SI111
Leslie Sara Gaviser, William Meehan III
2009
At the end of April, 2008, Louise Waters had been in her new role as CEO of Leadership Public Schools (LPS) for one month. Before presenting the FY 2009 budget to the board of directors in June, she wanted to complete a long-range sustainability analysis…
M321CV
Jennifer Aaker, Victoria Chang
2009
In early 2007, Barack Obama was a little-known senator running for president against Democratic nominee and household name, Hilary Clinton. But on November 4, 2008, Obama made history as the first African American to win the election against Republican…
L15
Hayagreeva Rao, Robert Sutton, Isaac Waisberg
2009
In 2007, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ manufacturing organization faced a number of challenges, requiring that it revolutionize the way its 17,000 people operated. The case describes alternative methods of systemic change considered by Wyeth, the approach they…
IB96
Lyn Denend, R. McKern
2009
In 2009, the Federative Republic of Brazil was the 5th largest country in the world in terms of its geographic area and population. At 3,290,000 square miles, its territory comprised nearly half of South America. It was also the most populous nation on…
E375
John Glynn Jr., Alex Tauber
2009
Napster: Opportunity Meets a Web of Egos” chronicles the rise and fall of Napster and, in particular, focuses on several vignettes between Shawn Fanning, Napster’s founder, and Ron Conway, an angel investor. The case starts with Napster’s humble…
HR35
David Hoyt, Hayagreeva Rao, Robert Sutton
2009
Mozilla launched its Firefox web browser in November 2004, when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer had a market share of over 90 percent, and was giving its browser away. Five years later, Firefox had a 25 percent share, and more than 300 million people were…
E346
H. Grousbeck, Claire Magat
2009
This case follows Peter Kingston, the CEO of Vector Healthcare, through the process of 1) forming a partnership, 2) launching a search fund, 3) acquiring a company in the health insurance space and 4) selling the company through an auction. It explores…
E344
Dick Allen, Jocelyn Hornblower
2009
The case follows Laurie Thomas, a Silicon Valley software executive, as she transitions to a career in the restaurant industry as Executive Vice President of a small restaurant management company in San Francisco. Specifically, the case covers Thomas’s…
E335
Charles Holloway, Jocelyn Hornblower
2009
The case follows Andrew Housser and Brad Stroh, two recent graduates from the Stanford GSB, as they search for a business opportunity and ultimately start a company in the consumer finance industry. It covers their inspiration for the business idea and…
E333
H. Grousbeck, Jocelyn Hornblower
2009
The case follows Andy Laats, a recent graduate from the Stanford GSB, and his business partner Chad DiNenna as they launch and grow an action sports watch company, Nixon, Inc. It covers their inspiration for the business idea and the process they went…
E326(B)
Claire Magat, Garth Saloner
2009
Amanda West is a GSB graduate who has launched a healthy fast food restaurant out of business school. She developed the business plan with her S356 team and validated the idea throughout the course. After graduation she decided to launch the business on…
E326(A)
Claire Magat, Garth Saloner
2009
Amanda West is a GSB graduate who has launched a healthy fast food restaurant out of business school. She developed the business plan with her S356 team and validated the idea throughout the course. After graduation she decided to launch the business on…
E267C
Mark Leslie, Katherine Bose
2009
E352
Phillip Leslie, Claire Magat
2009
Central Retail Corporation is a family owned retail conglomerate in Thailand that was founded in 1947. Since its first roadside store, it has expanded into specialty segments (bookstores, grocery, electronics, sports, etc) as well as real estate, hotels…
F273
Jonathan Berk, Nate Blair
2009
As James A.C. Kennedy, CEO and president of T. Rowe Price Group, reviewed the 2008 annual letter to shareholders, he reflected on the state of the economy and his firm. 2008 had been a horrendous year for the financial markets and saw the demise or…
E345
Garth Saloner, Jocelyn Hornblower
2009
This vignette tells the story of Jessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot, a direct sales jewelry company. It details Herrin’s desire to start and grow a company that would offer an employment solution for women (typically with children) without meaning a…
GS73
Condoleezza Rice, William Barnett, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo
2009
Examining the impact of domestic politics on international business contracts, this case explores the controversy surrounding the 2005 attempt by DP World to take a stake in U.S. port operations.
GS72
Condoleezza Rice, William Barnett, Cameron Bell
2009
Examining the relationship between the Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom and the countries of the European Union, this case explores the interaction between geopolitics and business.
SPM40E
George Foster
2009
A major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two of Team A’s star players are kidnapped. The (A) case provides relevant background information about the…
SPM39A
Antonio Davila, George Foster, Norm O'Reilly
2009
This case traces the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League through three distinct eras, beginning with the teams founding and initial success (1992-1997), through a period of ownership turmoil and financial loss (1998-2004), and then new ownership…
OB73V
Jeffrey Pfeffer
2009
Zia Yusuf, a Pakistani graduate of Harvard Business School, joined SAP, a high technology software company, in 2000. Although Yusuf had no technical background nor had ever worked in sales, marketing, or software development, he moved up rapidly at SAP…
OB72
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Megan Anderson
2009
Kimberly-Clark in the Andean region had hit a performance plateau. Five years prior, Sergio Nacach had taken over as general manager for the region and had embarked on a cultural transformation to build a winning culture centered on the people who worked…
SM180
Robert Burgelman, Webb McKinney, Philip Meza
2009
ProCurve is Hewlett-Packard’s computer networking business. HP was a very early participant in computer networking, creating and selling networking software and hardware before most of today’s networking giants such as Cisco were founded. However, for…
OIT93
Leon Chen, Erin Palm, Stefanos Zenios
2009
This case describes the origins and evolution of Athenahealth, a healthcare IT company focused on administering claims and payments between payers and providers. The company began as a network of Ob/Gyn clinics in the San Diego area and evolved into a…
