Christopher Flanagan, Charles Holloway
2002
This case examines the myriad of issues faced by two entrepreneurs who use the “search fund” model to search for, purchase, and ultimately operate a home health care services company. The “search fund” is a proven investment vehicle through which a group…
Janet Feldstein, John Glynn Jr.
2002
This case tells the story of protagonist Frank Ruderman and his evolution from entrepreneur to “traditional” angel investor and later to “innovative” angel or hybrid investor. The case introduces Ruderman’s investing group, Tenex-Greenhouse, and then…
William Barnett, Peter Lorentzen
2002
This teaching note describes the economic, financial and political environment faced by entrepreneurial firms in China in the year 2002. The note discusses the economic reform process, the relationship between business and government , and challenges…
Mary Barth, Susan Mackenzie
2002
Since FY 1999, P&G had reported restructuring charges each quarter for Organization 2005, a five-year comprehensive corporate restructuring program. In 1995, FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued a consensus opinion (EITF-94-3) that defined…
Lawal Dosunmu, John McMillan
2002
The U.S. energy company AES is in the process of entering the Nigerian market through acquisition of a controlling equity interest in a 270 megawatt power generator project. AES has a unique mode of organization and operation that emphasizes integrity…
Janet Feldstein, John Glynn Jr.
2002
This is an “industry note” introducing Angel Investing as a concept and discussing recent developments in the industry. Angel Investing has been a long standing practice, dating back to Broadway play financiers at the turn of the 20th century, and…
Kanika Bahl, John Newsome, Joel Podolny
2002
In 2001 Dr. Brian Brink, Senior Vice President of Anglo American, a massive South African mining conglomerate, was debating how to confront the ravages that extremely high HIV/AIDS rates were taking on Anglo’s workforce and overall productivity….
Terry Anderson, Susan Mackenzie
2002
Environmental entrepreneur Andrew Mangan promoted by-product synergy (BPS) programs as a means to achieve sustainable development goals. BPS is a process that helps companies discover new ways to convert their wastes into saleable commodities. Mangan’s…
John Glynn Jr., Andrea Higuera
2002
Since the 1960s, corporate venture capital has had a mixed history. Companies seem to form separate venture capital programs during boom years and then withdraw their commitments during economic downturns. To enable students to both learn about corporate…
Janet Feldstein, John Glynn Jr.
2002
The case introduced Matt Harris, the young (28 years old) co-founder and CEO of Village Ventures (VVI), a venture capital company. VVI is “ a vehicle for inventing in high growth companies located in high potential markets that are rich in intellectual…
H. deBettignies, L. Downey
2002
In December 1998, Ron Wilson, chief executive of Mobil Oil Indonesia (MOI) considered how he should respond to allegations made by a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that Mobil had been complicit in serious human rights abuses in Aceh…
Michael Hannan, John McMillan, Joel Podolny, Mary Ann Warren
2002
In the fall of 1999, Mike Moore, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), anticipated that the WTO’s talks in Seattle in December, 1999 would focus on improving living standards around the world, bettering the environment, providing more…
Pehr Luedtke, William Meehan III
2001
Eastside College Preparatory School was founded in 1996 to give students in the economically depressed communities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park a viable option for high school education. This case describes the formation, management, and challenges of…
David Hoyt, Margaret Neale
2001
Case B describes the negotiations leading to the rescue of the fund by a consortium of banks. The case is based on Roger Lowenstein’s book “When Genius Failed” and was developed with his permission.
Victoria Chang, Chip Heath
2001
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), started in 1971, was a nonprofit consumer group that focused on nutrition and health, food safety, and alcohol policy. The center was known for its eye-opening reports about restaurant food. Not only…
David Hoyt, Margaret Neale
2001
In 1993, John Meriwether, former head of arbitrage and bond trading at Salomon Brothers, put together the smartest group of bond arbitrage experts ever assembled. The group included a number of professors, two of whom were future Nobel laureates in…
Victoria Chang, Chip Heath
2001
Supplement to the (A) Case
Victoria Chang, Chip Heath
2001
The low budget horror film, The Blair Witch Project, was one of the biggest success stories in film history based on the ratio of production cost to revenue. Costing only $35,000 to create, it generated $48 million in its first week of wide release (on 1…
Laura Kopczak, Hau Lee
2001
This case describes a challenge faced by HP’s Vancouver Division in 1990. Although its new inkjet printers were selling well, inventory levels worldwide were rising as sales rose. In Europe, high product variety was making inventory levels especially high…
Haim Mendelson, David Hoyt
2001
In 2001, while online grocery services such as Webvan, Peapod, Streamline, and Homegrocer.com were suffering huge losses, merging to stay alive, and going out of business, Britain’s largest grocer, Tesco PLC was a notable exception. This case describes…
Sanjeev Dewan, Haim Mendelson
2001
Charles Schwab Corporation’s ability to successfully leverage IT and introduce innovations that have transformed the brokerage industry is charted in this case from the firm’s early focus, after the deregulation of brokerage commissions in 1975, on…
Victoria Chang, George Foster
2001
This case discusses E.piphany’s international strategy as a key component of the company’s greater strategy. As E.piphany reached key revenue and growth targets, the company needed to move into new product areas. However, the company also felt the need…