Publications
Publications
- December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- HBS Case Collection
PlaceWare: Issues in Structuring a Xerox Technology Spinout
Abstract
Xerox has established a process to spin out technologies it develops that do not fit with its current business needs. To structure these "spinouts," a number of issues arise on how to treat people and intellectual property. PlaceWare is the first technology to go through this process.
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Citation
Chesbrough, Henry W. "PlaceWare: Issues in Structuring a Xerox Technology Spinout." Harvard Business School Case 699-001, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)