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Medfield Pharmaceuticals
Lipson, Marc L.; Mead, Jenny; Harris, Jared D.Case DARDEN-F-1636-EFinanceSusan Johnson, founder and CEO of Medfield Pharmaceuticals, is faced with conflicting recommendations for extending the patent life of the company’s flagship product, Fleximat, scheduled to go off patent in two years. With only three other products in Medfield’s lineup of medications, one of which has only just received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, strategic management of the company’s product pipeline is of paramount importance. B...Starting at €8.20
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Impact Makers (A): The Newman’s Own of Management Consulting
Loutskina, Elena; Yemen, Gerry; Mead, JennyCase DARDEN-F-1797-EFinanceThis case requires students to evaluate alternative dual-share-class corporate structures that allow companies and entrepreneurs to pursue profit with purpose. The case explores Impact Makers, an IT consulting company based in Richmond, Virginia. While original founders of the firm hold all voting rights, the cash flow rights belong to two nonprofits setting the stage for a Newman’s Own model of management consulting. The case discusses whether a...Starting at €8.20
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Digital China Holdings Limited: Managing the Transition from a Product-oriented to a Service-oriented Company
McFarlan, F. Warren; Chen, Guoqing; Reimers, Kai; Guo, XunhuaCase HBS-307093-ELeadership and People ManagementDigital China is the largest Chinese independent systems integrator (IBM and HP are larger). Describes their history and their current strategy and invites the student to advise them as to how they should continue to grow in the future. This is the closest China currently has to Infosys and their 7,700-person company is a very interesting, and today, a largely unknown organization outside of China.Starting at €8.20