Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Two Interpersonal Challenges
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH12-EThis 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 about his prognosis and treatment. While Joe believes he is cured after the first round of chemotherapy, the doctor must communicate that the chance of relapse is high. In the second example, Ti...Starting at €8.20
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Two Miscellaneous Vignettes
Grousbeck, H. I.; Tauber, Alexander; Zambricki, Elizabeth A.Case SGSB-ETH-14-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis 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 son had been born with cerebral palsy, and facilities had deemed his situation futile. In the second vignette, hospital staff missed a key indicator during a newborn’s first baby wellness check, re...Starting at €8.20
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Andy Smith's Struggles
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH7-EThis 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, 2008). While most people who get Alzheimer's are over 65, Andy Smith, the protagonist in the case, is one of about 500,000 Americans living with Alzheimer's or other dementias at an atypically...Starting at €8.20
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Emergency Room Vignettes
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH8-EThis 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 drowning of a toddler in the home pool. The second is a drunk-driving case of an eighteen-year-old resulting in a car crash and lost lives of a couple. Third, a young boy commits suicide by ha...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Curley's Perfect Storm
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH10-EDr. 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. This case takes the reader through the difficult decisions that must be made by the doctor and family as “a perfect storm” of birthing complications ensues. The Santorini’s son is born with dow...Starting at €8.20
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FullBloom Baking Company
Foster G; Rosenthal SCase SGSB-E410-EEntrepreneurshipFullBloom Baking Company was started in 1989 by Karen Trilevsky to provide wholesome, all-natural and delicious baked goods to coffee shops in and around San Francisco, California. Over the last 20-plus years, FullBloom has grown to $35 million in revenues and over 200 employees. The case chronicles the benefits and challenges associated with FullBloom’s relationship with the coffee giant, Starbucks, over the years, starting with Trilevsky’s ten...Starting at €8.20
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Waypoint: Reinventing Single Family Home Rental
Foster G; Hoyt DCase SGSB-E467-EEntrepreneurshipIn early 2009, following the collapse of the housing market, Doug Brien and Colin Wiel began buying single family homes (SFH) to renovate and rent. SFH rental had previously been a mom-and-pop business due to scaling difficulties—buying and managing large properties such as apartment complexes was well suited to institutional investors, but no one had solved the problem of buying and managing large numbers of relatively inexpensive SFHs. Brien a...Starting at €8.20
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A Brief Note on Difficult Discussions Between Doctors and Patients
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH11-EA 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.Starting at €8.20