HBSP (USA)
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Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-414060-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 413032.Starting at €0.00
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The Whys and Hows of Feedback
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinCase HBS-416013-ELeadership and People ManagementPerformance feedback is crucial to a career in the information-rich global economy. However, feedback is psychologically stressful to both give, and hear. This teaching note explains why feedback is both valuable and difficult, and goes on to summarize research on effective feedback scenarios. What are the different kinds of feedback? What are the ideal qualities of the feedback giver, and recipient? How do corporate and national culture affect f...Starting at €8.20
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The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-416062-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 414002. David and Nadia Rawlinson are a dual-career power couple who both seek executive careers in large organizations. At the beginning of the case, Nadia has taken a new job in San Francisco, while David has been offered an opportunity in London. What are the risks of taking the London job-or not taking it? The case examines the Rawlinsons personal and professional backgrounds, decision-making styles, and the factors th...Starting at €0.00
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Solvay Group: International Mobility and Managing Expatriates, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin; Abrahams, Robin; Herman, KerryTeaching Note HBS-417088-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 409079.Starting at €0.00
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Maggie Wilderotter: Evolution of an Executive, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, RobinTeaching Note HBS-418068-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 417091.Starting at €0.00
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TrustSphere: Building a Market for Relationship Analytics, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Abrahams, Robin; Gregg, TriciaTeaching Note HBS-419015-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 418070.Starting at €0.00
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KiOR: Catalyzing Clean Energy
Nanda, Ramana; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-809092-EEntrepreneurshipBiofuels start-up KiOR was developing a proprietary technology that had the potential to dramatically impact the emerging renewable energy landscape: a process that converted cellulosic biomass into "bio-crude," a hydrocarbon mixture with properties to those of crude oil. KiOR had been operating as a virtual organization, but with venture financing in place, founder and chief technology officer Paul O'Connor and the KiOR board needed to decide wh...Starting at €8.20
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Location Choice for New Ventures: Cities
Kerr, William R.; Nanda, RamanaCase HBS-811106-EEntrepreneurshipLocation choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the intellectual frameworks of the cluster and industry agglomeration literatures to organize these factors. We then provide some tactical advice and worksheets for entrepreneurs to consider when selecting the location for t...Starting at €8.20
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SecondMarket - Providing Liquidity for Shareholders of Privately Held iContact
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-812072-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2011, SecondMarket was an online platform that facilitated secondary transactions of illiquid assets, including private company stock. This case explores reasons for the decline in small-cap IPOs in the United States from the 1990s to the 2000s and how the emergence of SecondMarket provided liquidity to privately held companies like iContact, an email and social marketing software-as-a-service [SaaS] company.Starting at €8.20
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1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (Abridged)
Lassiter, Joseph B.; Nanda, Ramana; Richardson, Evan; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-812133-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or 1366 could accelerate its market entry dramatically by partnering with the Asian manufacturers that had ...Starting at €8.20