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Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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In the Line of Fire
Grousbeck, I. H; Prober, C. G.; Tauber, Alexander; Zambricki, Elizabeth A.Case SGSB-ETH9-EDystonia is a disease that most of the Marvis family suffered from. Not only this, but mother Stephanie Marvis also was a single mother working hard to finance her four person family. Stephanie and her son David especially had symptoms of dystonia, which forced Stephanie to frequently take her son to the hospital. After much research, Stephanie found the Stanford Hospital’s Dr. Fields, who helped implant a device that would halt some of the dys...Starting at €8.20
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Helping to Ease the Pain and Suffering
Grousbeck, I. H; Prober, C. G.; Tauber, Alexander; Zambricki, Elizabeth A.Case SGSB-ETH6-EThis case is centered on Stanford University’s Palliative Care program and covers difficult conversations physicians must have with patients and their families. Situations include dealing with the angry family of a terminally ill patient, and how to legally and ethically respond to a patient’s request for assisted suicide.Starting at €8.20
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Magnolia Community Initiative: A Network Approach to Population-Level Change
Paul Brest, Debra SchifrinCase SGSB-SM226-EStrategyThis 2014 case describes how the Los Angeles-based Magnolia Community Initiative (MCI) – a network of 70 government, nonprofit and for-profit organizations from multiple sectors – is trying to create population-level change for 110,000 people in a neighborhood plagued by poverty and low education levels. The case discusses the challenges for such a network and raises questions about 1) how to measure progress and outcomes and 2) what factors cont...Starting at €8.20