Exercise: A Tale of Two Stories—Undergraduate
OB-1201 | Published February 28, 2010 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 case is a fou... Read More
Assessing Earnings Quality: Nuware, Inc.
C-2221 | Published October 13, 2004 | 13 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Associate Jack Hereford must analyze the earnings quality of Nuware Imports. His specific task is to assess the accounting policies of Nuware as aggressive or conservative and then recast the current ... Read More
Exercise: A Tale of Two Stories—Diversity
OB-1200 | Published February 28, 2010 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This 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 case is a fo... Read More
Competing Priorities Among Team Members
OB-1496 | Published July 25, 2025 | 2 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
"Competing Priorities Among Team Members" is an exercise designed to help a (learning) team or working group (e.g., committee, service group, task force, or volunteer group) foresee, discuss, and work... Read More
General Hardware, Inc.
C-2446 | Published December 16, 2020 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
The owners of a chain of hardware stores are preparing the most recent quarter financial statements. A number of business details are provided, including information to assess accrual accounting net i... Read More
Conjoint Analysis: Estimating Consumer Preferences
M-1002 | Published August 03, 2020 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise walks students through using conjoint analysis to determine customer preferences and price sensitivity using the example of car sales. It includes steps to determine attribute levels, ho... Read More
Business Plan Development: Overview
ENT-0231 | Published September 12, 2022 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise and its accompanying handouts, designed to be used in courses for non-MBA audiences that explore aspects of entrepreneurship, guide students through the development of their very own bus... Read More
An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value
F-0811 | Published March 28, 1989 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise consists of a set of incomplete worksheets with which students must calculate (1) the effect of hypothetical changes in capital structure on firm value, and (2) the effect of a major rec... Read More
Accounting for Income Taxes at Apple Inc.
C-2389 | Published March 13, 2017 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case provides students with the opportunity to analyze the income tax disclosures for Apple Inc. In particular, it provides for discussion about such topics as deferred taxes, valuation allowance... Read More
Saying What Needs to Be Said: Role-Plays
OB-0756 | Published August 05, 2002 | 17 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise was designed to build expertise in conflict management and assertiveness by allowing students to practice saying what needs to be said in challenging situations. Grounded in the pedagogy... Read More
Leading with Vulnerability
OB-1398 | Published July 06, 2022 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
"Leading with Vulnerability" helps leaders practice the skill of "powering down"— exercising influence through the practice of deliberately elevating others and taking interpersonal risks. Over two ro... Read More
Classic Tours, Inc.: Strategic and Financial Issues in Starting a Business
C-2141 | Published January 29, 1998 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
The purpose of this case is to allow students to confront the issues related to starting a new service business, such as evaluation of the business concept, identification of different customer segmen... Read More
Tough Choices: Applying the Power of One to Decision-Making
S-0457 | Published October 21, 2024 | 6 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Making decisions is the most fundamental “thought” activity we engage in every day. The consequences of our choices, at work and in our daily lives, can range from trivial and fleeting to momentous an... Read More
Trust Assessment Wheel
OB-0762 | Published July 22, 2002 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is designed to help students identify patterns of trust within their network of work and/or personal relationships. The exercise examines three types of trust (communication-based, contr... Read More
Spreadsheet Modeling Exercises
QA-0775 | Published September 15, 2011 | 14 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises, designed for use in a spreadsheet modeling pre-matriculation course, provide a baseline education in spreadsheet modeling and Microsoft Excel to incoming MBA students who have not had... Read More
Optimization Practice Problems
QA-0987 | Published February 04, 2026 | 3 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
GVV Pillar Six: Voice—An Exercise to Speak to Barry’s Challenge
OB-1417 | Published February 28, 2023 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is a way for facilitators to make in-the-moment adaptations to existing scripting exercises, in order to address questions and scenarios that arise during Giving Voice to Values (GVV) se... Read More
Selection Sunday
OB-1434 | Published June 26, 2023 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise stages a data-analysis task within the world of US men's college basketball. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, kno... Read More
Exercise: Creating a Model of Consumer Behavior
M-0893 | Published December 19, 2016 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Converting myriad data into a simple, visual conceptual model is the basis for developing the ability to communicate consumer marketing insights up, down, and across the organization. This enables the... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Cost Allocation
C-2500 | Published April 02, 2025 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to cost allocation. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Religion in the Workplace: Vignettes
E-0402 | Published September 21, 2015 | 9 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
The 14 short vignettes presented in this exercise cover both religion and spirituality issues and are designed to facilitate a discussion on the place of religion in the workplace. They include a vari... Read More
FanShop
QA-0887 | Published August 11, 2021 | 6 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise explores customer transaction data generated from a business owner's website and illustrates the added benefit of basic data analytics practices used to uncover business insights. Studen... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in the Basics of Financial Accounting
C-2501 | Published April 02, 2025 | 10 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to the basics of financial accounting. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Revenue Recognition
C-2494 | Published April 02, 2025 | 17 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to revenue recognition. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Exercises in Lease Accounting
C-2357 | Published April 10, 2015 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Students are tasked with questions related to leasing accounting in this exercise.... Read More
Exercises in Managerial Decision-Making (I)
QA-0607 | Published February 10, 2003 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises, featuring four questions that people commonly make cognitive mistakes when answering, are to be used in conjunction with "Exercises in Managerial Decision-Making (II)" (UVA-QA-0608).... Read More
Exercises in Managerial Decision-Making (II)
QA-0608 | Published February 10, 2003 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises, featuring four questions that people commonly make cognitive mistakes when answering, are to be used in conjunction with "Exercises in Managerial Decision-Making (I)" (UVA-QA-0607).... Read More
Influence Diagram Exercises
QA-0373 | Published April 05, 1991 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Three exercises show how to structure a decision problem with an influence diagram.... Read More
Probability Assessment Appraisal
QA-0549 | Published August 03, 1999 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise allows students to assess probability distributions (.05, .25, .50, .75, .95 fractiles) for 10 uncertain quantities and to calibrate the reliability of their assessments.... Read More
Ariake Arena
QA-0889 | Published October 13, 2017 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction company, has been selected as the prime contractor to build a gymnastics arena for use in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Based on company cost estimates, th... Read More
Darden Stories: Building Belonging and Connection in Business School
OB-1409 | Published June 30, 2022 | 3 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
When people feel that they belong, they are more likely to engage, take risks, and act in ways that benefit their teams, organizations, and communities. Yet belonging doesn’t always come naturally. In... Read More
Vitaliy's Purchase Decision
QA-0861 | Published March 15, 2017 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This short case presents the trade-offs that Vitaliy faces before purchasing a car. The case contains a consequence table showing five different cars and how they fare on six attributes, including pri... Read More
Exercises in Competitive Decision Making
QA-0583 | Published December 04, 2002 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
One student and a counterpart must make a series of interactive decisions engaging in a competitive strategy or a cooperative strategy. Each student's goal with these exercises is to maximize his own ... Read More
From Bon Voyage to Bienvenidos: The Impromptu Communication Challenge
BC-0319 | Published July 25, 2025 | 1 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This in-class exercise sets up a communication challenge for students. The accompanying teaching note outlines how to open the class session, conduct the exercise, and identify key learnings. In this... Read More
PivotTable Practice Problems
QA-0985 | Published February 04, 2026 | 4 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
Decision Tree Practice Problems
QA-0986 | Published February 04, 2026 | 4 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
UEFA Women's Soccer
OB-1503 | Published February 16, 2026 | 2 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this exercise, students are tasked with making a recommendation for a women's soccer team in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Using the provided dataset, they must build a model ... Read More