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Aceites y vinos con denominación de origen (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Fernández, Albert; Villaescusa, NuriaCase C-764-PBAccounting and ControlThe case relates how a cooperative dedicated to producing and selling olive oil and wine decides to set up a new company dedicated to making organic products. After explaining the main events that occurred in the 2017-18 period, the accountant must record the transactions in the general ledger and prepare the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows).Starting at €8.20
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De la identificación de necesidades a la generación de oportunidades
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, XavierArticle ART-3168Innovation and Change, StrategyCuando topamos con un problema, buscamos rápidamente una solución. Sin embargo, suele resultar más efectivo redefinir el reto inicial a partir de las necesidades de los usuarios, un aspecto central del enfoque del (DT), con el que muchas empresas están consiguiendo dar la vuelta a situaciones aparentemente irreversibles. A partir de su amplia experiencia docente y práctica en esta área, los autores detallan la primera fase del DT, centrada en de...Starting at €8.20
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A Pig in a Poke? Shuanghui’s Acquisition of Smithfield
Chen, Ming-Jer; Chan, Yi Ping; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0330-EStrategyThis case stars Long Wan, chairman and CEO of Shuanghui International (Shuanghui), as he works through the postmerger integration of the newly acquired US-based Smithfield Foods (Smithfield). Wan must address many potential hurdles as he sought to integrate two very different companies, on two different continents, separated by a world of cultural and political differences. With its headquarters in rural Virginia and its folksy southern American ...Starting at €8.20
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LEGO Bricks: Fit for the Big Screen
Chen, Ming-Jer; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-S-0296-EStrategyFor years Danish toymaker LEGO had turned down multiple attempts from directors and producers to make a LEGO movie. Now the CEO of the Danish toymaker has gotten a movie pitch from Warner Brothers. The entire LEGO brand is at risk if the movie is poorly eStarting at €8.20
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A Phantom Man(n) at Witchsy: Casting a Spell via Email?
Isabella, Lynn A.; Craddock, JennyCase DARDEN-OB-1255-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the summer of 2015, Los Angeles-based creatives Kate Dwyer and Penelope Gazin were fed up with the censorship of “risqué” goods and artwork sold on the popular online marketplace Etsy. Even though they lacked technical experience and had never built a website before, the two friends committed themselves to building a censorship-free artists’ marketplace, which they would call Witchsy.com. After Dwyer and Gazin had bought the domain name www.w...Starting at €8.20
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Jim Flannigan - Teaching Note
Isabella, Lynn A.; Yemen, Gerry; Craddock, JennyTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1096TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1096Starting at €0.00
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Tackling Low Completion Rates-A Compare.com Conundrum (A)
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, Jenny; Brodie, KyleCase DARDEN-M-0947-EMarketingThis is the first of a three-part case series. These three cases were designed to be taught in sequence. In 2016 Andrew Rose, CEO of Compare.com, an online price comparison website for car insurance shoppers, faced a troubling problem. Completion rates for the site’s detailed online questionnaire were at an alarming low. Site visitors, increasingly accessing the site on mobile devices, were proving they did not have the time or incentive to answe...Starting at €8.20
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Tackling Low Completion Rates-A Compare.com Conundrum (B)
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, Jenny; Brodie, KyleCase DARDEN-M-0948-EMarketingThis is the second of a three-part case series. These three cases were designed to be taught in sequence. In 2016 Andrew Rose, CEO of Compare.com, an online price comparison website for car insurance shoppers, faced a troubling problem. Completion rates for the site’s detailed online questionnaire were at an alarming low. Site visitors, increasingly accessing the site on mobile devices, were proving they did not have the time or incentive to answ...Starting at €5.74
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Uncharted Waters at Ventoso Ship Supply: A Sensory Marketing Dilemma (A)
Cian, Luca; Craddock, Jenny; Krishna, Aradhna; Cervai, SaraCase DARDEN-M-0959-EMarketingThis is a three-part, disguised case series. In June 2009, Diana Zanzi was hired by Ventoso Ship Supply, an Italian sailboat manufacturer, to help them understand their boats’ puzzling selling patterns. Zanzi was informed that sales rates for two higher-end boat models were especially odd. Despite one’s superior technical specifications, speed, amenities, and overall value-for-money, their higher end models were hard to sell. However, a lower-qua...Starting at €8.20
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Automation of Marketing Models
Venkatesan, Rajkumar; Craddock, Jenny; Nagji, NoreenTechnical Note DARDEN-M-0965-EMarketingThis technical note gives students an overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in order to help them understand how these fields can contribute to the future of marketing. To provide context, students are first introduced to the history of AI and the basic parameters of AI, ML, and deep learning (DL). The differences between ML and statistical modeling are also described to help students understand that collaboration bet...Starting at €8.20