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|  | Making Sustainability Count> |
Serafeim, George;Eccles, Robert G.;Johnstone-Louis, Mary;Mayer, Colin;Stroehle, Judith C.;MacMahon, Simon
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Cases | R2005B |
2020/09/01 | 18p |
Investors these days are paying close attention to companies'' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. But business leaders are discovering that it''s not enough just to disclose ESG data or invite shareholders to a sustainability-focused event; those sorts of cookie-cutter efforts fail to bring rewards from capital markets. The Spotlight feature "Social-Impact Efforts That Create Value" suggests a better approach--one .....more
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|  | Adapt Your Business to the New Reality> |
Jacobides, Michael G.;Reeves, Martin
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Cases | R2005E |
2020/09/01 | 9p |
Even in severe economic downturns and recessions, some companies are able to gain advantage. In the past four downturns, 14% of large companies increased both their sales growth rate and their EBIT margin. A shock like the Covid-19 pandemic can produce lasting changes in customer behavior. To survive and thrive in a crisis, begin by examining how people are spending their time and money. Challenge traditional ideas and use data to actively seek out .....more
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|  | George Soros: The Stateless Statesman> |
Jones, Geoffrey;Ying, Wendy
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Case | 9-321-012 |
2020/08/10 | 26p |
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|  | Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)> |
Huang, Laura;Jiang, Elizabeth;Yu, Brandon
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Case | 9-420-121 |
2020/06/25 | 16p |
Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or "coding bootcamps," that would lead to a successful career pivot upon graduating from the program. The platform also encouraged users to engage with each other in "squad" support groups and paired users with mentors (other users who .....more
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|  | Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (B)> |
Huang, Laura;Jiang, Elizabeth
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Supplement | 9-420-125 |
2020/06/25 | 2p |
This (B) case expands upon the journey of Career Karma''s three founders by presenting a fictionalized Investor Meeting scenario.
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|  | COVID-19: The Global Shutdown> |
Alfaro, Laura;Jeong, Sarah
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Case | 9-320-108 |
2020/05/05 | 28p |
In the first months of 2020, a pandemic overwhelmed the world. COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, spread from China and created a severe public health emergency across countries. While an immediate fear of the disease''s impact on human life permeated society, the world battled another concern for the severe economic downturn that was brought about by attempts to suppress the virus. World trade, tourism, capital flows, remittances, .....more
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|  | U.S. Health Care Reform> |
Casey, Katherine;Shotts, Ken;Johnson, Christy
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Case | P102 |
2020/05/04 | 15p |
This case reviews the path to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and the subsequent efforts that have been undertaken to repeal it. It focuses on the role of the government and interest groups in shaping policy.
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|  | The U.S. versus Brazilian Approach to Ethanol Policy> |
Casey, Katherine;Johnson, Christy
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Case | P103 |
2020/04/27 | 11p |
This case focuses on the political economy of ethanol policy in the United States and Brazil. The cases outlines policies put in place by the governments of the United States and Brazil to bolster the ethanol industry and the role of politics and interest groups.
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|  | Ma Jun and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (A)> |
Xiaojun, Qian;Jiang, Peng;Gentile, Mary
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Case | UV8005 |
2020/03/03 | 6p |
This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. After joining an international environmental consultancy firm, Ma Jun, a journalist in the People''s Republic of China, was increasingly interested in environmental issues. Wanting to do more than report on these issues, he started to consider founding a nongovernmental .....more
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|  | Ma Jun and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (B)> |
Xiaojun, Qian;Jiang, Peng;Gentile, Mary
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Supplement | UV8007 |
2020/03/03 | 6p |
B case to case UV8005 This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. After joining an international environmental consultancy firm, Ma Jun, a journalist in the People''s Republic of China, was increasingly interested in environmental issues. Wanting to do more than report on these issues, he started to consider .....more
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