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- January 2000 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
The HBS California Research Center
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scott D Landry
Harvard Business School's (HBS) California Research Center, a three-year experiment initiated in July 1997 to facilitate research, case-writing, and course development centered in the Silicon Valley Region, has been a "phenomenal success." In June 1999, HBS Dean Kim...
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Keywords:
Business Education;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Success;
Education Industry;
San Francisco
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scott D Landry. "The HBS California Research Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-189, January 2000. (Revised February 2000.)
- November 1999 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
AGENCY.COM (A): Launching an Interactive Service Agency
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry
Having recently launched one of Silicon Valley's first start-ups, cofounders Chan Suh and Kyle Shannon ponder whether their interactive consulting firm is prepared to bid for work from a very large client.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Internet and the Web;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Strategy;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Consulting Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "AGENCY.COM (A): Launching an Interactive Service Agency." Harvard Business School Case 800-061, November 1999. (Revised May 2001.)
- November – December 1998
- Article
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
This article explains how clusters foster high levels of productivity and innovation and lays out the implications for competitive strategy and economic policy. Economic geography in an era of global competition poses a paradox. In theory, location should no longer be...
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Porter, Michael E. "Clusters and the New Economics of Competition." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 6 (November–December 1998): 77–90.
- May 1999
- Teaching Note
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank Series TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-298-119), (9-298-120), (9-298-121), and (9-298-122).
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Keywords:
Banking Industry
- March 1999 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Network Associates: Securing the Internet
By: Debora L. Spar
Follows one company's path through the uncharted terrain of government regulation and the Internet. In March 1998, Network Associates announced it would begin selling powerful encryption software from its Dutch subsidiary. Such a move looked to the U.S. government like...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States
Spar, Debora L., and Jennifer Burns. "Network Associates: Securing the Internet." Harvard Business School Case 799-087, March 1999. (Revised May 1999.)
- December 1998
- Case
Casto Travel
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Susan Harmeling
Maryles Casto had the vision to build the largest travel agency in Silicon Valley, mirroring the growth pattern of the entire area. In 1997 the travel business changed dramatically as airlines chose not to pay travel agencies the fees they once did. Simultaneously, the...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Internet and the Web;
Change Management;
Markets;
Travel Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Susan Harmeling. "Casto Travel." Harvard Business School Case 899-120, December 1998.
- June 1998
- Case
Silicon Valley
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Keywords:
California
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Silicon Valley." Harvard Business School Case 798-056, June 1998.
- March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Biotti
Xedia, a networking equipment manufacturer that helps provide high-speed Internet service for corporate clients through access routing, wants a bridge loan to fund daily operations until it raises its next round of equity financing.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Negotiation;
Production;
Internet;
Banking Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-119, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-1): The Bank's Perspective
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Biotti
Supplements the (A) case.
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Banking Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-1): The Bank's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 298-120, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-2): The Company's Perspective
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Biotti
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Banking Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (B-2): The Company's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 298-121, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (C): The Final Agreement
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jon Biotti
Supplements the (A) case.
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Banking Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Jon Biotti. "Xedia and Silicon Valley Bank (C): The Final Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 298-122, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
- December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Randy Haykin: The Making of an Entrepreneur (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
An MBA graduate, 10 years out, reflects on his career path. Randy Haykin is currently running his own venture catalyst organization in the Silicon Valley.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Personal Development and Career;
Leadership Style;
Organizations;
San Francisco
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Randy Haykin: The Making of an Entrepreneur (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-044, December 1997. (Revised August 1998.)
- June 1997
- Teaching Note
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A) and (B) TN
By: Marco Iansiti
Teaching Note for (9-695-061) and (9-697-038).
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- September 1996
- Case
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (B)
By: Marco Iansiti and Alan D. MacCormack
After the release of the "Challenge" computer in 1993, Silicon Graphics executives meet to discuss the follow-up project. Should they pursue an incremental improvement to the Challenge, or opt for a radically new design recently demonstrated at Stanford University?
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Technological Innovation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Product Development;
Hardware;
Computer Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Alan D. MacCormack. "Silicon Graphics, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 697-038, September 1996.
- April 1995 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Based on a Silicon Valley company that has developed the capability to compete in a rapidly growing, highly turbulent environment. This capability hinges on its flexible and rapid development process, which the case characterizes in detail. Focuses on the development...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Information Infrastructure;
Product Launch;
Managerial Roles;
Expansion;
Design;
Applications and Software;
Computer Industry;
Electronics Industry;
California
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Silicon Graphics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-061, April 1995. (Revised December 1997.)
- November 1994
- Case
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
In early 1994, Dow Corning Corp. debates whether to participate in a proposed $4.2 billion product liability settlement. Specifically, the firm must decide whether to contribute $2 billion to end a class action suit filed by women suffering from connective tissue...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Ethics;
Health Disorders;
Government Legislation;
Crime and Corruption;
Legal Liability;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Health Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-047, November 1994.
- October 1994
- Case
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation (Abridged)
Describes a decision facing Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. in June 1985: whether to continue to compete in the silicon steel business in the face of stiff competition from imports. Includes a complete description of the company's productivity improvement systems and...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Strategy;
Performance Improvement;
Management Systems;
Technology;
Steel Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 695-023, October 1994.
- March 1989 (Revised April 1989)
- Teaching Note
JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative), Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
- February 1989 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative)
By: George C. Lodge
Keywords:
Semiconductor Industry
Lodge, George C. "JESSI (The Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative)." Harvard Business School Case 389-135, February 1989. (Revised July 1989.)
- June 1986
- Case
Silicon Valley Graduate School of Management
By: Dwight B. Crane and James Moore
Crane, Dwight B., and James Moore. "Silicon Valley Graduate School of Management." Harvard Business School Case 286-017, June 1986.