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Goldman Sachs Goes to Rikers Island
Loutskina, Elena; Frank, Mary Margaret; Yemen, Gerry; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1807-EFinanceYi Hua, the leader of an impact-investing initiative at Goldman Sachs, was examining a new financial arrangement in a proposed public-private partnership called the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond (SIB). The proposed SIB was the result of a partnership between Goldman Sachs, the New York City (NYC) Department of Correction, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-MDRC, Osborne Association (Osborne), and the Vera ...Starting at €8.20
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Owen Barry: Coping with Brexit Stalemate - Teaching Note
Neil Bendle; Ramasastry ChandrasekharTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A061-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A061.Starting at €0.00
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Daily Bread Food Bank: The Adoption of Social Missions - Teaching Note
Neil Bendle; Wendy WangTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A052-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A052.Starting at €0.00
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Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc.: The Second Year - Teaching Note
Lynch, Luann J.; Frank, Mary MargaretTeaching Note DARDEN-C-2396TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2396Starting at €0.00
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The Alibaba Group and Online to Offline (O2O) Sales
Neil Bendle; Xin (Shane) Wang; Xiaoqian (Vivian) ChenCase IVEY-9B15A035-EMarketing, StrategyIn the fall of 2014, the Alibaba Group, an e-commerce company that operates domestic and international marketplaces and provides Internet-based services from its headquarters in Hangzhou, China, startled the world with its record-breaking initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s business plan differs from other major Internet companies such as Amazon and eBay by its strategies that are tailored to the particular circu...Starting at €8.20
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Visa Inc. and the Global Payments Industry
Neil Bendle; Dan HorneCase IVEY-9B14A018-EMarketingA manager, preparing for an interview with Visa Inc., seeks to understand the nature of the global payments industry and Visa Inc.'s position within it. The case outlines the industry's history and current practice through extensive use of publicly reported information. The public information allows answers to some important questions. What does Visa Inc. do? How competitive is the industry? And what is the source of Visa Inc.'s competitive advan...Starting at €8.20
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Snap Inc.: Becoming a “Camera Company”
Neil Bendle; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19A023-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn March 2018, Snap Inc. (Snap), based in Venice, California, and commonly known as Snapchat for its application that allowed users to send photos that disappeared, was looking for ways to grow its user base in the competitive social media platform industry and to differentiate itself from the other major platforms. To do this, it was trying to position itself as a “camera” company and to become relevant to a larger target market: adults aged 25 ...Starting at €8.20
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Pokémon Go: Virtual Invading Reality
Neil Bendle; Xiaoke XuCase IVEY-9B17A032-EMarketing, StrategyIn June 2016, the augmented reality game Pokémon GO quickly became one of the hottest topics in the world, changing both the online and offline behaviours of players. Pokémon GO was jointly developed by the San Francisco-based firm Niantic Inc. and The Pokémon Company, based in Japan, and was underwritten by the Japanese video game giant Nintendo. The game, which overlaid virtual items and creatures onto the physical world, allowed smartphone use...Starting at €8.20
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H&S Company
Frank, Mary Margaret; Habenicht, Paul; Garza, MelissaCase DARDEN-C-2310-EAccounting and ControlA important decision in starting a business is the choice of legal entity. This case provides a realistic, yet stylized, setting to facilitate a discussion of factors to consider in the entity choice decision, emphasizing legal and tax issues. Two MBA graduates have raised $5.2 million in equity from a small group of investors to buy a company. Upon determining to buy assets from another company to start their business venture, they must determin...Starting at €8.20
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Entity Choices for a Socially Responsible Business
Frank, Mary Margaret; Hoffarth, AlexanderTechnical Note DARDEN-C-2407-EOne of the fastest-growing areas in business is socially responsible investment (SRI), which incorporates environmental, social, and governance concerns. From 2007 to 2017, SRI increased from $2.71 trillion to over $21 trillion, and in 2017, 84% of all millennials were interested in SRI. Given these trends, how should an entrepreneur with a social mission proceed? One of the first decisions is choosing an appropriate legal entity. This technical ...Starting at €8.20