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- February 2020
- Case
Halftime for Heidelberg
By: Debora L. Spar
The case follows President Rob Huntington as he seeks to find a viable way forward for Heidelberg University.
Located in Tiffin, Ohio, Heidelberg is a small, private, four-year university. As with many similar institutions of higher education, it currently faces a... View Details
Keywords: University; University Administration; University Endowment; Endowments; Brand Management; Higher Education; Strategic Planning; Brands and Branding; Education Industry; Ohio
Spar, Debora L. "Halftime for Heidelberg." Harvard Business School Case 720-021, February 2020.
- April 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Neeley University Investment Management Company
This case analyzes the problem of a university looking to reduce its private equity exposure in its endowment. The university hires Cogent Partners, a small investment bank specializing in private equity secondary trading. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Private Equity; Higher Education; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry
Chacko, George C., Ian Charles, Colin McGrady, and Veeral Rathod. "Neeley University Investment Management Company." Harvard Business School Case 204-150, April 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- January 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Background Note
Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Josh Lerner and David Kiron
Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Josh Lerner, and David Kiron. "Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-124, January 2007. (Revised June 2007.)
- 31 Jan 2019
- HBS Seminar
Ruomeng Cui, Emory University
- March 1991 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Trinity University
Keywords: Education Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Trinity University." Harvard Business School Case 191-163, March 1991. (Revised July 1995.)
- May 1977 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Concord University
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Concord University." Harvard Business School Case 177-242, May 1977. (Revised May 1993.)
- 06 Oct 2016
- HBS Seminar
Katy Borner, Indiana University
- 2009
- Article
On Universal Binary Hermitian Forms
Earnest and Khosravani, Iwabuchi, and Kim and Park recently gave a complete classification of the universal binary Hermitian forms. We give a unified proof of the universalities of these Hermitian forms, relying upon Ramanujan's list of universal quadratic forms... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Kominers, Scott Duke. "On Universal Binary Hermitian Forms." A02. INTEGERS: Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory 9 (2009): 9–15.
- 07 Feb 2019
- HBS Seminar
Chuck Eesley, Stanford University
- August 1975 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
University Hospital
Herzlinger, Regina E. "University Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 176-020, August 1975. (Revised August 1991.)
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Honorary Doctorate, University of Geneva
- 14 Nov 2019
- HBS Seminar
Volodymyr Babich, Georgetown University
- November 2000
- Case
University Technology Ventures: October 2000
By: Josh Lerner
The founders of University Technology Ventures, a fund of funds designed for university professors, face numerous challenges in raising their first fund. The role, economics, and structure of funds-of-funds are examined in the course of examining the partners' dilemma. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Problems and Challenges; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "University Technology Ventures: October 2000." Harvard Business School Case 201-043, November 2000.
- September 1983
- Case
Wright State University
Anthony, Robert N. "Wright State University." Harvard Business School Case 184-040, September 1983.
- August 2002
- Case
Trilogy University
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Paley
In early 2001, Trilogy Software faced a slowdown in its business, a large number of unsuccessful customer deployments, and an overall weakening in the enterprise software market. In response, the company revamped its business model and restructured the organization.... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Alignment; Restructuring; Organizational Structure; Change Management; Business Strategy; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Information Technology Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Paley. "Trilogy University." Harvard Business School Case 403-012, August 2002.
- August 1985
- Case
Universal Bank
Raymond, Thomas J. "Universal Bank." Harvard Business School Case 386-039, August 1985.
- 26 Jan 2018
- HBS Seminar
John Helveston, Boston University
- January 2020 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Fossil Fuel Divestment (Abridged)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Sarah Gulick
The president of Harvard University is facing growing pressure from students, alumni, and other climate change activists that are urging the university to divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies. The case summarizes the arguments for and... View Details
Keywords: Divestment; Harvard University; Higher Education; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Public Opinion; Ethics; Education Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Sarah Gulick. "Fossil Fuel Divestment." Harvard Business School Case 620-093, January 2020. (Revised April 2020.)
- 18 Feb 2025
- HBS Seminar
Andrey Simonov, Columbia University
- December 1980 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
University Health Services: Walk-In Clinic
The walk-in clinic for general outpatient care at a major university experiences complaints about excessive waiting times. The system is changed to provide for initial screening of arriving patients in order to route them to appropriate health care providers. The... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Service Delivery; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Evaluation; Health Industry
Maister, David H., Shauana Doyle, and Rocco Pigneri. "University Health Services: Walk-In Clinic." Harvard Business School Case 681-061, December 1980. (Revised June 2006.)