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Silicon Valley Bank: The On-Call Associated Program
Soule, S; Drabkin, DCase SGSB-OB88-EInnovation and ChangeMelissa Stepanis, deal team leader for Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) New York tech lending group, had been on maternity leave. When she met with her manager to discuss her anticipated return to work, she was not ready to come back. Not wanting to make commitments that she might not be able to keep, she quit. For Chris Edmonds-Waters, SVB’s head of human resources, Stepanis’s somewhat unexpected departure was concerning. She was the latest exampl...Starting at €8.20
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GuideStar
Meehan, W; Drabkin, DCase SGSB-SI121-EInnovation and ChangeWhen Jacob Harold became head of the Hewlett Foundation’s Philanthropy Program, he began to see GuideStar as much more than just a website. GuideStar was the result of founder Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt’s vision of bringing transparency and accountability to the world of nonprofits. At its core, the organization compiled information that U.S. nonprofits submitted on their IRS filings into an easy to use database. It supplemented that information wi...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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GuideStar - Teaching Note
Meehan, W; Drabkin, DTeaching Note SGSB-SI121TN-EInnovation and ChangeWhen Jacob Harold became head of the Hewlett Foundation’s Philanthropy Program, he began to see GuideStar as much more than just a website. GuideStar was the result of founder Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt’s vision of bringing transparency and accountability to the world of nonprofits. At its core, the organization compiled information that U.S. nonprofits submitted on their IRS filings into an easy to use database. It supplemented that information wi...Starting at €0.00
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Miguel Torres-Chile (A)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-875-EInnovation and Change, StrategyMiguel Torres Chile is a subsidiary of Bodegas Torres of Spain. This subsidiary was created with the purpose of exporting wines from Chile, satisfying thus the needs of American countries, and specially Latin America. Shortly after, the subsidiary also decided to penetrate the Chilean market and strengthen its position there. However, in March 1982 after two years of operations the company is neither successful in the domestic market nor in the e...Starting at €8.20
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Miguel Torres-Chile (B)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-876-EInnovation and Change, StrategyHaving successfully overcome the difficulties of the first three years, Miguel Torres-Chile, subsidiary of Bodegas Torres of Spain, finds itself in a period of consolidation of its activities in the national and international markets. At present the company has to tackle the problem of how to keep on growing in a national market with problems derived from the economic crisis, and in which the company may soon reach its limit. It must also study h...Starting at €5.74
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Miguel Torres-Chile (A)
Anzizu, J. M.; Martinez, Jon I.Case DG-875Innovation and Change, StrategyMiguel Torres-Chile es una subsidiaria de Bodegas Torres de España. Fue creada con el objetivo de exportar vinos desde Chile y satisfacer así las necesidades de los países americanos, especialmente de América Latina. Al poco tiempo decidió penetrar también en el mercado chileno y fortalecerse allí. Sin embargo, en marzo de 1982, después de dos años de operaciones, la empresa no tiene éxito ni en el mercado interno ni en el de exportación. Es el m...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
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GiveWell: Real Change for Your Dollar
Meehan, W; Drabkin, DCase SGSB-SI122-EInnovation and ChangeIn 2007 a group of eight friends wanted to give. With so many charities out there, the friends wanted to know which ones were doing the most good. They had two basic questions: (1) what did the charitable organization do with donors’ money and (2) what evidence existed that charity’s activities were helping people? After conducting an exhaustive search, the group concluded that useful information to answer their questions was not publically ...Starting at €8.20