Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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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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Bumble
Weaver, Graham; Feldhausen, Erika; Mansfield, ImogenCase SGSB-E733-EEntrepreneurshipThis case details the various challenges that Whitney Wolfe Herd faced in starting and scaling Bumble. The case explores critical decisions that Wolfe Herd had to make, including which investors to raise money from, how to pitch her ‘women message first’ dating app to the group of male engineers who could build it, and how to make leadership and reporting line changes as the company scaled.Starting at €8.20
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Guild
Weaver, Graham; Mirabile, DominicCase SGSB-E767-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows the formation and growth of Guild, a company founded on the mission to unlock opportunity for America’s workforce through education and upskilling for working employees. By connecting employees to educational programs through its three-sided marketplace, Guild increased access to learning opportunities for employees, improved retention and employee satisfaction for companies, and drove higher numbers of learners for universitie...Starting at €8.20
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ExecOnline
Weaver, Graham; Strabo, JackCase SGSB-E765-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows the formation and early growth of ExecOnline, a provider of leadership development solutions through partnerships with top business schools. Founder Stephen Bailey navigates initial sales and partnerships, key personnel decisions, and fundraising dilemmas as he seeks to improve diversity among corporate leaders using the ExecOnline platform.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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Kiana Nelson
Weaver, Graham; Strabo, JackCase SGSB-E757-EEntrepreneurshipThis case details the challenges Kiana Nelson faced at Central Valley Towing, a fictional towing company Nelson acquired. In the case, Nelson must decide whether to overrule a direct report’s decision regarding firing an employee, determine what to do about a talented but abrasive employee, and respond to a top performer who wants a promotion and another top performer who has decided to leave the company.Starting at €8.20