Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Rick Welts: NBA and Club Leadership Roles Provide Platform for Broader Societal Change
Foster, George; van der Wal, Cor; Gutierrez, Gerzain; Naidu, ZachCase SGSB-L38-ELeadership and People ManagementRick Welts has been one of the most successful and lauded business executives in professional sports. He made remarkable contributions to the NBA league office, and was president of three NBA teams which won seven championships during his tenure. He was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in 2018, a rare distinction for a business-side executive who was not an owner or commissioner. In 2011, he became the first openly gay high-level sports exe...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Recognition at Groupon and Uber Technologies
Gipper, Brandon; Foroughi, JaclynCase SGSB-A236-EAccounting and ControlGroupon, a daily deals platform and Uber Technologies, a ride-hailing and delivery platform, faced a common issue related to a new revenue recognition standard (and later amendments) adopted by most public companies in 2018. The amendments were designed to help companies determine whether the nature of their obligation to customers was to provide the specified goods or services to the customer directly (acting as “principal” and reporting revenue...Starting at €8.20