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Incept LLC and Confluent Surgical (A)
Chakravorti, Bhaskar; Stuart, Toby; Weber, JamesCase HBS-809062-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A venture capitalist must decide whether to invest in a medical technology company that licenses intellectual property from a privately held IP holding company based on a platform technology. Entrepreneurs Amar Sawhney and Fred Khosravi founded Incept LLC to commercialize their multi-use hydrogel technology. The pair then spun off Confluent Surgical to develop some, but not ...Starting at €8.20
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Tennant Company: Innovating Within and Beyond the Core
Applegate, Lynda M.; Stuart, Toby; Weber, JamesCase HBS-810139-EEntrepreneurshipTennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine the business model to use for its new chemical free cleaning technology. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative, environmentally friendly, cleaning technology that could potentially revolutionize cleaning. Historically, Tennant was a producer of floor and carpet washing machines for industrial and commercial markets. Over time, it became clear that the technolog...Starting at €8.20
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It's My Turn (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sharpe, Jim; Weber, JamesArticle HBS-R1310Z-EEntrepreneurshipSusie Gordon and Antonio Barile, a married couple, own a manufacturing company together. When their first child was born, they agreed that Susie would stay home with the kids while Antonio ran the business, and then, after a few years, they would swap roles. Now Susie is itching to get back to work, but Antonio is reluctant to step out of the CEO's job and return home. Does he have to honor their original deal--and what will happen if he doesn't?...Starting at €8.20
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Note on the Impact of Millennials on the Food System
Alvarez, Jose B.; Weber, James; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-517064-EIn 2016, the millennial generation (those age 19 to 35 in 2016), the largest generation by population in the U.S., was entering its prime home buying, family forming, earning and spending years. This generation was showing different beliefs and behaviors than previous generations-beliefs and behaviors that were having a significant impact on the overall economy and in particular on the food industry. This note explores the millennial generation, ...Starting at €8.20
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (A)
Quelch, John A.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-515007-EMarketingIn 2014, Pfizer proposed a friendly acquisition of AstraZeneca, but the AstraZeneca board resisted over price and strategy concerns. Was this good for pharmaceutical consumers? Pfizer, like pharmaceutical companies in general, faced difficulties in growing sales due to the challenges of developing new drugs. Over the previous decade or more, Pfizer had pursued acquisitions as a way to acquire new drugs, increase sales, and to reduce costs by comb...Starting at €8.20
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AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A) (Abridged)
Ferri, Fabrizio; Weber, JamesCase HBS-309101-ERichard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest public sector workers union in the U.S., was responsible for protecting the pensions of its members. Because pensions were invested for decades, Ferlauto wanted the companies in which the union invested to be managed for the long-term interests of shareholders. He believed this required good corporate governance and effective oversight by the board of directors....Starting at €8.20
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Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)
Ferri, Fabrizio; Narayanan, V.G.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-108024-ETwo activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979 they sold the business and retired. In 2000, Blake became concerned that Friendly's CEO, who owned approximately 10% of Friendly and also owned a larger percentage of another restaurant ...Starting at €8.20
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GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration
Stuart, Toby; Weber, JamesCase HBS-809026-EEntrepreneurshipAn executive from pharmaceutical company GSK must choose how much to integrate a recently acquired biotechnology firm, Sirtris. Moncef Slaoui, GSK's Global head of R&D, championed the acquisition of Sirtris to gain access to its potentially revolutionary science. Slaoui must balance the need to recoup shareholder value after paying a two-times premium for Sirtris with his desire to retain Christoph Westphal, Sirtris's co-founder and CEO, and othe...Starting at €8.20
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AFL-CIO: Office of Investment and Home Depot
Khurana, Rakesh; Weber, JamesCase HBS-407097-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes the AFL-CIO: Office of Investments activities in their campaign to improve governance at Home Depot by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation package and the company's poor performance. The AFL-CIO Office of Investments advocates for improved corporate governance at public companies, focusing on the problems of excessive chief executive compensation, improperly backdated stock options, insufficiently independ...Starting at €8.20
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GSK's Acquisition of Sirtris: Independence or Integration (Abridged)
Stuart, Toby; Weber, JamesCase HBS-813028-EEntrepreneurshipAn executive from pharmaceutical company GSK must choose how much to integrate a recently acquired biotechnology firm, Sirtris. Moncef Slaoui, GSK's global head of R&D, championed the acquisition of Sirtris to gain access to its potentially revolutionary science. Slaoui must balance the need to recoup shareholder value after paying a two-times premium for Sirtris with his desire to retain Christoph Westphal, Sirtris's co-founder and CEO, and othe...Starting at €8.20