Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 16, Issue 1

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents Winter 2023 issue. Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

Embezzlement at the Country Club: A Breach of Trust

• Joy Pahl, St. Norbert College
• Amy Vandenberg, St. Norbert College
• Jason Haen, St. Norbert College

Patrick Murphy: Colorado CPA…and Florida CPA?

• Alex C. Yen, Stonehill College

New Ulm Public Utility Commission: Using Capital Investment Decision Models to Justify a Well Water Alarm System

• Sean Fingland, Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Steven Johnson, Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Tasia Winrow, Minnesota State University, Mankato

The dangers of DIY investing: $800,000 tax bill on $45,000 of profit

• C. Alan Blaylock, Texas A&M University - Texarkana
• Brian Wruk, Transition Financial Advisors Group, Inc

Strike Three: First Republic Bank is Out

• Caroline Chen, San José State University
• Danielle S. Lazerson, San José State University
• C. Kyle Jones, Buena Vista University
• Emmanuel Sequeira, San José State University

Carvana: A Stock Market Lemon or a Peach?

• Benjamin C. Anderson, San José State University
• Danielle S. Lazerson, San José State University
• Marco Pagani, Xavier University

Peloton: “And Just Like That” Branding Disaster

• Bradley W. Brooks, Queens University of Charlotte
• Gary E. Powell, Queens University of Charlotte
• Zachary M. White, Queens University of Charlotte

Navigating Turbulence at the Continental Oil and Gas Association: Implementing a Plan

• Stephanie Thomason, University of Tampa
• Hemant Rustogi, University of Tampa

Sip, sip, puff: Will Mary Jones Tall Boy be the latest buzz?

• Jennifer Zarzosa, Wingate University
• Cecilia Ruvalcaba, University of the Pacific

Save the Vino

• Joyce A. Young, Indiana State University
• Concetta DePaolo, Indiana State University
• Kelly Wilkinson, Youngstown State University

CBER’s Student Design Contest

• Oi Lin Cheung, Indiana University East
• LaCalvince Simpson, Indiana University East

La Chingona: Branding on culture

• Cecilia Ruvalcaba, University of the Pacific
• Jennifer Zarzosa, Wingate University

BMW’s Subscription Business Model: Good for Business or Not So Much?

• Steven M. Cox, Queens University of Charlotte
• Cara O. Peters, Winthrop University
• Bradley W. Brooks, Queens University of Charlotte

Smack Down at the YMCA

• Isabelle P. Ruprecht, Saint Michael’s College
• Paul E. Olsen, Saint Michael’s College

No Good Option: How to Deal with a Combative but Competent Office Manager in a Small, Successful Family Firm

• Neil Tocher, Idaho State University
• Pedro Mena, Idaho State University
• Tyler Burch, Idaho State University
• Tesia Kellar, Idaho State University

“Operation Varsity Blues”: Preventing Future College Admissions Scandals

• Alexis Degler, Southeast Missouri State University
• Christine Ladwig, Southeast Missouri State University

Sales Representatives Feel the Pressure at AT&T

• J. Ricky Fergurson, Middle Tennessee State University
• Joyce A. Young, Indiana State University

Speculative, or just manipulative?

• “Dutch” M. Kendall, Indiana Wesleyan University

Firing Bad Customers: From Freedom to Termination

• Joanna Kimbell, West Texas A&M University
• Emily Hammer, Trinidad State College

Lithium Mining on Indigenous Land in Northern Ontario, Canada

• Dennis Yunes, Wilfrid Laurier University
• Prescott C. Ensign, Wilfrid Laurier University

Danger on Table Rock Lake

• Christine Ladwig, Southeast Missouri State University

The Ransomware Case at Dish Network

• Christopher A. Craig, Murray State University