. But UCB employees have gotten used to working at home with their global teams and have done so...Starting at €8.20
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A Learning Team Drama in One Act
Isabella, Lynn A.; Pohl, Jessica; Sinnarajah, JasonCase DARDEN-OB-0896-ELeadership and People Management“Hee Soap, Hee Soap,” Timothy Jones sang out in a mocking fashion towards Hee Seop Choi, a fellow learning team member at a noted graduate school of business. Hoping to gain the benefits from a diversity of resources, knowledge, and ideas, MBA students at this school were assigned to learning teams. Each member was specifically chosen with an effort to mix up gender, nationalities, professional backgrounds, and interests. But those advantages may...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Switches in China: The Year of the Manager
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0978-EJan Gronski, managing director of the Cisco China Research and Development Center (CRDC), and Ivo Raznjevic, engineering director, set out to establish a new R&D facility in Shanghai, China. This case focuses on the building of a culture through human-resource practices while describing such steps as securing an appropriate building, assembling a work force, seeking appropriate projects, developing managers, building teams, evaluating performance...Starting at €8.20
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That Little Voice Inside (C)
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Burke, SusanCase DARDEN-OB-1061-ELeadership and People ManagementCatherine Russell, senior vice president of Harbor Community Bank (HCB), had lunch with one of her branch managers, Rachel Dwyer, to confront her about violating bank opening and closing procedures. When Russell had asked about the situation earlier, Dwyer had boldly lied, as had the two HCB branch employees who worked under Dwyer. What would be the most appropriate resolution? This case is preceded by the A and B cases.Starting at €5.74
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Galaxy Television: Melding Worlds or Cultural Big Bang?
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Koh, Elyta H.Case DARDEN-OB-1022-ELeadership and People ManagementSuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this case explores the early days of a potential global leader’s career. Emily Goh joined Galaxy Television, an Arab television start-up, as the head of corporate planning and worked in Rome for 10 months. She was heading back to Los Angeles to produce a television special on the Academy Awards. Her team included Arab on-air talent and producers, British production technicians, an I...Starting at €8.20
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Shenzhen Filtroil: Finding Balance
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0983-ELeadership and People ManagementFiltroil had opened a new factory that was a merger between Shenzhen Filtroil and its supplier, Liu Li—whose own factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. But the supplier had begun making excessive demands and threatening to delay product shipment to the United States if his conditions were left unmet. The case reveals the options that could be taken to manage the situation. The case is suitable for use in organizational behavior, human resource...Starting at €8.20
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Melissa Daylon
Isabella, Lynn A.; Pohl, JessicaCase DARDEN-OB-0902-ELeadership and People Management“Hey that was my idea!” How often have your students had that exact thought? Were they on a team when they felt most able to identify with that statement? This case is about a recent MBA graduate who faces challenges within her consulting team on her first post-graduation job. She is frustrated with one teammate in particular who she believes practices self-interest politics—he takes her ideas. The case allows for a healthy discussion on team dyn...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Switches in China: The Year of Assurance
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0977-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the establishment of a new Cisco Systems R&D facility in Shanghai, China, and the great concern that arises when a collaborating R&D site in the United States is closed down. What will that closure do to relationships between the Shanghai and San Jose business units? Will they be blamed and accused of replacing the U.S. engineers? How will it affect other projects? The case also covers aspects of the site's establishment, such...Starting at €8.20