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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 the other applicant, whose Internet search returned no controversial results. But Shaw found...
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This case picks up after the end of "ExxonMobil and the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (A)," presenting additional facts and advances in the story, and setting up a new challenging decision to be made about the project
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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. More than anything, Wal-Mart needed to address the issues that had arisen over the years, and...
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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 animals. The furs seemed to soothe them. The shelter had avoided a public relations problem with...
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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 setting
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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 setting
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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 setting
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Written after the successful cloning of a cat, this case discusses the market for pet cloning, specifically, allergen-free cats. The case looks at pet cloning from the perspectives of (1) an animal-rights activist, (2) a pet lover, and (3) an individual allergic to cats. It also explores the...
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This case series (see also the A case, UVA-E-0214) frames a common business situation in which the protagonist (in this case, a commercial lender who has made a mistake that could cost him his job) is faced with making a decision for which no outcome is desirable
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This set of cases (labeled A through M [UVA-E-0192 through UVA-E-0203]) presents various vignettes, each with a specific dilemma about genetic testing and the ethical issues and difficult decisions that this testing presents to patients, doctors, employers and employees. UVA-E-0204 is a...
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