To Spray or Not to Spray

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Product (Harmful Ecological Impact) Characters: Robert Whitney, product manager at Crocodile Cleansers   Crocodile Cleansers, a small company in the southeast, markets a variety of cleaning products. Although the company competes with major national brands, it has had a strong local following, especially among the working class. One of its principal…

Something’s Rotten in Hondo

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Environment Characters: George, Plant manager Bill, George’s boss   George Mackee thought of himself as bright, energetic, and [having] lots of potential. So why was this happening to me, he thought. George, married, two children, with his wife, Mary, had moved to Hondo, Texas, from El Paso four years ago and…

Little Enough or Too Much

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Environmental Protection Characters: Bryan, Manager in new product development with a large chemical company; Bill Gates, Plant Supervisor and Bryan’s superior   Bryan was recently hired by a large chemical company to oversee the construction of production facilities to produce a new product. X Chemical developed a new industrial lubricant which…

California Wood Harvesting Co.

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Environmental  vs. Economic Concerns Characters: Bob Thomas, company president, George Hollis, Vice President of Marketing, John Davidson, assistant to Vice President of Marketing   The California Wood Harvesting Company has been clear-cutting for over 50 years in Northern California. The company has always complied with governmental regulations and actively replants the…

A Shortfall at Ajax Inc.

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Sources of Financing Characters: Joe Brown, financial planner   If it weren’t for its inability to obtain enough of Part P6729, a critical component in its newest and fastest selling product, Ajax Inc. would have been well on its way to financial success. But the delayed delivery of that part significantly…

The Accidental Bank Robbery

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Commercial Bank Management Branch Management Characters: Chris, Management Trainee at Commerce Trust Bank Carole Baker, Teller at Commerce Trust Chris wasn’t really pleased with his current assignment as a relief branch manager at Commerce Trust Bank, but it was a means to an end. Employed by the bank for almost two…

Don’t Play Games!

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Fraud   in Financial Reporting Systems Characters: Russ, President; Monica, Vice President-Small Business Loans at local bank Rick, Controller   Rick was hired as Controller to help sort out and organize the records of a $7 million dollar medical supply firm. This company was recently extended a $1,000,000 small business loan to…

Metropolitan City Teachers’ Retirement Fund Performance Appraisal

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Pension  Funding Characters: John Spence, portfolio analyst for Metropolitan City Teachers’ Retirement Fund; Mary Trenkler, newly hired investment director Bill Fredericks, external stock portfolio manager   John Spence is a portfolio analyst for Metropolitan City Teachers’ Retirement Fund (MCTRF), where he works under the newly hired investment director, Mary Trenkler. MCTRF…

Sexual Harassment

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Human Resource Management/Sexual Harassment Characters: Paula, Management trainee in the Production Department of a medium-sized company Steve, Vice President of Production and Paula’s Manager Richard, Paula’s coworker and a Manager in Production   Paula, a recent college graduate, is a newly hired manager in the Production Department of a medium-sized US.…

Might Makes Right

CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Taking Credit for Work Characters: Janice, chief of research and development John, Janice’s underpaid assistant   Janice is a highly educated top executive in charge of research and development. John is her underpaid assistant, struggling to support his family. His performance evaluations have always been more than adequate. As one of…