Publications

April 2024
Teaching Note

Mending Meta: Content Curation, Misinformation, and Platform Governance

By: David B. Yoffie

April 2024
Teaching Note

Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (A) and (B)

By: Joseph Pacelli

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 124-024 and 124-055. View Details

April 2024
Teaching Plan

Helmy Abouleish: Making a Desert Bloom

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Maxim Pike Harrell

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 324-029. View Details

April 2024
Case

Spotify Lyrics: Free or Paid?

By: Sara McKinley Torti

2024
Working Paper

Human-Computer Interactions in Demand Forecasting and Labor Scheduling Decisions

By: Caleb Kwon, Ananth Raman and Jorge Tamayo

We investigate whether corporate officers should grant managers discretion to override AI-driven demand forecasts and labor scheduling tools. Analyzing five years of administrative data from a large grocery retailer using such an AI tool, encompassing over 500 stores,... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Forecasting and Prediction; Working Conditions; Performance Productivity

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April 2024
Case

Qualcomm, Inc. in 2024

By: David B. Yoffie and Sarah von Bargen

Qualcomm was facing a new era in 2024. After a judge’s adverse anti-trust decision almost destroyed Qualcomm’s business model, the company was victorious on appeal. The new CEO was optimistic about new growth opportunities in technologies such as 5G, AI, and augmented... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Lawsuits and Litigation; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Valuation; Technology Industry; United States; China

April 12, 2024
Editorial

A New Paradigm for Family Giving

By: Christina R. Wing

Keywords: Family Business; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Wealth

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2024
Working Paper

Does the Case for Private Equity Still Hold?

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Philipp Chvanov

Private Equity (“PE”) received a 10-fold increase in capital flows since the Great Financial Crisis (“GFC”) Investors sought higher nominal returns relative to those they could obtain in the public capital markets. This paper questions the fundamental assumptions... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Financial Markets

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April 2024
Case

Farcaster

By: Scott Duke Kominers, Shai Bernstein and Liang Wu

April 2024
Background Note

Leader as a Communicator

By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden

April 2024
Background Note

Leader as a Motivator

By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden

April 2024
Teaching Note

NBIM and the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund

By: Luis M. Viceira and Wenxin Du

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 224-038. View Details

April 2024 (Revised August 2024)
Teaching Note

Silicon Valley Bank: Gone in 36 Hours

By: Jung Koo Kang, Krishna G. Palepu and Charles C.Y. Wang

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 124-001. View Details

Keywords: Accounting Standards; Bank Runs; Financial Accounting; Financial Reporting; Social Media; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Investment Portfolio; Interest Rates; Debt Securities; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Statements; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; United States

April 2024
Teaching Note

Social Media Background Screening at Fama Technologies

By: Joseph Pacelli and Jillian Grennan

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 123-010 and 123-086. View Details

April 2024
Teaching Note

Zegna

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Dante Roscini and James Barnett

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 524-021. View Details

April 2024
Teaching Note

Ferrari: Shifting to Carbon Neutrality

By: Raffaella Sadun

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-446. A sports car manufacturer commits to carbon neutrality and to electrifying a large part of its car fleet. View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Leadership Style; Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; Italy