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Light Rail in Denver?: The Private Sector and Infrastructure Development (B)
Murphy, Daniel; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-GEM-0199EconomicsThis case, a follow-up to "Light Rail in Denver?: The Private Sector and Infrastructure Development (A)" (UVA-GEM-0188) revisits Nwanneoma "Neena" Ngondai as she reflects on the work of the Denver Regional Transportation District and what actually happened after the proposed expansion of Denver's public transit system.Starting at €5.74
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Airinit: Clearing the Accounting Air
Dikolli, Shane; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-C-2442-EAccounting and ControlThe fictional company Airinit, now a division of the conglomerate ArgentAxis Holdings (AAH) after a recent merger, manufactures air fresheners, and at the start of the year it planned to generate a healthy profit. However, during the year, several events occur that cause the company’s financial outcomes to deviate significantly, in an adverse way, from the original plans. To diagnose why the deviations occurred and more importantly whether any ac...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Motors Limited: Ratan's Next Step
Biladeau, Andrew; Yemen, Gerry; Lenox, Michael; Harris, Jared D.Case DARDEN-S-0184-EStrategySuitable for MBA, EMBA, and executive education programs, this case uses Tata Motors' move to acquire Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) from Ford to analyze a growth-through-acquisition strategy. It offers a discussion about the firm’s overall strategy to acquire instead of growing organically. The case begins when Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors, unveils the world’s cheapest car—the Nano. He had challenged the people around him to design and produce...Starting at €8.20
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Streaming the Future: Netflix's Global Expansion - Teaching note
Harris, Jared D.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-S-0345TNStrategyStarting at €0.00
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iFixit: If You Bought It, You Don’t Really Own It - Teaching note
Mani, Vidya; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OM-1772TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1772Starting at €0.00
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Divestment as an ESG Tool: CalPERS and Tobacco Stocks (A)
Evans, Richard B.; Yemen, Gerry; Kellett, MichaelCase DARDEN-F-1948-EFinanceThis case uses the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to set the stage for unfolding an analysis of economics and values in the decision to divest tobacco stocks and bonds from the internally managed portion of the CalPERS portfolio.Starting at €8.20
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Hilton China
Chen, Ming-Jer; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0324-EStrategyHow do brands travel? As firms expand globally, they must manage how their products and services are perceived across borders, peoples, and cultures. This can be thorny when what a firm offers has no immediate interpretation by an international audience, like selling ice cream to a nation that consumes little dairy. It can be even worse when a company’s key products are likely to elicit negative reactions in their new market, like McDonald’s hamb...Starting at €8.20
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Deutsche Bank Restart: Goodbye Goldman Sachs of Europe?
Allayannis, George (Yiorgos); Yemen, Gerry; Holtz, PaulCase DARDEN-F-1934-EFinanceThis public-sourced case describes the latest restructuring efforts by Deutsche Bank (DB) and gives a short history of prior restructuring efforts from the decade before. In July 2019, Christian Sewing, the new CEO of DB, announced a series of measures that included, among others, the elimination of global equity trading, the layoff of 18,000 employees, the creation of a “bad bank” to transfer noncore assets, and the suspension of dividends until...Starting at €8.20
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Leica Camera: The Zeitgeist of Photography
Venkataraman, S.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-S-0312-EStrategyThis field-based case uses Leica Camera, the famed German manufacturer of high-end cameras, to unfold circumstances that allow for an analysis of the firm’s competitive position. Having moved the well-loved German company from near bankruptcy during the digital revolution to a digital disrupter, Andreas Kaufmann, chairman and principal owner, had amassed an unblemished record in strategic decisions that turned the company around. The case open al...Starting at €8.20
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Impact Makers (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Loutskina, Elena; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-F-1797TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1797Starting at €0.00