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- June 1998 (Revised October 2005)
- Background Note
Ecolab, Inc. (B)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of earlier cases. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-216, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.)
- May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Vermeer Technologies (B): Realizing the Dream
By: Ashish Nanda
The Vermeer team works day and night to develop its software offering, unforeseen difficulties and internal tensions notwithstanding. In less than a year, the product is ready. The Vermeer team waits anxiously for the market to pronounce its verdict. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Product Development; Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (B): Realizing the Dream." Harvard Business School Case 397-080, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born
By: Ashish Nanda
Charles Ferguson has just heard from a venture capital (VC) consortium that it is willing to finance Vermeer Technologies, a company he has cofounded for developing Internet software. The funds are sorely needed, but the VCs have imposed some onerous conditions,... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Selection and Staffing; Applications and Software; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Takia Mahmood. "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born." Harvard Business School Case 397-078, February 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- March 1995 (Revised May 1996)
- Supplement
Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students, November 21, 1994 (Supplement)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Taking Charge & Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager. View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students, November 21, 1994 (Supplement)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-149, March 1995. (Revised May 1996.)
- November 1994 (Revised May 1996)
- Case
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge
By: Ashish Nanda
In 1987, Dennis Hightower, was recruited from outside for a newly created position as head of Disney Consumer Products European operations. Hightower has to win initial acceptance of entrenched country managers, integrate the company's diverse subsidiaries closer... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Consumer Products Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge." Harvard Business School Case 395-055, November 1994. (Revised May 1996.)
- February 2006
- Class Lecture
The Ethics of Professionalism (FSS)
By: Ashish Nanda
Nanda, Ashish. "The Ethics of Professionalism (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 906-041, February 2006.
- October 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Staffing in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
This case discusses the problem of balancing demand and supply of professionals over time using a fictional scenario. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, Kelley Elizabeth Morrell, and Lauren Prusiner. "Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Case 905-026, October 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- March 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Supplement
Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (C)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 904-073, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- March 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (A)
By: Ashish Nanda
The case describes the history of the executive search firm Egon Zehnder International (EZI) from its inception through 2000. Internal and environmental changes lead EZI leaders to question whether the firm might be at an inflection point in its history. The EZI... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Strategy; Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-071, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- January 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Background Note
Strategy and Positioning in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
This case provides a definition of strategy, distinguishes between corporate and practice strategy, and discusses how and why developing and implementing strategy for professional service firms is different from developing and implementing strategy for commercial... View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Strategy and Positioning in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-060, January 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- January 2004 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (B)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-053, January 2004. (Revised February 2004.)
- December 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Sherif Mityas at A.T. Kearney (C): Negotiating a Client Service Predicament
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Sherif Mityas at A.T. Kearney (C): Negotiating a Client Service Predicament." Harvard Business School Case 904-037, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- April 2003 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Developing Professionals-The BCG Way (A)
By: Ashish Nanda
This case provides a brief history of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the firm's approach to development and mentorship of its consultants. It also discusses the challenges facing three consultants who are nearing the two-year mark of working at BCG. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Developing Professionals-The BCG Way (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-113, April 2003. (Revised April 2006.)
- December 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Broken Trust: Role of Professionals in the Enron Debacle
By: Ashish Nanda
Discusses the role of professionals in the Enron debacle. Argues that professionals failed to prevent or predict Enron's collapse because of the conflicts of interest they faced. Concludes with observations on management and regulation of conflicts of interest facing... View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Broken Trust: Role of Professionals in the Enron Debacle." Harvard Business School Case 903-084, December 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- July 2001 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
AdNet (B)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "AdNet (B)." Harvard Business School Case 902-025, July 2001. (Revised August 2004.)
- December 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)
By: Ashish Nanda
Bain managing director Tom Tierney is contemplating how best to rotate the office head position between two partners at one of the firm's offices. The case provides background information on Bain's governance structure and Tierney's management style. View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Governance Controls; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-253, December 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
- December 1998
- Supplement
Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born
By: Ashish Nanda
The founding team of Vermeer Technologies, an entrepreneurial software start-up, discusses the opportunities and challenges confronting the company. View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-505, December 1998.
- June 1998 (Revised October 2005)
- Supplement
Ecolab, Inc. (D)
By: Ashish Nanda
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 898-279, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.)
- 2019
- Chapter
Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates
By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
An extensive literature on venture capital has studied asymmetric information and agency problems between investors and entrepreneurs, examining how separating entrepreneurs from the investor can create frictions that might inhibit the funding of good projects. It has... View Details
Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. "Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates." In The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Collaboration, edited by Jeffrey J. Reuer, Sharon Matusik, and Jessica F. Jones. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.