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- April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)
Involves the design and creation of a company with no formally-defined hierarchy. Describes the steps the founder takes to avoid the organizational politics he perceives as crushing the human contributions they were designed to harness.
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Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Engineering;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Sun Hydraulics Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 485-169, April 1985. (Revised November 1987.)
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Zia Mody
Zia Mody, founder of AZB & Partners, a leading corporate law firm in India, describes her policy of providing mentorship and advice to women through marriage and motherhood in order to retain them as...
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- June 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Peace Winds Japan
By: John A. Quelch
Kensuke Onishi, the young entrepreneurial founder of an international Japanese nongovernment organization specializing in humanitarian relief in emerging economies, is considering its future strategic direction. This case includes extensive commentary on Peace Winds'...
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Entrepreneurship;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Japan;
Afghanistan;
Iraq
Quelch, John A. "Peace Winds Japan." Harvard Business School Case 503-055, June 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- July 1993 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Inc.-1987
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven and Myra M. Hart
The founders of Bright Horizons have developed a distinctive strategy and raised venture capital money. Now they are ready to make their dream come true. How should they proceed in implementing their strategy?
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Uyterhoeven, Hugo, and Myra M. Hart. "Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Inc.-1987." Harvard Business School Case 394-031, July 1993. (Revised March 1994.)
- 11 Jul 2016
- News
Secrets To Happiness
- 07 Jul 2021
- Video
Industry Spotlight: Entrepreneurship
- May 2019 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Bill Cummings: The Cummings Way
By: Christina R. Wing, Robert F. White and Michael Norris
In 2019, Bill Cummings, founder of Cummings Properties and Cummings Foundation and billionaire signer of the Giving Pledge, is winding down his roles at his company and foundation. How should the management move the company forward?
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Keywords:
Real Estate Development;
Philanthropy;
Family Business;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Management Succession;
Real Estate Industry;
United States;
Boston
Wing, Christina R., Robert F. White, and Michael Norris. "Bill Cummings: The Cummings Way." Harvard Business School Case 619-038, May 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
- 01 Nov 2019
- Video
Jaithirth Rao
Jerry Rao, serial entrepreneur and founder of the India-based Value and Budget Housing Corporation, describes the impact of regulation on the construction industry in India, and the need for further change to enable the building of affordable housing.
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- March 2015
- Case
West Coast Chill
By: William A. Sahlman, Robert F. White and Stephanie Puzio
The fall of 2010 marked the 20th year that Mitchell Joseph, a fourth generation beverage executive, serial entrepreneur, and the founder of the Joseph Company (the "Company"), had been working on developing the technology for a self-chilling can. Mitchell was at an...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Sahlman, William A., Robert F. White, and Stephanie Puzio. "West Coast Chill." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-704, March 2015.
- March 2024
- Case
Biomanufacturing Decentralization by Stämm
By: Paul A. Gompers, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
Stämm, a startup based on decentralizing biomanufacturing processes, is transitioning to product launch. The founders face key challenges to craft the startup’s business model and growth strategy, as well as to choose the optimal model for scaling their technological...
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- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
Year Up: Why Investing in Young Adults Makes Sense
- Video
Fadi Ghandour
Fadi Ghandour, founder of Dubai-based courier company Aramex and a leading entrepreneur in the Gulf, discusses how he found talent in the early stages of his start-up as he sought to challenge Western...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Founder-CEO Compensation and Selection into Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurship
By: Michael Ewens, Ramana Nanda and Christopher Stanton
We show theoretically that a critical determinant of the attractiveness of VC-backed entrepreneurship for high-earning potential founders is the expected time to develop a startup’s initial product. This is because founder-CEOs’ cash compensation increases...
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Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Christopher Stanton. "Founder-CEO Compensation and Selection into Venture Capital-Backed Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-119, May 2020. (Revised September 2023. Forthcoming at Journal of Finance.)
- February 2007
- Case
Orientation for Viewing "Startup.com"
By: Noam T. Wasserman
Introduces founders Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman as they start and grow govWorks.com. The movie "Startup.com" documents the challenges that these founders face in building their company while dealing with tensions within the founding team and managing a demanding...
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- 2002
- Case
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Julie Lang
Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart in 1962, had the vision for his store to sell low cost, branded products. By setting up its own distribution system and truck fleet, and evaluating retail stores as separate investment centers, Wal-Mart's control systems helped to build...
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- January 1993 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Kronos (A)
Mark Ain is the founder and manager of Kronos, which has grown to a $33 million dollar company in 13 years. The case focuses on Ain's rrole in the company. Presents data from a personality assessment of Ain and his senior management team as input to this decision. .
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Management Skills;
Managerial Roles;
Personal Characteristics;
Management Style;
Behavior
Roberts, Michael J. "Kronos (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-050, January 1993. (Revised March 1993.)