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SunRay's Photovoltaic Power Plant
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Mexis, GeorgiosCaso DARDEN-QA-0837-EAnálisis de decisionesSunRay, a solar company, is about to embark on its biggest project yet-the construction of a photovoltaic plant at Giordano Mall, a big shopping complex outside Rome. The project manager’s first task it to figure out how long the project will take. The case offers us an in-depth look at and understanding of the project plan and a clear description of some of the major uncertainties and risks involved. The case describes the challenges that the pr...Desde 8,20 €
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ZS Associates: Refilling the Pipeline -Teaching note
Markou, Panos; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Chao, Raul O.Nota del Instructor DARDEN-OM-1775TN-EServicios y operacionesTeaching note for product OM-1775Desde 0,00 €
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Looking for the Fast Break: The WNBA Nears a Quarter Century
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Elias, AllisonCaso DARDEN-E-0491-EÉtica empresarial y Responsabilidad Social CorporativaIn 2019, as it approached its 25th year, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) faced many challenges. The players were disenchanted with subpar salaries, facilities, and amenities, as well as with their international play, which was necessary to bring in additional income but often had adverse effects on both their health and the league's schedule. There were also labor issues, as the league negotiated a collective bargaining agreeme...Desde 8,20 €
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DigiPlex: Future-Ready Data Centers
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Yemen, GerryCaso DARDEN-QA-0880-EAnálisis de decisionesThis case is based on DigiPlex, the largest data center provider in Scandinavia. The company plans to build another data center just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. The case asks students to evaluate a project plan and use the data to diagram the critical path. The case opens with DigiPlex chairman Byrne Murphy at the negotiation table with the key anchor customer needed in order to get his newest project off the ground. The project has already bee...Desde 8,20 €
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Nike: Retaining Talent and Managing a Brand
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Guimaraes, Raphael A.Caso DARDEN-E-0485-EÉtica empresarial y Responsabilidad Social CorporativaIn 2021, Nike had lost some of the top female athletes it had sponsored, including WNBA two-time champion Breanna Stewart and gymnast Simone Biles. The reasons for the departures, which had taken place over the past several years, varied, but several prominent departing female athletes had accused Nike of bad practices when athletes became pregnant. Track and field star Allyson Felix, in a New York Times op-ed, described how Nike wanted to pay he...Desde 8,20 €
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Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Santos, GraceCaso DARDEN-E-0482-EÉtica empresarial y Responsabilidad Social CorporativaThis partially disguised, public-sourced case details the situation surrounding longtime USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's abuse of athletes from the standpoint of someone who must decide whether and how best to intervene. In 2015, Megan Peterson, an elite gymnastics coach, has accidentally overheard a troubling conversation about Nassar between the athlete she directly supports, Janet Smith, and a teammate. After helping Smith feel safe ...Desde 8,20 €
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nPlan: Breaking Biases in Project Planning
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Gruzdowich, EmilyNota técnica DARDEN-QA-0969-EAnálisis de decisionesRichard Palczynski, leader of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project, had devoted the better half of the past five years to co-championing this project with senior leadership at Network Rail, the United Kingdom national rail operator. The project was now moving full steam ahead, with major vendor contracts worth billions in the process of being vetted and decided on before year´s end. However, there had also been major setbacks. Palczynski ...Desde 8,20 €
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New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Grushka-Cockayne, YaelCaso DARDEN-QA-0815-EAnálisis de decisionesIn January 2013, John C. Liu, New York City’s comptroller, wrote to the residents of the city about his audit of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Liu summarized his office’s findings: “The audit found that DPR was not carrying out and overseeing capital construction projects in a timely and cost effective manner.” To investigate the existence of the "planning fallacy" in organizations, information from nearly 1,800 capi...Desde 8,20 €
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ZS Associates: Refilling the Pipeline
Markou, Panos; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Chao, Raul O.; Hattem, JoshuaCaso DARDEN-OM-1775-EServicios y operacionesZS Associates, a global consultancy, has been hired by the head of marketing at the global pharmaceutical firm Rensselaer to identify a promising strategy to protect and grow Rensselaer’s oncology business. Currently, Rensselaer is a large player in the market, but its intention is to grow this business into the “largest” in the industry within the next decade. Combined with this long-term ambition, Rensselaer faces the acute, near-term worry tha...Desde 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, AllisonCaso DARDEN-E-0492-EÉtica empresarial y Responsabilidad Social CorporativaIn 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...Desde 8,20 €