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After graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas, both from Mexico, decide to give themselves a year to try “to just go for it,” and do something on their own. After conducting researching, the two decide to…
In 2014, Walmart was at an inflection point. The world’s largest company wasn’t sure how to evolve and innovate to win over the next 30 years. In a leadership change that year, Doug McMillon rose to become Walmart’s new CEO. Soon after, he hired Lori…
Could artificial intelligence become a tool to help resolve political discord in an increasingly polarized world? This case draws on research that looks at Hong Kong’s 2019 unrest, when a controversial extradition proposal split the community into pro-…
Thorough analysis of various nonprofit business models requires an understanding of each firm’s economic characteristics. The relations between various financial statement items provide evidence of many of these economic characteristics. This case…
Thorough analysis of various nonprofit business models requires an understanding of each firm’s economic characteristics. The relations between various financial statement items provide evidence of many of these economic characteristics. Providing…
In the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total…
In the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two days, Iraq had largely overcome organized military resistance and occupied its neighbor. A near-total…
The Ariel Investments case examines several managerial challenges that John Rogers, founder and Co-CEO, and Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO, have encountered at Ariel. The case provides an opportunity for students to plan and practice difficult conversations in a…
Tim Höttges was at the outset of his seventh year as CEO of Deutsche Telekom (DT) in 2020. The company served more than 184 million mobile customers and had a presence in over 50 countries. Over the course of the previous 7 years, European…
In recent years the world has witnessed a growing wave of entrepreneurial ventures in developing economies. CB Insights reports as of March 2020, developing economies have produced 160 unicorns, equivalent to 35 percent of all unicorns in the world. Much…
Robin Mohapatra acquired NCFDD, a for-profit online professional development company serving universities and their faculty members, through a search fund. Based in Detroit, Michigan, NCFDD was growing rapidly and the company’s founder was keen to return…
This case explores the use of advanced out-of-court restructuring techniques from the perspective of a company facing looming debt maturities and an overleveraged capital structure. The decade that followed the global financial crisis was characterized by…
Verily Life Sciences, an independent subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc., set out to harness machine learning in the health care field. The company sought partnerships with academic research institutions, legacy life sciences companies, and hospitals and health…
This case describes the tumultuous experience Eduardo Ruiz had as CEO of Retail Services & Technologies. Ruiz had acquired Arizona-based RST at the end of his search process, but soon began to experience difficulties with the seller and former CEO. These…
