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George's T-Shirts
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.Case DARDEN-QA-0346-EDecision AnalysisGeorge Lasiter sells special-events T-shirts and must decide how many to order for an upcoming concert. He has high, medium, and low estimates of both concert attendance and the percentage of attendees who will want a shirt. In addition, he has assessed the relative likelihoods of each estimate. The case can be used to introduce or reinforce the fundamental issues surrounding decision making under uncertainty.Starting at €8.20
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Merck & Company: Product KL-798
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bodily, Samuel E.Case DARDEN-QA-0582-EDecision AnalysisMerck has been approached by a small biotech research firm with the proposal that Merck buy the rights to a new drug that promises to treat obesity and lower cholesterol. The drug is in the middle of phase I of the FDA approval process. Pat Harlow, the chief licensing officer, has been leading Merck's investigation team. A meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at which Merck's response to the offer will be drafted.Starting at €8.20
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Merck & Company: Product KL-798 (Spanish version)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bodily, Samuel E.Case DARDEN-QA-0910Decision AnalysisEsta es una traducción al español de la versión del 14 de junio de 2016 del caso UVA-QA-0582. Merck ha sido contactado por una pequeña empresa de investigación en biotecnología con una propuesta para que Merck compre los derechos de un nuevo medicamento que promete tratar la obesidad y reducir el colesterol. El medicamento se encuentra en la mitad de la fase I del proceso de aprobación de la FDA. Pat Harlow, el director de licencias, ha estado al...Starting at €8.20
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Joyus - Strategic Decisions in the Online Video Shopping Market
Matthew Wong; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B16M002-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJoyus is an ambitious and high-potential company just transitioning out of start-up mode. After three years operating in the growing online video shopping marketplace, all the while developing new technology, business partnerships, and fundraising, Joyus is positioning itself for the next level. The company’s goal is to become the dominant player in the rapidly developing video-based ecommerce marketplace. The chief executive officer and her mana...Starting at €8.20
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Madison House: Riley Carter
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Grant, MaxCase DARDEN-QA-0803-EDecision AnalysisThis two-part negotiation exercise is used in Negotiations electives at both the Darden School of Business and the McIntire School of Commerce. Together the cases provide the background for a scorable, bilateral, multi-issue negotiation in which there are congruent, distributive, and integrative issues. People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) was a nonprofit organization committed to helping homeless adults in the Charlottesville, Vi...Starting at €8.20
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PACEM: Kennedy Brooks
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Bass, Lucien; Grant, MaxCase DARDEN-QA-0802-EDecision AnalysisThis two-part negotiation exercise is used in Negotiations electives at both the Darden School of Business and the McIntire School of Commerce. Together, the cases provide the background for a scorable, bilateral, multi-issue negotiation in which there are congruent, distributive, and integrative issues. People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) was a nonprofit organization committed to helping homeless adults in the Charlottesville, V...Starting at €8.20
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iQmetrix: The Customer Is Always Right
Chris Street; Darren Meister; Tracy ThibodeauCase IVEY-9B16M028-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, iQmetrix, a company founded in 1999, developed and sold point-of-sale (POS) software using the software-as-a-service model. Two iQmetrix enterprise account managers were discussing strategies for closing a software subscription deal with a large customer who asked for significant customization to be completed before the deal could be signed. The customization appeared to be critical for the customer, and the account managers thought the ...Starting at €8.20
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Knight Capital Americas LLC
Robert D. Austin; Darren MeisterCase IVEY-9B15E008-EInformation TechnologiesIt took 19 years to build Knight Capital Americas LLC into the largest market maker on the New York Stock Exchange, but on August 1, 2012, it took only 45 minutes for the firm to be wiped out by an information technology (IT) problem: a change in the company's software caused it to lose more than $450 million dollars in less than an hour. Although it was ultimately saved from bankruptcy when it was acquired two days later, the terms of acquisitio...Starting at €8.20
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Vic Progressive - Launch of SkyTrack
Kersi Antia; Darren Meister; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A041-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe president of Vic Progressive Diamond Drilling, a Canadian enterprise based in Sussex, New Brunswick that provides products and services to mining companies, is reviewing the progress in the market launch of SkyTrack, a new product designed for use in difficult terrain exploration by large mining corporations. Feedback during field trials has been favourable; the innovation is, in fact, customer-led. There is also evidence that this multipurpo...Starting at €8.20
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Sparta Glass Products
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.; Clyman, Dana R.Case DARDEN-QA-0592-EDecision AnalysisSparta Glass Products has been losing significant market share over the last several quarters in the non-glare-glass market, with a price 10% above the competition. Lowering the price is under consideration. Unfortunately, fully allocated costs are such that the lower price results in a loss. Issues to be discussed and analyses to be conducted include the relevant costs for the decision and the reactions from competitors.Starting at €8.20