Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Operation Warp Speed and the COVID-19 Vaccine
Schulman, Kevin; Thiagaraj, AbishekCase SGSB-SM345-EStrategyAs the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses and schools in 2020, global health authorities and governments kick-started the quest for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. This case study details Operation Warp Speed, the $18 billion public-private partnership initiated by the U.S. government to accelerate the research, development, manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine therapies. The case explores the history of public-private partn...Starting at €8.20
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The Teladoc and Livongo Merger
Schulman, Kevin; Surendra Jain, Adesh; Naude Bremer Du Plessis, PieterCase SGSB-SM349-EStrategyTeladoc and Livongo had ridden the tailwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic—and a merger between the two would offer a “one-stop-shop” for technology-driven care for patients with acute, chronic, and specialty care needs. The case study describes the regulatory history of telemedicine in the United States, and the licensing barriers that had inhibited virtual doctors’ visits—until the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic forced urgent changes to the ways doctors and...Starting at €8.20
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WalMart: Driving Innovation to Scale
Wilkinson, Amy; Nguyen HCase SGSB-OB109-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 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 Flees, a Bain & Company partner, to lead Walmart’s Corporate Strategy and drive innovation at scale. Flees led Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com for $3.3 billion and together with Jet founder Marc L...Starting at €8.20