ETH12
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2013
This case uses two important examples based at the Stanford Hospital. In the first, Joe Kelly is diagnosed with fast-growing lung cancer and must quickly go through a series of chemotherapy. Joe’s path includes discussions with his wife, son, and doctor…
E449
Ilya Strebulaev, Hornblower Jocelyn
2012
This case tells the story of OPENLANE and CEO Peter Kelly’s history with the company, from its founding in 1999 to its potential sale in 2011. The case describes the early stages of the company, the impacts of various economic downturns on the business…
E446
H. Irving Grousbeck, Arar Han, Sara Rosenthal
2012
Since 1996, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business has conducted a series of studies on the performance of search funds. This study, as well as its predecessors in 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and…
E429
H. Grousbeck, Arar Han
2011
John Stanton (HBS MBA ’79), founder of Western Wireless (T-mobile), faces two management decisions: what to do about a good friend and senior executive whose role needs to be redefined, and how to respond to a departing board member who wants to email…
E361
Dennis Rohan, Claire Magat Raffaelli
2010
A new venture team is composed of the founders, employees, and advisors who will guide an idea from its formation stage into a fully functioning company. Each of these groups plays an important role in growing the venture and putting it on the path to…
ETH20
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
Bernie and Ruby Merwald live in Menlo Park, California during their retired ages when Bernie falls ill to dementia and Alzheimer’s. This causes him to have significantly complex medical problems that result in familial conflicts, violence and avoidance of…
ETH10
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
Dr. Curley is an obstetrician that deals with a very difficult birth of the new Santorini child. The Santorinis have been through a stillbirth, and upon getting pregnant again, extreme cautions are taken to ensure the safety and health of their new child…
ETH8
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
This case explores three tragic situations that lent themselves to organ donation. In each situation, doctors across the Midwest must work to save borderline deaths while communicating the tragic results to family. The first case deals with an accidental…
ETH9
H. I. Grousbeck, Alexander Tauber, Elizabeth A. Zambricki
2010
Dystonia is a disease that most of the Marvis family suffered from. Not only this, but mother Stephanie Marvis also was a single mother working hard to finance her four person family. Stephanie and her son David especially had symptoms of dystonia, which…
E386
H. Grousbeck, Aimee LaFont Leifer, Tjarko Leifer, Lisa Sweeney
2010
This is an updated version of the Search Fund Study that is done every approximately every two years. The study briefly explains the concept of a Search Fund and surveys all known Search Funds to determine demographics, financial results, and other…
ETH14
H.I. Grousbeck, C.G. Prober, Alexander Tauber, Elizabeth A. Zambricki
2009
This case uses two vignettes to illustrate ethical questions that may occur at hospitals. In the first, 89-year old widow Theresa Addison is faced with the challenge of finding a facility that will care for her 47 year old son on a long term basis. Her…
ETH7
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2009
This case is about the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at a relatively young age, at a time when the patients are forced to juggle jobs, family, and dementia. The case is based on the article When Alzheimer’s Hits at 40 from the Wall Street Journal (November 14…
ETH11
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2009
A Brief Note on Difficult Discussions Between Doctors and Patients provides students with a framework to help them think about how to have such discussions. The framework has three parts: 1. The contextual realities of a given case. Two categories of…
E282
H. Grousbeck, Sean Harrington
2008
A search fund is a pool of capital raised to financially support the efforts of an entrepreneur, or a team of entrepreneurs, to locate a privately held company for acquisition. This study, as well as its predecessors in 1996, 1998, 2001,2003, and 2005…
E144
Robert Chess, Tim Rosenberger
2003
“Note on the Biopharmaceutical Industry” explores the intricacies of the biopharmaceutical landscape, including the evolution from traditional pharmaceuticals to biotech and their convergence. It addresses the challenges of drug development, such as high…
E162
H. Grousbeck, Mu Li
2003
A search fund is an investment vehicle in which investors financially support an entrepreneur’s efforts to locate and acquire a privately held company. This study, as part of an on-going effort at the Stanford GSB to monitor the performance and evolution…
