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Cypress Semiconductor: A Federation of Entrepreneurs
O'Reilly, CCase SGSB-OB84-EInnovation and ChangeIn 2011, Cypress Semiconductor was doing well. Their 2010 revenues had grown 32 percent to $884 million, and coupled with diligent cost reduction efforts, their profits before taxes were up nearly 23 percent. In the preceding two years Cypress had eliminated its debt and built up a large cash position. But the semiconductor business was a brutal one demanding both continual cost reductions and innovation. Cypress was a comparatively small playe...Starting at €8.20
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Two Interpersonal Challenges
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH12-EThis case uses two important examples based at the Stanford Hospital. In the first, Joe Kelly is diagnosed with fast-growing lung cancer and must quickly go through a series of chemotherapy. Joe’s path includes discussions with his wife, son, and doctor about his prognosis and treatment. While Joe believes he is cured after the first round of chemotherapy, the doctor must communicate that the chance of relapse is high. In the second example, Ti...Starting at €8.20
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A Brief Note on Difficult Discussions Between Doctors and Patients
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH11-EA Brief Note on Difficult Discussions Between Doctors and Patients provides students with a framework to help them think about how to have such discussions. The framework has three parts: 1.Starting at €8.20
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Emergency Room Vignettes
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH8-EThis case explores three tragic situations that lent themselves to organ donation. In each situation, doctors across the Midwest must work to save borderline deaths while communicating the tragic results to family. The first case deals with an accidental drowning of a toddler in the home pool. The second is a drunk-driving case of an eighteen-year-old resulting in a car crash and lost lives of a couple. Third, a young boy commits suicide by ha...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Curley's Perfect Storm
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH10-EDr. Curley is an obstetrician that deals with a very difficult birth of the new Santorini child. The Santorinis have been through a stillbirth, and upon getting pregnant again, extreme cautions are taken to ensure the safety and health of their new child. This case takes the reader through the difficult decisions that must be made by the doctor and family as “a perfect storm” of birthing complications ensues. The Santorini’s son is born with dow...Starting at €8.20
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Andy Smith's Struggles
Grousbeck, H. I.; Prober, C. G; Tauber, AlexanderCase SGSB-ETH7-EThis case is about the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at a relatively young age, at a time when the patients are forced to juggle jobs, family, and dementia. The case is based on the article When Alzheimer’s Hits at 40 from the Wall Street Journal (November 14, 2008). While most people who get Alzheimer's are over 65, Andy Smith, the protagonist in the case, is one of about 500,000 Americans living with Alzheimer's or other dementias at an atypically...Starting at €8.20
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DaVita: A Community First, A Company Secong
O'Reilly, C; Pfeffer, J; Hoyt, D; Drabkin, DCase SGSB-OB89-EInnovation and ChangeThis case describes the challenges facing CEO Kent Thiry and DaVita as they being thinking about how to integrate a recent acquisition, Health Care Partners (HCP). DaVita had been primarily a kidney dialysis company with a very strong culture built around teamwork, fun, continuous improvement, accountability, and service. The senior management saw DaVita as “a community first and a company second.” HCP was an integrated health care provider wi...Starting at €8.20
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DaVita: A Community First, A Company Secong (Portguese)
O'Reilly, C; Pfeffer, J; Hoyt, D; Drabkin, DCase SGSB-OB89-PPLeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the challenges facing CEO Kent Thiry and DaVita while thinking about how to integrate a recent acquisition, Health Care Partners (HCP). DaVita had been primarily a renal dialysis company with a very strong culture based on teamwork, fun, continuous improvement, responsibility and service. Senior management saw DaVita as "a community first and a company second." HCP was an integrated health care provider with a workforce substa...Starting at €8.20
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DaVita: A Community First, A Company Secong - Teaching Note
O'Reilly, C; Pfeffer, J; Hoyt, D; Drabkin, DTeaching Note SGSB-OB89TN-EInnovation and ChangeThis case describes the challenges facing CEO Kent Thiry and DaVita as they being thinking about how to integrate a recent acquisition, Health Care Partners (HCP). DaVita had been primarily a kidney dialysis company with a very strong culture built around teamwork, fun, continuous improvement, accountability, and service. The senior management saw DaVita as “a community first and a company second.” HCP was an integrated health care provider wi...Starting at €0.00