Publications

Entrepreneurship—the formation and growth of new firms—is a complex phenomenon that has historically attracted relatively little academic attention. In recent years, however, scholars in a variety of disciplines have been devoting increasing attention to this topic.... View Details

April 1998
Teaching Note

Xerox Technology Ventures TN

Teaching Note for (9-295-127) and (9-298-109). View Details

Keywords: Service Industry; Computer Industry

April 1998 (Revised July 1998)
Teaching Note

RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge TN

Teaching Note for (9-296-024). View Details

Keywords: Distribution; Investment

April 1998
Teaching Note

Schroder Ventures: Launch of the Euro Fund TN

Keywords: Currency; European Union

February 1998 (Revised April 1998)
Case

Xerox Technology Ventures: January 1997

Supplements Xerox Technology Ventures: March 1995. View Details

Keywords: Service Industry; Computer Industry

March 1998 (Revised June 1998)
Case

BCI Growth III: November 1993

Supplements BCI Growth III: May 1993. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Consolidation; Acquisition; Wastes and Waste Processing; Service Industry; United States

March 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Case

BCI Growth III: May 1993

A Vermont solid-waste company seeks mezzanine financing to finance its strategy of acquiring and consolidating local competitors. The mezzanine private equity group must decide whether this investment offers an attractive risk-return tradeoff. View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Consolidation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Acquisition; Service Industry; Vermont

November 1997 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Martin Smith: January 2002

An MBA student must choose between offers from three private equity organizations. Each organization has distinct strengths and weaknesses, and different implications for the student's career development. The case presents compensation and employment data about the... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Compensation and Benefits; Analytics and Data Science; Job Offer; Personal Development and Career

February 1995 (Revised March 1998)
Case

European Association of Security Dealers, The: November 1994

Keywords: Europe

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January 1994 (Revised April 1994)
Case

EMC Corporation: Response to Shareholder Litigation (B)

Reports EMC's decision concerning the second shareholder class-action suit and its implications. Legislative efforts to reform securities litigation are also discussed. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Going Public; Policy; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United States