Author Profile
Mead, Jenny
Nestlé and Infant Formula: Revisiting a Dilemma
Kaufmann, Lauren; Botha, Helet; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Warner, Anna
E-0524 | Published June 12, 2025 | 14 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this case, the protagonist, one of the top marketing managers at Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé) responsible for marketing the company’s infant formula globally, must work with the marketing team to address c... Read More
Paying to Pray: The Ethics of Money in Religion
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Shah, Adarsh
E-0526 | Published May 20, 2025 | 4 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a collection of disguised vignettes, based on real events, about the use of money in religious settings and the ethical questions that arise in these situations. Each vignette presents a diffe... Read More
Real Estate Lease for Oilfield Services’ Division in Surgut: Oilfield Services Procurement Manager
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Belashova, Alina; Mead, Jenny
E-0511 | Published April 08, 2025 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this disguised negotiation case, students take on the role of the procurement manager from Oilfield Services Inc., a global leader in the oilfield services industry. The company is a tenant in an o... Read More
Real Estate Lease for Oilfield Services’ Division in Surgut: CEO of AVIV Group
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Belashova, Alina; Mead, Jenny
E-0512 | Published April 08, 2025 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this disguised negotiation case, students take on the role of the CEO of AVIV Group, which rents office spaces to Oilfield Services, Inc., among other tenants. The CEO is about to meet with the pro... Read More
Innovating amid Regulatory Uncertainty
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Orth, Connor; Mead, Jenny
E-0505 | Published October 16, 2024 | 11 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This disguised case outlines the dilemma facing Avery Owens, the head of product for SoMeCo, a social media company, as she seeks to create a framework to innovate responsibly – balancing the emerging... Read More
Artificial Intelligence Caselets (PORTUGUESE)
Wicks, Andy; Nolan, John; Korinek, Anton; Mead, Jenny
E-0508 | Published April 24, 2024 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a Portuguese translation of the September 28, 2023 version of UVA-E-0437. This set of caselets gets to the heart of the ethical issues embedded within the implementation of artificial intellig... Read More
Transgender Athletes: What Are the Rules of the Road? (A)
Mead, Jenny; Elias, Allison; Freeman, R. Edward; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Liedtka, Jeanne M.
E-0503 | Published March 15, 2024 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the summer of 2023, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling's international governing body, and USA Cycling (USAC), cycling's US governing body, faced a dilemma. Austin Killips, the first open... Read More
Transgender Athletes: What Are the Rules of the Road? (B)
Mead, Jenny; Elias, Allison; Freeman, R. Edward; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Liedtka, Jeanne M.
E-0504 | Published March 15, 2024 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is a follow-up to "Transgender Athletes: What Are the Rules of the Road? (A)" (UVA-E-0503). In the summer of 2023, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling's international governing body... Read More
Returning to Redmond? Exploring Equity in Hybrid Work Environments at Microsoft
Kaufmann, Lauren; Mead, Jenny; King, Lucy
E-0497 | Published December 20, 2023 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This public-sourced case is based on a series of decisions Microsoft and other US-based technology companies made between 2021 and 2022 related to hybrid and return-to-office work policies coming out ... Read More
Equity Considerations in Remote and Hybrid Work Environments
Kaufmann, Lauren; Mead, Jenny; King, Lucy
E-0498 | Published December 20, 2023 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, companies around the world built and refined models of working in both fully remote and hybrid environments. While many of these policies and pr... Read More
HealthMet and Workplace Surveillance
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0493 | Published December 19, 2023 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case study presents the dilemma of a vice president of human resources at a health data processing company who must decide how to implement the results of digital productivity monitoring software... Read More
Netflix and Dave Chappelle (A)
Kaufmann, Lauren; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0499 | Published October 12, 2023 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave Chappelle. In the special—the last of six that Cha... Read More
Intersectionality
E-0500 | Published October 12, 2023 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note gives an overview of intersectionality, which is a theory, originally from legal scholarship, that explains how multiple forms of social inequality interact to produce individuals' experienc... Read More
Netflix and Dave Chappelle (B)
Kaufmann, Lauren; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0501 | Published October 12, 2023 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a special by comedian Dave Chappelle. In the special—the last of six that Chappelle ... Read More
Morgan Wallen: Tough Decisions at the William Morris Endeavor Agency (C)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Clark-Hamel, Skyler; Mead, Jenny
E-0496 | Published June 26, 2023 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jay Williams, cohead of the Nashville office of the William Morris Endeavor (WME), must decide how to respond to an incident involving Morgan Wallen, one of the talent agency’s fastest-rising country ... Read More
Morgan Wallen: Tough Decisions at the William Morris Endeavor Agency (B)
Mead, Jenny; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Clark-Hamel, Skyler
E-0495 | Published June 26, 2023 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jay Williams, cohead of the Nashville office of the William Morris Endeavor (WME), must decide how to respond to an incident involving Morgan Wallen, one of the talent agency’s fastest-rising country ... Read More
Morgan Wallen: Tough Decisions at the William Morris Endeavor Agency (A)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Clark-Hamel, Skyler
E-0494 | Published June 26, 2023 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jay Williams, cohead of the Nashville office of the William Morris Endeavor (WME), must decide how to respond to an incident involving Morgan Wallen, one of the talent agency’s fastest-rising country ... Read More
Norwegian Women's Beach Handball: Bucking the Bikini Bottoms
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Elias, Allison
E-0492 | Published March 01, 2023 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the summer of 2021, as they prepared for the European Beach Handball Championship, the Norwegian women's beach handball team rebelled against wearing bikini bottoms as part of their uniforms. The b... Read More
Looking for the Fast Break: The WNBA Nears a Quarter Century
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Elias, Allison
E-0491 | Published March 01, 2023 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2019, as it approached its 25th year, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) faced many challenges. The players were disenchanted with subpar salaries, facilities, and amenities, as wel... Read More
Nike: Retaining Talent and Managing a Brand
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Guimaraes, Raphael A.
E-0485 | Published January 27, 2023 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2021, Nike had lost some of the top female athletes it had sponsored, including WNBA two-time champion Breanna Stewart and gymnast Simone Biles. The reasons for the departures, which had taken plac... Read More
Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Santos, Grace
E-0482 | Published January 19, 2023 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This partially disguised, public-sourced case details the situation surrounding longtime USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's abuse of athletes from the standpoint of someone who must decide whet... Read More
Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Santos, Grace
E-0483 | Published January 19, 2023 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This partially disguised, public-sourced case, a follow-up to “Bystander Intervention: USA Gymnastics and Beyond (A)” (UVA-E-0482), details what happened after top gymnastics coach Megan Peterson repo... Read More
Where's the (Sustainable) Beef? McDonald's Quest
Freeman, R. Edward; Langert, Bob; Mead, Jenny
E-0489 | Published December 19, 2022 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published "Livestock's Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options," which, among other things, detailed the connection bet... Read More
H&M, China, and Cotton: Sourcing a Solution?
Mani, Vidya; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Liu, Yusi
OM-1781 | Published November 10, 2022 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In December 2021, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), the Swedish fast-fashion clothing retailer, found itself in a difficult position regarding its business in China, one of the retailer’s important markets. ... Read More
Social Investment in Supply Chains: Mining the Possibilities
Mani, Vidya; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
OM-1780 | Published October 25, 2022 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Tintio SA (Tintio), a Peru-based mining company, planned to open a gold mine in Ica, the southern region of Peru. But like other mining companies, Tintio often had rocky relationships with the communi... Read More
Uber: The Turbulent Rise of “Everyone’s Private Driver”
Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Sell, Andrew
S-0354 | Published October 04, 2022 | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The meteoric rise of ride-sharing firm Uber illustrates how gig-economy firms can grow to prominence and disrupt older, mature industries. Yet Uber's trajectory has also been rife with nontrivial tens... Read More
Billie Jean King: Serving Up Leadership
Freeman, R. Edward; Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Liedtka, Jeanne M.; Mead, Jenny
E-0488 | Published September 19, 2022 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Throughout a lifetime of athletic success, hard work, high visibility, and professional and personal challenges both on and off the tennis court, Billie Jean King, an icon of professional tennis, busi... Read More
Gwen Berry and the Politics of Protest (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0480 | Published June 28, 2022 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is a follow-up to "Gwen Berry and the Politics of Protest (A)" (UVA-E-0479). Gwen Berry did protest at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019 by raising her fist in the air when the... Read More
Gwen Berry and the Politics of Protest (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0479 | Published June 28, 2022 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the summer of 2019, notable track and field athlete Gwen Berry was representing Team USA at the Pan American Games in Peru when, having won the hammer throw—her specialty—she stood anxiously on the... Read More
The United States Olympic Committee and Rule 50 in the 21st Century
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0478 | Published June 16, 2022 | 8 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note explains the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Rule 50, put into place in the 1970s, which prohibited protest at the Olympic Games. The stated goals of the rule were to (1) p... Read More
Workaround: Which Integration Ideas to Explore?
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Leiner, Benjamin; Vambre, David
E-0476 | Published February 14, 2022 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Anna Bender, VP of product at Workaround, a large human resources (HR) software firm, had just been presented with a number of different recommendations from her employees on how to integrate the func... Read More
NASCAR and the Confederate Flag (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0441 | Published December 13, 2021 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In May 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the protests that followed the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, leadership at the National Association for Stock Car Au... Read More
NASCAR and the Confederate Flag (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0442 | Published December 13, 2021 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is a follow-up to "NASCAR and the Confederate Flag (A)" (UVA-E-0441). It outlines how National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing (NASCAR) leadership announced on June 10, 2020,... Read More
The Constitutional Roots of Freedom of Speech
Wicks, Andrew C.; Becerra, Spencer L.; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0460 | Published February 16, 2021 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note, written to accompany "The NBA, China, and Social Media: What Are the Rules of the Game?" (UVA-E-0459) but useful in tandem with other cases, charts the history of freedom of speech in the U... Read More
Finance Caselets: An Ethical Perspective
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Dalmia, Pranav; Mead, Jenny
E-0472 | Published February 16, 2021 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
These fictional caselets, some of which are based on lived experience, present dilemmas and ethical issues in the financial field. The situations include an investment-banking firm executive deciding ... Read More
Juul Labs: Guilty by Association?
Wicks, Andrew C.; Wang, Yuhan; Pak, Sally; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0471 | Published February 11, 2021 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The protagonist, the CEO of Juul Labs (Juul), an e-cigarette company founded to help smokers quit cigarettes, is trying to negotiate a merger with Philip Morris International (PMI), the behemoth tobac... Read More
Automated Hiring at Amazon
Wicks, Andrew C.; Budd, Linnea P.; Moorthi, Ryan A.; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0470 | Published February 02, 2021 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this fictionalized case, the protagonist is the director of talent and recruitment at Amazon and had been in charge of developing an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tool that could shape the fu... Read More
Chinese History and the National Humiliation Narrative
Wicks, Andrew C.; Metcalf, Mark; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0461 | Published January 25, 2021 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note describes how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), founded in 1949, has attempted to create and maintain an official narrative of the country and regime that tilts toward the favorable and min... Read More
The NBA, China, and Social Media: What Are the Rules of the Game?
Wicks, Andrew C.; Becerra, Spencer L.; Schwarz, Margaret A.; Botha, Helet; Mead, Jenny
E-0459 | Published January 20, 2021 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The protagonist of this case, the general manager of the Golden State Warriors, an NBA dynasty, must contend with the recent controversy between China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and the ... Read More
The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)
Parmar, Bobby; Cohen, Will; Mead, Jenny
E-0463 | Published November 11, 2020 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Will Cohen, the case protagonist, has recently been promoted to Bank of America’s market sales executive for the mid-Atlantic region. In this position, he finds himself struggling with some of the con... Read More
The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (B)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Cohen, Will; Mead, Jenny
E-0464 | Published November 11, 2020 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case, which follows up on "The Evolution of a Practitioner to Leadership (A)" (UVA-E-0463), finds Will Cohen adjusting his leadership style after reflecting on the challenges he had faced in his ... Read More
A Game Too Far
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Gregorio, Alex; Mead, Jenny
E-0465 | Published November 02, 2020 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The protagonist in this case, founder of a successful, privately held tabletop board gaming company, has to make some tough decisions about whether to move forward with two of the company's board game... Read More
Alisha Bhandari and Laxar Industries
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0466 | Published September 29, 2020 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Alisha Bhandari, vice president of operations at a successful and well-respected global supplier of paints, coatings, specialty materials, and optical products, had watched during her 10 years at the ... Read More
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (A)
Harris, Jared D.; Agle, Bradley R.; Mead, Jenny; Scoville, Jimmy
E-0440 | Published September 22, 2020 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In early 2014, recent Stanford University graduate Tyler Shultz was in a quandary. He had been working at Theranos, a blood-diagnostic company founded by Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford-dropout wunderkin... Read More
Fishing with Dynamite (VIDEO PLAYLIST)
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Nolan, John; Mead, Jenny
E-0448 | Published August 05, 2020 | Duration 00:26:13 Video Playlist
Collection: Darden School of Business
Directed by Paul Wagner and produced by Jenny Mead, Bobby Parmar, and Paul Wagner, Fishing with Dynamite (FWD) explores the past, present, and future of the new story of business in the 21st century. ... Read More
Richardson Eye Care and Surgery Center
Parmar, Bobby; Stanton, Andrew; Mead, Jenny
E-0445 | Published July 14, 2020 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A consultant experienced in developing predictive models for his clients to improve business operations, Everett Blake, was working with the Richardson Eye Care and Surgery Center (RECSC), which wante... Read More
Artificial Intelligence Caselets
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Korinek, Anton; Mead, Jenny; Gillespie, Kevin
E-0437 | Published April 16, 2020 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This set of caselets gets to the heart of the ethical issues embedded within the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced forms of automation technology in the workplace. Empl... Read More
Vulcan Clothing Company
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Mead, Jenny
E-0438 | Published April 14, 2020 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
As an advertising consultant for a New York-based clothing company, the protagonist in this case wants to respect and reflect religious diversity in both promotion and publicity. An actress wearing a ... Read More
Software Sense: Making the Case for the Long-Term View
Parmar, Bobby; Mead, Jenny; Tomlinson, Brian
E-0436 | Published February 19, 2020 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Beth Collins, CFO of Software Sense, an American multinational computer hardware and software developer, contemplated various ways that her publicly traded company could embrace a more long-term orien... Read More
The Ethics of Consulting
Pritmani, Tanvi; Mead, Jenny; Parmar, Bidhan L.
E-0431 | Published September 17, 2019 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The consulting field, with its variety of different experiences and scenarios, often presents numerous challenges and conflicts for those involved. These vignettes, some based on actual situations, pr... Read More
Fake News and the News Feed
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Leiner, Benjamin; Mead, Jenny
E-0429 | Published May 16, 2019 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Tessa Lyons was a rising star at Facebook. She had been the project manager in charge of news feed integrity for a little over a year, stationed at the front lines in the battle against misinformation... Read More
Hedrick's Pharmacy
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Buckley, Patrick
E-0422 | Published January 18, 2019 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
As the head pharmacist and manager of Hedrick’s Pharmacy, a family-owned, independent pharmacy in Pennsylvania, Samantha Hedrick had to decide whether to continue to stock a wildly popular supplement,... Read More
Just a Sandwich? Chick-Fil-A and the Intersection of Mission, Religion, and Business Practice
Wicks, Andrew C.; Nolan, John; Mead, Jenny
E-0423 | Published November 27, 2018 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Chick-fil-A company heir and then-COO Dan Cathy caused a media uproar when, in a 2012 interview, he emphasized the company's outspoken support of "traditional" family values. Detractors decried what ... Read More
Davis Press: Should You Publish Meccan Madness?
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Berne, Rosalyn W.; Bassit, Taha; Jilani, Ahsun
E-0421 | Published March 27, 2018 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
You are the owner/editor of your own publishing firm, Davis Press. You encounter a dilemma when, in 2010, you are given the opportunity to publish a novel set in the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Given ... Read More
Which Kaptein to Choose? The Havoysund Fleet Question
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny
E-0419 | Published January 10, 2018 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Olaf Tryggvason, owner of a fleet of fishing ships in a small northern Norwegian town, has been offered and has accepted a reality television deal about the fleet to create a show along the lines of "... Read More
Cardinal Foods: Sweet Sourcing
Weiss, Elliott N.; Parmar, Bobby; Mead, Jenny
OM-1591 | Published January 04, 2018 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
As part of a biennial supplier review, Jennifer Schramm, a purchasing manager in the cocoa and chocolate division at Cardinal Foods, had been considering several different cocoa cooperatives. She want... Read More
Recruiting: Additional Vignettes
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0417 | Published December 04, 2017 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These vignettes highlight several ethical issues for MBA students as they begin to look for a job. They serve as a practical springboard for a discussion of topics, including one's obligation to class... Read More
Pied Piper and Autonomous Vehicles
Freeman, R. Edward; Parmar, Bobby; Mead, Jenny; Puhl, Nicole; Mahajan, Bhaskar; Boes, Sean
E-0413 | Published August 08, 2017 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Pied Piper’s first driverless car had been in an accident and had killed a 26-year-old jogger. Pied Piper felt a deep sadness for the victim’s family, and was disappointed and alarmed because the comp... Read More
Impact Makers (A): The Newman's Own of Management Consulting
Loutskina, Elena; Yemen, Gerry; Mead, Jenny
F-1797 | Published June 30, 2017 | 25 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case requires students to evaluate alternative dual-share-class corporate structures that allow companies and entrepreneurs to pursue profit with purpose. The case explores Impact Makers, an IT c... Read More
Trek-ation
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0412 | Published February 08, 2016 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this case, a senior business analyst at the online travel agency Trek-ation struggles with the decision of whether to pursue a potentially lucrative idea. Her innovation team had proposed revising... Read More
Moral Theory, Frameworks, and the Language of Ethics and Business
Wicks, Andrew C.; Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared D.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0405 | Published January 05, 2016 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Since ethics is an integral part of management, it is vital for managers to become comfortable with the language of ethics, and to understand how it is inextricable from the language of business. Stud... Read More
Bad Arguments and Rationalization in Business
Freeman, R. Edward; Wicks, Andrew C.; Harris, Jared D.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0406 | Published January 05, 2016 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The following note attempts to catalog and analyze a set of flawed but common arguments made in business and organizational settings to drive strategic and operational decision-making. The arguments a... Read More
Using a Framework to Create Better Choices
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Freeman, R. Edward; Wicks, Andrew C.; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny
E-0407 | Published January 05, 2016 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Intuition can be a good guide for decision making when the current situation generally matches the situations in which the intuition was formed. But for novel or ambiguous situations, relying only on ... Read More
The Book of Bad Arguments
Wicks, Andrew C.; Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared D.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny; Mayo, Zachary
E-0408 | Published January 05, 2016 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note, intended to accompany the short booklet An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, discusses the logical framework behind argumentation and presents the basic logical rules necessary to reach so... Read More
Religion in the Workplace: A Managerial Outline for Navigating the Law at the Intersection of Business and Religion
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Haitz, Eric
E-0410 | Published December 28, 2015 | 11 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note provides an overview of religious discrimination law in the United States and provides managers with a meaningful understanding of their rights and obligations when an employee's r... Read More
The Federal Reserve and Goldman Sachs: Mike Silva
Hernandez, Morela; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
OB-1078 | Published November 24, 2015 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Mike Silva, the NY Fed's senior supervisory officer for Goldman Sachs, is having trouble with Carmen Segarra, a recently hired bank examiner who reports to Silva. The two disagree about whether Goldma... Read More
The Federal Reserve and Goldman Sachs: Carmen Segarra
Hernandez, Morela; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
OB-1079 | Published November 24, 2015 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Carmen Segarra, a recently hired bank examiner in the NY Fed's supervisory office for Goldman Sachs, strongly disagrees with her supervisor, Mike Silva, about whether Goldman Sachs has a viable overal... Read More
Religion in the Workplace: Vignettes
Wicks, Andrew C.; Quresh, Saad; Hafeez, Zeeshan; Mead, Jenny
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
Tranlin, Inc. (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Wu, Yi; Douthit, Jill; Mead, Jenny
E-0400 | Published September 03, 2015 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In June 2014, China-based Tranlin, Inc., announced a historic $2 billion investment over the next five years to build and operate the company's first advanced manufacturing facility in the United Stat... Read More
Tranlin, Inc. (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Wu, Yi; Douthit, Jill; Mead, Jenny; Manno, Carlo
E-0401 | Published September 03, 2015 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Tranlin's technology and its business model offered a very promising future for its various stakeholders. In its initiative stage, communication with stakeholders was crucial in order for them to unde... Read More
E-Cigarettes: The Wild, Wild West
Farris, Paul W.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Abbott, Katherine
M-0876 | Published January 07, 2015 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2014, tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) had to confront the rapidly evolving global tobacco industry landscape. E-cigarettes, once considered a fad, were becoming increasingly popular. Fac... Read More
Table Tennis for a Cause
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Avampato, Christa
E-0399 | Published August 28, 2014 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Andrew Barton believes strongly in Table Tennis in the Schools' (TTS) mission, and he genuinely likes its founder, Gene Jones. But he has learned that some of the funds that Jones has raised for the n... Read More
POSCO, FINEX, and Technology Sharing
Mead, Jenny; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. Edward; Krehmeyer, Dean
E-0395 | Published May 07, 2014 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
POSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. Determined to find a greener... Read More
POSCO and Quick Six Sigma
Mead, Jenny; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. Edward; Krehmeyer, Dean
E-0396 | Published May 07, 2014 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
POSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. Along with other steelmaking... Read More
POSCO and "Thanks Sharing"
Mead, Jenny; Krehmeyer, Dean; Sisodia, Rajendra; Freeman, R. Edward
E-0397 | Published May 07, 2014 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
POSCO was a South Korean company that manufactured and sold products such as hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel plates, wire rods, and silicon steel sheets. POSCO management had worked ... Read More
PETWORLD
Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
G-0636 | Published May 02, 2014 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
According to PETWORLD financials, the year 2012 had seen a dip in sales, fewer people coming into its stores, and comparable store sales that were weaker than expected. Competition in the pet-care mar... Read More
Life in the Fast Lane: Stacy Hollins and the Hollywood Headache
Peters, Aaron; Mead, Jenny; Wicks, Andrew C.
E-0386 | Published September 09, 2013 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Stacy Hollins, president of Warner Bros. Television, had a big problem with Kevin Tanner, creator and show runner of the hit comedy program It's a Man's World. After nearly six years of sobriety follo... Read More
Schmidt Press and Mekkanischer Wahnsinn
E-0387 | Published August 12, 2013 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The owner of the small Berlin-based Schmidt Press encounters a dilemma when she is given the opportunity to publish a novel about a Muslim woman who attempts to lead an underground movement to take co... Read More
Transforming Education in Rural Haiti: Intel and L'Ecole de Choix
Werhane, Patricia H.; Albert, Pauline J.; Archer, Crina; Hartman, Laura P.; Mead, Jenny
E-0385 | Published May 09, 2013 | 33 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case tells the story of the Intel Corporation's collaboration with a nonprofit school in rural Haiti, l'Ecole de Choix (the School of Choice). Choix was already facing daunting educational challe... Read More
LIVESTRONG: Cycling Around Lance Armstrong
James, Erika Hayes; Mead, Jenny
OB-1047 | Published March 22, 2013 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In early 2013, the ongoing controversy involving cyclist Lance Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs was taking its toll on the nonprofit LIVESTRONG Foundation, which Armstrong himself had fo... Read More
Albina Ruiz and "Healthy City"
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0384 | Published January 18, 2013 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Industrial engineering student Albina Ruiz was disturbed by the trash she saw around her in Lima, Peru. It was the late 1980s, and uncollected trash was a huge problem for many of the poorer urban are... Read More
Bal Vikas Bank: Children as Bankers
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0377 | Published January 10, 2013 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In early 2001, Rita Panicker, founder and director of an Indian NGO called Butterflies, was determined to find additional ways to help the many homeless children who worked and slept on the streets of... Read More
Jack and Jill
Mead, Jenny; Freeman, R. Edward
E-0390 | Published January 02, 2013 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Eric Levin, founder and CEO of NewLine Pharmaceuticals, faces a difficult situation at his company. There is growing tension and possible domestic abuse between two NewLine employees, a married couple... Read More
Clarence Hall University and the Donation
Parmar, Bidhan; Mead, Jenny; Combemale, Mallory; Purnell, Lauren
E-0382 | Published September 24, 2012 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Annalisa McGann, chair of London's prestigious Clarence Hall University, together with the university's board, must make a decision about whether to return a large monetary donation from the Natour Ch... Read More
Evergreen Enhancement
E-0381 | Published August 30, 2012 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Richard Alpert, senior partner at Evergreen Investments, must decide which of his two best employees to promote to the position of managing VP. He had initially preferred Charlie Pace over Daniel Fara... Read More
Fair Play at Chisholm University
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Adams, John; Shankar, Meera
QA-0789 | Published August 23, 2012 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Chisholm University's new athletics director must reallocate the athletics budget in its entirety, balancing legal obligations with broader educational and financial goals. A committee appointed to wo... Read More
Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A): The Land Exchange
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Gorman, Michael E.; Starr, Justin
E-0373 | Published August 13, 2012 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
From its inception, the Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) joint venture faced a number of significant technical, political, and environmental challenges as it attempted to develop a strategy for mining a... Read More
Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (B): Dewatering the Magma Mine
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, Justin
E-0374 | Published August 13, 2012 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
To dewater the former Magma Mine and sink the exploratory shaft, the RCM team was faced with extracting and managing about 2 billion gallons of naturally accumulated water as well as about 300 million... Read More
Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (C): Planning in the Global Financial Crisis
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, Justin
E-0375 | Published August 13, 2012 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
When the global recession of 2008-09 hit, Rio Tinto was forced to reexamine its spending priorities. Knowing that the availability of investment capital along with commodity prices would eventually re... Read More
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0361 | Published May 17, 2012 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The B case of this three-case series outlines how Mark Pincus, with help from his sister Laura Hartman, began to implement his new brand of social strategy. Initial steps included two partnerships: (1... Read More
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0362 | Published May 17, 2012 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Following the May 2010 Sweet Seeds campaign, Zynga announced that it would expand its FATEM partnership to build a school for children in Haiti who had been affected by the devastating earthquake in J... Read More
Transformational Gaming: Zynga's Social Strategy (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Hartman, Laura P.; Christmas, Danielle
E-0360 | Published May 11, 2012 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In January 2009, Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of the immensely popular and successful Zynga Game Network met with his sister Laura Hartman, DePaul University business ethics professor, to discuss buil... Read More
The Black Rhino
Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared; Mead, Jenny; Cook, Sierra; Bailey, Trisha
E-0363 | Published March 08, 2012 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
John Hume, a veteran game farmer and founder of the Mauricedale Game Ranch in South Africa, was deeply troubled by the record upsurge in black rhino poaching incidents and black-market horn thefts in ... Read More
Praying for Prosperity
E-0366 | Published January 17, 2012 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Nick Stryker, Harrisburg city councillor, is disturbed by the mayor's suggestion that the city government should convene a three-day "praying and fasting" meeting, which a contingent of religious lead... Read More
Xerox and the Vision Quest
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, Nicholas
E-0367 | Published January 17, 2012 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Xerox Production Manager Jim Deese has an employee who is uncomfortable with the company's "vision quests" (creative and spiritual retreats). Xerox began conducting these vision quests as a means of i... Read More
Telescope: Squaring Purpose with Reality
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, Nicholas
E-0368 | Published January 17, 2012 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The management of Telescope, a wildly popular online search engine, must deal with a security breach in which information from thousands of users has been compromised. Technically?thanks to its carefu... Read More
The Meatpacking Factory
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, Nicholas
E-0369 | Published January 17, 2012 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The manager of a meatpacking factory allows his 100-plus Muslim workers to take breaks believing that it is an appropriate response to the religious needs of this large part of his employee base. But ... Read More
James Bowman and Coopertree Capital in China
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Keevil, Adrian
E-0370 | Published January 17, 2012 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
James Bowman, a founding partner of a New York private equity fund manager has traveled to China to meet with a China Power Investment Corporation manager in the hope of cultivating a business relatio... Read More
Religion/Spirituality in the Workplace: Vignettes
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Stewart, Nicholas
E-0371 | Published January 17, 2012 | 15 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These 14 vignettes have been developed to facilitate a discussion on the place of spirituality or religion in the workplace. Developed primarily from public sources, but often based on real companies ... Read More
Medfield Pharmaceuticals
Lipson, Marc L.; Mead, Jenny; Harris, Jared D.
F-1636 | Published November 14, 2011 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Susan Johnson, founder and CEO of Medfield Pharmaceuticals, is faced with conflicting recommendations for extending the patent life of the company’s flagship product, Fleximat, scheduled to go off pat... Read More
Marriott International and Pay-Per-View
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Neeley, Jonathan
E-0365 | Published November 11, 2011 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2007, J. W. "Bill" Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO of Marriott International, faced criticism from various groups about the fact that the Marriott hotels offered in-room adult entertainment. Because... Read More
True Leadership: Leading with Meaning
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Newkirk, David; Spangler, Logan
E-0364 | Published August 24, 2011 | 26 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Leadership is an enduring subject for research, writing, and discussion. There are almost endless theoretical and fundamental explanations as to what leadership is and what makes a good leader. The re... Read More
Caprica Energy and Its Choices
Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Adolphson, Donald; Carmack, Brad; Rogers, James
QA-0765 | Published March 15, 2011 | 24 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jane Barrow, CEO of Caprica Energy, must recommend to the board which of three potential "unconventional" natural-gas development sites in different parts of the United States the company should pursu... Read More
Fabulous and Abernathy
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Shariff, Ikram
BRI-1005 | Published February 14, 2011 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A retail clothing store's regional manager objects to a devout Muslim employee's head scarf, saying that it does not fit the company's brand image. He tells the store manager to "fix the situation." T... Read More
Inactive Duty
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Awad, Mike
E-0358 | Published February 14, 2011 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
What happens when personal ethics and practical concerns for family are at odds? A man who retained his native citizenship as well as attaining citizenship in his country of residency faces a dilemma:... Read More
Looking for (e)Harmony
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; Shariff, Ikram
BRI-1003 | Published February 14, 2011 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
A growing company has an opportunity to sign a major client: an online dating service. But that service is notorious for having forbidden ads indicating a search for same-sex partnerships. That policy... Read More
The Admissions Dilemma
Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny; England, Jonathan
E-0359 | Published October 28, 2010 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
An admissions officer at a graduate business school faces a dilemma. The development office is cultivating a relationship with a wealthy alumnus who wants his daughter to attend the institution. But t... Read More
Betting on Terrorism (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Mattingly, George
E-0356 | Published August 26, 2010 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Bob Marks, an employee at the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, was intrigued by the controversy over the proposed Policy Analysis Market (PAM), which was the brainchild of the Department of Defense's Te... Read More
Oliver Sparling and Bible Books, Inc.
Wicks, Andrew C.; Neeley, Jonathan; Mead, Jenny
E-0355 | Published July 06, 2010 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
What happens when personal values and beliefs conflict with business decisions? This case, suitable for MBA, undergraduate, and executive learners, prompts engaging discussion of this issue. Oliver Sp... Read More
Jess Smith and the Design Firm
Wicks, Andrew C.; Neeley, Jonathan; Mead, Jenny
E-0354 | Published June 15, 2010 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jess Smith, the recently hired director for the magazine division of a small contract publishing company in Manhattan, faces a dilemma when a client wants her company to produce images that go against... Read More
Conducting Research in Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Lenox, Mike; Norrissey, Susan
E-0353 | Published April 30, 2010 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note highlights the most useful resources for gathering data on particular companies or industries, including information relevant to ethics, accountability, and responsibility. Read More
Marketing and Ethics
Freeman, R. Edward; Fritz, Jacki; Mead, Jenny
E-0351 | Published April 19, 2010 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Marketing tactics such as pricing, promotion, placement, and product decisions all help business owners create a need for their products or services. What managers seldom realize, however, is that the... Read More
Snow Brand Milk Products (A): Assessing the Possibility for Revitalization
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Saito, Akira; Koehn, Daryl; Wolfe, Regina
E-0347 | Published February 26, 2010 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This three-case series, set in Japan, explores corporate responsibility and brand rebuilding in the face of a serious crisis. Suitable for MBA, executive education, and undergraduate students, it depi... Read More
Snow Brand Milk Products (B): Reform and Revitalization Efforts
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, Regina
E-0348 | Published February 26, 2010 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case outlines the turnaround efforts Snow Brand undertook to address its grave missteps: shifting to a consumer-oriented, integrity-focused management style; providing greater transparency and co... Read More
Snow Brand Milk Products (C): 2009—Remaining Challenges
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Koehn, Daryl; Saito, Akira; Wolfe, Regina
E-0349 | Published February 26, 2010 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The turnaround at Snow Brand Milk Products was a real learning experience for all involved. The lessons were many, and while prioritizing them was difficult, it seemed clear that the most significant ... Read More
Betting on Terrorism (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny; Mattingly, George
E-0357 | Published February 09, 2010 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Pentagon decides to abandon a proposed government-sponsored, real-money futures market aimed at providing insight into military activity and political instability, primarily in the Middle East. De... Read More
Chiquita in Colombia
E-0346 | Published February 01, 2010 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Should an international company operating in a violent nation pay a paramilitary group to keep its employees from harm? Executives at Chiquita Brands' Banadex subsidiary in Colombia faced a dilemma in... Read More
The e-Choupal Initiative
Horniman, Alexander B.; Venkataraman, S.; Thiemele, Anne-Laure; Mead, Jenny
E-0343 | Published June 06, 2009 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
An international corporation's agricultural business division reviews its seven-year-old IT initiative among rural Indian farmers. Suitable for learners at all levels, the case is ideal for modules on... Read More
Google and Internet Privacy (A)
Harris, Jared D.; Denoncour, Joan; Heffernan, Edward; Koranne, Rahul; Marxen, Jake; Neu, Thomas; Sundaresan, Narayanan; Bowie, Norman E.; Mead, Jenny
E-0344 | Published March 13, 2009 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Based on their use of a shared computer and the Internet ads that keep popping up, two co-workers suspect that another co-worker is HIV-positive or has AIDS. Using this story platform, the case explor... Read More
Google and Internet Privacy (B)
Harris, Jared D.; Denoncour, Joan; Heffernan, Edward; Koranne, Rahul; Marxen, Jake; Neu, Thomas; Sundaresan, Narayanan; Bowie, Norman E.; Mead, Jenny
E-0345 | Published March 13, 2009 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case begins with the resolution of the A case (disturbed by the office reaction to him, Patton resigns), and then discusses the privacy issues in the situation from a Utilitarian and a Kantian pe... Read More
Impact Makers
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hess, Edward D.; Mead, Jenny
E-0342 | Published January 21, 2009 | 27 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Michael Pirron was a health care services consultant who had always dreamed of starting a "Nonprofit Competitive Business" with a social mission. In 2006, he launched Impact Makers, a new hybrid entit... Read More
An Introduction to Ethics: Framing and Key Themes in Business Ethics
Wicks, Andrew C.; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Freeman, R. Edward; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny
E-0340 | Published January 12, 2009 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note provides an introduction to the some of the key concepts of ethics relevant to business. Read More
What Is Strategic Management?
Harris, Jared D.; Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Freeman, R. Edward; Venkataraman, S.; Mead, Jenny
S-0166 | Published January 11, 2009 | 3 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
A brief introduction to the field of strategic management, including basic concepts and scope. Read More
Developing and Nurturing Strategic Capabilities
Harris, Jared D.; Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Freeman, R. Edward; Venkataraman, S.; Mead, Jenny
S-0167 | Published January 11, 2009 | 4 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Brief discussion of resources and capabilities, their importance, and their role in the creation of competitive advantage. Read More
Competing for Advantages: From Industry Analysis to Competitive Dynamics
Harris, Jared D.; Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Freeman, R. Edward; Venkataraman, S.; Mead, Jenny
S-0168 | Published January 11, 2009 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Technical note on industry analysis and competitive dynamics. Read More
Creating Value for Stakeholders
Harris, Jared D.; Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairchild, Gregory B.; Freeman, R. Edward; Venkataraman, S.; Mead, Jenny
S-0169 | Published January 11, 2009 | 5 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Brief discussion of managing for stakeholders and the role this plays in achieving value creation and competitive advantage. Read More
Wal-Mart in 2005 (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0332 | Published December 31, 2008 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
As it headed into 2005, Wal-Mart faced an array of difficult stakeholder issues, bad publicity, and a stagnating stock price. Despite good 2004 financials, fundamental issues assailed the company. Mor... Read More
GE Healthcare in India: An (Ultra)Sound Strategy?
Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny; Jain, Mayank
E-0337 | Published October 14, 2008 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case outlines the dilemma of a president and CEO of GE Healthcare India. Its ultrasound machines were implicated in many cases of prenatal sex determination in a society that favored males, so to... Read More
WorldCom: Keeping Planes in the Air (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, Jenny
E-0335 | Published September 24, 2008 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case focuses on the dilemma faced by Betty Vinson, a senior manager in the corporate accounting division of telecommunications giant WorldCom, when asked repeatedly to falsify financial informati... Read More
ExxonMobil and the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline (B): The Pipeline Becomes a Reality
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0330 | Published August 28, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case picks up after the end of "ExxonMobil and the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (A)" (UVA-E-0262), presenting additional facts, advancing in the story, and setting up a new and challenging decision to ... Read More
When the Fur Hits the Fan (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0328 | Published August 27, 2008 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
How should a nonprofit animal shelter deal with valuable old fur coats donated to its fundraising rummage sale? On one hand, selling the furs at the sale could bring in up to $20,000 to help the anima... Read More
When the Fur Hits the Fan (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0329 | Published August 27, 2008 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The animal shelter finally found a solution for disbursal of the furs they had received from the public for the fundraising rummage sale. The local wildlife center took them to use as beds for baby an... Read More
Great Lakes: Great Decisions (A)
Freeland, James R.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0325 | Published August 18, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
One of the few remaining producers of lead additives must decide whether to continue producing them for use abroad. Banned in the United States, lead additives were still legal in developing nations. ... Read More
Caffeine with a Conscience
E-0327 | Published August 18, 2008 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Is "Fair Trade" really fair? This case examines the concept, history, and logistics of the Fair Trade movement, specifically for coffee. Fair Trade began as an attempt to ensure farmers received fair ... Read More
Gambling and Death in Vietnam (A)
Wicks, Andrew C.; Weillaert, Simon; Mead, Jenny
E-0323 | Published July 31, 2008 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
What should a manager with a multinational corporation do when his employee confides that he may have accidentally killed someone? The plant where they work is located in Vietnam; the employee, a nati... Read More
Gambling and Death in Vietnam (B)
Wicks, Andrew C.; Weillaert, Simon; Mead, Jenny
E-0324 | Published July 31, 2008 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case updates the situation outlined in the A case (UVA-E-0323), providing information that helps students to both evaluate the decision made in the A case and determine what to do next. Read More
Differences and Diversity Issues: Selected Vignettes
Freeman, R. Edward; Parmar, Bidhan; Dresnick, Jordan; Mead, Jenny
E-0322 | Published July 17, 2008 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In an ever-changing world, certain topics?such as sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and gender?still are hot-button items for many people. This series of vignettes covers many diversity topics, pri... Read More
Facebook (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0319 | Published April 30, 2008 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Miranda Shaw had decided to do a Google search on the two finalists for the open position in her company. Based on the photos she saw on her preferred applicant's Facebook page, she decided to hire th... Read More
Facebook (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Parmar, Bidhan L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0318 | Published April 30, 2008 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Facebook was one of the many social networking Web sites (such as MySpace.com) that launched in 2004. A free-access site that allowed users to connect and interact with other people, Facebook was imme... Read More
Hydrofruit, Inc.: Ripe for Harvest or Rotten Tomato?
Freeman, R. Edward; Boswell, Timothy; Mead, Jenny
E-0320 | Published April 30, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case details the various issues, dilemmas, and complexities of immigration as it relates both to business and American society in general. MegaBank manager Judson Dillon is on the verge of finali... Read More
BHP Billiton and Mozal (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Mead, Jenny
E-0317 | Published March 24, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
BHP Billiton began construction of Phase 1 of the Mozal aluminum smelter in 1998. Because of the challenges that the community presented, BHP Billiton and its partners created the Mozal Community Deve... Read More
Procter & Gamble: Children's Safe Drinking Water (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0314 | Published March 24, 2008 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1995, Procter & Gamble (P&G) scientists began researching methods of water treatment for use in communities facing water crises. P&G, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, was int... Read More
Procter & Gamble: Children's Safe Drinking Water (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0315 | Published March 24, 2008 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1999, P&G purchased?through the acquisition of Recovery Engineering in a $265 million deal?PUR Water Filtration System, a point-of-use water filtration system. The PUR water filtration system used ... Read More
BHP Billiton and Mozal (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Mead, Jenny
E-0316 | Published March 24, 2008 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resource company at the start of the 21st century, began a feasibility study in 1995 for building an aluminum smelter project in the Maputo province in so... Read More
HealthReach and HABLA (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0306 | Published February 29, 2008 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2004, there were 50 million non-English speakers in the United States and an additional 22 million who had marginal English proficiency. Many had no health insurance or access to low-cost, affordab... Read More
HealthReach and HABLA (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0307 | Published February 29, 2008 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jim Zimmerman, executive director of HealthReach clinic, approached the Abbott Fund, one of the organizations that helped fund HABLA in 1992, about providing additional funds to continue the very succ... Read More
Started as Crew (B): Darlene Calhoun and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0309 | Published February 29, 2008 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
McDonald's Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism—even ridicule—over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its job... Read More
Started as Crew (C): McDonald's Strategy for Corporate Success and Poverty Reduction
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wolfe, Regina; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0310 | Published February 29, 2008 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
From the early 1970s to the beginning of the 21st century, multinational corporations (MNCs) had increasingly participated in the reduction of poverty as part of their business strategies. Such partic... Read More
Abbott and the AIDS Crisis (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0311 | Published February 29, 2008 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1999, the 20-year-old AIDS crisis had ravaged many developing countries and, in particular, on the continent of Africa. Of the estimated 33.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide in 1998, ... Read More
Abbott and the AIDS Crisis (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0312 | Published February 29, 2008 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1999 and 2000, Abbott Laboratories' senior management considered a number of philanthropic options that could make a difference and define the focus for Abbott and the Abbott Fund's charitable prog... Read More
Abbott and the AIDS Crisis (C): What Lies Ahead?
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0313 | Published February 29, 2008 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The partnership between Abbott and the government of Tanzania continued to flourish. As a demonstration of Abbott's long-term commitment to Tanzania, in 2007, the Abbott Fund opened its first office o... Read More
The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0303 | Published February 27, 2008 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1998, Klaus Leisinger and Karin Schmitt of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel, Switzerland, were approached by a sociologist who wanted help in launching a pilot program i... Read More
The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0304 | Published February 27, 2008 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The increasing problems of millions of HIV/AIDS orphans and the perceived need for an innovative and creative solution to tackle the psychological, social, and economic needs of vulnerable children ti... Read More
The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development: Tackling HIV/AIDS and Poverty in South Africa (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0305 | Published February 27, 2008 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Novartis Foundation and various donors undertook a risk-assessment of how REPSSI could be brought to other African countries both legally and effectively. The original initiative had to be transfo... Read More
Started as Crew (A): Jan Fields and McDonald's
Werhane, Patricia H.; Hartman, Laura P.; Sheehan, Justin; Mead, Jenny
E-0308 | Published February 27, 2008 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
McDonald's Corporation, the behemoth of the fast food industry, has taken its share of criticism—even ridicule—over the years. The image of the company suffered as the public began to perceive its job... Read More
Yahoo! and Customer Privacy
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Fruscello, Thomas W.; Mead, Jenny
E-0300 | Published January 25, 2007 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case explores the larger context of competition among internet companies for market share globally, especially in the emerging Chinese economy, as well as concerns about advancing the core values... Read More
Food Versus Fuel
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0302 | Published January 16, 2007 | 11 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Although biofuels had been used for many years (from 1980 to mid-2007, an estimated 2 trillion miles were driven on ethanol-blended fuels in the United States), it was not until the late 20th and earl... Read More
What Can a Mosquito Do to an Elephant? (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0290 | Published August 17, 2006 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 1999, Lesotho, a tiny African country about the size of Maryland or Belgium, faced a huge undertaking. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), one of the world's biggest engineering and infrast... Read More
What Can a Mosquito Do to an Elephant? (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0291 | Published August 17, 2006 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
"People are quick to point the finger at Africa but if someone is taking the money then someone is paying it and they must be held accountable too. You can see from this case that it is not only Afric... Read More
What Can A Mosquito Do to an Elephant? (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0292 | Published August 17, 2006 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Even though the World Bank had announced that it was not contributing financially to Lesotho's attempts to bring the multinationals to account, Fine Maema and the government decided to proceed anyway.... Read More
What Can a Mosquito Do to an Elephant? (D)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0293 | Published August 17, 2006 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
At the 2004 Institute for Security Studies' anticorruption conference, officials from Lesotho, South Africa, the World Bank, and other governments gathered to discuss and dissect not only the LHWP sca... Read More
South African Mining and Asbestos-Related Diseases (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Swart, Regina; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0285 | Published April 11, 2006 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the 1980s, the true effects of 100 years of asbestos mining in South Africa became apparent, as thousands of former miners and those who lived in the mining communities developed asbestos-related d... Read More
South African Mining and Asbestos-Related Diseases (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Swart, Regina; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0286 | Published April 11, 2006 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The other South African claimants in a lawsuit against the multinational companies, particularly Cape plc, for sickness and disease that had resulted from asbestos mining moved closer to seeking redre... Read More
South African Mining and Asbestos-Related Diseases (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Swart, Regina; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0287 | Published April 11, 2006 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The seesawing in the case of the South African asbestos mining claimants continued over several years. Then, in a July 2000 landmark decision, the British House of Lords Court of Appeals ruled that Ca... Read More
South African Mining and Asbestos-Related Diseases (D)—The Settlement and the Aftermath
Werhane, Patricia H.; Swart, Regina; Painter-Moreland, Mollie; Mead, Jenny
E-0288 | Published April 11, 2006 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In February 2003, Gencor settled with the claimants in the asbestos lawsuit by paying (South African rands) ZAR378 million in the newly established Asbestos Relief Trust and ZAR4.2 million into a trus... Read More
Gender Issues in the Workplace
Freeman, R. Edward; Manthy, Lynn; Mead, Jenny
E-0284 | Published February 07, 2006 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Gender in the workplace. Is it still an issue? While it is increasingly easier in the early 21st century for women to work, manage, and take positions of high responsibility in American business, some... Read More
Run, Inc.
Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, Jenny
E-0283 | Published January 23, 2006 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Martin Field, the new controller for the automobile replacement-parts company Run, Inc., is not comfortable with a large write-off that the family-owned company plans to make in 2004. Fairly new to th... Read More
Wal-Mart in 2005 (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0282 | Published January 18, 2006 | 35 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
As 2004 came to a close, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, found itself facing a variety of stakeholder issues. The largest company in the world, which had ranked number one on the Fortune 500 f... Read More
The Manager (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Stuart, Nicholas Thomas; Mead, Jenny
E-0280 | Published January 11, 2006 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
When a senior audit partner at a well-established Washington-based audit firm discovers that one of his employees has disseminated inaccurate information, the partner must figure out the reason--lack ... Read More
The Manager (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Stuart, Nicholas Thomas; Mead, Jenny
E-0281 | Published January 11, 2006 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After thinking through the situation in which an employee had given inaccurate information, thus alienating a client, the senior partner of the accounting firm ultimately decides to take no action aga... Read More
The Lesbian and the Christian (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0297 | Published January 09, 2006 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Small business owner Tim Bono must decide whether to accept business from a customer that involves transferring film with homosexual content, and if doing so violates his company's "Christian and ethi... Read More
The Lesbian and the Christian (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0298 | Published January 09, 2006 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Tim Bono decided not to accept the homosexual-themed work, and the customer filed a discrimination complaint against his business. While eventually the complaint was dismissed, both sides were left fe... Read More
Flying Light: British Airways Flight 268 (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0294 | Published January 08, 2006 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
On February 19, 2005, British Airways flight 268, a 747, took off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) headed for London's Heathrow Airport. It would be an 11-hour, 5,000-plus-mile flight. Sho... Read More
Flying Light: British Airways Flight 268 (B)
Freeman, R. Edward; Mead, Jenny
E-0295 | Published January 08, 2006 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Despite the incident at takeoff, the British Airways pilots, after discussion with the airline engineers at Heathrow Airport in London, decided to continue the flight uninterrupted. Although the plane... Read More
HealthSouth (C): The Trial
Werhane, Patricia H.; Collier, Cindy Eddins; Mead, Jenny
E-0275 | Published December 08, 2005 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the winter of 2005, ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy went on trial for fraud after he and other executives at this outpatient surgery/rehabilitation/physical therapy company were accused of infla... Read More
HealthSouth (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Collier, Cindy Eddins
E-0274 | Published August 22, 2005 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The HealthSouth asset management employee's suspicions were correct. Indeed, management at HealthSouth had been "cooking the books" for several years to show a profit and thus continue to endear the c... Read More
Deception
Freeman, R. Edward; Lauffer, David; Mead, Jenny
E-0278 | Published May 02, 2005 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Is it deception or simply a clever business tactic? The varieties and scope of deceptive behavior are examined in this series of caselets, which offer a wide range of sample dilemmas in many fields, i... Read More
HealthSouth (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Collier, Cindy Eddins
E-0273 | Published March 29, 2005 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case focuses on an employee in the asset management division of the Birmingham-based Healthsouth who suspects possible fraud in the company's accounting practices. A highly successful outpatient ... Read More
Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0279 | Published February 14, 2005 | 10 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case details the in-house discovery of WorldCom's fraudulent accounting practices and the ethical considerations employees faced during the investigation. In May 2002, Cynthia Cooper, vice presid... Read More
Davis Press and Meccan Madness
Freeman, R. Edward; Wicks, Andrew C.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Berne, Rosalyn W.; Mead, Jenny
E-0073 | Published January 15, 2005 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The owner/editor of the small Davis Press encounters a dilemma when she is given the opportunity to publish a novel set in the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Given the events of the last 16 years—the ang... Read More
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and Project STING (B)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Ahmad, Pia; Mead, Jenny
E-0267 | Published September 03, 2004 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Set in India in the 1980s and 1990s, this series of cases concerns the attempts by the Unilever division Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) to create, market, and distribute a detergent for India's rural p... Read More
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and Project STING (D)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Ahmad, Pia; Mead, Jenny
E-0269 | Published September 03, 2004 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Set in India in the 1980s and 1990s, this series of cases concerns the attempts by the Unilever division Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) to create, market, and distribute a detergent for India's rural p... Read More
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and Project STING (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Ahmad, Pia; Mead, Jenny
E-0266 | Published September 03, 2004 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Set in India in the 1980s and 1990s, this series of cases concerns the attempts by the Unilever division Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) to create, market, and distribute a detergent for India’s rural p... Read More
Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and Project STING (C)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Ahmad, Pia; Mead, Jenny
E-0268 | Published September 03, 2004 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Set in India in the 1980s and 1990s, this series of cases concerns the attempts by the Unilever division Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) to create, market, and distribute a detergent for India’s rural p... Read More
Danville Airlines
E-0265 | Published August 04, 2004 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case presents the dilemma faced by Danville Airlines' management when one of its best pilots is found to have the inherited gene for Huntington's disease. Although he inevitably will develop the ... Read More
Monsanto Europe: Monsanto Introduces GMOs to Europe with Unexpected Results
Gorman, Michael E.; Nieusma, Dean; Hertz, Michael; Mead, Jenny
E-0217 | Published May 18, 2004 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case, which can be used in conjunction with the other Monsanto cases (E-0216, E-0220, E-0263), details Monsanto's efforts to introduce genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into Europe in the mid... Read More
Barry Fine
Wicks, Andrew C.; Shinewald, Jeremy; Mead, Jenny
E-0264 | Published March 15, 2004 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
What does a nonprofit do when its major donor is indicted on insider trading? This case details the uncomfortable position and subsequent decisions that a rabbi and his congregation must make after th... Read More
Monsanto and the Monarch Butterfly
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny
E-0263 | Published March 03, 2004 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note, which outlines Monsanto's response to public claims of damage to monarch butterflies from Monsanto's Bt corn, is a good companion piece to cases involving new technology, particul... Read More
ExxonMobil and the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline (A)
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0262 | Published November 24, 2003 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case presents the dilemma of a multinational oil and gas company, ExxonMobil, as it factors in the ethical issues related to the environment and cultural differences in deciding whether to procee... Read More
Learning Team Dilemma
Freeman, R. Edward; Winkler, Joe; Mead, Jenny
E-0257 | Published June 09, 2003 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Although not set specifically in a business environment, this case illustrates the various options one must consider when a member of a team?whether in a business setting or elsewhere?is not pulling h... Read More
$2,500
Freeman, R. Edward; Lown, Christian; Mead, Jenny
E-0251 | Published May 28, 2003 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case present the dilemma of an employee who, having been terminated in a manner he deems unfair, has to decide whether to cash or return a $2,500 check. Read More
A Midshipman's Dilemma
Freeman, R. Edward; Garzo, Armando; Mead, Jenny
E-0252 | Published May 28, 2003 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Although not set in a business environment, this case illustrates a common dilemma existing in almost any setting: Do you uphold an institution's honor code, although it means implicating a friend and... Read More
Mississippi Sales, Inc.
Freeman, R. Edward; Thomas, William; Mead, Jenny
E-0253 | Published May 28, 2003 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case illustrates the dilemma of an employee who, having received an offer to go elsewhere (although to a noncompeting business), must decide where his loyalties lie. Read More
Sailing in Rough Seas
Freeman, R. Edward; Freides, Drew; Mead, Jenny
E-0255 | Published May 28, 2003 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Although not set in a business environment, this case illustrates the basic principles and rights and outlines the stakeholders in a situation where ethically questionable behavior has occurred. Read More
Marge Norman and Miniscribe Corporation
Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Sack, Robert J.; Severance, Kristi; Williams, Leslie; Mead, Jenny
C-2168 | Published May 20, 2003 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case details the rise of a hard-disk storage manufacturer in the mid-1980s and the company's demise after executives manipulated the financial information. Read More
The Ethic$ of Fundrai$ing (A): Santa In Spring Chimney Hung Stockings Overflow
Freeman, R. Edward; Bolger, Wendy; Mead, Jenny
E-0244 | Published April 11, 2003 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of four brief cases (labeled A through D, UVA-E-0244 through UVA-E-0247) illustrates the various dilemmas that can arise in the fundraising arena. The focus is primarily on the academic se... Read More
The Ethic$ of Fundrai$ing (B): The Annual Class Gift Campaign at the Emerson School
Freeman, R. Edward; Bolger, Wendy; Mead, Jenny
E-0245 | Published April 11, 2003 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of four brief cases (labeled A through D, UVA-E-0244 through UVA-E-0247) illustrates the various dilemmas that can arise in the fundraising arena. The focus is primarily on the academic se... Read More
The Ethic$ of Fundrai$ing (C): The Catcher Gift and the Admissions Director
Freeman, R. Edward; Bolger, Michael; Mead, Jenny
E-0246 | Published April 11, 2003 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of four brief cases (labeled A through D, UVA-E-0244 through UVA-E-0247) illustrates the various dilemmas that can arise in the fundraising arena. The focus is primarily on the academic se... Read More
The Ethic$ of Fundrai$ing (D): The Evil Corporate Sponsor and the Virtuous Nonprofit
Freeman, R. Edward; Bolger, Wendy; Mead, Jenny
E-0247 | Published April 11, 2003 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of four brief cases (labeled A through D, UVA-E-0244 through UVA-E-0247) illustrates the various dilemmas that can arise in the fundraising arena. The focus is primarily on the academic se... Read More
Wal-Mart In The 21st Century: A Global Perspective
Freeman, R. Edward; Teisberg, Elizabeth; Mead, Jenny
S-0100 | Published April 01, 2003 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Although more consumers are answering questions about where they purchased merchandise in the United States with "I got it at Wal-Mart," the retail behemoth has questions it needs answered about the c... Read More
Competitive Advantage
E-0241 | Published January 22, 2003 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case provides an ethical dilemma for a sales force. Do they look at competitive information provided by a customer under strange circumstances or not? Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (A): To Strike or Not To Strike
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0233 | Published September 10, 2002 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (B): Company Loyalty
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0234 | Published September 10, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (C): Will a Strike Jeopardize Public Safety?
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0235 | Published September 10, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (D): Employee Rights
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0236 | Published September 10, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (E): The Right Not to Unionize
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0237 | Published September 10, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Boeing: No Nerds, No Birds (F): The NSPE Code of Ethics
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Cummings, Mary L.; Mead, Jenny
E-0238 | Published September 10, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of six cases (labeled A through F, UVA-E-0233 through UVA-E-0238) presents the various dilemmas that arose in the spring of 2001 when engineers at the Seattle-based Boeing Company, unhappy... Read More
Joe Perez
Freeman, R. Edward; Trevino, Luis C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0223 | Published September 09, 2002 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case examines a situation in which friendship and business interests between company partners clash over a distribution set-up. It also presents potential solutions to the dilemma. Read More
File Sharing and Napster
Freeman, R. Edward; Parmar, Bidhan; Truslow, Will; Mead, Jenny
E-0230 | Published September 06, 2002 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case examines the development and introduction of a controversial technology?music-file sharing?and the subsequent dilemmas, primarily concerning intellectual-property rights. Read More
Diversity
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Davidson, Martin N.; Yemen, Gerry; Mead, Jenny; Parmar, Bidhan L.
E-0227 | Published March 05, 2002 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This series of diversity caselets is designed to present short, quick vignettes of different workplace situations involving issues of gender, sexual orientation, race, disability, age, religion, cultu... Read More
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. (B): Scooped Up! What Lies Ahead?
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, Jenny
E-0226 | Published December 28, 2001 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Case B describes the aftermath of Ben & Jerry's being acquired by Unilever. While there was public sadness and dismay over the socially responsible company appearing to "sell out," Ben Cohen and Jerry... Read More
The Marriott Corporation Human Resources Department (A): Managing A Low-Wage Work Force
Werhane, Patricia H.; Watson, Orson W.; Mead, Jenny
E-0129 | Published October 07, 2001 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Marriott Corporation, family owned and run, has always had a nonunion stance. Its "welfare-to-work" programs have angered unions but have also created a more reliable low-wage workforce. These cas... Read More
The Marriott Corporation Human Resources Department (B): Strategies for the 1990s
Werhane, Patricia H.; Watson, Orson W.; Mead, Jenny
E-0130 | Published October 07, 2001 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Marriott Corporation, family owned and run, has always had a nonunion stance. Its "welfare-to-work" programs have angered unions but have also created a more reliable low-wage workforce. These cas... Read More
A Note on the Human Genome Project
Freeman, R. Edward; Pierce, Stacy; Mead, Jenny
E-0204 | Published March 20, 2001 | 20 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note provides information on the background of genetic testing and assists with the issues presented in the series of cases on genetic testing (see UVA-E-0191 through UVA-E-0203). Those... Read More
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. (A): Acquisition Suitors at the Door
Werhane, Patricia H.; Sack, Robert J.; Mead, Jenny
E-0225 | Published March 13, 2001 | 21 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were best friends and socially conscious entrepreneurs when they founded Ben & Jerry's Homemade in the 1970s in Burlington, Vermont. The company was well-known for being... Read More
Fred Smith
Freeman, R. Edward; Carter, William H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0190 | Published December 01, 2000 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case illustrates a situation where one male co-worker hears two male colleagues discussing his female coworker in terms that make him uncomfortable. He deliberates on whether to speak up to them ... Read More
Professor Emma Pover (A)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny
E-0181 | Published October 19, 2000 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case illustrates ongoing difficulties for women in high-powered investment banks. See also the B case (UVA-E-0182). Read More
Ethics and MBA Recruiting—Some Vignettes
Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Harris, Jared D.; Mead, Jenny
E-0185 | Published October 19, 2000 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
These vignettes highlight a number of ethical issues for MBA students as they begin the process of finding a job. They serve as a practical springboard for a discussion of topics ranging from sexual h... Read More
Fingerhut's Price Strategy
West, June A.; Kalsow, Gretchen A.; Fennel, Lee; Mead, Jenny
E-0151 | Published August 05, 1999 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Fingerhut, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is a direct-marketing company that sells a smorgasbord of consumer goods through an array of specially targeted catalogs. In November 1996, an article in the... Read More
A Note on Sexual Harassment
Freeman, R. Edward; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny
E-0079 | Published November 11, 1992 | 10 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note, revised in 2004, discusses sexual harassment, its definition (including the two main definitions, quid pro quo and hostile environment), legal issues, and background. Included in ... Read More
Note on Islam
Freeman, R. Edward; Wicks, Andrew C.; Werhane, Patricia H.; Berne, Rosalyn W.; Mead, Jenny; Bassit, Taba; Jilani, Ashun
E-0072 | Published January 15, 1990 | 8 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
The note was written to complement the teaching of any case that assumes knowledge of Islam. It provides a brief review of the Muslim religion, including the geographical representation of its believe... Read More