Exercise: A Tale of Two Stories—Undergraduate
OB-1201 | Published February 28, 2010 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. This case is a fou... Read More
Assessing Earnings Quality: Nuware, Inc.
C-2221 | Published October 13, 2004 | 13 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Associate Jack Hereford must analyze the earnings quality of Nuware Imports. His specific task is to assess the accounting policies of Nuware as aggressive or conservative and then recast the current ... Read More
Conjoint Analysis: Estimating Consumer Preferences
M-1002 | Published August 03, 2020 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise walks students through using conjoint analysis to determine customer preferences and price sensitivity using the example of car sales. It includes steps to determine attribute levels, ho... Read More
Autonomous Mobile Robot Implementation Checklist
OM-1832 | Published May 08, 2025 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Implementing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) requires careful planning and execution to ensure they integrate seamlessly into existing workflows. A comprehensive checklist such as this one can help st... Read More
Customer Journey Map
M-1012 | Published | 6 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This digital marketing exercise guides student groups through “customer journeys” in five different categories: home goods, clothing, office equipment, car insurance, and groceries. Students assume th... Read More
Exercise: A Tale of Two Stories—Diversity
OB-1200 | Published February 28, 2010 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values. This case is a fo... Read More
Recruiting: Additional Vignettes
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
An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value
F-0811 | Published March 28, 1989 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise consists of a set of incomplete worksheets with which students must calculate (1) the effect of hypothetical changes in capital structure on firm value, and (2) the effect of a major rec... Read More
Tough Choices: Applying the Power of One to Decision-Making
S-0457 | Published October 21, 2024 | 6 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Making decisions is the most fundamental “thought” activity we engage in every day. The consequences of our choices, at work and in our daily lives, can range from trivial and fleeting to momentous an... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in the Basics of Financial Accounting
C-2501 | Published April 02, 2025 | 10 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to the basics of financial accounting. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Revenue Recognition
C-2494 | Published April 02, 2025 | 17 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to revenue recognition. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Cost Behavior and Breakeven Analysis
C-2502 | Published April 01, 2025 | 9 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to cost behavior and breakeven analysis. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Accounting for Income Taxes at Apple Inc.
C-2389 | Published March 13, 2017 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case provides students with the opportunity to analyze the income tax disclosures for Apple Inc. In particular, it provides for discussion about such topics as deferred taxes, valuation allowance... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Cost Behavior and Management Decisions
C-2503 | Published April 01, 2025 | 12 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to cost behavior and management decisions. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Trust Assessment Wheel
OB-0762 | Published July 22, 2002 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is designed to help students identify patterns of trust within their network of work and/or personal relationships. The exercise examines three types of trust (communication-based, contr... Read More
FlyZone: Engineering Team
OB-1264 | Published December 19, 2018 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is intended to demonstrate key concepts of design and interpersonal dynamics within and between coordinating teams. It is based on the example of the "Gimli Glider," an Air Canada aircra... Read More
Pause and Refresh: Rethinking Coca-Cola's Response to the Georgia Voting Reform Law
M-1020 | Published | 11 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is designed to give students an opportunity to develop a communications plan and press statement for The Coca-Cola Company (Coke) as it attempts to navigate the 2021 Georgia voting law c... Read More
Capital Structure and Value
F-1611 | Published December 21, 2009 | 9 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise leads students through the essential logic linking capital structure and firm value. It begins with a nontax benchmark, then proceeds through valuations with tax deductibility based on (... Read More
Innovation Impact Assessment
S-0406 | Published May 11, 2023 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Imagine the impact on your students’ motivation and learning if they could personally assess themselves—and receive peer feedback—on the critical behaviors that would make them better innovators. A... Read More
Selection Sunday
OB-1434 | Published June 26, 2023 | 5 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise stages a data-analysis task within the world of US men's college basketball. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, kno... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Cost Allocation
C-2500 | Published April 02, 2025 | 8 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to cost allocation. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
E-Mail Writing Exercise
BC-0254 | Published December 16, 2013 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
E-mail is often used as a substitute for a phone call or a meeting. This exercise addresses the appropriateness and effectiveness of e-mail as a channel for communicating sensitive information. Studen... Read More
Personal Charter Exercise
OB-1027 | Published April 28, 2012 Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise provides a structure for creating a personal charter for personal use. Based on the "Personal and Organizational Charters" chapter from the book, Level Three Leadership.... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Property, Plant, and Equipment
C-2493 | Published April 02, 2025 | 25 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to property, plant, and equipment (PP&E). They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
Accounting Workout: Exercises in Bonds
C-2481 | Published February 05, 2025 | 21 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
These exercises ask students to solve problems related to bonds. They are targeted for use in introductory financial accounting courses at the MBA level.... Read More
General Electric Company: Inventory
C-2336 | Published October 03, 2012 Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise presents the inventory footnote from General Electric Company's 2011 annual report. Students are asked to make inferences about inventory values on the balance sheet and to use the LIFO ... Read More
Exercise: Creating a Model of Consumer Behavior
M-0893 | Published December 19, 2016 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Converting myriad data into a simple, visual conceptual model is the basis for developing the ability to communicate consumer marketing insights up, down, and across the organization. This enables the... Read More
Pension Accounting at AT&T
C-2391 | Published March 13, 2017 | 16 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise is taught in a Darden first-year elective, "Financial Reporting," as the second half of a module covering Managerial Accounting for Pension Plans, but would also work well in a first-yea... Read More
Business Plan Development: Overview
ENT-0231 | Published September 12, 2022 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise and its accompanying handouts, designed to be used in courses for non-MBA audiences that explore aspects of entrepreneurship, guide students through the development of their very own bus... Read More
A Late Night at The Virginian Restaurant
OM-1551 | Published December 02, 2016 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this exercise, the manager of The Virginian, a small restaurant and bar in Charlottesville, has asked for help in reducing the average queue size at its bar. The Virginian prides itself on its fast... Read More
Leadership Development Action Worksheet
OB-0713 | Published October 23, 2000 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This brief note consists of an exercise that helps leadership program participants connect their views on the strategic challenges facing them and their organizations with their personal leadership-de... Read More
Life's Dream Exercise
OB-0685 | Published December 21, 2001 | 4 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise builds on the ideas and research of Doug Newberg and is intended to help students work through the key elements of his world-class performance model, Resonance. The technical note "Reson... Read More
Influence Diagram Exercises
QA-0373 | Published April 05, 1991 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
Three exercises show how to structure a decision problem with an influence diagram.... Read More