Frank Rothaermel - Strategic Management

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FIFTH EDITION

Frank T. Rothaermel

Georgia Institute of Technology

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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

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To my eternal family for their love, support, and sacrifice: Kelleyn, Harris, Winston, Roman, Adelaide, Avery, and Ivy.

Frank T. Rothaermel

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FULL-LENGTH CASES /

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1. Airbnb, Inc. *

2. Kickstarter >> +

3. Facebook, Inc. >>

4. SpaceX >> +

5. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

6. The Movie Exhibition Industry >> +

7. Starbucks Corporation

8. The Vanguard Group *

9. Better World Books and the Triple Bottom Line

10. McDonalds Corporation >>

11. Best Buy Co., Inc. >>

12. Walmart, Inc.

13. Tesla, Inc. >>

14. Netflix, Inc.

15. Amazon.com, Inc. >>

16. Apple, Inc. >>

17. The Walt Disney Company >>

18. UPS in India

19. Alphabets Google

20. Merck & Co., Inc.

21. Nike, Inc. *

22. Uber Technologies

* New to Fifth Edition, >> Revised and updated for the Fifth Edition, + Third-Party Case

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PART FIVE / FULL-LENGTH CASES

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Frank T. Rothaermel

Georgia Institute of Technology

Frank T. Rothaermel, PhD, a Professor of Strategy & Innovation, holds the Russell and Nancy McDonough Chair in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and is an Alfred P. Sloan Industry Studies Fellow. He received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, which offers the National Science Foundations most prestigious awards in support of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education (NSF CAREER Award description).

Kelleyn Rothaermel

Franks research interests lie in the areas of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Frank has published over 35 articles in leading academic journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and elsewhere. Based on having published papers in the top 1 percent based on citations, Thomson Reuters identified Frank as one of the worlds most influential scientific minds. He is listed among the top-100 scholars based on impact over more than a decade in both economics and business. Bloomberg Businessweek named Frank one of Georgia Techs Prominent Faculty in its national survey of business schools. The Kauffman Foundation views Frank as one of the worlds 75 thought leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Frank has received several recognitions for his research, including the Sloan Industry Studies Best Paper Award, the Academy of Management Newman Award, the Strategic Management Society Conference Best Paper Prize, the DRUID Conference Best Paper Award, the Israel Strategy Conference Best Paper Prize, and he is the inaugural recipient of the Byars Faculty Excellence Award. Frank currently serves or has served on the editorial boards of the