Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Peixe Urbano (B): From Founder to Turnaround CEO
Rao, H; , Yin, LiCase SGSB-E494B-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Julio Vasconcellos (MBA 2007) as he launches Peixe Urbano, a daily deals company in Brazil. Daily deals are coupons that offer savings at local merchants and are sold en masse to consumers by companies such as Peixe Urbano, Groupon, and Living Social. Vasconcellos and his team experience tremendous success with the model in Brazil, but are soon pressured to expand to neighboring countries as a result of the arrival of competit...Starting at €5.74
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Southwest Airlines (A) (Spanish)
O'Reilly, Charles; Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-HR1AESStrategyEn 1994, United Airlines y Continental Airlines lanzaron sus propias compañías aéreas de bajo coste para competir con Southwest Airlines. De 1991 a 1993, Southwest había aumentado su cuota de mercado del 26% al 45% en el importante mercado de la costa oeste de Estados Unidos. El caso estudia cómo Southwest creó una ventaja competitiva sostenible y hace hincapié en el papel de los recursos humanos como palanca para implementar la estrategia. Plant...Starting at €8.20
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Recursos Humanos en AES Corporation: el Caso del Departamento Ausente
Dee, T. D.; Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-HR3ESLeadership and People ManagementAES desarrolla y opera plantas de energía eléctrica en todo el mundo y, a fines de 1996, tiene aproximadamente 20,000 empleados. Pero, la corporación no tiene personal de recursos humanos, ya sea en la sede corporativa en Arlington, VA, o en cualquiera de sus instalaciones operativas. Además, la compañía tiene muy poco personal centralizado, poca o ninguna planificación estratégica, ningún departamento ambiental y casi ningún personal legal. La p...Starting at €8.20
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Amir Dan Rubin: Success from the Beginning (Spanish version)
Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-OB90 Spanish VersionLeadership and People ManagementIn November of 2010, the board of Stanford Hospital and Clinics announced that Amir Dan Rubin, at the time chief operating officer of the UCLA Hospital System, would become the next CEO at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Although by 2010 Stanford hospital had largely recovered from a failed merger with the hospital of the University of California, San Francisco, and was financially stable, Rubin would lead an organization that still faced signifi...Starting at €8.20
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Lucinda Stewart: Attracting Allies and Mentors
Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-OB107-ELeadership and People ManagementFor most of her career, Lucinda Stewart was a woman working in contexts-investment banking private equity, venture capital-largely dominated by men. Nonetheless, Stewart had been able, virtually from the beginning of her career, to obtain allies and mentors and, as a consequence, accelerate her career progress (e.g., she was a VC partner in her late 20s). The case describes Stewart’s life, upbringing, and career trajectory, with a focus on the ...Starting at €8.20
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Peixe Urbano (A): The Ride Up the Roller Coaster
Rao, H; , Yin, LiCase SGSB-E494A-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Julio Vasconcellos (MBA 2007) as he launches Peixe Urbano, a daily deals company in Brazil. Daily deals are coupons that offer savings at local merchants and are sold en masse to consumers by companies such as Peixe Urbano, Groupon, and Living Social. Vasconcellos and his team experience tremendous success with the model in Brazil, but are soon pressured to expand to neighboring countries as a result of the arrival of competit...Starting at €8.20
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Peixe Urbano (B): From Founder to Turnaround CEO - Teaching Note
Rao, H; , Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E494TN-EEntrepreneurshipThis case follows Julio Vasconcellos (MBA 2007) as he launches Peixe Urbano, a daily deals company in Brazil. Daily deals are coupons that offer savings at local merchants and are sold en masse to consumers by companies such as Peixe Urbano, Groupon, and Living Social. Vasconcellos and his team experience tremendous success with the model in Brazil, but are soon pressured to expand to neighboring countries as a result of the arrival of competit...Starting at €0.00
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Southwest Airlines (A)
O'Reilly, Charles; Pfeffer, JeffreyCase SGSB-HR1A-EStrategyIn 1994, both United Airlines and Continental Airlines launched low-cost airlines-within-an-airline to compete with Southwest Airlines. From 1991 to 1993, Southwest had increased its market share of the critical West Coast market from 26% to 45%. Considers how Southwest had developed a sustainable competitive advantage and emphasizes the role of human resources as a lever for the successful implementation of strategy. Asks whether competitors can...Starting at €8.20
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The HBT Merger (China Roles Version)
Tiedens L; Melvin S; Levine Y; Cronkite J; Hoyt D; Sutherland SCase SGSB-L22CHN-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is a role-play case, intended for use in a leadership development course for MBA students. The case has four roles, two each for students playing U.S.- and China-based managers. There are two versions of the case, one for students playing the role of U.S.-based managers (L-22US), and one for students playing the role of China-based managers (L-22CHN). Each version has a set of common facts, plus a set of facts known only to that side. Th...Starting at €8.20
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The HBT Merger - Teaching note
Tiedens L; Melvin S; Levine Y; Cronkite J; Hoyt D; Sutherland STeaching Note SGSB-L22TN-ELeadership and People ManagementThis is a role-play case, intended for use in a leadership development course for MBA students. The case has four roles, two each for students playing U.S.- and China-based managers. There are two versions of the case, one for students playing the role of U.S.-based managers (L-22US), and one for students playing the role of China-based managers (L-22CHN). Each version has a set of common facts, plus a set of facts known only to that side. Th...Starting at €0.00