This 26-minute video consists of excerpts from interviews conducted with 10 partners from the New York law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ). The firm was identified by Coopers & Lybrand as exemplifying an excellent, high-performing partnership. The video is intended to stimulate class...

"Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A)" (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his...

This case provides students the opportunity to practice variance analysis for an annual operating plan using flexible budgeting skills. First, a static budget is flexed to account for changes in product volume. Then, actual results are compared to the flexed budget and analyzed for product...

This case provides a context for discussing the GM PICOS team approach to supplier-cost reductions from the perspective of a member of the team who realizes his recommendations could displace a lot of supplier employees. Instructors should consider two companion cases, "General Motors (B):...

This case provides a context for discussing a supplier's views regarding a possible GM PICOS team review of its operations. Instructors should consider two companion cases, "General Motors (B): Ignacio Lopez" (UVA-E-0088) and "General Motors (D): The PICOS Team" (UVA-E-0090)

This case can be used as a capstone to a time-value-of-money instructional module or as part of a personal-finance module. The three scenarios present common situations encountered in estimating the amount of finances needed to provide an adequate standard of living in the event of retirement or...

Purpose: This paper aims to present a number of important reminders and examples of oft‐overlooked managerial capabilities found to be useful in a variety of businesses. Design/methodology/approach: This paper's “reflections on practice” are prompted by observations of kids in action –...