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H&S Company (C)
Frank, Mary Margaret; Habenicht, Paul; Garza, MelissaCase DARDEN-C-2450-EAccounting and ControlAn 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 deciding to buy assets from another company to start their business venture, they must determine ...Starting at €5.74
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Maria Soldevila (C)
Grandes, Mª JesúsCase C-776-EAccounting and ControlA basic case to introduce students to financial accounting: it presents the creation and the first year of operations of a commercial company. It defines the fundamental concepts: assets, liabilities, net equity, and income and expenses. It demonstrates the preparation and usefulness of financial statements: balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and cash flow statements. This case is based on the María Armengol C-755 case from the same aut...Starting at €5.74
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Artemis Controls (C)
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr.Case DARDEN-QA-0758-EDecision AnalysisAvion Chemicals has approached Artemis Controls regarding the purchase of an Artemis smart valve to manage the highly volatile phenol in its production process. Although an existing valve could be used, discussions lead to the possibility of designing a new and potentially much improved valve. Time, engineering, and software constraints make the valve-redesign project a risky endeavor. The A and B cases (UVA-QA-0756 and UVA-QA-0757) permit a basi...Starting at €5.74
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Prodesdir (C)
Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-686-EAccounting and ControlThis case is a continuation of the previous two. It asks the students to think of how they can manage a situation where the increase in demand has made the company reach its capacity limit in at least two aspects: qualified labor and machinery. This case can be used to introduce basic concepts of linear planning. As in the two case studies above, the use of a spreadsheet is recommended.Starting at €5.74
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JW Sports Supplies (A); (B); and (C) - Teaching Note
Lynch; Luann J.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2402TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product C-2402Starting at €0.00
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Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Dittrich, Ruth; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-611080-EService and Operations ManagementThe (C) case provides an update on the B-case decision and describes the introduction of Dan 2.0, an internal social virtual network for the purpose of knowledge sharing in a company that was only used to face-to-face networking.Starting at €5.74
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Chemblog A.G. (C)
Cugueró-Escofet, Natàlia; Rosanas, Josep MariaCase C-763-EAccounting and ControlIn the end, Chemblog chose not to make the investment proposed by Quimic, its subsidiary in Spain (see Cases A and B). The subsidiary was forced to abide by the decision of the German head office and thus became the Spanish distributor of Chem 1. Kressing notified Quimic of the decision by e-mail, and expressed the group's satisfaction with the initiative and with the excellent management of the Spanish subsidiary. The only issue that remained wa...Starting at €5.74
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Mistry Architects (C)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Eccles, Robert G.; Sinha, MonaCase HBS-609086-EThis case is a follow-up of "Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability" (A) (Case 609-044) and (B) (Case 609-086). In Case (A) Sharukh and Renu Mistry founded and run an architectural firm dedicated to being both client-oriented and environmentally responsible. The case uses a difficult design decision in a tsunami rehabilitation project to illustrate the challenges faced by professional services firms, and the role of innovation in meetin...Starting at €5.74
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JW Sports Supplies (C)
Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2404-EAccounting and ControlIn this case, the owners of JW Sports Supplies consider the possibility of dropping the custom gym bag product line. Students must consider which costs are avoidable and which are not avoidable if the product line is dropped, and quantify the profit impact of dropping the product line.Starting at €5.74
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Guggenheim Museum (C)
Pallàs C.; Nueno, PedroCase P-966-EService and Operations ManagementOn opening day, IDOM could finally celebrate its success in managing the construction of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao since the company had been able to meet the client's demands. In the wake of this enriching experience, IDOM had launched a number of new projects. Felipe Prósper was reflecting on what they had learned from the experience that could be applied to their future projects. Likewise, the Board of Directors was concerned about the dire...Starting at €5.74