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Aster Capital and the Secureq Deal - Teaching Note
Menden, Lenka; Johnson, Rob; Liechtenstein, HeinrichTeaching Note ET-25-EFinanceThe case describes the attempt by Aster Capital, a Paris-based venture capital fund focused on clean technology, to exit an investment in its portfolio company Secureq, a France-based security software vendor. Can an agreement be reached with other shareholders to unlock Secureq's potential? If not, should Aster pursue the sale of the company now, even at a lower valuation? At the same time, Aster feels that there might be future opportunities to...Starting at €0.00
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The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203B-EStrategyAlthough the U.S. retains profound competitive strengths--for instance, in higher education and entrepreneurship--those strengths are increasingly threatened by weaknesses in areas such as the tax code, basic education, macroeconomic policies, and regulation. Steps to reverse the loss will require a new focus by government and business leaders.Starting at €8.20
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Choosing the United States
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Article HBS-R1203F-EStrategyA location decision is, in many respects, a referendum on a nation's competitiveness. When a company decides, say, to build a new plant in China rather than in the United States, it is effectively voting on the question of which country can best enable its success in the global marketplace. Over the past three decades, business activities have become increasingly mobile, and more and more countries have become viable contenders for them. But new ...Starting at €8.20
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Matching Dell (Spanish version)
Rivkin, Jan W.; Porter, Michael E.Case HBS-702S06StrategyAfter years of success with its vaunted "Direct Model" for computer manufacturing, marketing, and distribution, Dell Computer Corp. faces efforts by competitors to match its strategy. The case 'Matching Dell' describes the evolution of the personal computer industry, Dell's strategy, and efforts by Compaq, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Gateway 2000 to capture the benefits of Dell's approach. Students are called on to formulate strategic plans of acti...Starting at €8.20
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Industry Transformation (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-703S24StrategyDesigned to support course modules that consider strategy-making under uncertainty or the intersection of competitive strategy and technology.Starting at €8.20
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Invenio Ltd.
Johnson, RobCase E-221-EThe case describes the start-up and development of a company backed by venture capitalists and a corporate shareholder. When the company acquires a competitor, differences in objectives between the venture capital shareholders and the corporate shareholder begin to surface and are exacerbated when the lead venture capital investor ultimately wants to sell the company. It also provides insights into the impact of legal documents in venture capital...Starting at €8.20
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Nordic Technologies AB
Johnson, RobCase E-224-EFinanceThe case describes the terms of an offer from a Scandinavian venture capital firm for second-round financing for an early-stage silicon chip technology company in Sweden. This case is an updated version of E-100-E with the same title and from the same author.Starting at €8.20
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Rent a bike (A-B-C) - Teaching Note
Fuhrmann T.; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Johnson, RobTeaching Note FT-63-EFinanceNote prepared as an aid to instructors in the classroom use of cases F-770-E, F-771-E and F-772-E, Rent a bike (A), (B) and (C).Starting at €0.00
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Nordic Technologies AB - Teaching Note
Johnson, RobTeaching Note ET-56-EFinanceThe case describes the terms of an offer to provide second-round financing for an early-stage technology company in Sweden. This case is an updated version of the E-100-E with the same title and from the same author.Starting at €0.00
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Beltren
Johnson, RobCase E-222-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and ChangeJean-Mar Chardon, of Sofina Ventures, was at his computer, looking at alternative ways to structure financing round by his venture capital firm in Beltren, the developer of an innovative medical instrument used in spinal surgery. This case is based on the case E-143-E with the same title from the same author.Starting at €8.20