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- March 2016 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Transition at DataCo?
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Carin-Isabel Knoop
The founder of a data analytics company, Stefan Brecht, has several issues with his key business developer and head of marketing and sales, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, an early hire who had been instrumental in building the firm; operates as an individual contributor;... View Details
Keywords: Sales Management; Selling; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Performance Management; Professional Services; Salesforce Management; Sales; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry; United States; France
Cespedes, Frank V., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Transition at DataCo?" Harvard Business School Case 816-058, March 2016. (Revised June 2017.)
- November 2008
- Teaching Note
The AtekPC Project Management Office (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil, John Hupp and Deborah Soule
Teaching Note for [308049]. View Details
Keywords: Consulting Industry
- February 2008
- Exercise
Gerson Lehrman Group
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and David Lane
Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) brought together decision makers in search of hard-to-find answers with specialized experts in nearly every imaginable field. Over time, GLG developed software to help minimize potential conflicts of interest among and between experts and... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Focus and Relationships; Governance Compliance; Conflict of Interests; Competitive Advantage; Software; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and David Lane. "Gerson Lehrman Group." Harvard Business School Exercise 408-076, February 2008.
- June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Teaching Note
Hunter Business Group: Team TBA, TN
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-500-030). View Details
Keywords: Consulting Industry
- December 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)
By: Ashish Nanda
Bain managing director Tom Tierney is contemplating how best to rotate the office head position between two partners at one of the firm's offices. The case provides background information on Bain's governance structure and Tierney's management style. View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Governance Controls; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-253, December 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
- May 1998
- Case
Diamond in the Rough (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Catherine M. Conneely
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Going Public; Crisis Management; Finance; Consulting Industry; Chicago
DeLong, Thomas J., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Diamond in the Rough (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-151, May 1998.
- July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
By: James E. Austin and Meredith D. Pearson
Share Our Strength, a successful anti-hunger nonprofit organization, created a for-profit subsidiary--Community Wealth Ventures (CWV)--to provide advisory services to companies and nonprofits on collaboration. Management is reviewing CWV's start-up experience. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; For-Profit Firms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Consulting Industry
Austin, James E., and Meredith D. Pearson. "Community Wealth Ventures, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-023, July 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- July 1994
- Teaching Note
Scudder, Stevens & Clark TN
By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer
Teaching Note for (9-294-026). View Details
- August 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Scudder, Stevens & Clark
By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer
A large multi-product investment counseling firm considers its positioning in the mutual fund business. View Details
Keywords: Investment; Investment Funds; Product Positioning; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry
Light, Jay O., and James O. Sailer. "Scudder, Stevens & Clark." Harvard Business School Case 294-026, August 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (B)
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Ford Motor Company: Quality of Earnings Growth Analysis (B)." Harvard Business School Case 104-063, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- November 2002 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Circles: Series D Financing
By: Paul W. Marshall and Kristin Lieb
Circles, a corporate concierge company on the verge of profitability, must make a decision whether to take a D-round venture capital despite ever-changing and ever-worsening terms. A four-year-old company with several major clients, it has met its business plan... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Financing and Loans; Management Teams; Growth and Development Strategy; Negotiation Process; Venture Capital; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
Marshall, Paul W., and Kristin Lieb. "Circles: Series D Financing." Harvard Business School Case 803-062, November 2002. (Revised October 2003.)
- December 2001
- Teaching Note
Knot,The TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-899-116). View Details
- September 2000
- Teaching Note
Diamond in the Rough (A) and (B) TN
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
Teaching Note for (9-898-115) and (9-898-151). View Details
- May 1997
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (D): The Knowledge Management Framework
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (D): The Knowledge Management Framework. Harvard Business School Case 697-089, May 1997.
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Congressional Candidate Dan Silver and KNP Communications (TN)
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy and Nithyasri Sharma
Teaching Note for 910013. View Details
- March 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano
The a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B) case updates company changes since the (A) case. Key updates include leadership and management appointments and organizational changes. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Penelope Rossano. "a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-085, March 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
RiskMetrics Group
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
RiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Risk Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Power and Influence; Consulting Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "RiskMetrics Group." Harvard Business School Case 410-008, July 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
- November 2008 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn Simpson
Keywords: History; Integration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Brands and Branding; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group." Harvard Business School Case 409-055, November 2008. (Revised February 2010.)
- September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Supplement
Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)
By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji
Supplements the (A) case. The (C) case includes Keller's actual 2006 mid-year and self evaluations. View Details
Keywords: Projects; Management; Leadership; Organizations; Situation or Environment; Competition; Rank and Position; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Consulting Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. "Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-039, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- March 2001
- Teaching Note
Russell Reynolds Associates, 1999 TN
By: Tarun Khanna
Teaching Note for (9-100-039). View Details
Keywords: Consulting Industry