Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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New Enterprise Associated in India: The Agile International Venture Capital Firm
Ziebelman, P; Yatsko, PCase SGSB-E505-EEntrepreneurshipA swelling current account deficit, ballooning interest rates, and a plunging currency: These were just some of the worrisome trends in India that Krishna ‘Kittu’ Kolluri contemplated on his 20-hour return flight from Mumbai to Silicon Valley in September 2013. The U.S-based general partner co-leading India investments at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) reflected on how the American venture capital firm just 18 months earlier had set aside US$200...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Systems, Inc.: Collaborating on New Product Introduction - Teaching note
Lee H; Shao MTeaching Note SGSB-GS66TN-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2007, a global, cross-functional team at Cisco Systems, Inc. was seeking management approval to start manufacturing a new router, code-named Viking. The team faced a host of challenges in launching the low-cost but powerful router for telecommunications service providers. After overhauling the project to sharply increase the router’s planned speed and capacity, the company had just one year to launch the product, an unusually fast s...Starting at €0.00
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS67-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Systems: la adquisición de tecnología es la adquisición de personas
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS66ESService and Operations ManagementEn noviembre de 2007, un equipo global y multifuncional de Cisco Systems, Inc. buscaba la aprobación de la gerencia para comenzar a fabricar un nuevo enrutador, con el nombre en clave Viking. El equipo enfrentó una serie de desafíos al lanzar el enrutador de bajo costo pero potente para proveedores de servicios de telecomunicaciones. Después de revisar el proyecto para aumentar drásticamente la velocidad y capacidad planeadas del enrutador, la co...Starting at €8.20
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Willkommen to Europe: The Political Economy of Migration Policy in Germany
Scheve, K; , Gaikwad, NCase SGSB-P85-EEconomicsIn December 2015, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and the de facto leader of the EU, faced the challenge of formulating an effective policy response to Europe’s migration crisis. Merkel must decide whether Germany can continue to host large numbers of new refugees in 2016, keeping in mind that over a million had arrived in 2015. Merkel could continue Germany’s relatively open refugee policy, but would need to decide how many more refugees to...Starting at €8.20
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India: Liberalise in the Face of Crisis?
Scheve, K; , Gaikwad, NCase SGSB-P86-EEconomicsIn June 1991, India was in the midst of a currency and balance of payments crisis the likes the country had not seen since independence in 1947. The country’s foreign exchange reserves were barely enough to finance 13 days worth of imports. In the face of the crisis, India was forced to consider external help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was accompanied by market-oriented conditionalities. The prospect of IMF support was a do...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco Systems, Inc.: Collaborating on New Product Introduction
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS66-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2007, a global, cross-functional team at Cisco Systems, Inc. was seeking management approval to start manufacturing a new router, code-named Viking. The team faced a host of challenges in launching the low-cost but powerful router for telecommunications service providers. After overhauling the project to sharply increase the router’s planned speed and capacity, the company had just one year to launch the product, an unusually fast s...Starting at €8.20
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling - Teaching note
Lee H; Shao MTeaching Note SGSB-GS67TN-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €0.00
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To Grexit or Not? Politic and Greece's Sovereign Debt
Scheve, K; , Gaikwad, N; , Weinreb, JCase SGSB-P88-EEconomicsIn November 2012, the Greek economy was on the precipice of collapse. Antonis Samaras, Greece’s newly elected Prime Minister, faced a difficult decision regarding the harsh terms of austerity proposed by the European Commission, European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, in exchange for external support in the form of a financial bailout. If accepted, the bailout would prevent the country from defaulting on its sovereign debts, b...Starting at €8.20