Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Netflix and the State of Streaming Video in 2011
Feinberg, Yossi; Johnson, ChristyCase SGSB-SM267-EStrategyIn 2010, only 16 percent of Americans were streaming movies and television shows online. By the end of 2011 that number would almost double, and the entertainment industry began barreling towards a digital future. This case follows Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO through the year 2011 as they launched and improved their streaming video capabilities. Though Netflix had historically been the most popular player in the streaming video market, Hulu, A...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor
Carroll, G; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-SM223-EStrategyIn 2009, Caterpillar shipped its first D7E tractor, an “electric drive” machine in which electric motors moved the tracks and blade, using electricity from a generator powered by a diesel engine. In an industry where new products provided performance gains of just a few percent, the D7E moved 10 percent more material per hour, using 10-30 percent less fuel that its predecessor. It was also easier to operate, had 40 percent fewer moving parts, a...Starting at €8.20
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The Rise of JTBC
Barnett, William P.; Rhee, Mooweon; Shin, DongyoubCase SGSB-SM317-EStrategyJTBC, which began operations in 2011, provided press coverage, drama shows, and entertainment programs. Within a relatively brief period, the company had gained the position of Korea’s most trusted press outlet, and played a pivotal role in reporting key information related to the controversial case of President Park Geun-hye and her advisor - information that ultimately led to the president’s impeachment in March 2017. The case study details the...Starting at €8.20
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POSCO: Corporate Citizenship
Rhee, Mooweon; Kim, Jae-Gu; Barnett, William P.Case SGSB-SM352-EStrategySouth Korean steelmaking giant POSCO in 2021 had become a global company with businesses in 52 countries. In 2018, POSCO’s new chairman and CEO had inaugurated a broader business philosophy, espousing “Corporate Citizenship” practices as a way for the company to give back to society, beyond the production of steel or creation of jobs. This philosophy included new principles, innovative R&D, action plans, and internal and external cooperation to ...Starting at €8.20
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PMC-Sierra: Riding the Waves of Disruption (A)
Feinberg, Yossi; Schifrin, Debra; Dicker, DerekCase SGSB-SM272A-EStrategyThis case details how semiconductor company PMC-Sierra implemented different corporate entrepreneurship strategies to take advantage of two major industry disruptions: 1) the transition from hard disk drives to solid state drives; and 2) the rise of cloud computing. The core business of PMC-Sierra’s enterprise storage business was developing products called controllers that interfaced directly with hard disk drives. The company sold these control...Starting at €8.20
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Intrapreneurship @ Nokia Software: Instilling Culture Change
Feinberg, Yossi; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-SM320A-EStrategyIntrapreneurship @ Nokia Software, or I@NS, was a program created in 2017 to give Nokia Software’s 10,000 employees the opportunity to submit ideas for products, services, or solutions that delivered new capabilities, solved tough challenges faced by customers, or opened new markets. I@NS was intended to mimic the experience of founding a start-up, getting it funded, building a product, and taking it to market, with all the potential risk and ...Starting at €8.20
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The Competitive Advantage of Netflix
Feinberg, Yossi; Johnson, ChristyCase SGSB-SM268-EStrategyIn 1997 Reed Hastings founded Netflix on the heels of a $750 million exit of his first venture—a software company. The premise was simple: Hastings believed that he could leverage the high-performance culture and data-drivenness embodied by tech companies to succeed in the DVD-rental-by mail business. Within a decade Netflix was bringing in more than a $1 billion in revenue a year and revered as one of the most innovative companies in Silicon Va...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation at Volkswagen: The Story of Digital:Lab
Feinberg, Yossi; Orleans, Amadeus; Scott, MitchelCase SGSB-E680-EDecision AnalysisThe case follows the design and creation of a software innovation lab at Volkswagen. Particular issues explored include the role and structure of internal innovation groups, establishing culture and defining business models for innovation, and developing strategy for innovation in an established enterprise environment.Starting at €8.20
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PMC-Sierra: Riding the Waves of Disruption (B)
Feinberg, Yossi; Schifrin, Debra; Dicker, DerekCase SGSB-SM272B-EStrategyThis case details how semiconductor company PMC-Sierra implemented different corporate entrepreneurship strategies to take advantage of two major industry disruptions: 1) the transition from hard disk drives to solid state drives; and 2) the rise of cloud computing. The core business of PMC-Sierra’s enterprise storage business was developing products called controllers that interfaced directly with hard disk drives. The company sold these control...Starting at €5.74
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Intrapreneurship @ Nokia Software (B): Lessons Learned, Feedback Given
Feinberg, Yossi; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-SM320B-EStrategyIntrapreneurship @ Nokia Software, or I@NS, was a program created in 2017 to give Nokia Software’s 10,000 employees the opportunity to submit ideas for products, services, or solutions that delivered new capabilities, solved tough challenges faced by customers, or opened new markets. I@NS was intended to mimic the experience of founding a start-up, getting it funded, building a product, and taking it to market, with all the potential risk and ...Starting at €5.74