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- December 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Pierre Frankel in Moscow (A): Unfreezing Change
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
A young and upcoming French executive in a global technology company is sent to Moscow as deputy managing director to turn around the Russia subsidiary. He must report to the subsidiary's managing director (a large reason for the organization's underperformance) and to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Restructuring; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Moscow
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Pierre Frankel in Moscow (A): Unfreezing Change." Harvard Business School Case 312-070, December 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- September 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Walnut Venture Associates (A): RBS Group Investment Memorandum
The Walnut Group's investigation of the RBS Group, a young software company is described. The RBS business plan is also included. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Plan; Research; Software; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Roberts, Michael J. "Walnut Venture Associates (A): RBS Group Investment Memorandum." Harvard Business School Case 899-062, September 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- February 2004
- Case
Succession Capital Corporation
In 2003, a small buyout company in Canada was deciding which company to purchase next. This case explores the challenges facing a young entrepreneur in the process of selecting a new acquisition when financial and human resources are constrained. View Details
Hecht, Peter A., and Irfhan Rawji. "Succession Capital Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 204-117, February 2004.
Liz Calder
Liz Calder is a second-year PhD student in Strategy at Harvard Business School. Her research interests include innovation throughout the industry life cycle, strategic alliance formation, and entrepreneurial growth.
Prior to undertaking her doctoral... View Details
Prior to undertaking her doctoral... View Details
- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
worries do not apply for the vast majority of the players, they add. The results suggest that companies generate revenue by exploiting behavioral biases of whales, leading them to overspend on loot boxes. Given the concentration of... View Details
- October 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)
It is 1995 and Steinway & Sons has just been purchased by two young entrepreneurs. For 140 years, Steinway has held the reputation for making the finest quality grand pianos in the world. The past 25 years have proven to be a challenge, however. First, the company has... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Crisis Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Quality; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; New York (state, US)
Gourville, John T., and Joseph B. Lassiter III. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)." Harvard Business School Case 500-028, October 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- December 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
ArthroCare
A young company in the medical devices area, ArthroCare, has been public for six months, and its stock--after initially performing very well--is now dropping. At the same time, the company is confronted with several tactical decisions that could impact near-term... View Details
Roberts, Michael J. "ArthroCare." Harvard Business School Case 898-056, December 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- 21 Sep 2020
- Video
Pedro Gómez
Pedro Gómez, who founded the construction company Pedro Gómez y Cia in Colombia in 1968, sums up the lessons of his long career for young Colombians, especially the need to behave ethically and to challenge corruption. View Details
- March 1998 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
PlanetAll
PlanetAll is a Web-based contact manager that automatically updates users' contact information. In early 1998, the young company must decide whether to compete with large Web sites and become a destination site or to become an enabling technology for other contact... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Business Startups; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Michelle Toth, and Carrie Ardito. "PlanetAll." Harvard Business School Case 898-105, March 1998. (Revised February 2001.)
- March 2016
- Case
N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business
By: David A. Garvin and Aldo Sesia
N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to manufacture a patented material to improve the performance of carbon fiber composites, which were used in a wide variety of products, ranging from bicycles to automobiles to aircraft parts.... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Organizational Structure; Nanotechnology; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Management Systems; Commercialization; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Bicycle Industry; Transportation Industry; United States
Garvin, David A., and Aldo Sesia. "N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business." Harvard Business School Case 316-002, March 2016.
- June 1997 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Genset Initial Public Offering (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky
Pascal Brandys, founder and CEO of Genset, must decide whether to take this young biotechnology company public. If so, should he do a dual offering in both France and the U.S.? The case also explores the business models in genomics research. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Initial Public Offering; Genetics; Going Public; Management Teams; Biotechnology Industry; France; United States
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Genset Initial Public Offering (A)." Harvard Business School Case 297-096, June 1997. (Revised March 2001.)
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Versity.com
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Versity.com has grown from four college students working out of a dorm to a $125 million venture capital-backed company. The young founders and new professional managers struggle to create a company vision and grapple with the question of whether to acquire another... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Growth and Development; Organizational Design; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Core Relationships
Perlow, Leslie A. "Versity.com." Harvard Business School Case 403-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
Many American companies have made a four-year degree a default qualification for entry-level jobs, elevating an expensive university education—with a smattering of internship experience—above paths that might prepare View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2014
- Working Paper
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, James Tighe and Susana Garcia-Robles
Venture capital (VC) investment has long been recognized as an engine for economic growth and development. Unlike bank loans, where the entrepreneur receives money and is left alone as long as the payments arrive on the pre-arranged schedule, venture capital... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, James Tighe, and Susana Garcia-Robles. "Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-024, October 2014.
- September 1989
- Case
Steve Shirley
By: Shoshana Zuboff
Traces the career development of a well-known British entrepreneur who, as a young girl, was forced to flee the Nazi's occupation of Central Europe. Details her early work experiences in the heavily male dominated workplace of post-war Britain and follows the... View Details
Zuboff, Shoshana. "Steve Shirley." Harvard Business School Case 490-004, September 1989.
- March 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Christina L. Darwall
A broad set of issues faces a young company in the Internet-based training business as it begins to sell its product to corporate customers. Issues include: profile of attractive candidates, compensation, definition of territory, definition of quotas, and role of... View Details
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Christina L. Darwall. "DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force." Harvard Business School Case 898-193, March 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- 30 Oct 2013
- News
#Twitterforsale
- April 2001 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Merloni Elettrodomestici: Building for a New Century
By: Joseph L. Bower
In 2001 a young new CEO has to develop a strategy to move his company beyond the hyper-competitive conditions of Western Europe. A major acquisition in Russia and a new Web-based service business provide interesting new directions. This case traces the development of... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Web; Russia
Bower, Joseph L. "Merloni Elettrodomestici: Building for a New Century." Harvard Business School Case 301-112, April 2001. (Revised September 2001.)
- March 2007 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?
Mary Gadams, founder and CEO of RacingThePlanet is facing one of the many logistical crises that her young Hong Kong-based venture faces as it stages its popular 4Deserts(tm) adventure marathon series in Atacama Chile, Gobi Desert Mongolia, Sahara Desert Egypt, and... View Details
Keywords: Global Range; Business or Company Management; Logistics; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Hong Kong; Egypt; Mongolia; Chile; Antarctica
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line?" Harvard Business School Case 807-148, March 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
- March 24, 2023
- Article
What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right
By: Lou Shipley
There’s a reason Silicon Valley Bank became such a fixture among startups: it understood their needs better than any other bank. Even now, many banks don’t have the flexibility and understanding to make banking easy for startups. With SVB gone, a lot of young companies... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Silicon Valley; Entrepreneurship; Bank; Finance; Business Startups; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry
Shipley, Lou. "What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 24, 2023).