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Trump v. Twitter, et al.
Touve, DavidCaso DARDEN-S-0360-EDirección estratégicaDuring a 30-day window between late May and late June of 2020, President Donald Trump earned international attention not only for the content he posted to social media sites such as Twitter, but also for the ways in which social media companies respondedDesde 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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Best Buy: Investing in Language Learning
Eades, Kenneth M.; Dickey, Keith; Ledesma, Jordhy; Frazier, Jennifer; Sider, Duane; Johnson, MelissaCaso DARDEN-F-1669-EFinanzasAfter observing customer interactions in a Best Buy in Dallas, the regional HR manager considers training sales representatives in a second language. Considering that the store's regional customer base ranges between 13% and 30% Latino, she believes it may be a prudent option and immediately thinks of Rosetta Stone software as a cost-effective approach. Yet she still must translate her instincts into a quantifiable, tangible return on investment...Desde 8,20 €
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James Madison and "The Business of May Next" (B)
Cross, Tom; Newell, Terry; Rice, PeterCaso DARDEN-OB-0969-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasOn May 30, 1787, the second day of the Convention held in the Pennsylvania State House, six states voted “aye” and one “nay” to the proposal to establish “a national Government … consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.” In that moment, delegates who had gathered merely to revise the Articles of Confederation agreed to abolish it. In that moment, James Madison earned the title of Father of the Constitution, although he had no...Desde 5,74 €
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The Pelayo Family Plays Roulette
Bodily, Samuel E.; Pfeifer, Phillip E.; Baucells, ManelCaso DARDEN-QA-0850-EAnálisis de decisionesThe Pelayo family has been studying roulette wheels and collecting data on tens of thousands of spins. Now the Pelayos have identified a wheel that they want to bet on, which has six numbers that have a 1/30 probability of winning instead of 1/37. They have staked EUR1,000 on this wheel. The question is: How much should they bet in order to have the most capital after 200 rounds? Log utility is used to compare alternatives and find an optimal bet...Desde 8,20 €
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Six Sigma: A Basic Overview
Landel, Robert D.; Zimmerman, AlanNota técnica DARDEN-OM-1339-EServicios y operacionesIn the nearly 30 years since it was introduced, Six Sigma has evolved to mean different things in different circumstances and in different organizations, so that now it is difficult to identify a single, universally accepted definition. The purpose of this note is to provide a basic overview of Six Sigma by explaining its underlying principles and most commonly utilized methods while providing a brief review of its history. Finally, this note pro...Desde 8,20 €
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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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AtHomeCare, Inc.: Health Care Services Rollup
Chaplinsky, SusanCaso DARDEN-F-1679-EFinanzasThe AtHome Care case is currently taught in Susan Chaplinsky's Finance and Private Equity course elective. It is supported by a teaching note for instructors and an Excel spreadsheet for student analysis. This introductory case explores the venture capital (VC) and discounted cash flow (DCF) methods of valuing early-stage companies. OutReach Networks is an unusual start-up company in that it was profitable early in its development and did not hav...Desde 8,20 €
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OutReach Networks: First Venture Round
Chaplinsky, SusanCaso DARDEN-F-1683-EFinanzasOutReach Networks is taught in Darden's Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity elective. A teaching note for this case is available for instructors as well as an Excel files for student and instructor analysis. This introductory case explores the venture capital (VC) and discounted cash flow (DCF) methods of valuing early-stage companies. OutReach Networks is an unusual start-up company in that it was profitable early in its development and d...Desde 8,20 €
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Roche Holding AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition
Schill, Michael J.; Durick, Brett; Chambers, DrewCaso DARDEN-F-1645-EFinanzasThis case examines the decision by the Swiss pharmaceutical Roche Holding AG (Roche) to offer a record $42 billion bond in February 2009. In light of a pending acquisition of US biotechnology leader Genentech, Roche management planned to sell $32 billion in bonds at various maturities from 1 year to 30 years and in three different currencies (US dollar, euro, and British pound). In a context of substantial uncertainty in both world financial mark...Desde 8,20 €