Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Health Leads (A): Expansion Decisions for a Health Care Nonprofit
Sorensen J; Schifrin D; Hettrich KCase SGSB-SM192A-EStrategyThe (A) case presents a 2009 critical expansion decision for health care nonprofit Health Leads: whether to expand rapidly while it had momentum, strong advocates, very high demand for its services, and funder support for growth; or whether to postpone rapid expansion and continue working on its model and further prove the company’s value to hospitals and clinics. Founded by Rebecca Onie (2009 MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow), Health Leads addre...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla Motors- Evaluating a Growth Company
McNichols M; Casscells A; Foroughi JCase SGSB-A209-EAccounting and ControlAmid worldwide market and economic uncertainty, Tesla debuted its stock in June 2010 on the NASDAQ Stock Market (Ticker Symbol: TSLA). The stock price jumped over 40 percent in its first day of trading to close at $23.89 in an upsized deal that valued the company at $2 billion and raised over $226 million. It was the first initial public offering by an American automaker since Ford’s debut in 1956. While the primary market showed strong enthusias...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads (B): Enyering the "Proof Period"
Sorensen J; Schifrin D; Hettrich KCase SGSB-SM192B-EStrategy“Health Leads (B): Entering the ‘Proof Period’” presents the decisions the health care nonprofit made in 2009 - 2010 about its expansion options, and the success it had in raising millions of dollars in 2011-2012 to support that strategy. The (B) case picks up where “Health Leads (A): Expansion Decisions for a Health Care Nonprofit” left off in January 2009, with the organization entering a strategic planning process. During the 18-month process,...Starting at €5.74
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Xiamoni's Globalization Strategy and Challenges
Burgelman, R; Gang, Zhang, Yanting, Fuo; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM262-EStrategyXiaomi, the Chinese smartphone company founded in 2010, had quickly become an industry leader in the Chinese market. By 2016 it had started to expand internationally, and this case lays out the company’s globalization strategies and challenges moving forward. Hugo Barra, a top Android executive, had left Google a few years earlier to lead Xiaomi’s international growth. Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, Lei Jun, said the company’s ultimate goal was “makin...Starting at €8.20