Case | HBS Case Collection | 1990 (Revised from original version)
by Howard H. Stevenson
Describes the problems faced by a company that has experienced remarkable growth, but growth which is below projections. The management must evaluate the company's position in the turbulent software industry. The two partners must then decide whether to cut back to obtain more quick profitability or else to continue on a growth plan which can either lead to dominance or bankruptcy. The cash requirements will require outside funding.
Keywords: Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Software; Information Technology Industry;
Citation:
Stevenson, Howard H. "Spinnaker Software Corp." Harvard Business School Case 385-252, November 1990. (Revised from original May 1985 version.)
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Technical Note | HBS Case Collection | 2012
Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model
Howard Stevenson, Michael Roberts and Jim Sharpe
Keywords: Search Funds; search; leveraged buyouts; entrepreneurial finance; investor behavior; career planning; entrepreneurial management; fundraising; negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Personal Development and Career; Private Ownership; Acquisition; Finance; Leveraged Buyouts;
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2012 version)
Dragonfly Corporation
Howard H. Stevenson and Jim Sharpe
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Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts and James M. Sharpe
Keywords: Acquisitions; bankruptcy; crisis management; entrepreneurial management; entrepreneurial finance; entrepreneurship; financial crisis; turnarounds; financial distress; negotiation; entrepreneurs; bank loan; Search Funds; liquidation; boards of directors; ethics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; United States;