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- June 1993 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Milkpak Limited.: International Joint Venture
By: John A. Quelch
Considers a Pakistani company's decision to conduct a joint venture with a foreign multinational. In 1987, Milkpak Ltd. had successfully developed a market for sterilized milk and wanted to produce other value-added food products. The company was evaluating the best... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Multinational Firms and Management; Joint Ventures; Developing Countries and Economies; Food and Beverage Industry; Pakistan
Quelch, John A. "Milkpak Limited.: International Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 593-113, June 1993. (Revised December 1994.)
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
million to $500 million, half the size of those raised during the tech frenzy, when billion-dollar funds were commonplace. Some industry veterans contend that there are still too many venture dollars chasing too few quality deals. “The... View Details
- September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Background Note
Note on Corporate Venture Capital, A
By: Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of corporate venture investment. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Note on Corporate Venture Capital, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-036, September 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China
Carol Wittenberg's first major task as president of the Asia/Pacific business for Parker's Biscuits is to set up a joint venture to manufacture biscuits in China. The team that Wittenberg has put together to find a joint venture partner has narrowed the choice down to... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decision Choices and Conditions; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China
Gray, Ann E. "Parker's Biscuits, Inc.: Venturing into China." Harvard Business School Case 697-056, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 20 Jan 2020
- News
Is Venture Capital Worth The Risk?
- March 2011
- Background Note
Financing New Ventures
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
Aid in understanding of financing entrepreneurship. View Details
Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Financing New Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-093, March 2011.
- Article
How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions
By: Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven Kaplan and Ilya Strebulaev
For decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they’ve backed—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and more—are constantly in the headlines, very little is known about what VCs actually... View Details
Gompers, Paul A., Will Gornall, Steven Kaplan, and Ilya Strebulaev. "How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 2 (March–April 2021).
- April 2013
- Article
Business Model Innovation and Competitive Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu
This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation. Our analysis focuses on sponsor-based business model innovations where a firm monetizes its product through sponsors rather than setting prices to its customer base. We analyze strategic... View Details
Keywords: Business Model Innovation; Imitation; Sponsor-based Business Model; Strategic Revelation; Strategic Concealment; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Price; Competitive Strategy; Adoption; Value; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Product; Customers; Market Entry and Exit; Monopoly
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Feng Zhu. "Business Model Innovation and Competitive Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models." Strategic Management Journal 34, no. 4 (April 2013): 464–482.
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
Venture Capitalists Coddle Entrepreneurs as Royalty
- 23 Oct 2019
- Video
The 2020 New Venture Competition Kickoff
- June 2013
- Teaching Plan
The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture
By: Guhan Subramanian and Charlotte Krontiris
This case follows a two-part deal involving Dow Chemicals: Dow's ill-fated joint venture with the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, the failure of which nearly scuttled Dow's simultaneous acquisition of Rohm & Haas. Focusing on Dow CEO Andrew Liveris, this case examines... View Details
Keywords: Dow Chemicals; Kuwait; Financial Crisis; Negotiation Process; Joint Ventures; Corporate Disclosure; Acquisition; Chemical Industry; Kuwait
Subramanian, Guhan, and Charlotte Krontiris. "The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 913-047, June 2013.
- 20 Dec 2013
- News
Learning a lesson from venture capital
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions
By: Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai Xuan
We study the role of common venture capital investors in alleviating asymmetric information between public acquirers and private venture capital-backed targets. We find that acquisition announcement returns are more positive for acquisitions in which both the target... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Knowledge Sharing; Market Transactions
Gompers, Paul A., and Yuhai Xuan. "Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions." 2009.