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CRP Products
David Wood; Robert KlassenCase IVEY-9B11D015-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementBruce Ballantyne had recently joined C.R.P. Products (CRP), a furniture manufacturer in Stratford, Ontario, to help review the company’s operations and assess what changes were necessary to keep up with demand. Although it was early 2011 and the peak season was still four months away, Ballantyne knew that he would have to determine what equipment was needed over the next three weeks to ensure it was delivered and installed before the peak season....Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703Z-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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Dinero bien gastado, esta vez
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703AEntrepreneurshipCristiano Harbinson, un asociado joven a la firma de capital riesgo Scharfstein Weekes, tiene una decisión difícil de tomar antes de la próxima reunión del comité de inversión. Él ha estado viendo sobre la inversión de SW en siete picos Technologies, y las ventas de su único producto han sido decepcionantes. Ahora la cabeza de la compañía, Jack Brandon, quiere otro $ 400.000 a seguir un nuevo producto. Harbinson cree en Brandon y en su tecnología...Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Mullins, John W.; Farneti, Ivan; Hassan, Fred; Johnson, Robert M.; Zott, ChristophArticle HBS-R0703A-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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Good Money After Bad (HBR Case Study)
Mullins, John W.Article HBS-R0703X-EEntrepreneurshipChristian Harbinson, a young associate at the venture capital firm Scharfstein Weekes, has a difficult decision to make before the next investment committee meeting. He's been watching over SW's investment in Seven Peaks Technologies, and sales of its single product have been disappointing. Now the company's head, Jack Brandon, wants another $400,000 to pursue a new product. Harbinson believes in Brandon and in his proprietary technology--a titan...Starting at €8.20
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World Tailors: Stitching Together a Plan for Growth
Robert Klassen; Kelsey TaylorCase IVEY-9B18D020-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe director of World Tailors, a small Canadian manufacturer that employed immigrant and refugee women to sew high-quality aprons, napkins, and market bags, wondered how all of the needed products would be completed for the 2017 December holiday season. During the past seven years, demand for World Tailor products had steadily increased from craft markets, online orders, and retail stores. How could the capacity of its current operations be bette...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla Inc.: Accelerating Sustainable Profits
Robert Klassen; David Wood; Dan ShinCase IVEY-9B20D017-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe release of Tesla Inc. (Tesla)’s financial results in early 2019 made it clear that significant challenges lay ahead for the firm. While Tesla remained the market leader for electric vehicles in the global automobile industry, sales had dropped dramatically, and Tesla was once again losing money. Its recent launch of the Model 3 held great promise and added a key vehicle to its growing product portfolio, but customer complaints about late deli...Starting at €8.20