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- August 2009 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Steel Street
By: Arthur I Segel, William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
The case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and managing the development team especially in a world of capital market uncertainty. The case also demonstrates the alignment of interests of...
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Keywords:
Construction;
Capital Markets;
Financial Management;
Investment;
Property;
Urban Development;
Real Estate Industry;
Pittsburgh
Segel, Arthur I., William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Steel Street." Harvard Business School Case 210-010, August 2009. (Revised January 2012.)
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 611009.
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- October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Nopane Advertising Strategy
By: David E. Bell
Nopane is a proprietary drug that sells in much of the United States. It faces substantial competition. The brand manager is undertaking an experiment to determine whether ad copy should be emotional-based or rational-based. The data and associated regression results...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Intellectual Property;
Advertising;
Health Care and Treatment;
Brands and Branding;
Product Marketing;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States
Bell, David E. "Nopane Advertising Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 893-005, October 1992. (Revised September 1993.)
- August 1989 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Fan Pier
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
The owner of the Fan Pier site in South Boston has been found legally responsible for blocking the efforts of his development partner in attaining the approval necessary to build the $800 million megaproject they had planned together. It was believed that the owner...
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Keywords:
Partners and Partnerships;
Law;
Projects;
Design;
Organizational Design;
Marketing Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Property;
Real Estate Industry;
Boston
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Fan Pier." Harvard Business School Case 390-012, August 1989. (Revised October 2003.)
- September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
Bayer AG (A)
By: John A. Quelch
Bayer's senior executives convene in Germany to consider submitting a $1 billion bid that would recover the Bayer brand name and trademark cross in North America, both of which were confiscated by the U.S. government after World War I. The group also sets out to assess...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Brands and Branding;
War;
Communication;
Trademarks;
Acquisition;
Government and Politics;
Biotechnology Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Germany;
North America;
United States
Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Bayer AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 598-031, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Warner Bros. and BitTorrent
Involves the copyright issues associated with Bram Cohen's revolutionary program BitTorrent, which makes it possible to transfer very large files, such as movies, at a high speed over the Internet. The program, which is available for free over the Internet, is used for...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Copyright;
Lawfulness;
Distribution;
Internet and the Web;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Bagley, Constance E., and Reed Martin. "Warner Bros. and BitTorrent." Harvard Business School Case 807-012, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- January 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Lawyers & Leases
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz
Profiles Rajath Chaundry, an aspiring entrepreneur, as he attempts to secure office space for his growing team, select a lawyer, and continue to build his fledgling enterprise, eLearning.com. Designed to be used in an entrepreneurial management or small business course...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Business Ventures;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Intellectual Property;
Management Succession;
Leasing;
Negotiation;
Education Industry;
Education Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Michele Lutz. "Lawyers & Leases." Harvard Business School Case 801-166, January 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 2014 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
3D Systems
By: Karim R. Lakhani and David Lane
In late 2013, Rajeev Kulkarni needed to decide how best to facilitate the emergence of a broad base of users and content to promote the sale of 3D Systems' consumer-focused 3D printers. As yet, neither the company nor users had identified an indispensable application...
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Keywords:
3D Printing;
Business Ecosystems;
3D Systems;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Copyright;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Product Development;
Customization and Personalization;
Manufacturing Industry
Lakhani, Karim R., and David Lane. "3D Systems." Harvard Business School Case 614-035, February 2014. (Revised August 2014.)
- Article
Did Bank Distress Stifle Innovation During the Great Depression?
By: Ramana Nanda and Tom Nicholas
We find a negative relationship between bank distress and the level, quality, and trajectory of firm-level innovation during the Great Depression, particularly for R&D firms operating in capital intensive industries. However, we also show that because a sufficient...
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Keywords:
Great Depression;
R&D;
Bank Distress;
Patents;
Research and Development;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Innovation and Invention;
Banking Industry;
United States
Nanda, Ramana, and Tom Nicholas. "Did Bank Distress Stifle Innovation During the Great Depression?" Journal of Financial Economics 114, no. 2 (November 2014): 273–292.
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
by examining the association between top executive turnovers and guidance. Although firm and industry characteristics are important determinants of guidance, we conclude that CEOs participate in firm-level policy decisions, whereas CFOs...
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Sean Silverthorne
- December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Savannah West
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed...
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Keywords:
Credit;
Property;
Financing and Loans;
Banks and Banking;
Housing;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Georgia (state, US)
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Savannah West." Harvard Business School Case 381-081, December 1980. (Revised January 1992.)
- January 1994 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Aberlyn Capital Management: July 1993
By: Josh Lerner and Peter Tufano
Aberlyn Capital Management, a venture leasing firm specializing in providing capital to biotechnology firms, proposes to introduce a new product. Aberlyn will base a lease on an intangible product: the patent of a biotechnology firm. This poses a series of short and...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Valuation;
Product Launch;
Problems and Challenges;
Patents;
Financial Instruments;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh, and Peter Tufano. "Aberlyn Capital Management: July 1993." Harvard Business School Case 294-083, January 1994. (Revised November 1997.)
- December 1994 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
The Millegan Creek Apartments
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Fleet Bank is considering a construction loan for a 390-unit apartment project in Austin, Texas. The case describes the location, market, product, and other real estate factors the bank needs to consider in making this loan. Also discusses the financial and...
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Keywords:
Property;
Financing and Loans;
Banks and Banking;
Housing;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Construction;
Credit;
Real Estate Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Texas
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "The Millegan Creek Apartments." Harvard Business School Case 395-118, December 1994. (Revised September 2011.)
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
difference also persists whether the host shares the property with the guest or not, and whether the property is cheap or expensive. Discrimination is costly for hosts who indulge in it: hosts who reject...
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Carmen Nobel
- June 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Teaching Note
Qualcomm Inc., 2019
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-514.
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- April 1990 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
SouthPark IV
A young entrepreneur examines an 80,000 square foot office/warehouse building as a potential acquisition. The building is currently fully leased but all four leases will expire shortly. Due to changing market conditions, the protagonist has to look at current market...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Valuation;
Property;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Leasing;
Cash Flow;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "SouthPark IV." Harvard Business School Case 390-181, April 1990. (Revised December 1995.)
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Airbnb wasn't an option" Competition between traditional hotels and Airbnb is intensifying. Last Friday, Airbnb announced it is expanding its "experiences" offerings to an additional 1,000 cities. Meanwhile, the lodging View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
unresponsiveness of contribution rates to their tax treatment: (1) employee confusion about or neglect of the tax properties of Roth balances and (2) partition dependence. Publisher's link:...
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- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
Tony Lee is preparing to present a project to the investment committee of Howard Street Capital. He will be recommending an investment in Project Sun Devil, a high-quality 225-unit student housing rental property near Tempe, Arizona. Tony...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Investment Policy at the Hewlett Foundation (2005)
By: Luis M. Viceira
In early January 2005, Laurance Hoagland Jr., VP and CIO of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (HF), and his investment team met to finish their recommendations to the HF Investment Committee for a new asset allocation policy for the foundation's investment...
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Keywords:
Investment Portfolio;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Public Equity;
Globalization;
Investment;
Property;
Risk Management;
Asset Management;
Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M. "Investment Policy at the Hewlett Foundation (2005)." Harvard Business School Case 205-126, June 2005. (Revised January 2006.)