SM185C
Robert Siegel
2013
An update on TTTech after the (B) case from the period 2010-2013
M346
Jennifer Aaker, Jake Poses, Debra Schifrin
2013
The case describes how five organizations (Salesforce.com, Indiegogo, Ferrari, Thumbtack’s Team Philippines, and the U.S. military) developed successful strategies to foster happiness within their organizations and align it with their business objectives…
SM215
Robert Burgelman, Robert Siegel, Shalie Gaskill
2013
CEO Aaron Levie co-founded Box as a student at USC in 2004. Less than 10 years later, Box had become one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Silicon Valley, serving more than 180,000 businesses including marquee customers such as…
SPM51
George Foster, David Hoyt
2013
Professional boxing was once a mainstream sport, whose stars were widely known to the general public. Major fights were broadcast on network television. By the 2000s, the landscape had changed dramatically. Boxing had become a niche sport in the United…
SM214
Robert Burgelman, Jean-Bernard Rolland
2013
In 2012, after several failed attempts at establishing a cloud computing solution for its entire Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite, SAP announced two major acquisitions: SuccessFactors, a major SaaS provider for Human Resources software and Ariba…
OB87
Sarah Soule, Michael Golomb, Debra Schifrin
2013
The case discusses LinkedIn’s corporate culture in 2012-2103 and the importance the professional networking company put on maintaining that culture as it dramatically expanded in headcount domestically and internationally. LinkedIn’s leadership believed…
OB82
Jeffrey Pfeffer
2013
Despite the likelihood of being named the next CEO within a few years, Zia Yusuf decided to leave SAP in the fall of 2009. He spent the next six months or so as an executive-in-residence for two prominent venture capital firms, joined the board of…
OIT108
Lyn Denend, Tim Elliott, Stefanos Zenios
2013
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…
OIT106
Lyn Denend, Tim Elliott, Stefanos Zenios
2013
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…
P84
Donald Kennedy, Debra Schifrin
2013
The case presents the challenges confronting BrightSource, a company building a commercial-scale concentrated solar power plant in California in 2013: 1) environmentalists wanted to protect a threatened species at the site of the new plant, 2) competing…
SI80
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Victoria Chang
2013
In 1998, Laura Arrillaga launched the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (“SV2”) with two objectives: 1) providing Silicon Valley donors with philanthropic experience and education that would empower their personal giving; and 2) awarding local nonprofits…
OIT107
Lyn Denend, Tim Elliott, Stefanos Zenios
2013
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…
SI112
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Victoria Chang
2013
John Goldman is a sixth generation San Franciscan and a descendant of Levi Strauss, the entrepreneur who started the apparel company that bore his name. For generations, philanthropy has been an important part of the Goldman family’s lives and for John…
OIT109
Lyn Denend, Tim Elliott, Stefanos Zenios
2013
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…
P83
Donald Kennedy, Debra Schifrin
2013
“Natural Gas and Its Role in the New Energy Dynamics” presents a comprehensive look at new natural gas extraction technology (hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” and horizontal drilling), as well as the economic and climate effects of the recent dramatic…
SM192A
Jesper Sorensen, Debra Schifrin, Kevin Hettrich
2013
The (A) case presents a 2009 critical expansion decision for health care nonprofit Health Leads: whether to expand rapidly while it had momentum, strong advocates, very high demand for its services, and funder support for growth; or whether to postpone…
SI113
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
2013
Following an employer’s liquidity event, Linda Shoemaker and her husband, Steve Brett, unexpectedly came into significant financial resources. As a result, they founded the Brett Family Foundation, which Shoemaker ran as president. Based on her experience…
SM190B
Robert A. Burgelman, Robert Eric Siegel, Morgan Hallmon
2013
An update to First Solar (A), this case highlights changes to the solar energy market between 2010 and 2013 and the resulting challenges that First Solar had to overcome. In addition to increased competition from highly subsidized Chinese manufacturers…
SM217
Robert Burgelman, Sven A Beiker, Yves Meyer, Alexandre Martins, Rishabh Bhandari
2013
In the early 2010s, the shift towards electrified transportation remained an important trend as vehicle manufacturers were pursuing a variety of options to meet emission and fuel efficiency standards. This case provides a comprehensive update of the…
M347
Sridhar Narayanan, Taylan Yildiz
2013
Star Digital, a multichannel video service provider with over US$100 million in annual advertising spends, was gradually increasing its online advertising spend. The company was extremely active in managing its substantial advertising budget, using…
F307
George Parker, Alan Rappaport, Jaclyn Foroughi
2013
Rina Castillo lived the American Dream. A recent graduate of the Stanford School of
Engineering, she was the first in her family not only to leave her native Mexico but also to attend and graduate from a university. While at Stanford, Castillo received a…
IB105
William Barnett, Gary Mekikian
2013
As 2013 approached, Marcos Galperin and his team of MercadoLibre top executives were meeting to celebrate the breathtaking growth of their company, and contemplate the challenges ahead. Since starting the company with his Stanford Business School…
L22US
Sheila Melvin, Larissa Z. Tiedens, Webb McKinney, Yifat Sharabi-Levine, John Cronkite, David Hoyt, Margot Sutherland
2013
This is a role-play case, intended for use in a leadership development course for MBA students. The case has four roles, two each for students playing U.S.- and China-based managers. There are two versions of the case, one for students playing the role…
GS84
Michael Marks, David Hoyt
2013
Ben Kaufman founded Quirky in 2009 to enable anyone with a product idea to access an online network of people to help evaluate and improve the idea, and potentially bring it to market. By the end of 2012, Quirky was shipping 74 products, and had many…
