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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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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible
Mayo, Anthony J.; Benson, Mark; Chen, DavidCase HBS-408072-EEntrepreneurshipFrom his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several large scale projects that contributed to the growth and improvement of contemporary America, including the Hoover Dam, one of the wonders of the modern world. During World War II, when ...Starting at €8.20
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Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.; Cromwell, JohnathanTeaching Note HBS-412113-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 406076.Starting at €0.00
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Recipe for Success: Growth and Evolution at Caf Cupcake, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.; Beckham, HeatherTeaching Note HBS-919510-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 919509.Starting at €0.00
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Foro Energy (A)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Sahlman, William A.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-812136-EEntrepreneurshipForo Energy developed proprietary and patent-pending fiber-laser technologies that could disrupt existing processes and services for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. These breakthrough laser technologies were protected by a strong intellectual property (IP) portfolio, which provided Foro with the flexibility to pursue a number of different business models. The market potential for oilfield applications was large, as global s...Starting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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Revitalizing Renfield Farms (Spanish version)
Mayo, Anthony J.; Beckham, HeatherCase HBS-916S06Leadership and People ManagementMarie Jackson becomes chief executive officer of Renfield Farms during a period of sluggish growth and an organizational crisis. Jackson develops a new vision statement and begins to experience some success but is met with some skepticism from internal employees because the company's structures and systems do not seem to support the new vision. This case focuses on how Jackson engages and leads a senior team in formulating a vision during a perio...Starting at €8.20
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WebTracker (Spanish version)
Sahlman, William A.; Roberts, Michael J.Case HBS-917S02EntrepreneurshipThis case describes the evolution of a tech startup, WebTracker, and focuses on the decision of two aspiring entrepreneurs (Julie Stern and Mark Foster) who have just received offers for Venture Capital (VC) financing for the company. These offers, or term sheets, are similar in some respects and different in others. The two firms offering financing are also different. The heart of the case involves comparing these term sheets and determining the...Starting at €8.20
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Reviving Entrepreneurship
Lerner, Josh; Sahlman, William A.Article HBS-R1203K-EEntrepreneurshipNew enterprises don't exist in a vacuum: They rise or fall depending on myriad contextual factors, all of them interrelated, and all of them affected by government policy. U.S. lawmakers must carefully consider the effects of interventions in at least 12 areas, ranging from capital markets to tax treatment to intellectual property to health care. Their decisions could shore up--or further weaken--what has long been America's greatest economic ass...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric's 20th Century CEOs, Teaching Note
Mayo, Anthony J.Teaching Note HBS-412124-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 406048 and 406118.Starting at €0.00