Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (A): Disruptive Innovation in Major League Baseball
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KCase SGSB-SPM53A-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €8.20
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Illuminate Ventures: Rising a Venture Fund
Bernstein, S; Korteweg, A; Rosenthal, SCase SGSB-E473-EEntrepreneurshipIt was the spring of 2010 and Cindy Padnos had just been named to Fast Company’s list of “The Most Influential Women in Technology in 2010.” Cindy had worked in the venture capital (VC) space for over a decade, launching her own firm, Illuminate Ventures, in 2009 with a focus on early-stage companies in the enterprise cloud computing space. Cindy’s portfolio of personal investments was performing well, and if she could perform as well for Illum...Starting at €8.20
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OpenGov: Bringing the Cloud to Government
Wilkinson, AmyCase SGSB-E667-EEntrepreneurshipThe OpenGov: Bringing the Cloud to Government case presents the example of OpenGov founder and CEO Zachary Bookman, who creates and scales a high growth venture to serve government. Bookman demonstrates the mindset and skill set required of entrepreneurial leaders able to drive change across legacy institutions. The case unfolds as Bookman exhibits six skills that propel OpenGov to success. It starts with Bookman’s ability to “Find the Gap” and...Starting at €8.20
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Google's Global Business Organization: Managing Innovation at Scale
Wilkinson, Amy; Hubbard, NickCase SGSB-OB102-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the management style of Philipp Schindler, Google’s Chief Business Officer, and the programs and organizational structures he implemented to promote innovation within Google’s business organization.Starting at €8.20
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HearstLab in 2019:Igniting Innovation and Empowering Women
Wilkinson, Amy; Kavanaugh BlakeCase SGSB-E691-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2019, Eve Burton, Chairwoman of HearstLab and Chief Legal Officer at Hearst Corporation, knew that HearstLab was at a key inflection point for growth-with opportunities to take on additional capital and expand internationally. HearstLab is an incubator focused on early-stage, women-led start-ups innovating across media, business information, and technology, HearstLab provided capital, office space in New York City’s Hearst Tower, and access t...Starting at €8.20
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (B): Advanced Metrics Beyond Baseball
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KCase SGSB-SPM53B-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €5.74
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Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics (B): Advanced Metrics Beyond Baseball - Teaching Note
Foster, G; O'Reilly, N,, Lippert, R,, Shimizu, C,, Udseth, KTeaching Note SGSB-SPM53TN-ECorporate Governance, StrategyBilly Beane and the Oakland A’s have ‘changed the game’ in terms of talent identification, analytics, and player investment in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cases A and B are designed to provide and inspire learning on these topics by recounting Billy Beane’s success as the Oakland A’s General Manager over the past 16 seasons (1998 to 2013). The case, through analysis of performance and financial data over this time period, establishes Beane as ...Starting at €0.00
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WalMart: Driving Innovation to Scale
Wilkinson, Amy; Nguyen HCase SGSB-OB109-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2014, Walmart was at an inflection point. The world’s largest company wasn’t sure how to evolve and innovate to win over the next 30 years. In a leadership change that year, Doug McMillon rose to become Walmart’s new CEO. Soon after, he hired Lori Flees, a Bain & Company partner, to lead Walmart’s Corporate Strategy and drive innovation at scale. Flees led Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com for $3.3 billion and together with Jet founder Marc L...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Global Innovation at EY - Jeff Wong
Wilkinson, Amy; Robinson, PatrickCase SGSB-E810-EEntrepreneurshipAt EY, Jeff Wong served as chief innovation officer beginning in 2015. In this role, he was responsible for driving innovation and inoculating EY against potential threats to its $45 billion revenue global business. Wong’s role advanced and grew with his success in launching initiatives for EY around artificial intelligence, blockchain, Web3, and automation among others. Through it all, Wong built the Global Innovation team at EY from a $5 millio...Starting at €8.20