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  • 09 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

are certain concentrated times that favor each one. Entrepreneurs are the dominant leadership archetype in the early start-up phase of an industry, especially as different players try to establish a viable business model. This was the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation
  • 12 Nov 2020
  • News

The ‘Problematic,’ VC-Threatening Study That Has Split Harvard Professors

  • October 2001 (Revised June 2002)
  • Case

Centagenetix (A): Building a Business Model for Genetic Longevity

Describes a start-up company seeking to exploit population genetic data from long-lived, healthy people. The company must address legal, financial, ethical, and personal issues among its team to launch the company. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Genetics; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry
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Chesbrough, Henry W., and Frank Angella. "Centagenetix (A): Building a Business Model for Genetic Longevity." Harvard Business School Case 602-087, October 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
  • March 2000 (Revised July 2001)
  • Case

Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny
Describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies, policies, and practices and how they used as a core of the company's competitive advantage. In particular, the focus is on how Microsoft tried to retain its ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Retention; Recruitment; Competitive Advantage; Motivation and Incentives; Business Startups; Talent and Talent Management
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Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Wozny. "Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-001, March 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
  • May 1997 (Revised July 1997)
  • Case

Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future

By: Ashish Nanda
The success of the Vermeer software offering suddenly transforms the start-up into a sought after company. After arduous negotiations, Vermeer management is faced with the choice of continuing as an independent company or being acquired by Microsoft or Netscape. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Applications and Software; Decision Making; Acquisition; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future." Harvard Business School Case 397-081, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
  • December 1992 (Revised September 1996)
  • Case

ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Abridged)

By: Josh Lerner
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The rationales for and problems of high-technology start-ups are explored. The challenges posed by "windows" for public offerings are... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Entrepreneurship; Going Public; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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Lerner, Josh. "ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 293-087, December 1992. (Revised September 1996.)
  • June 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

The Perfect CEO

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
A venture capitalist must decide among three highly qualified candidates to be CEO of a start-up software company. Each has unique strengths and weaknesses and will take the company in very different directions. Whom should he recommend to the board? View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Competency and Skills; Leadership Style
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Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "The Perfect CEO." Harvard Business School Case 805-156, June 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
  • 13 Apr 2017
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Three men + software = l'Elysée?

  • February 2010 (Revised February 2021)
  • Case

The Vitality Group: Paying for Self-Care

By: Regina E. Herzlinger
Vitality is part of a $2 billion start-up South African and U.K. health insurance firm. It has achieved excellent results in rewarding people for promoting their health. It is now contemplating how to enter the U.S. market. View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Insurance Industry; South Africa; United Kingdom; United States
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Herzlinger, Regina E. "The Vitality Group: Paying for Self-Care." Harvard Business School Case 310-071, February 2010. (Revised February 2021.)
  • October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
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Ensighten

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur must weight legal and business issues vs. his desire to land the key customer. View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Plan; Business Startups; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Contracts; Information Technology Industry
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Goldberg, Lena G., and Michael J. Roberts. "Ensighten." Harvard Business School Case 812-050, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
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Fadi Ghandour

Fadi Ghandour, founder of Dubai-based courier company Aramex and a leading entrepreneur in the Gulf, discusses how he found talent in the early stages of his start-up as he sought to challenge Western... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2012
  • News

Something for the weekend

  • 30 Nov 2023
  • Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

you can explore options for your future and learn how an MBA can help you develop general management skills that you can use in any career and in any kind of organization – from for-profit businesses to non-profit organizations, from your own View Details
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Jamal Eason

Jamal (HBS’11, West Point ‘04) enjoys working with alumni & students to navigate their career paths in product management and general management in the tech sector. Leveraging his 16 years of experience in general management, View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 03 Feb 2020
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Venture capital investors should harpoon more whales

  • June 1995 (Revised November 1996)
  • Case

Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case considers the future challenges facing the Northern Telecom joint venture in China with Tong Guang Electronics. Asks how well the start-up and transition have been managed and whether the right foundation has been laid for the future. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Growth Management; Business Startups; Change Management; Transition; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Electronics Industry; Canada; China
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 395-084, June 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
  • 05 Oct 2016
  • News

Harvard University to Open Life Sciences Lab in Allston in November

  • January 1998 (Revised September 2001)
  • Case

Genset: 1989

By: Paul A. Gompers and Amy Burroughs
Discusses the start-up strategy at Genset, a French biotech firm. Pascal Brandys, a venture capitalist, and Marc Vasseur, a leading French scientist, must decide how to proceed. Future real options are central to the strategy. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry; France
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Gompers, Paul A., and Amy Burroughs. "Genset: 1989." Harvard Business School Case 298-070, January 1998. (Revised September 2001.)
  • April 1998 (Revised July 1999)
  • Case

Randy Komisar: Virtual CEO

Randy Komisar serves as "virtual CEO" to numerous hi-tech start-ups in Silicon Valley. Explores Randy's role, his perspective on general management, and a choice between two opportunities in which he is considering investing his time. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Business Startups; Management Teams; Technology Industry; California
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Roberts, Michael J., and Nicole Tempest. "Randy Komisar: Virtual CEO." Harvard Business School Case 898-078, April 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
  • November 2003 (Revised January 2004)
  • Case

XS, Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Joan McRobbie
XS, Inc. created a seller and buyer Internet for the $200 billion farm supply industry. How can this start-up remain the nonpartisan hub of this network, and how will it aid in the traceability of the U.S. food system? View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; System; Business Startups; Agribusiness; United States
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Joan McRobbie. "XS, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 904-417, November 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
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