Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Nike: Sustainability and Labor Practices 1998-2013
Carroll G; Brady D; Schifrin DCase SGSB-IB106-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses Nike’s sustainability and labor practices from 1998 to 2013, focusing on the successful steps Nike took up and down the supply chain and in its headquarters to make its products and processes more environmentally friendly, and the challenges and complexities it was still facing in its efforts to improve labor conditions. Nike’s labor practices were the subject of high profile public protests in the 1990s, and CEO Mark Parker sa...Starting at €8.20
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The Microsoft Antitrust Case
Baron, DavidCase SGSB-P50-EDecision AnalysisIn 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice together with 19 state attorneys general filed an antitrust action against Microsoft Corporation for anticompetitive conduct and violation of the Sherman Act. The case details the Department of Justice’s allegations and the case presented to the court, as well as Microsoft’s position on the issues and line of defense. It describes the sequence of events starting with the trial court, the judge’s ruling and...Starting at €8.20