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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Nike: Sustainability and Labor Practices 1998-2013
Carroll G; Brady D; Schifrin DCase SGSB-IB106-EService and Operations ManagementThe case discusses Nike’s sustainability and labor practices from 1998 to 2013, focusing on the successful steps Nike took up and down the supply chain and in its headquarters to make its products and processes more environmentally friendly, and the challenges and complexities it was still facing in its efforts to improve labor conditions. Nike’s labor practices were the subject of high profile public protests in the 1990s, and CEO Mark Parker sa...Starting at €8.20
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Daiso of Japan: The Dollar Store
Whang, J; Yamamoto, KCase SGSB-GS90-EService and Operations ManagementDaiso Industries Co., Ltd. was the largest 100-yen (or one dollar) shop operator in Japan, with nearly 2,900 stores in Japan and 1,400 stores in 26 other countries. The privately owned company featured nearly 50,000 products, ranging from office supplies to cosmetics and seasonal holiday decorations—most items (98 percent) were priced at 100 yen, with some exceptions. Some 99 percent of Daiso’s products were privately branded, but only a small ...Starting at €8.20