Publications

March 2001
Case

FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Describes some strategic and financial issues confronting the founder and executive director of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of and interest in science and technology among elementary and high school students. The organization sponsors... View Details

Keywords: Middle School Education; Finance; Nonprofit Organizations; Cognition and Thinking; Strategy; Technology

1993
Chapter

Don't Fix What Isn't Broken

December 2002
Article

Expensing Options Solves Nothing

November–December 1999
Article

The New Economy is Stronger Than You Think

Keywords: Economy

21 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The VC Quandary: Too Much Money

and Russia. Too Many Deals? HBS professor William A. Sahlman, the panel's moderator, noted: "One of the historical factors in the venture capital industry…wasn't too much money chasing too few deals. It was too much money going... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Financial Services

September 1992
Background Note

Note on the Financial Perspective: What Should Entrepreneurs Know?

Identifies concepts and tools of finance that are useful to general managers and critical to entrepreneurs: cash, risk, and value. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Cash; Financial Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Value

September 1992
Case

Star Cablevision Group (E): Voluntary Restructuring

Fifth case in a series of six cases. This case describes the company during voluntary restructuring. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring

August 1992 (Revised August 1993)
Case

CHS Dental Laboratory, Inc. (B)

Keywords: Health Industry

February 1991 (Revised October 1991)
Case

Fenchel Lampshade Co.

Describes the proposed purchase of a lampshade manufacturer by Steven and Michele Rogers, recent graduates of the Harvard Business School. Focuses on their plans to raise the capital necessary to buy the company. Among the issues raised are how to structure the deal... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; Manufacturing Industry

October 1988 (Revised November 1988)
Case

Runtal North America, Inc.

Keywords: United States

October 1988
Case

Harris Seafoods Leveraged Buyout

Describes set of issues confronting Alison Lassiter, who is trying to help Charlie Harris arrange a leveraged buyout of the shrimp company he runs, a division of a publicly traded company, Katy Industries. Lassiter has prepared a memorandum discussing and analyzing the... View Details

Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Equity; Cost vs Benefits; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Preparation; Financial Management; Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Industrial Products Industry

July 1988 (Revised November 1988)
Case

Superior Wire (A)

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry

April 1986 (Revised December 1995)
Case

Analog Devices Enterprises: Bipolar Integrated Technology

Keywords: Technology; Technology Industry

February 1986 (Revised November 1987)
Case

New England Digital

August 1985
Case

CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (C)

Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group. They have decided to go public, have selected an underwriting team, and must make final decisions about the size, composition and pricing of the issue. Because stock prices have fallen since the... View Details

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Problems and Challenges; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry

March 1985 (Revised November 1985)
Background Note

Note on the Venture Capital Industry--1981

Keywords: Venture Capital

January 1985 (Revised February 1997)
Case

Lotus Development Corp.

Contains a description of the history and venture capital financing of Lotus Development. Focuses on issues related to the possible terms of investment in Lotus by a major venture capital firm. The pedagogic objectives in the case are: to explore the elements of the... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Organizational Structure; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Outcome or Result; Corporate Finance; Planning; Computer Industry

January 1985
Case

Business Research Corp. (A)

Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry

May 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Case

Technical Data Corp.: Business Plan

Contains materials extracted from a business plan developed by the company in 1980. The purpose of the business plan was to raise $100,000 to finance the commencement of operations. The firm intended to provide analytical services to bond market traders. The product... View Details

Keywords: Business Plan