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- March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Indra Reinbergs
Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Business Model; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; Belgium; France; Sweden; United States; Europe
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Indra Reinbergs. "Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe." Harvard Business School Case 804-112, March 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- March 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
MAC Development Corporation
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Colleen McCaffrey
Deals with MAC Development's efforts to develop a 41-acre site near Chicago. Reviews two years of efforts and highlights the remaining issues of: 1) gaining town approval for development and tax reductions, 2) meeting the bank's debt covenants, including finding a... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Taxation; Financial Instruments; Borrowing and Debt; Asset Pricing; Construction Industry; Chicago
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Colleen McCaffrey. "MAC Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-140, March 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- May 1985 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
General Electric Co.--1984
By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh
Describes the first four years of Jack Welch's tenure as CEO of the General Electric Co. Deals with the ways Welch has tried to change GE's strategy and planning activities and his attempts to make the company more entrepreneurial. View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Management Style; Change Management; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Aguilar, Francis, and Richard G. Hamermesh. "General Electric Co.--1984." Harvard Business School Case 385-315, May 1985. (Revised March 1993.)
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
Development, edited by Thomas G. Cummings. Sage Publications, Inc., 2007 Abstract When it comes to transforming big corporations, there are two fundamentally different strategies, says Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2013 (Revised January 2013)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2013 Winter Term
Course overview of The Entrepreneurial Manager. View Details
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Thomas Eisenmann. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2013 Winter Term". Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 813-155, January 2013. (Revised January 2013.)
- August 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
MedImmune Ventures
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and David Lane
Ron Laufer is the new Senior Managing Director of MedImmune Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceuticals firm. Laufer has to decide whether to pursue a high-potential, but very risky, early-stage investment. The decision Laufer... View Details
Keywords: MedImmune; MedImmune Ventures; AstraZeneca; NeuProtect; Corporate Venturing; Biotechnology; Venture Investing; Venture Capital; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Financial Services Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States; Australia; Europe; London
Hamermesh, Richard G., and David Lane. "MedImmune Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 814-023, August 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- May 2012
- Supplement
Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved? Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Alisa Zalosh
- November 2012
- Supplement
Sugar Bowl, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Alisa Zalosh
- December 2012
- Teaching Note
Gene Patents (A) (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew Preble
This is the teaching note for case Gene Patents (A). In March 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet overturned 30 years of legal precedent and ruled that unaltered human genes could not be patented. This case reviews patent law and how it relates to our... View Details
- July 2012 (Revised May 2024)
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theater (B)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Jim Sharpe
Supplements the (A) Case. Deborah Denenberg reflects on the results and actions taken during the 12 months following her first 6 months on the job. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Management; Crisis; Turn; Family Business; Financial Crisis; Boards Of Directors; Operations Management; Strategy Implementation; Career Planning; Entrepreneurship; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Jim Sharpe. "Lyric Dinner Theater (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-044, July 2012. (Revised May 2024.)
- October 2010 (Revised June 2015)
- Teaching Note
MINTing Innovation at NewYork-Presbyterian (A) and (B)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 810004 and 815113. View Details
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
Amylin Pharmaceuticals: Diabetes and Beyond (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Rachel Gordon
Teaching Note for [809011]. View Details
- September 2007 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
DermaCare: Zapping Zits Directly
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lauren Barley
DermaCare has developed an innovative new product for the treatment of acne that they hope to sell to consumers via direct-response television. The unconventional nature of the product and its distribution has led the company to seek angel financing. The Silicon Valley... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Product; California
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lauren Barley. "DermaCare: Zapping Zits Directly." Harvard Business School Case 808-064, September 2007. (Revised October 2010.)
- October 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Calloway Laboratory: Pee for Profit
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and David Kiron
Describes the formation and rapid growth of a drug-testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug treatment center business. View Details
Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., and David Kiron. "Calloway Laboratory: Pee for Profit." Harvard Business School Case 807-040, October 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- May 2006
- Teaching Note
WuXi PharmaTech (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- March 2006 (Revised February 2009)
- Teaching Note
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld
Teaching Note to (805-067). View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (D): Hatch-Waxman Change
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (D): Hatch-Waxman Change." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-067, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (B): Merger Decision." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-065, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)