Publications

April 1994 (Revised May 1994)
Case

DDI Corp.--1994

March 1993 (Revised January 1994)
Case

Eastwind Trading Co. (A)

Two professional women are contemplating a business venture. They must assess the nature of the opportunity, what options it opens if they are to pursue the venture, and how they might finance the new business. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Finance; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Opportunities

September 1992
Case

Vintage Directions, Inc.

Focuses on the problem of determining whether to continue with a start-up after the first market test. The company has seen product success but is far from break-even and needs additional financing. Focuses on opportunity analysis and the use of market data to assess... View Details

Keywords: Product Launch; Product Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Forecasting and Prediction; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Business or Company Management

December 1988 (Revised March 1990)
Case

Karen Vincent and Zodiac Corp.

Keywords: Family Business; Production; Management; Performance Improvement; Apparel and Accessories Industry

June 1988
Teaching Note

Mark Kaufman and 3 Strikes Custom Design (A), TN

March 1986 (Revised November 1990)
Case

Valerie Morgan

Presents interviews and conversations with a woman who recently started a publishing house. Primarily concerns her immediate future regarding harvesting options: IPO, sell out, step up to chairman, venture capital, etc. Also deals with the excitement and thrill of... View Details

Keywords: Interactive Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Cash; Initial Public Offering; Business or Company Management; Strategic Planning; Publishing Industry

April 1986 (Revised July 1996)
Supplement

Glossary for Universal Robotics

June 1986
Case

Ed Snate (A)

May 1985 (Revised November 1990)
Case

Spinnaker Software Corp.

Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry

February 2004
Article

Success That Lasts

By: Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson

Keywords: Success

28 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Real Estate

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: Howard H. Stevenson, HBS Faculty... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson; Construction; Real Estate

October 1998
Case

Farallon Capital Management: Risk Arbitrage (B)

By: Andre F. Perold and Robert Howard

Farallon Capital Management, an investment firm that specializes in risk arbitrage, has taken significant long and short positions in MCI Communications and British Telecommunications, respectively, in the belief that the proposed merger of these firms will be... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Investment; Risk Management; Strategy; Financial Services Industry