Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear: Deciding Whether to Join Partners Healthcare
Bundorf, Mary, K; Pathipati, ACase SGSB-P92-EEconomicsThis case follows John Fernandez, CEO of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, as he evaluates whether or not his organization should join Partners HealthCare, the state’s largest healthcare provider. Starting in the mid-2000s, there was a growing trend towards provider consolidation in health care. Many physician practices joined larger groups or hospitals, while independent hospitals integrated into larger health systems. The case explores the causes an...Starting at €8.20
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Gary Loveman and Harrah's Entertainment
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Victoria ChangCase SGSB-OB45-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 1998, 38-year-old Gary Loveman was perfectly content with his job as an untenured associate professor at the Harvard Business School (HBS). He was a popular teacher with standing room only classes in service management. He lived comfortably with his family in Massachusetts and had successful consulting engagements and executive education assignments with companies such as Harrah’s Entertainment. His prospects for his tenure review, coming up i...Starting at €8.20
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Waste Concern in Dhaka: Scaling a Model for Urban Waste Management
Callendar, Steven; Golden, Joseph; Kavanaugh, BlakeCase SGSB-P104-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn March 2006, Iftekhar Enayetullah and Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha, the cofounders of Waste Concern, a social enterprise based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and focused on developing innovative waste management solutions for cities in emerging Asia, faced their biggest challenge yet: scaling up their organization’s activities and impact. The previous fall, working with a Dutch recycling firm, Waste Concern had secured approval from the United Nations ...Starting at €8.20