Resource Acquisition - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
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Yale University Investments Office: June 2003

The Yale Investments Office must decide whether to continue to allocate the bulk of the university's endowment to illiquid investments--hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and so forth. Considers the risks and benefits of a different asset allocation strategy.... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Assets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Resource Allocation; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Education Industry

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November 2003 (Revised November 2004)
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Ottawa Devices, Inc. (B)

By: Henry B. Reiling and Harry Clegg Midgley IV

The Rollins family assembly was meeting to discuss and decide which one or combination from among an estate freeze, installment sale of stock, ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), leveraged capitalization, annual gifts of stock, one-time outright gift of stock, or... View Details

Keywords: Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Stocks; Business Exit or Shutdown; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Human Needs; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry

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08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016

competition law and, where appropriate, suggest remedies to right the violations we uncover. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51875 2016 Transformational Change in Environmental and Natural Resource... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Apr 2018
News

A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

tech, but I have a pencil and cross it off.” Along the way, Joyner has collected objects from 1945 to the present. The American artists who comprise her earliest acquisitions were “all mightily overlooked,” she notes. “They were pioneers... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

question financial leaders must decide is whether it is better to grow the organization organically or via mergers and acquisitions. "I think people would be surprised by the batting averages of most institutions," Groysberg says. "So, so many View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

October 2010
Teaching Note

From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group (TN)

By: Willy C. Shih

Teaching Note for 610057. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Problems and Challenges; Taxation; Information Technology; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Strategy; Acquisition; Technology Adoption; Supply Chain; Motorcycle Industry

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02 Nov 2015
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Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

part time. ”I have now been to 10 countries in Africa in three years, and often times feel more comfortable here than I do in my other home, the USA.” With the acquisition of two universities (Cavendish in Uganda and Zambia) and a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

enough good information to continue? HS: The running of the experiments is actually part of the resource acquisition strategy. Starting with a belief and an idea, how does the entrepreneur prove a project's... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

dilemma" in which a startup's resource dependence drives a wedge between the startup's value and the founder's ability to retain control of decision making. I develop hypotheses about this tradeoff and test the hypotheses on a unique... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
News

Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

appealing, then boosting the company’s sales and marketing capacity and acquisition tactics to suit each industry. The biggest challenge with this approach, Sambvani explains, is having enough resources for... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

05 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 5

company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going forward. Through informal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007

to support the company's efforts to continue this success. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208046 Take Advantage of Your Diaspora Network Harvard Business School Note 808-029 Diaspora networks (DNs) are an important... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society

met in São Paulo, Brazil, to explore actionable measures that Latin American enterprises can take to drive inclusive prosperity and upward mobility. Learning resources At BiGS, we want to make resources and... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy

explained his focus on education and literacy by saying that "education is the key" for a new economy characterized by, and based upon, lifelong learning, multiple careers, and the acquisition and creation of intellectual property. His... View Details

31 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

Goldman Sachs. The founders consider the past two years and whether the acquisition has, in fact, helped to scale ESG/impact investing. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)

By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney

The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details

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01 Jun 2009
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Alumni Books

Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times by Scott D. Anthony (MBA ’01) (Harvard Business Press) In today’s economy, executives must slash costs while planting seeds for tomorrow’s growth. Anthony explains how: by pruning your business portfolio to free View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

organizations that design these programs, the companies that are investing resources to adopt them, and those that are relying on them to infer the quality of management practices. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2024
Teaching Plan

Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble

By: Lou Shipley and Stacy Straaberg

In late March 2018, Teamworks CEO Zach Maurides learned Q1 2018 sales were at risk for a large forecasting miss. Founded in 2004, Teamworks’s software application assisted support staff in messaging, scheduling, and sharing documents with collegiate and professional... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Technological Innovation; Sports; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North Carolina

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November 1998 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Explo Leisure Products

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Tim Trowac and Dave Rahall, two former investment bankers, skillfully execute the leveraged buyout of a golf ball recycling company after working intensely on their due diligence, writing a business and financial plan, and developing the investment memorandum. Six... View Details