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Businessmen and Land Ownership in the Late Nineteenth Century
By: Tom Nicholas
This article analyses the proportions of personal to real estate wealth for a group of 295 businessmen profiled in the Dictionary of business biography. It shows that businessmen who owned land on a large scale in the late nineteenth century were a comparatively small...
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Keywords:
Ownership;
Personal Finance;
Property;
Biography;
History;
Acquisition;
Wealth;
Power and Influence;
Status and Position;
Integration;
Transformation;
Market Transactions
Nicholas, Tom. "Businessmen and Land Ownership in the Late Nineteenth Century." Economic History Review 52, no. 1 (February 1999): 27–44.
- 1999
- Chapter
The Impact of Downsizing on Organizational Creativity and Innovation
By: R. Conti and T. M. Amabile
Keywords:
Restructuring;
Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Creativity;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Conti, R., and T. M. Amabile. "The Impact of Downsizing on Organizational Creativity and Innovation." In Social Creativity. Vol. 2, edited by A. Montuori and R. E. Purser. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1999.
- Article
Market Failure and the Environmental Policies of Firms: Economic Rationales for 'Beyond Compliance' Behavior
By: F. L. Reinhardt
Reinhardt, F. L. "Market Failure and the Environmental Policies of Firms: Economic Rationales for 'Beyond Compliance' Behavior." Journal of Industrial Ecology 3, no. 1 (January 1999): 9–21.
- 1998
- Working Paper
CEO Incentives and Firm Size
By: Brian Hall and George P. Baker
What determines CEO incentives? A confusion exists among both academics and practitioners about how to measure the strength of CEO incentives, and how to reconcile the enormous differences in pay sensitivities between executives in large and small firms. We show that...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Motivation and Incentives;
Executive Compensation;
Size;
Management Systems
Hall, Brian, and George P. Baker. "CEO Incentives and Firm Size." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 6868, December 1998.
- November 1998 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Mickey Maurer: IBJ Corp. and MyStar Communications
By: Paul W. Marshall and Jeremy Dann
Mickey Maurer is a successful entrepreneur who retired in the late 1980s and then reentered the business world with the purchase of two media companies. In the radio industry he faces competition from large national players. In his publishing enterprise, Maurer...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Competition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Management Teams;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and Jeremy Dann. "Mickey Maurer: IBJ Corp. and MyStar Communications." Harvard Business School Case 899-106, November 1998. (Revised August 1999.)
- October 1998
- Case
CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)
By: Myra M. Hart and Jennifer Starr
Silverman and her co-founder, Don Larson, own the largest privately held injury-management and cost-containment services firm in the United States. When their $80+ million company attracts substantial interest of investment bankers and venture capitalists, the two must...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Leadership Development;
Venture Capital;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Personal Development and Career;
Entrepreneurship;
Service Industry;
United States
Hart, Myra M., and Jennifer Starr. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-068, October 1998.
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Investment Portfolio;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
By: James E. Austin and Meredith D. Pearson
Share Our Strength, a successful anti-hunger nonprofit organization, created a for-profit subsidiary--Community Wealth Ventures (CWV)--to provide advisory services to companies and nonprofits on collaboration. Management is reviewing CWV's start-up experience.
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
For-Profit Firms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Partners and Partnerships;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Consulting Industry
Austin, James E., and Meredith D. Pearson. "Community Wealth Ventures, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-023, July 1998. (Revised August 1998.)
- July 1998
- Supplement
Bell Atlantic in Union City
In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Social Enterprise;
Internet and the Web;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Education Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Bell Atlantic in Union City." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-501, July 1998.
- June 1998
- Article
Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-Tech Corporation
By: Leslie Perlow
Perlow, Leslie. "Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-Tech Corporation." Administrative Science Quarterly 43, no. 2 (June 1998): 328–357.
- March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?
By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
While on vacation in Memphis, former investment manager Andy Wilson discovers a unique "tour bus" that travels over land and through water. He decides to transplant the concept to Boston and to add both historical and theatrical features to the amphibious tour. As he...
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Keywords:
Opportunities;
Creativity;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Startups;
Tourism Industry;
Tennessee;
Boston
Hart, Myra M., and Stephanie Dodson. "Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?" Harvard Business School Case 898-189, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
- February 1998
- Background Note
Contracting and Control in Venture Capital
By: Paul A. Gompers
Discusses the control mechanisms and contracts utilized by venture capitalists. The emphasis is on understanding potential conflicts of interest and how the contracts mitigate those conflicts.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Governance Controls;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Conflict of Interests
Gompers, Paul A. "Contracting and Control in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-067, February 1998.
- January 1998 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Examines the issues raised in the financing of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, an Irish hotelier. The perspective of Paddy Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO at Fitzpatrick Group, and Niall Carroll, founder of ACT Venture Capital, are contrasted.
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Venture Capital;
Perspective;
Accommodations Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-002, January 1998. (Revised December 2001.)
- January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Perspective;
Financing and Loans;
Accommodations Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick." Harvard Business School Case 298-004, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B1): Niall Carroll
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Perspective;
Financing and Loans;
Accommodations Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B1): Niall Carroll." Harvard Business School Case 298-003, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- January 1998 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura
In the summer of 1997, a consultant at Japan's Funai Consulting Co. Ltd., must decide how to respond to a client's proposal to offer "open pricing" (based on willingness to pay) to customers unable to pay the standard price for the client's product. The client, Akita...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Price;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Decisions;
Agribusiness;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business Ventures;
Consulting Industry;
Japan
Paine, Lynn S., and Tomoya Nakamura. "Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-017, January 1998. (Revised February 2002.)
- December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Capital;
Brands and Branding;
Identity;
Customization and Personalization;
Value;
Service Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- November 1997 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Finansol
By: James E. Austin, Roberto Gutierrez, Marc Labie and Enrique Ogliastri
Finansol, created to provide loans to micro-entrepreneurs, encountered considerable difficulties after rapidly growing to become the biggest micro-enterprise lender in Colombia. Major restructuring was required to rescue it.
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Microfinance;
Crisis Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., Roberto Gutierrez, Marc Labie, and Enrique Ogliastri. "Finansol." Harvard Business School Case 398-071, November 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
- June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A1)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Measurement and Metrics;
Restructuring;
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Marketing Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 197-120, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)