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Elias, Allison
A Dream Job? Alyssa Smith’s Challenges in Motherhood and MBB (A)
Elias, Allison Velasquez, Victoria Elliott, Annie
OB-1469 | Published October 14, 2024 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In spring of 2022, nearly three years after being one of the only Black women in the history of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business to have secured a coveted job offer from one of the... Read More
A Dream Job? Alyssa Smith’s Challenges in Motherhood and MBB (B)
Elias, Allison Velasquez, Victoria Elliott, Annie
OB-1470 | Published October 14, 2024 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case, a follow-up to "A Dream Job? Alyssa Smith’s Challenges in Motherhood and MBB (A)" (OB-1469), details Alyssa Smith's decision about how to proceed with her career: stick with the 27-7 demand... Read More
A Servant, a Secretary, and a Consultant: Women’s Changing Labor Market Status and the Writings of Claudia Goldin
GEM-0230 | Published October 14, 2024 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case contextualizes the evolving role of women in the workforce, and pushes students to examine the extent to which they have agency to shape their own career path amid historical, economic, and ... Read More
"A Wise Latina": Sonia Sotomayor’s Journey to the Supreme Court (B)
OB-1430 | Published June 06, 2024 | 13 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case set uses the example of Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Justice Sonia Sotomayor to discuss issues of communicating identity at work and to explore possible options for impression... Read More
"A Wise Latina": Sonia Sotomayor’s Journey to the Supreme Court (C)
OB-1431 | Published June 06, 2024 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case set uses the example of Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Justice Sonia Sotomayor to discuss issues of communicating identity at work and to explore possible options for impression... 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
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
Gender and Negotiation: Review of Research and Implications for Practitioners
BC-0289 | Published October 12, 2022 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note addresses when and how gender is relevant in a negotiation setting. It provides an up-to-date summary of existing research as well as advice for practitioners (particularly those i... Read More
A Dolphin Bullied: Jonathan Martin's NFL Experience in Miami (B)
E-0481 | Published June 24, 2022 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case should be used after students have read "A Dolphin Bullied: Jonathan Martin's NFL Experience in Miami (A) (UVA-E-0477). It provides a brief update on actions taken by different stakeholders ... Read More
A Dolphin Bullied: Jonathan Martin's NFL Experience in Miami (A)
E-0477 | Published June 24, 2022 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2013, Jonathan Martin, a starting lineman for the Miami Dolphins, left the team. He cited the negative effects of the team's culture—specifically, bullying and mistreatment by several of his teamma... Read More
Eastman Tritan Product Development and Launch
Raz, Gal Kraft, Tim Elias, Allison Hutchison-Krupat, Jeremy
OM-1540 | Published July 31, 2015 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In 2007, Eastman Chemical (Eastman), a global specialty chemicals company based in Kingsport, Tennessee, was set to launch Tritan, Eastman’s latest specialty plastic. The development team was excited ... Read More
Sold—to the Highest Bidder in Japan: Operational Challenges and Culture
Behfar, Kristin J. Yemen, Gerry Elias, Allison
OB-1064 | Published March 19, 2015 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Most talented executives can recognize when an acquisition has strategic or financial benefits, and in this case, the decision to be acquired was an appropriate exit strategy for a successful start-up... Read More
World Wildlife Fund and The Coca-Cola Company: A Global Partnership for Freshwater Conservation
Brownlee, E. Richard II Elias, Allison
ENT-0204 | Published October 09, 2014 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's "Economics of Water" course elective. Suzanne Apple, senior vice president of private sector engagement at World Wildlife Fund-United States (WWF), was preparing for an i... Read More
Confronting Directly and Indirectly: Are You Attuned to Notice?
Behfar, Kristin J. Elias, Allison Brett, Jeanne Sanchez-Burks, Jeffrey
OB-1055 | Published September 10, 2014 | 6 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
How we voice our disagreements may say a lot about our cultural influences. Confrontations are not always angry fights; sometimes they happen when there is a need to deliver bad news, or to say no to ... Read More
Chevy Volt: Pricing and Capacity Decisions in Response to Government Incentives for the Electric Vehicle Industry
Raz, Gal Ovchinnikov, Anton S. Elias, Allison
OM-1519 | Published August 15, 2014 | 16 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
At the end of 2013, executives from General Motors (GM) must make decisions about what production capacity and price to allocate to the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle considering the costs of supply ... Read More
NaanDanJain: Every Drop of Water Counts
GEM-0122 | Published May 09, 2014 | 18 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case demonstrates the growing importance of water policy and water scarcity on key business decisions. It uses the merger of two drip irrigation companies to show how the business models of multi... Read More
Embedding Sustainability: Refreshing First Coffee at Darden
Elias, Allison Davis, Charles Margolis, Ben
ENT-0199 | Published June 18, 2013 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The associate director of the sustainability programs at the Darden School of Business was well aware that much of Darden's solid waste was made up of the disposable cups used for its daily First Coff... Read More
Eastman Tritan
Raz, Gal Kraft, Tim Elias, Allison
OM-1494 | Published April 05, 2013 | 15 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's Supply-Chain Operations elective. The field-based case gives supply-chain educators the ability to teach the newsvendor model with pricing under a capacity constraint usi... Read More
"A Wise Latina": Sonia Sotomayor’s Journey to the Supreme Court (A)
Elias, Allison Kosher, Rowena Yemen, Gerry
OB-1429 | Published | 38 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case set uses the example of Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Justice Sonia Sotomayor to discuss issues of communicating identity at work and to explore possible options for impression... Read More