Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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JetBlue Technology Ventures: Bringing External Innovation In House
Burgelman, Robert; Golden, Joseph N.; Sridharan, AmitCase SGSB-E660-EEntrepreneurshipSince its founding in the late 1990s, JetBlue Airways has been known as an innovator in the U.S. airline industry. This case explores how in the mid- to late-2010s, JetBlue sought to drive further innovation by setting up a corporate venture capital arm. Led by Bonny Simi, a long-time JetBlue executive, commercial airline pilot, former U.S. Olympian, and Stanford alumna, JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV) seeks to bring external innovation in ho...Starting at €8.20
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The WNBA-WNBPA 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations: Betting Big on Women
Foster, George; Melvin, Sheila; Garrido; Kristine RoseCase SGSB-SPM62-EDecision AnalysisOn November 1, 2018, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) informed the league that it had decided to opt out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that had been signed in 2014 and was scheduled to run through 2021. The opt-out, which was not unexpected, triggered a period of negotiation that was described by WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike as “incredibly complex.” This case takes students inside this complicated neg...Starting at €8.20
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An Overview of Corporate Venture Capital
Burgelman, Robert; Golden, Joseph N.; Sridharan, AmitCase SGSB-E692-EEntrepreneurshipThis note examines the corporate venture capital (CVC) industry, which has played an increasingly large role in the global innovation ecosystem, especially in Silicon Valley, over the last decade. The contents of the note include: a history of CVC beginning in the early 1960s; a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the industry in the late 2010s; a summary of the primary reasons why large corporations establish CVC arms; a framework for ba...Starting at €8.20