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Airbus and Boeing: Superjumbo Decisions
Bodily, Samuel E.; Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.Case DARDEN-QA-0720-EDecision AnalysisSet in 1999, this case allows students to put themselves in the positions of both Airbus and Boeing as Boeing considered how to respond to Airbus's decision to announce its plans to proceed or not with the $10 billion development of the world's first commercial superjumbo jet, the Airbus A3XX. Boeing was considering a development effort to "stretch" its 747 jumbo jet into a larger superjumbo version, the 747-X. At the time, the two companies' wid...Starting at €8.20
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SnackChips in China
Bodily, Samuel E.; Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.; Clemen, RobertCase DARDEN-QA-0698-EDecision AnalysisThis case is intended to work well as an exam or a capstone for a course on decision analysis, simulation, real options, and game theory. It explores a conventional snack-chip marketer's strategy in China for promoting and advertising a recently acquired healthy snack-chip brand in mid-2002. The marketer has some key decisions to make, now and in the future, about a range of marketing expenditures in the context of an exciting emerging market and...Starting at €8.20
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Kelly Solar - Teaching Note
Lipson, Marc L.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1614TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1614Starting at €0.00
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Kelly Solar
Bodily, Samuel E.; Lipson, Marc L.; Lichtendahl, Kenneth C. Jr.Case DARDEN-F-1614-EFinanceA small start-up company must make additional investments to maximize its firm value. But the company owner will not make this investment unless she can renegotiate outstanding debt claims. Solving this "debt overhang" problem through negotiation is the focus of the case. In this context, students are exposed to a variety of issues: the nature of financial claims, bargaining and negotiation fundamentals, and agency costs of debt.Starting at €8.20
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Porfolio & Partnership, Teaching Note
Hardymon, G. Felda; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-809017-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for [806036].Starting at €0.00
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Arthur Rock
Hardymon, G. Felda; Nicholas, Tom; Kind, LizCase HBS-813138-EEntrepreneurshipArthur Rock was known as one of the country's first venture capitalists and was instrumental in launching major Silicon Valley firms, such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel Corporation, Apple Computer, Inc., Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne Incorporated. He was the first venture capitalist to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. Rock was adamant that his success was due to luck and being in the right place at the right time. Others argu...Starting at €8.20
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Village Ventures, Teaching Note
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnTeaching Note HBS-808010-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note to (806-080).Starting at €0.00
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Vignette: Alternative Liquidity Options
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-812070-EEntrepreneurshipThe growth of companies that facilitate the sales of unregistered stock, such as that granted to employees of successful but long-private companies, has raised a number of questions among regulators, investors, and company founders. This brief vignette sketches out some of the benefits and drawbacks of alternative methods of liquidity.Starting at €8.20
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Actis: January 2008
Hardymon, G. Felda; Lerner, Josh; Leamon, AnnCase HBS-808130-EService and Operations ManagementPaul Fletcher, the CEO of Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, is preparing for an executive retreat at which the management team will consider how best to position the firm for the future. Actis could move in a number of different directions, by expanding into new geographies, asset classes, or deal sizes. Choices made along these dimensions all have different implications for the degree of cohesion between the regions a...Starting at €8.20
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OvaScience
Hardymon, G. Felda; Nicholas, Tom; Stuart, Toby; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-815058-EEntrepreneurshipIn early April 2012, Michelle Dipp, MD, Ph.D, CEO and co-founder of OvaScience, had just received a buyout offer from PG Ventures, a private equity firm interested in acquiring the innovative fertility treatments company. The company's first promising fertility treatment, AUGMENT (Autologous Germ-line Mitochondrial Energy Transfer), had the potential to improve egg quality, increase the success of IVF cycles, and decrease the incidence of multipl...Starting at €8.20