Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation Fourth Edition July‚ 2002 Robert F. Bruner Distinguished Professor of Business Administration Darden Graduate School of Business Administration University of Virginia Post Office Box 6550 Charlottesville‚ Virginia 22906 Email: brunerr@virginia.edu Web site: http://faculty.darden.edu/brunerb/ ABSTRACT: This book presents 46 case studies in finance‚ targeted toward upper-level undergraduates and introductory and intermediate-level MBA
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Yahoo! and Customer Privacy (A) In the summer of 2004‚ the People’s Republic of China asked Yahoo!’s Chinese subsidiary for the name and address associated with username "houyan1989@yahoo.com.cn." The government gave no explanation of why it needed this information or what it intended to do with it. Yahoo!’s privacy policy stated it would not divulge a customer’s personal information unless officially requested via a court order or some other legal means. This was new and unexplored territory‚ however
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On Monday‚ September 22‚ 2014‚ a Darden Restaurant shareholder filed a suit against the Darden board of directors on grounds that the sale of Darden’s Red Lobster division was harmful. The suit was filed in Florida by Teamsters Local 443 Health Services and Insurance Plan of Connecticut. This lawsuit is the second of two lawsuits that that Teamster has brought against Darden‚ the first was a suit for violating company bylaws. Teamsters alleged that Darden mislead the shareholders when it informed
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Facts: The Negro plaintiffs in these cases were denied admission schools attended by the white children under the laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. All the court adhered to the “separate but equal” doctrine and held that the plaintiffs were not admitted to the white schools (except for the plaintiff in the Delaware case). In the instant cases‚ the plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not “equal” and they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. (petitioner) v. Honorable Secretary of Labor (respondents) 1. Facts: a. June 1990: The Pepsi-Cola Employees Organization-UOEF (Union) filed a petition for certification election with the Med-Arbiter seeking to be the exclusive bargaining agent of supervisors of Pepsi-Cola Philippines‚ Inc. (PEPSI). i. Med-Arbiter granted this stating that PCEU-UOEF was an affiliate of Union de Obreros Estivadores de Filipinas (or the Federation) with two (2) rank and file
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Case #4 Fighting Grime (Clorox Company) This is a fun case in that it involves branded products that students will recognize yet probably do not associate with Clorox. A good way to introduce the case could be to bring in product samples or show the brand names of their many products and ask students what they have in common? The case is short and vivid and can be assigned ahead or simply read in class. It is an easy case to grasp quickly yet provides some very clear examples of strategic
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Case Name: South East Asian Economic Crisis An economic crisis‚ which erupted in Thailand in mid-1997 and which soon spread to neighbouring countries—Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines and South Korea— came to be popularly referred to as South-East Asian economic crisis (although South Korea is in East Asia and only the other countries are in South East Asia). A currency Crisis shows up when there is a speculative attack on the exchange rate‚ resulting in a devaluation of a pegged currency or sharp
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caseF&C INT CASE 4.2 F&C INTERNATIONAL‚ INC. Synopsis Over two centuries‚ the Fries family of northern Kentucky and southern Ohio built a dynasty of sorts in the flavor industry. Alex Fries‚ a German immigrant with a background in chemistry‚ settled in Cincinnati during the early nineteenth century and a few years later established a flavor company. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Fries and his descendants owned‚ operated‚
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A CASE FOR DIVERTICULITIS By: What is Diverticulitis? What is Diverticulitis? • Inflammation of small pouches‚ diverticula‚ within the mucosa of the colon • Results in perforation of the peritoneum • Can occur anywhere in the GI tract‚ but found mostly in descending colon Signs and Symptoms • Acute pain in the left lower quadrant • Palpable abdominal mass • Systemic symptoms of infection – Fever – ↑ c-reactive protein – Leukocytosis with shift to the left • *Can be asymptomatic Case Study:
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Education | Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Study Topics Conflicts of Interest Data Acquisition Educational Concerns Health and Safety Human Subjects Research Issues of Bias Mentoring Publication Practices Responsible Conduct of Research Suggestions & Comments Have an idea for a case study? Send the Ethics Review Committee your ideas! (APS Members Only) Suggest a Case Study The APS Ethics Case Studies are a series of case studies on ethical
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