Publications

October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
Module Note

Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV

By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the adaptation of the private equity model to corporate and nonprofit settings. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Nonprofit Organizations; Adaptation

June 2007 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Zoots - Financing Growth (A)

By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Todd Krasnow

Traces the genesis and founding of Zoots, the largest chain of dry cleaning establishments in the U.S. Founded by some of the founders of the very successful Staples chain, the company raises a very large amount of capital without fully proving its business model, and... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Investment Return; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation; United States

October 2011
Teaching Note

Bridging the GAAPs (TN)

By: Gwen Yu

Teaching Note for 111-114. View Details

Keywords: Equity; Financial Reporting; Investment Portfolio; Valuation; Framework; Adoption; Standards; Globalization

April 2008
Case

The Energy Foundation

By: Jane Wei-Skillern and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a partnership among major donors with a mission to promote clean energy technology, is the largest funder in the U.S. focusing on the energy sector. The $60 million foundation operates through a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment Funds; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Networks; Expansion; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States

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October 2005
Case

Portfolio & Partnership

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Explores issues around the portfolio management and partnership behavior in a venture capital setting. View Details

Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Strategy

October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

This case describes the major strategic and organizational transformation at Komatsu aimed at changing it from a Japan-based producer of construction equipment to a truly global company with the ability to leverage its groupwide portfolio of resources and capabilities... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Construction; Asset Pricing; Investment Portfolio; Global Strategy; Leadership; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry; Japan

28 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections

various types of people? Candidates have been investing heavily in both mass advertising and personal selling. For the 2012 election, for instance, the Democratic and Republican candidates, together with their allies, spent over $2... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2009
News

Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage

United States, rather than investing massive sums to regain technological preeminence, is much better off becoming the best country at incorporating such advances in new products and services, no matter where the ingredients are produced.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

April 2004
Teaching Note

The Arts Property and Hotel (TN)

By: Arthur I Segel

Teaching Note to (9-803-009). View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Investment; Agreements and Arrangements; Management; Accommodations Industry; Barcelona

21 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Managing Human Capital—Global Trends and Challenges

Investments in early childhood development are investments in a society's future human capital. The glass ceiling not only holds back women, it holds back business competitiveness. A sound diversity View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Thomas

01 Sep 2009
News

Alumni Books

An easy-to-use glossary and over sixty charts and diagrams define and illustrate complex financial terms and concepts. The Guru Investor: How to Beat the Market Using History’s Best Investment Strategies by... View Details

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

running M&A and strategy for a public company and did 17 acquisitions around the globe. I think of it as kind of one of those best laid plans stories. Sometimes it doesn't work out exactly the way you wanted it to and it takes a... View Details

February 1992 (Revised April 1993)
Case

Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

The Southern Co., an electric utility, is planning its compliance with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. The Act established a system of tradeable permits for sulfur dioxide emissions. The company must decide whether to install pollution control equipment and... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Management; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States

March 2013 (Revised July 2014)
Supplement

Bay Partners (B)

By: Josh Lerner and Lauren Barley

In December 2012, Salil Deshpande has rejoined Bay Partners (Bay), which had been restructured following the 2010 departures of three of its general partners. Life was good for Deshpande: his firm had distributed roughly $1 billion to its limited partners (LPs) over... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry