Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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International Political Strategy and the Climate Crisis: The CAFE Clash
Jha, Saumitra; Jha, VyomaCase SGSB-P101-ECorporate GovernanceThis case presents the challenges facing BMW and Toyota in choosing how to address the divergence between the Trump administration and the State of California’s standards over U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The case provides relevant information about the two firms and recent developments in the auto industry. The case leads the students to consider the political causes for the higher international pressure on automakers t...Starting at €8.20
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GuideStar: Data as a Tool for Nonprofit Transformation
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI130-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeIn 1994, Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt, GuideStar’s founder, launched an organization with a staff of five. The organization, then known as Philanthropic Research, was formed with the simple goal of making basic information on nonprofits easily available to donors. At the time, virtually the only way a donor could gain access to information about a nonprofit was to solicit the organization directly or to hire someone to conduct research, and nonprofits ...Starting at €8.20
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Scaling ALLVP in Latin America
Ciesinski, Steve; Rosen, Howie; Feldhausen, ErikaCase SGSB-E712-EEntrepreneurshipThis case describes the development of ALLVP, a Mexico-based venture capital firm, from founding to Fund III. It discusses how Federico Antoni and Fernando Lelo de Larrea, ALLVP’s founders, positioned the firm to address unmet funding needs in Mexico’s nascent entrepreneurial market. The case also examines venture capital more broadly throughout Latin America, including the dominance of VC in Brazil, international investment, and structural barri...Starting at €8.20
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Teaching Note: International Political Strategy and the Climate Crisis: The CAFE Clash
Jha, Saumitra; Jha, VyomaTeaching Note SGSB-P101TN-ECorporate GovernanceThis case presents the challenges facing BMW and Toyota in choosing how to address the divergence between the Trump administration and the State of California’s standards over U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The case provides relevant information about the two firms and recent developments in the auto industry. The case leads the students to consider the political causes for the higher international pressure on automakers t...Starting at €0.00
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The Rockefeller Foundation: Innovation in Social Finance
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI142-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhen Judith Rodin became president of The Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, she identified a pressing need to re-organize the foundation to meet the challenges in an increasingly complex world. Rodin also recognized that for philanthropy to make meaningful progress in solving the world’s biggest problems, it could not act alone. Innovation at Rockefeller: Innovation at Rockefeller dates back to its earliest years, when the foundation funded innova...Starting at €8.20
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The Rockefeller Foundation: Innovation in Social Finance - Teaching note
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, STeaching Note SGSB-SI142TN-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhen Judith Rodin became president of The Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, she identified a pressing need to re-organize the foundation to meet the challenges in an increasingly complex world. Rodin also recognized that for philanthropy to make meaningful progress in solving the world’s biggest problems, it could not act alone. Innovation at Rockefeller: Innovation at Rockefeller dates back to its earliest years, when the foundation funded innova...Starting at €0.00
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Note on Creating a Viable Venture - A Global Perspective
Ciesinski, Steve; Rosen, HowieCase SGSB-E651 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipThe case chronicles the challenges of a consulting team charged with developing and executing a negotiation strategy designed to help a large retailer cut costs by renegotiating their contract with their largest supplier. The disguised case begins by describing the market conditions that led BizCo, a publicly traded office supply retailer, to invite DMB, a top consulting company, to help them restore their price competitiveness. It then describe...Starting at €8.20
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: Technology Enables Social Impact
Arrillaga-Andreessen, L; Murray, SCase SGSB-SI127-EInnovation and ChangeEstablished in 1999, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation aims to transform the lives of children living in urban poverty through better health, education, and family economic stability. Initially focusing on Central Texas, the foundation rapidly expanded across the United States and globally in India and South Africa. By 2015, the foundation had committed more than $1.1 billion, with annual grant making in the $100 million range, with nearly 40...Starting at €8.20