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Note on Managing the Growing Venture (Spanish version)
Hamermesh, Richard G.; Heskett, James L.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-808S03EntrepreneurshipFocuses on the strategic and organizational challenges that confront growing enterprises and the entrepreneurs who lead them. Provides an overview of how a new venture needs to change as it passes from the initial start-up to the growth phase. Explores how a venture's leadership, strategy, and execution need to evolve to deal with rapid growth. A rewritten version of an earlier note.Starting at €8.20
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Jackson Automotive Systems (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-914S07FinanceJackson Automotive Systems produces automotive parts for advanced heating and air conditioning systems, engine cooling systems, fuel injection and transfer systems, and various other engine parts, and it supplies them to the automotive industry primarily in Michigan. Like many OEM suppliers for the automotive industry, Jackson cut back production following the financial crisis in 2008. By 2013, the firm is back to operating at capacity. The compa...Starting at €8.20
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Caroline Regis at Excel Systems (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S17Leadership and People Managementoutsourcing. Regis is threatened by the diminution in the role of in-house manufacturing and by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini. The case traces Regis's reactions to the proposal. She seems ready to accede to the organizational politics and support the new strategy, only to change her mind and anger her superiors, who thought she would support the plan. She tries to seize control of the situation and threatens to resign if she is no...Starting at €8.20
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Martin Blair (Spanish version)
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-915S05EntrepreneurshipMartin Blair es un empresario que por primera vez se basa en su experiencia en la industria de servicio de alimentos para desarrollar dos conceptos de restaurantes diferentes casi al mismo tiempo. Al relatar sus experiencias, revela varias preocupaciones importantes del empresario reflexivo, que van desde la obtención de financiamiento para la construcción de espacios físicos a cabo. Ambos restaurantes tienen éxito, y Blair ahora quiere hacer cre...Starting at €8.20
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Paramount Equipment (Spanish version)
Baldwin, Carliss Y.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-916S14FinanceParamount Equipment, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a large manufacturer of cranes and compact construction equipment, aerial work platforms, and food service equipment. Founded in 1987, Paramount now had manufacturing operations in 24 countries. However, it lost its competitive position because it took on too much debt in the form of bank borrowings relative to the risk level of its business. Now the company must seek funding and guarant...Starting at €8.20
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New Earth Mining, Inc. (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.; Wang, WeiCase HBS-917S19FinanceNew Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has also made substantial investments in gold exploration projects in Australia and Chile. New Earth has been very successful and has a large amount of cash on the balance sheet, a simple debt structure, and a reasonable leverage ratio with liquidity risk. With a strong financial position, the firm con...Starting at €8.20
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Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)
Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-810114-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes 2 individuals who have met and are in the process of starting a company together. Each is still at his/her former employer, and each has signed a different employment agreement that on paper may prohibit some contemplated acts - i.e., soliciting customers or employees. The case focuses on how individuals should think about leaving their employers in general and how these specific legal agreements may impact the situation in thi...Starting at €8.20
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Peter Jepsen
Stevenson, Howard H.; Roberts, Michael J.; Sharpe, James M.Case HBS-813046-EEntrepreneurshipAbout to break bank covenants, Peter Jepsen has to deal with a contentious prior owner, improve profitability and staff appropriately all while maintaining credibility with his investors, in the furniture hardware company he has owned for less than a year. Peter Jepsen, a newly minted MBA, has bought a furniture hardware manufacturing business utilizing debt and investors equity that in a very short time is about to trigger bank covenants due to ...Starting at €8.20
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SMARTBITES (A)
Roberts, Michael J.; Silva, Jeronimo; Bhide, Amar V.Case HBS-813074-EEntrepreneurshipThe case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a U.S. bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business.Starting at €8.20
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SMARTBITES C: June 2009
Roberts, Michael J.; Bhide, Amar V.Case HBS-813111-EEntrepreneurshipSupplement for case 813074Starting at €8.20