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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs: 15 Years Later
Spekman, Robert E.; Farris, Paul W.; Webb, MarjorieCaso DARDEN-M-0766-EMarketingCompact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) lasted five to six times longer-8,000 to 12,000 hours-than comparable incandescent bulbs and consumed 75% less energy. By July 2008, prices had fallen as low as $2 or so per bulb, compared with $0.25 for standard bulbs. But manufacturers had yet to crack the code on how to get consumers to choose these innovative energy-efficient light bulbs over standard bulbs.Desde 8,20 €
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Eurozone at 15: A Monetary Union Without Growth?
Warnock, Francis E.Caso DARDEN-GEM-0136-EEconomíaIn 2015, the eurozone had been in and out of recession for seven years and had slipped into deflation. This case presents a brief history of the eurozone and allows students to consider the growth prospects for the union. Is the eurozone damned to a decade of economic contraction? Or is the worst behind it?Desde 8,20 €
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Sysco Corporation
Hess, Edward D.Caso DARDEN-S-0140-EDirección estratégicaAs a major player in a $200-billion market with only a 15% market share, SYSCO outperforms its industry competition. This execution champion and organic growth winner has figured out how to balance and manage tensions between decentralized entrepreneurial autonomy and centralized controls. But what makes SYSCO different is that its leaders have figured out, on a daily basis, how to keep everyone, from the CEO to the truck driver, focused on the d...Desde 8,20 €
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Regina Broadband's Earnings Conference Call (B)
Powell, Elizabeth A.; Demers, Elizabeth A.Caso DARDEN-C-2368-EContabilidad y controlWithin 30 minutes of releasing its Q4 and year-end earnings, Regina Broadband’s stock was down by over 25%. The company’s CEO and CFO realized they needed to quickly reframe and sharpen the message they would be giving to Regina’s shareholders and investors during that afternoon’s conference call, scheduled to take place in 15 minutes.Desde 5,74 €
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Investing in Sponsor-Backed IPOs: The Case of Hertz
Chaplinsky, Susan; Marston, Felicia C.; Pozzi, MichaelCaso DARDEN-F-1561-EFinanzasThis case and its companion, UVA-F-1560, were awarded the 2012 Wachovia Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials - Innovative Case. In November 2006, Alec Berg, a successful hedge fund manager, must decide whether to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Hertz Corporation. The IPO followed a leveraged buyout (LBO) of Hertz that was completed in December 2005 by three prominent private equity firms that had combined to purchase Hert...Desde 8,20 €
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The Gail Palmer Ashton Graduate School of Business: The Balanced Scorecard Initiative (Spanish version)
Haskins, Mark E.Caso DARDEN-C-2423Contabilidad y controlThis is a Spanish translation of the June 15, 2009, version of UVA-C-2267. This case presents students with an opportunity to develop a set of performance metrics based on four strategic goal statements. The setting is a highly ranked U.S. MBA program. Students are given some basic, limited-but-sufficient contextual information about the school to get a sense of its heritage, avowed differentiating characteristics, and important foci.Desde 8,20 €
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Balance-Statement Reporting at Premium Capital Funds (B)
Lopez-Jimenez, Liliana; Orozco, Luis Antonio; Gentile, MaryCaso DARDEN-OB-1307-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThis case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. This B case contains a video and a transcript of an interview the case authors conducted with Ricardo Martinez on July 15, 2019, concerning his reflections on the ethical conflict described in the case and what he actually did about it.Desde 5,74 €
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SEC versus Goldman Sachs (B): The Settlement-Everybody Wins, Except Fabrice Tourre
Li, Wei; Green, RickCaso DARDEN-GEM-0102-EEconomíaOn July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate obtained the 60 votes needed to pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. On the same day, the SEC reached a $550 million settlement with Goldman Sachs relating to its April 16 lawsuit by dropping its fraud charges. Supporters of both sides claimed the settlement was a victory. This short case is the epilogue to "The SEC vs. Goldman Sachs" (UVA-GEM-0101).Desde 5,74 €
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Financial Impact of Nuclear Power Plants: FirstEnergy and Davis-Besse
Allen, Brandt R.; Simko, Paul J.; Cross, TomCaso DARDEN-C-2232-EContabilidad y controlIn March 2002, during a scheduled refueling outage, workers at FirstEnergy's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant found a football-sized hole in the reactor head caused by boric acid corrosion. Redundant shielding prevented any radiation leakage, but FirstEnergy projected the outage would last two to three months and cost from $15 million to $30 million. Instead, the outage lasted 26 months and cost $588.9 million. Students will learn the financial i...Desde 8,20 €
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U.S. Government Contractors
Laseter, Timothy M.; Bollinger, MartyCaso DARDEN-BP-0558-EGobierno corporativoUntil 2009, U.S. Government Contractors (USGC) had been growing by 12% to 15% a year, but starting in 2009, growth slowed to 2% to 4% a year as customer spending decelerated. Traditional competitors such as USGC were also challenged by new entrants to the market, including large non-U.S. companies and large commercial service companies. Many new entrants enjoyed advantages in scale and cost position that allowed them to undercut USGC on price, ca...Desde 8,20 €