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December 2014
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DaVita HealthCare Partners and the Denver Public Schools: Creating Connections

By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An

In 2011, DaVita HealthCare Partners (DaVita)—a Fortune 500 healthcare services company specializing in kidney dialysis services—and the Denver Public Schools (DPS)—the largest school district in Colorado—forged a plan to incorporate greater intentional focus on culture... View Details

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November 2008
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Partner Promotion and Development at DLA Piper

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Personal Development and Career

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October 2011 (Revised August 2015)
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United Stationers: Enabling Our Partners to Succeed

By: Michael Beer and Russell Eisenstat

The case depicts a mission- and values-driven company. It describes the development of the firm over time, its leadership and challenges it faces to sustain its culture. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy

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December 2010
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Urban Water Partners (A) Spreadsheet Solutions (CW)

By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim

Teaching Note for Spreadsheet (111701). View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Accrual Accounting; Financial Statements; Health Industry; Utilities Industry; Dar es Salaam

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September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (B)

By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji

Supplements the (A) case. The (B) case presents the final outcome of the events. Reveals how Keller is able to turn around perceptions about him and forge relationships with key decision makers. Includes reflections and lessons learned from all parties and Keller's... View Details

Keywords: Projects; Management; Leadership; Organizations; Situation or Environment; Competition; Rank and Position; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry

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September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A)

By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji

Tracks of the first 6 months of a recent MBA grad, Tim Keller, at Katzenbach Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational change and strategy. Covers how Keller initially struggles with his assignment and ends with a question of whether or not he... View Details

Keywords: Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Projects; Situation or Environment; Strategy

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27 Sep 2012
News

Case Study: What Makes a Partner Equal?

08 Oct 2020

External Partner Event: MBA Tour in Kenya

HBS Admissions staff will be at this virtual MBA Tour stop to meet prospective MBA candidates. View Details

05 Sep 2020

External Partner Event: MBA Tour in Australia

HBS Admissions staff will be at this virtual MBA Tour stop to meet prospective MBA candidates. View Details

17 Aug 2020

External Partner Event: MBA Tour in Mexico

HBS Admissions staff will be at this virtual MBA Tour stop to meet prospective MBA candidates. View Details

September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (C)

By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji

Supplements the (A) case. The (C) case includes Keller's actual 2006 mid-year and self evaluations. View Details

Keywords: Projects; Management; Leadership; Organizations; Situation or Environment; Competition; Rank and Position; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Consulting Industry

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September 2000 (Revised October 2000)
Teaching Note

Thomas Weisel Partners (A) and (B) TN

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda

Teaching Note for (9-800-215) and (9-800-331). View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

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June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
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de Passe Entertainment and Creative Partners TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Joshua D. Margolis

Teaching Note for (9-494-013). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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27 Aug 2020

External Partner Event: MBA Tour in Bangkok

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26 Aug 2020

External Partner Event: MBA Tour in Jakarta

HBS Admissions staff will be at this virtual MBA Tour stop to meet prospective MBA candidates. View Details

Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner

From Apple to Merck to Wikipedia, more and more organizations are turning to crowds for help in solving their most vexing innovation and research questions, but managers remain understandably cautious. It seems risky and even unnatural to push problems out to vast... View Details

15 Nov 2018
News

HBS's Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Announces Rock Venture Capital Partners

April 2013
Article

Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner

By: Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani

More and more organizations are turning to crowds for help in solving their most vexing innovation and research questions, but managers remain understandably cautious. It seems risky and even unnatural to push problems out to vast groups of strangers distributed around... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Research and Development

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