Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Smith & Company: The Bob Martin Vignettes
Ellis, J; Han, A; Taweel, KCase SGSB-E443-EEntrepreneurshipIt was Smith & Company Worldwide Managing Director Bob Martin’s habit while traveling to rise at 5 am and make his way over to a treadmill at the hotel gym, where he would mentally prepare for the day ahead. Today was no different. As the machine at the J.W. Marriott in Hong Kong whirred up to a brisk 10 mph, Martin considered ways to handle two live management issues: a top performing partner who had reduced staff to tears, and a sponsored consu...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