This listing contains abstracts and ordering information for case studies written and published by faculty at Stanford GSB.
Publicly available cases in this collection are distributed by Harvard Business Publishing and The Case Centre.
Stanford case studies with diverse protagonists, along with case studies that build “equity fluency” by focusing on DEI-related issues and opportunities are listed in the Case Compendium developed by the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership at the Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Blue Shield of California
Tesla: Business & Operating Model Evolution (Abridged)
Tesla: Business & Operating Model Evolution
Microsoft Cloud Transformation
Boeing's 787: Lessons in Prototyping and Pivoting
In 2000, Boeing was scrambling to define itself for the 21st century. The American aviation leader was facing an existential threat from its European competitor, Airbus. In 1999, Airbus had passed Boeing in total sales, and was eroding Boeing’s market…
Process Innovation for Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability in the Building Industry
Evernote: Growth Options in January 2011
Qualtrics: Scaling an Inside-Sales Organization
Yobella
Experian MicroAnalytics Accelerating the Development of Mobile Financial Services in Developing Markets
As the world population exceeded 7 billion by the end of 2011, various agencies working to alleviate poverty had come to a general consensus that pure charity was not a sustainable solution. In the absence of venture capital and angel investors in…
MobiVi Establishing Credit Lending, Micro Donations, and Allied Services in Vietnam Using Telecom Technologies
Mekelle Farms Poultry Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia
GiveWell Real Change for Your Dollar
In 2007 a group of eight friends wanted to give. With so many charities out there, the friends wanted to know which ones were doing the most good. They had two basic questions: (1) what did the charitable organization do with donors’ money and (2) what…
PATH and the Safe Water Project: Improving Access to Safe Water Through Innovative Sales and Distribution Models
This case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the…
PATH and the Safe Water Project Seeking Market-Based Solutions to Global Health Challenges
This case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the…
PATH and the Safe Water Project Empowering the Poor Through User-Centered Design
This case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the…
PATH and the Safe Water Project: Making Safe Water Products More Affordable
This case provides an overview of the nonprofit organization PATH and its Safe Water Project—a five-year effort launched in late 2006 with $17 million in funding from the global development unit of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the…
Quirky A Business Based on Making Invention Accessible
PCH International (B) Supply Chain Solutions Take Off
This is an update to GS-61, describing developments at the company through 2011, including a major acquisition, distribution in China, and an initiative to cultivate start-ups that might grow into future clients.
McDonald's India: Optimizing the French Fries Supply Chain
Prototyping: A Quick Introduction
Envia Systems
StudyBlue (B)
Part A of the case opens in July of 2009 with Becky Splitt, CEO of StudyBlue, facing a series of difficult decisions. These include: determining the appropriate business model to monetize the StudyBlue site, which customer segment to target, and how much…