Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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The WNBA-WNBPA 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations: Betting Big on Women
Foster, George; Melvin, Sheila; Garrido; Kristine RoseCase SGSB-SPM62-EDecision AnalysisOn November 1, 2018, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) informed the league that it had decided to opt out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that had been signed in 2014 and was scheduled to run through 2021. The opt-out, which was not unexpected, triggered a period of negotiation that was described by WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike as “incredibly complex.” This case takes students inside this complicated neg...Starting at €8.20
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Evolving Competitive Dynamics of the Global Mobile Telecommunications Industry in 2012 and Beyond
Burgelman R; Nguyen C; Hoyt DCase SGSB-SM211-EStrategyThis note describes the mobile telecommunications industry in 2012, and how the various participants were positioned for the future. This was a period of rapid change, as some competitors were rapidly growing, while others were undergoing equally rapid descent. The note focuses on ecosystems that evolved around competing operating systems and microprocessors, and highlights developments in each industry layer—software, hardware, handsets, and n...Starting at €8.20
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Wild Earth: Plant-Based Food in a Meat Obsessed Industry
Foster, George; Hornblower, Jocelyn HCase SGSB-E745-EEntrepreneurshipThis case details the story of two of Wild Earth’s cofounders on their three year journey since starting the plant-based dog food company in Berkeley, CA. It highlights several ups and downs relating to product creation, fundraising, and pricing and distribution issues. The case focuses on several critical decision points the founders faced, and ends with an open ended question regarding the need for a subsequent financing and what path forward...Starting at €8.20