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      • September 2000
      • Background Note

      Professional Services Module Five: Serving Clients Effectively

      By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
      It is imperative for the internal systems and processes to be connected to the external processes of client management, competitive adaptation, and service delivery. View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Customer Relationship Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Service Delivery; Performance Effectiveness; Adaptation; Competitive Strategy
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      DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Five: Serving Clients Effectively." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-011, September 2000.
      • July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
      • Case

      Petstore.com

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Petstore.com is one of four contenders for leadership in the highly competitive online pet supply business. Petstore.com faces decisions regarding potential merger partners and how to brand its service within the website managed by its ultimate merger partner,... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Internet and the Web; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Petstore.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-044, July 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
      • April 2000
      • Case

      Francisco Partners

      By: Josh Lerner and David L. Gallo
      Francisco Partners (which focuses on buyouts of high-technology firms) aims to be the largest first-time fund ever raised. The rationales for the fund, fundraising strategy, and partnership terms and conditions are among the topics explored. View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry
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      Lerner, Josh, and David L. Gallo. "Francisco Partners." Harvard Business School Case 200-063, April 2000.
      • April 2000
      • Article

      The Fable of Fisher Body

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F. Spulber
      General Motors' (GM) acquisition of Fisher Body is the classic example of market failure in the literature on contracts and the theory of the firm. According to the standard account, GM merged vertically with Fisher Body in 1926, a maker of auto bodies, because of... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Failure; Contracts; Vertical Integration; Market Transactions; Investment; Trust; Production; Assets; Supply Chain; Opportunities; Technology; Auto Industry
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Daniel F. Spulber. "The Fable of Fisher Body." Journal of Law & Economics 43, no. 1 (April 2000): 67–104.
      • March 2000
      • Case

      iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
      Keywords: Acquisition; Integration
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Michelle Heskett. "iXL, Inc. (C): Acquiring and Integrating Tessera." Harvard Business School Case 300-116, March 2000.
      • February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
      • Case

      Kendle International Inc.

      By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs
      Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Stock Options; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; International Finance; Financial Strategy; Management Skills; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Crane, Dwight B., Paul W. Marshall, and Indra Reinbergs. "Kendle International Inc." Harvard Business School Case 200-033, February 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
      • February 2000 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      Pet Doctors: 1999

      By: Paul A. Gompers and David James Alexander Grant
      Describes the decisions confronting David Hodges and Garret Turley about whether to grow their chain of veterinary clinics in the United Kingdom. Turley and Hodges must decide whether to attempt to speed up their acquisition pace and raise venture capital. View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Venture Capital; Expansion; Acquisition; Service Industry; United Kingdom
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      Gompers, Paul A., and David James Alexander Grant. "Pet Doctors: 1999." Harvard Business School Case 200-016, February 2000. (Revised March 2000.)
      • February 2000 (Revised April 2003)
      • Case

      InSite Marketing Technology (B)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Genevieve J.S. Feraud
      Provides students an example of partnerships/acquisitions that allow delivery of packaged solutions to customers in the electronic commerce space. View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Genevieve J.S. Feraud. "InSite Marketing Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-280, February 2000. (Revised April 2003.)
      • January 2000 (Revised June 2000)
      • Case

      Alloy.com: Marketing to Generation Y

      By: John A. Deighton and Gil McWilliams
      A profitable dot com company? Alloy.com retails clothing to teens by catalog. Alloy uses a Web site to convert prospects and build community. The result is a business with the economics of a direct marketer and the market capitalization of an Internet start-up. The... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Business and Community Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Deighton, John A., and Gil McWilliams. "Alloy.com: Marketing to Generation Y." Harvard Business School Case 500-048, January 2000. (Revised June 2000.) (request a courtesy copy.)
      • December 1999
      • Case

      Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A1): "Dot-comming" the World: Philip Nenon on a Billion Dollar Bet

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
      A group at Sun Microsystems, Inc. proposed that a recent acquisition that made fault-tolerant computers for telecommunications was a major opportunity for Sun. If the board provided funding to expand the acquisition's portfolio of products and make them part of the... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Motivation and Incentives; Expansion; Technology Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A1): "Dot-comming" the World: Philip Nenon on a Billion Dollar Bet. Harvard Business School Case 300-075, December 1999.
      • December 1999 (Revised September 2000)
      • Case

      Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Matthew Sandoval
      In January 1999, @Home, a high-speed Internet access provider, announced the $6.7 billion purchase of Excite, the second largest of the major Internet "portals." This purchase marked a continuing consolidation of companies in the Internet "content" and "access"... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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      Bradley, Stephen P., and Matthew Sandoval. "Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 700-069, December 1999. (Revised September 2000.)
      • December 1999 (Revised February 2001)
      • Case

      CVS: The Web Strategy

      By: John A. Deighton and Anjali C. Shah
      How should America's second-largest pharmacy chain respond to the challenge from online drugstores? What threat does the web pose to bricks and mortar distribution of prescription drugs and the other items that make up 50% of a drugstore's sales? This case describes... View Details
      Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Web Services Industry
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      Deighton, John A., and Anjali C. Shah. "CVS: The Web Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 500-008, December 1999. (Revised February 2001.) (request a courtesy copy.)
      • November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
      • Case

      Cortlandt Town Center

      By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
      CBL & Associates is trying to decide whether to go ahead with the development of a 790,000 square-foot power center with retailers such as Home Depot and Barnes & Noble. The costs are such that the developer needs to renegotiate its land acquisition price. Then the... View Details
      Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Cost; Negotiation; Projects; Strategy; Construction Industry; Retail Industry
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      Poorvu, William J., and Arthur I Segel. "Cortlandt Town Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-232, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
      • November 1999
      • Case

      Seminis Inc.

      By: Ray A. Goldberg, Jonathan West, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Benedict Pearcy
      Seminis became the world leader in vegetable seeds through a series of acquisitions. This case describes the Seminis strategy toward capturing value, biotechnology, and international operations. View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Acquisition; Profit; Global Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Valuation; Value Creation; Biotechnology Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., Jonathan West, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Benedict Pearcy. "Seminis Inc." Harvard Business School Case 600-030, November 1999.
      • October 1999
      • Case

      Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
      In June 1999, Spain's former state-owned oil giant Repsol, acquired 97% of YPF, despite opposition from YPF management. The case describes the status of the two companies at the time of the acquisition and highlights concerns expressed by industry analysts on the deal. View Details
      Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; State Ownership; Acquisition; Decisions; Profit; Privatization; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; Argentina; Spain
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Argentina's YFP Sociedad Anonima (E): A New Era." Harvard Business School Case 300-028, October 1999.
      • October 1999
      • Case

      CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (A): 1987-1992

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
      In 1992, CIBC CEO Al Flood faced the short-term operational challenge of saving Wood Gundy, the troubled investment bank CIBC had purchased five years earlier. At the same time he had to tackle the long-term strategic challenge of integrating Gundy's investment banking... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Banking; Banks and Banking; Corporate Strategy; Integration; Problems and Challenges; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (A): 1987-1992." Harvard Business School Case 300-041, October 1999.
      • October 1999
      • Case

      CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
      By 1997 the turnaround of CIBC's troubled investment bank, Wood Gundy, and its integration with corporate banking activities was complete. Marketplace results were encouraging, but scuttled mergers and tumultuous succession issues made the future uncertain. View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Investment Banking; Success; Risk and Uncertainty; Management Succession; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999." Harvard Business School Case 300-043, October 1999.
      • August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
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      Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright, Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest and Christian G. Kasper
      Describes the procedures and processes used by Cisco Systems in its acquisition of high-technology firms. Its goal is to retain key engineering talent and to leverage existing product development efforts, but to quickly merge acquired companies its own systems and... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Leveraged Buyouts; Acquisition; Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Activity Based Costing and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; England
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., Charles A. Holloway, Nicole Tempest, and Christian G. Kasper. "Cisco Systems, Inc.: Acquisition Integration for Manufacturing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-015, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
      • March 1999 (Revised January 2005)
      • Case

      Newell Company: Corporate Strategy

      By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Elizabeth Gordon
      In 1998, Newell Co., a manufacturer of low-tech, high-volume consumer goods, acquired Calphalon Corp., a high-end cookware company, and Rubbermaid, a $2 billion manufacturer of consumer and commercial plastic products. The case focuses on Newell's strategy and its... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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      Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Elizabeth Gordon. "Newell Company: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 799-139, March 1999. (Revised January 2005.)
      • February 1999
      • Case

      PDVSA & Citgo (B): Fully Integrated?

      By: Ashish Nanda
      Concerned that Citgo investments are not yielding sufficient returns, PDVSA constrains Citgo management's autonomy, leading to Citgo senior management turnover. The case closes with Citgo's new CEO reflecting on what he needs to do to align Citgo's strategy and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Mergers and Acquisitions; Alignment; Energy Sources; Energy Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Leopoldo E. Lopez Mendoza. "PDVSA & Citgo (B): Fully Integrated?" Harvard Business School Case 899-221, February 1999.
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