Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)

  • Reference: HBS-808089-E

  • Year: 1999

  • Number of pages: 16

  • Geographic Setting: Georgia

  • Publication Date: Nov 2, 2007

  • Source: HBSP (USA)

  • Type of Document: Case

  • Industry Setting: Information technology consulting services

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Description

Describes the issues facing a Founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case in order to give case-writing workshop participants practice writing those sections.

Keywords

Board of Directors CEO Compensation Corporate social entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Information technology Negotiation Outsourcing Recruitment Teams Venture capital