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- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Integral Capital Partners
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Integral Capital Partners is a small firm with a very distinctive approach to investing in high-technology stocks. The firm invests privately in small start-ups as well as in publicly traded companies, and it develops important financial and advisory relationships with...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Value Creation;
Venture Capital;
Asset Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Business Startups;
Corporate Finance;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Integral Capital Partners." Harvard Business School Case 299-019, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- September 1998
- Case
Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The
By: Andre F. Perold
Since the beginning of 1997, Vanguard's assets under management have increased more than 60% from $240 billion to almost $400 billion, making it second in market share only to Fidelity. Vanguard views this success as another vindication of its low-cost strategy of...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Cost Management;
Investment Funds;
Product;
Service Operations;
Performance Expectations;
Competition;
Consolidation;
Expansion;
Internet;
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Vanguard Group, Inc. (1998), The." Harvard Business School Case 299-002, September 1998.
- August 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
Describes how the Balanced Scorecard built by the Online Financial Services (OFS) group is used to select the highest-priority initiatives for the organization. Currently, initiatives arise continually throughout the organization, and management spends considerable...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Finance;
Change;
Situation or Environment;
Measurement and Metrics;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 199-019, August 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Investment Portfolio;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- July 1998 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
BEA Associates: U.S. High Yield Group
By: Andre F. Perold and Alison J. Cohen
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F., and Alison J. Cohen. "BEA Associates: U.S. High Yield Group." Harvard Business School Case 299-003, July 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
- July 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
IPODERAC
By: James E. Austin, Wendy Bermudez and Gustavo Escobar
This 32-year-old nonprofit organization has dedicated itself to the care and social development of abandoned street children in Mexico. Examines the organization's efforts to achieve financial sustainability, particularly through earned income activities on its farm....
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Keywords:
Social Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Management;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Balance and Stability;
Service Industry;
Mexico
Austin, James E., Wendy Bermudez, and Gustavo Escobar. "IPODERAC." Harvard Business School Case 399-016, July 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- June 1998
- Case
Legend Group (B), The
By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Legend Group (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 398-105, June 1998.
- June 1998 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Nicole Tempest
Wells Fargo, the industry leader in electronic banking, has implemented a Balanced Scorecard in its online financial services group (OFS) to track and measure performance. The OFS group develops and supports services that allow existing and future banking customers to...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Finance;
Change;
Situation or Environment;
Measurement and Metrics;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Nicole Tempest. "Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 198-146, June 1998. (Revised August 2001.)
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Apex Investment Partners (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-296-028) and (9-296-029).
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- May 1998
- Teaching Note
BCI Growth III TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-298-093) and (9-298-103).
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- May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Morningstar, Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Morningstar, Inc., a publisher of information for mutual fund investors, is considering alternative strategies for broadening its subscriber base and increasing its revenues. Potential strategies include tailoring information for the defined contribution pension fund...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Asset Management;
Revenue;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Morningstar, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 298-140, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-296-055).
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
- April 1998
- Case
Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky
Explores the decision by Advent, an international venture capital firm, to start a fund focused on Israel. Advent must decide who to hire to run the fund and how much money to raise.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Global Strategy;
Recruitment;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Israel
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The ." Harvard Business School Case 298-072, April 1998.
- April 1998
- Case
Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Analyzes the decisions of Niall Carroll, an Irish banker, to start a venture capital fund focused on Ireland. The context of the Irish markets and the nature of Irish opportunities are explored.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Financial Services Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Venture Capital in Ireland: Getting Their ACT Together." Harvard Business School Case 298-001, April 1998.
- April 1998
- Teaching Note
ARCH Venture Partners: November 1993 TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-295-105).
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Hambrecht & Quist
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest
Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q), an investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, has a very unique culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts. Firm members and even competitors describe the culture as entrepreneurial, team-driven, non-bureaucratic, and...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Investment Banking;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Organizational Culture;
Competitive Advantage;
Banking Industry;
San Francisco
DeLong, Thomas J., and Nicole Tempest. "Hambrecht & Quist." Harvard Business School Case 898-161, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Provides a vehicle for students to evaluate risk management in the fast-paced mutual funds industry. A new risk manager has been hired to install new management controls and procedures. A series of decisions will determine how much business and franchise risk the...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Investment Funds;
Performance Evaluation;
Corporate Strategy;
Change Management;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust." Harvard Business School Case 198-089, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- April 1998 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Guidant is a successful IPO start-up selling pacemakers and defibrillators. The case describes how managers install systems to balance innovation and control. Three parts of a shareholder value strategy are described. Controls include incentive systems, beliefs...
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Keywords:
Innovation Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Planning;
Risk Management;
Management Systems;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
System;
Service Industry;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems." Harvard Business School Case 198-076, April 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
- March 1998 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Corposol (Abridged Version)
By: James E. Austin
The social enterprise Corposol has become the largest lender to microentrepreneurs in Colombia. Its rapid growth and diversification into other services and geographical areas has created organizational and resource strains.
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Keywords:
Social Enterprise;
Growth Management;
Diversification;
Microfinance;
Financial Services Industry;
Colombia
Austin, James E. "Corposol (Abridged Version)." Harvard Business School Case 398-123, March 1998. (Revised April 2001.)
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Acme Investment Trust TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-296-042).
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Keywords:
Financial Services Industry