Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Axel Springer en 2016: de la transformación a la aceleración
Burgelman, Robert A.; Siegel, Robert E.; Kissick, RyanCase SGSB-E610Decision AnalysisAs of 2016, Mathias Döpfner, chief executive officer (CEO) of Axel Springer SE, had successfully transitioned the German publishing house through a major digital transformation in the world of journalism. Given the massive disruption that had occurred over the previous two decades with how people consumed news, this was no small feat. During this time, many newspapers, magazines, and journals failed to keep up with the rapidly changing industry...Starting at €8.20
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Amir Dan Rubin: Success from the Beginning
Pfeffer, JCase SGSB-OB90-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn November of 2010, the board of Stanford Hospital and Clinics announced that Amir Dan Rubin, at the time chief operating officer of the UCLA Hospital System, would become the next CEO at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Although by 2010 Stanford hospital had largely recovered from a failed merger with the hospital of the University of California, San Francisco, and was financially stable, Rubin would lead an organization that still faced signifi...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric in 2017: Naming and Claiming the Industrial Internet
Siegel, Robert E.; Lehman, CameronCase SGSB-SM288-EStrategyFrom 2010 to 2017, General Electric pivoted from an industrial behemoth to a data-driven tech company by incorporating big data analytics across all of their subsidiaries. As the world’s first “digital industrial” company, it named and the Industrial Internet - the “internet of things” for manufacturing - and is poised to win big in the future, as the current CEO, Jeff Immelt, hands over the reins to his predecessor, John Flannery.Starting at €8.20
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BloomThat: Navigating the Ups and Downs of a Silicon Valley Start-up
Bernstein, Shai; Siegel, Robert E.; Golden, Joseph N.Case SGSB-E685-EEntrepreneurshipDavid Bladow and Matthew Schwab, close friends and former college roommates, left their jobs and moved to San Francisco to start a new venture together. After exploring the gifting industry, they ultimately focused on floral delivery. They launched BloomThat, an on-demand service that made sending flowers as easy as sending a text message and gained initial traction over Valentine’s Day in 2013. On the back of this success, the team was accep...Starting at €8.20
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Women's Careers and Power: Whay You Need to Know
Pfeffer, JCase SGSB-OB86-EInnovation and ChangeReviews the literature on women’s careers, career disadvantages and their sources, and women’s reactions to power, negotiations including salary negotiations and competition. The note is intended to be used as background for a discussion of the obstacles confronting women in the workplace, some sources of those obstacles, and what women might consider doing differently to surmount the career challenges they confront.Starting at €8.20