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Crisis Management (E): North American Sporting League Visits Mexico City
Foster, GeorgeCase SGSB-SPM40E-ELeadership and People ManagementA major sports league has decided to run its season opening game in Mexico City. When the teams arrive in the country four days before the event, two of Team A’s star players are kidnapped. The (A) case provides relevant background information about the league, the team, the players, and the planned activities surrounding the season opening game. It also describes what is initially known about the crisis situation. In cases (B) through (F), a...Starting at €5.74
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Growth: Making it Happen
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, George; Liedtka J. M.; Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Thurik, RoyDossier DOS-6-EAccounting and Control, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementNo matter the season, harvesting value is possible. Prepare the ground, sow creativity and reap the rewards.Starting at €15.00
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Prepárese para volver a crecer
Dávila Parra, Antonio; Foster, George; Liedtka J. M.; Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Sosna, Marc; Thurik, RoyDossier DOS-6Accounting and Control, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementNo importa el momento. Crecer siempre es posible. Abone el terreno, siembre creatividad y recogerá los frutos.Starting at €15.00
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Corning: 156 Years of Innovation
Bowen, H. Kent; Purrington, CourtneyCase HBS-608108-EService and Operations ManagementThe executive team at Corning has committed to double the rate of new business creation per decade, while at the same time growing the company's current businesses, including glass substrates for LCD displays. Their strategy, built on more than 150 years of successful innovation, is to invent "keystone components" which uniquely enable other companies' products and earn high margins from its proprietary technology. As part of the company's missio...Starting at €8.20
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Privateer Holdings: Navigating a Rocketing, But Comples, Cannabis Marketplace
Foster, George; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-E-646-EEntrepreneurshipPrivateer Holdings was a Seattle-based private equity firm that was “shaping the future of the legal cannabis industry.” In late 2017, Privateer held an expanding portfolio of global brands intended to “lead, legitimize, and define the future of cannabis” and was preparing to announce the closure of a Series C round that had raised more than $100 million. It was an opportune moment for its founding triumvirate to contemplate the future direct...Starting at €8.20
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Clinova: Diagnose and Decide
Foster, George; Conn, JeffreyCase SGSB-E699-EEntrepreneurshipThis case provides an overview of the founding and scaling story of British health and wellness company Clinova. The case outlines the fledgling company’s early marketing successes signing up-and-coming athletes and sports franchises, as well as the difficult capital allocation, strategic and structural decisions Clinova’s founders Arsalan Karim and Charles Ebubedike must make between scaling their consumer product lines or building their illness...Starting at €8.20
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STRIVR Labs
Foster, George; Rissick, RyanCase SGSB-E590-EEntrepreneurshipNear the end of 2014, Derek Belch decided to turn his master’s thesis into a virtual reality athletic training company called STRIVR Labs [Sports Training in Virtual Reality]. Born out of Stanford University’s famed Virtual Human Interaction Lab, STRIVR garnered immediate interest from a wide array of organizations. Having played and coached football at Stanford University, Belch had connections within several professional and collegiate footba...Starting at €8.20
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Tough Mudder: Scaling Dynamics After Early Traction
Foster, George; Kissick, RyanCase SGSB-E638-EEntrepreneurshipEstablished in 2010, the endurance event start-up Tough Mudder experienced rapid international expansion in the years following the company’s inception. By 2013, the company had developed a cult-like following and an extremely powerful brand. However, near the end of 2013, Tough Mudder’s growth began to slow. Eager to turn the tide, founder Will Dean wondered what steps he could take to reinvigorate the company. “Tough Mudder: Scaling Dynamic...Starting at €8.20
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MedAvante: Navigating Resistance to Innovation
Foster, George; Golden, JosephCase SGSB-E676-EEntrepreneurshipMedAvante, a provider of clinical trial services and technology solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, struggled to find product/market fit for many years, because its innovative service offering met fierce resistance from other stakeholders in the ecosystem. A strategic pivot to work with the ecosystem, not against it, saved the company and brought its co-founders to the brink of a successful exit. This case explores the difficulties of bri...Starting at €8.20
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New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)
Bowen, H. Kent; Huckman, Robert S.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-613006-EService and Operations ManagementConsiders whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok-a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy-focusing on fit and performance by offering long-lived shoes in a wide variety of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products-and discuss...Starting at €8.20