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      • October 1998
      • Case

      CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)

      By: Myra M. Hart and Jennifer Starr
      Silverman and her co-founder, Don Larson, own the largest privately held injury-management and cost-containment services firm in the United States. When their $80+ million company attracts substantial interest of investment bankers and venture capitalists, the two must... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Leadership Development; Venture Capital; Business Exit or Shutdown; Investment; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; United States
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      Hart, Myra M., and Jennifer Starr. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-068, October 1998.
      • October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
      • Case

      Lockheed Martin IMS: Making a Contribution and a Profit

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Courtney Purrington
      Examines Lockheed Martin's attempt to move from its traditional reliance on defense/aerospace contracts into providing outsourced government services in the social sector. The protagonist reflects on the past 24 years of rapid growth in the company and the myriad... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Partners and Partnerships; Diversification; Performance Effectiveness; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Welfare; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Privatization; Strategic Planning; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Courtney Purrington. "Lockheed Martin IMS: Making a Contribution and a Profit." Harvard Business School Case 399-018, October 1998. (Revised December 1999.)
      • March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
      • Case

      United Way Community Services

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Describes in detail the fund development and distribution system of United Way Community Services. A key question is how to measure the outcome/impact of the work done by the agencies that receive United Way funding. A follow-on question is how to reinvent the... View Details
      Keywords: Capital; Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Distribution Channels; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Nonprofit Organizations
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "United Way Community Services." Harvard Business School Case 598-138, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
      • February 1998
      • Background Note

      Contracting and Control in Venture Capital

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      Discusses the control mechanisms and contracts utilized by venture capitalists. The emphasis is on understanding potential conflicts of interest and how the contracts mitigate those conflicts. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests
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      Gompers, Paul A. "Contracting and Control in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-067, February 1998.
      • January 1998 (Revised December 2001)
      • Case

      Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
      Examines the issues raised in the financing of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, an Irish hotelier. The perspective of Paddy Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO at Fitzpatrick Group, and Niall Carroll, founder of ACT Venture Capital, are contrasted. View Details
      Keywords: Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Perspective; Accommodations Industry; Republic of Ireland
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-002, January 1998. (Revised December 2001.)
      • January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
      • Case

      Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Perspective; Financing and Loans; Accommodations Industry; Republic of Ireland
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick." Harvard Business School Case 298-004, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
      • January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
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      Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B1): Niall Carroll

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Perspective; Financing and Loans; Accommodations Industry; Republic of Ireland
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B1): Niall Carroll." Harvard Business School Case 298-003, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
      • December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
      In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Brands and Branding; Identity; Customization and Personalization; Value; Service Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
      • Case

      French Pension System, The: On the Verge of Retirement?

      By: David A. Moss, Anne Dias and Bertrand O. Stephann
      Surveys the French pension system, its particular institutional characteristics, and some of the critical challenges and opportunities facing French reformers. Like almost every other industrialized country, France has a large pay-as-you-go public pension system that... View Details
      Keywords: Retirement; Compensation and Benefits; Capital Markets; Economic Growth; Labor; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Welfare; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Public Administration Industry; France
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      Moss, David A., Anne Dias, and Bertrand O. Stephann. "French Pension System, The: On the Verge of Retirement?" Harvard Business School Case 798-032, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
      • 1997
      • Chapter

      Resource Allocation, Incentives, and Control: The Importance of Venture Capital in Financing Entrepreneurial Firms

      By: P. A. Gompers
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Resource Allocation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance
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      Gompers, P. A. "Resource Allocation, Incentives, and Control: The Importance of Venture Capital in Financing Entrepreneurial Firms." In Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and the Macroeconomy, edited by Zoltan J. Acs, Bo Carlsson, and Charlie Karlsson. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
      • December 1996 (Revised June 1997)
      • Case

      Trinity College (A)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jaan Elias
      Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th president in 1989, he pledged to stay for ten years. Now less than five years at the job, Gerety announced he was... View Details
      Keywords: Higher Education; Crisis Management; Management Succession; Planning; Social Enterprise; Education Industry; Connecticut
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Jaan Elias. "Trinity College (A)." Harvard Business School Case 397-068, December 1996. (Revised June 1997.)
      • October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
      • Module Note

      Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV

      By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
      Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the adaptation of the private equity model to corporate and nonprofit settings. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Nonprofit Organizations; Adaptation
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      Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-043, October 1996. (Revised April 2011.)
      • May 1996 (Revised November 1997)
      • Case

      Northeast Ventures: January 1996

      By: Josh Lerner and Eric K. Jackson
      Northeast Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on the development of northeastern Minnesota, seeks to combine social goals with financial returns. This marriage poses several challenges. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Social Enterprise; Investment Funds; Minnesota
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      Lerner, Josh, and Eric K. Jackson. "Northeast Ventures: January 1996." Harvard Business School Case 296-093, May 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
      • January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
      • Case

      Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge

      By: Josh Lerner
      Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered. View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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      Lerner, Josh. "Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-055, January 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
      • October 1995
      • Article

      Start-ups, Spin-offs, and Internal Projects

      By: James J. Anton and Dennis Yao
      We examine the incentive problem confronting a firm and employee when the employee privately discovers a significant invention and faces a choice between keeping the invention private and leaving the firm to form a new company (start-up), or transferring knowledge and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Rights; Employees; Innovation and Invention; Compensation and Benefits; Knowledge Sharing; Capital; Profit
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      Anton, James J., and Dennis Yao. "Start-ups, Spin-offs, and Internal Projects." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 11, no. 2 (October 1995): 362–378. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • September 1995 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge

      By: Josh Lerner
      RogersCasey Alternative Investments faces the challenge of managing distributions of stock by the private equity investors in which their clients have invested. These distributed shares appear to behave in complex ways, apparently at odds with market efficiency. A... View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Stocks; Financial Strategy; Investment; Innovation Strategy; Management; Distribution; Performance; Behavior
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      Lerner, Josh. "RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-024, September 1995. (Revised May 1998.)
      • 1994
      • Working Paper

      The Sidekick Effect: Mentoring Relationships and the Development of Social Capital

      By: Monica C. Higgins and Nitin Nohria
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      Higgins, Monica C., and Nitin Nohria. "The Sidekick Effect: Mentoring Relationships and the Development of Social Capital." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 94-088, June 1994.
      • December 1993 (Revised January 1994)
      • Case

      Montana Land Reliance

      By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Thomas Patterson
      The Montana Land Reliance is a small not-for-profit organization in the business of creating conservation easements on private lands in Montana. The easements preserve the scenic character and recreational value of the lands by precluding subdivision and other forms of... View Details
      Keywords: Private Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Natural Environment; Nonprofit Organizations; Property; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Montana
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      Reinhardt, Forest L., and Thomas Patterson. "Montana Land Reliance." Harvard Business School Case 794-050, December 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
      • October 1993
      • Case

      Analyst's Dilemma (A), The

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
      A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Leveraged Buyouts; Conflict of Interests; Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Analyst's Dilemma (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 394-056, October 1993.
      • October 1992 (Revised November 1997)
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      ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991

      By: Josh Lerner
      ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The diverse perspectives of the entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker, and institutional investor are explored. Problems... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Perspective; Valuation; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Lerner, Josh. "ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991." Harvard Business School Case 293-066, October 1992. (Revised November 1997.)
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