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      • October 2015
      • Case

      A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey

      By: Paul M. Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin
      In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience.... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; Transformation; Banks and Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Banking Industry; Turkey
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      Healy, Paul M., Gautam Mukunda, and Esel Çekin. "A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 116-701, September 2015.
      • 2015
      • Chapter

      Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving

      By: Srikant Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler
      In 2012 we set out to answer two key questions. Can anyone, including MBAs and executives with superb analytical skills, learn to think more innovatively? If so, how might we go about developing these skills? Through close collaboration with individuals from major... View Details
      Keywords: Design Thinking; Problem Solving; Innovation; Design; Innovation and Invention; Cognition and Thinking
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      Datar, Srikant, and Caitlin N. Bowler. "Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving." Chap. 7 in Shaping Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Leadership Development, edited by Jordi Canals, 119–138. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
      • September 2015 (Revised June 2017)
      • Case

      Futbol Club Barcelona

      By: Anita Elberse
      In June 2015, FC Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu sees his team lift the UEFA Champions League trophy, completing an impressive trophy haul in the 2014-2015 season. Unique for a club of its caliber, five of the starting eleven are products of FC Barcelona's youth... View Details
      Keywords: Superstar; Talent; Talent Development And Retention; Talent Management; Marketing; Strategy; General Management; Nonprofit; Marketing Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment; Media; Competitive Advantage; Sports; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Barcelona
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      Elberse, Anita. "Futbol Club Barcelona." Harvard Business School Case 516-031, September 2015. (Revised June 2017.)
      • August 2015 (Revised May 2017)
      • Case

      TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics

      By: Feng Zhu, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt and Kerry Herman
      In 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Measurement and Metrics; Sports; Sports Industry
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      Zhu, Feng, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Kerry Herman. "TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 616-010, August 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
      • August 2015 (Revised June 2019)
      • Case

      Shonda Rhimes' ShondaLand

      By: Anita Elberse and Henry McGee
      In January 2015, superstar television creator Shonda Rhimes, whose production company ShondaLand dominates American television's most competitive and lucrative night with three shows in primetime on network ABC's Thursday night, is plotting the future. One challenge... View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Television; Broadcasting; Creative Industries; Television Industry; Product Portfolio Management; Superstar; Talent Management; Television Entertainment; Media; Creativity; Marketing; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Elberse, Anita, and Henry McGee. "Shonda Rhimes' ShondaLand." Harvard Business School Case 516-026, August 2015. (Revised June 2019.)
      • 2015
      • Chapter

      Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation

      By: Linda A. Hill
      More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional well-being and long-term growth and sustainability. That's the central and animating theme of "The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders," a... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Talent Management; Talent Development And Retention; Innovation Leadership; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Leadership Development
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      Hill, Linda A. "Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation." In The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders, edited by Dave Ulrich, William A. Schiemann, and Libby Sartain, 233–240. Alexandria, VA: HR Certification Institute, 2015. Electronic.
      • March 2015
      • Case

      BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

      By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White
      BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

      In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy
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      Sahlman, William A., and Robert F. White. "BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-702, March 2015.
      • February 2015 (Revised May 2017)
      • Case

      Delhaize Group: Developing Leaders

      By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
      Delhaize Group, the Belgian-based global food retailer, was focused on competing in the food retailing industry by developing leading positions in key markets via localized retailing strategies. Delhaize was committed to offering its customers superior value while... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Organizational Alignment; Talent Management; Leadership Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Delhaize Group: Developing Leaders." Harvard Business School Case 415-019, February 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
      • January 2015 (Revised April 2025)
      • Technical Note

      FIELD Global Capstone: Orchestrating a Compelling Presentation

      By: Jill Avery
      This note was written to help you organize and orchestrate your FIELD Global Immersion final project presentation to your global partner. It is designed to illustrate ways to make your final presentation persuasive, inspiring, and powerful—a presentation with presence.... View Details
      Keywords: Presentation Skills; Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Interpersonal Communication; Management Skills
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      Avery, Jill. "FIELD Global Capstone: Orchestrating a Compelling Presentation." Harvard Business School Technical Note 315-085, January 2015. (Revised April 2025.)
      • January 2015 (Revised April 2015)
      • Case

      Zeal: Launching Personalized and Social Learning

      By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
      Set in 2014, this case follows John Danner and his team at Zeal as they consider their product development strategy. In February 2013, serial entrepreneurs John Danner and Sanjay Noronha co-found Zeal, an education technology start up providing a web-based, mobile... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Education Technology; MVP; Product Development; Product Market Fit; Monetization Strategy; SaaS Business Models; Education; Personalized Learning
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      Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "Zeal: Launching Personalized and Social Learning." Harvard Business School Case 315-052, January 2015. (Revised April 2015.)
      • December 2014
      • Article

      Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies

      By: Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung
      Geographically concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers, and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of... View Details
      Keywords: Location Strategies; Location Choices; Agglomeration Economies; Strategy; Value Creation; Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Microeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Alcácer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 12 (December 2014): 1749–1761.
      • September 2014 (Revised March 2022)
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      Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker

      By: Tom Nicholas and Casey Verkamp
      Samuel Colt not only perfected and patented the technology for a gun that could fire multiple times without reloading, but he also developed and applied early principles of mass production more completely than anyone had done before. Until the nineteenth century,... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Product Positioning; Machinery and Machining; Production; Independent Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom, and Casey Verkamp. "Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker." Harvard Business School Case 815-061, September 2014. (Revised March 2022.)
      • September 2014 (Revised July 2018)
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      adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Martin Wiener, Carol Saunders and Grandon Gill
      This case describes the design and implementation of an IT-multi-sourcing strategy at a large global sportswear company, the adidas Group, which is headquartered in Germany. To help increase the benefits and reduce the risks of its sourcing arrangements, adidas... View Details
      Keywords: IT Strategy; Outsourcing; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Strategy; Sports Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Germany
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Martin Wiener, Carol Saunders, and Grandon Gill. "adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing." Harvard Business School Case 815-002, September 2014. (Revised July 2018.)
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      What's Your Language Strategy?: It Should Bind Your Company's Global Talent Management and Vision

      By: Tsedal Neeley and Robert Steven Kaplan
      Language pervades every aspect of organizational life. Yet leaders of global organizations—where unrestricted multilingualism can create friction—often pay too little attention to it in their approach to talent management. By managing language carefully, firms can hire... View Details
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      Neeley, Tsedal, and Robert Steven Kaplan. "What's Your Language Strategy? It Should Bind Your Company's Global Talent Management and Vision." R1409D. Harvard Business Review 92, no. 9 (September 2014): 70–76.
      • August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
      • Case

      Husk Power

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
      In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk... View Details
      Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Business Startups; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; International Finance; Globalized Markets and Industries; Crime and Corruption; Employee Relationship Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Employment; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Social Psychology; Culture; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; India; United States
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
      • July–August 2014
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      Becoming a First-Class Noticer: How to Spot and Prevent Ethical Failures in Your Organization

      By: Max Bazerman
      We'd like to think that no smart, upstanding manager would ever overlook or turn a blind eye to threats or wrongdoing that ultimately imperil his or her business. Yet it happens all the time. We fall prey to obstacles that obscure or drown out important signals that... View Details
      Keywords: Accountability; Business Ethics; Cognitive Psychology; Human Behavior; Personal Ethics In Business; Business or Company Management; Ethics
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      Bazerman, Max. "Becoming a First-Class Noticer: How to Spot and Prevent Ethical Failures in Your Organization." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 116–119.
      • June 2014
      • Technical Note

      A Note on Seeking, Receiving, and Giving Advice

      By: David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis
      This note examines the processes of seeking, receiving, and giving advice by drawing on both academic research and the lessons of skilled practitioners. It begins with a discussion of the potential benefits and costs of advice-seeking and advice-giving. The note then... View Details
      Keywords: Advice Taking; Coaching; Decision-making; Leadership; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Development and Career; Management Skills
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      Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis. "A Note on Seeking, Receiving, and Giving Advice." Harvard Business School Technical Note 314-071, June 2014.
      • June 2014
      • Supplement

      Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (B)

      By: Amy C. Edmondson, Bethany Gerstein and Melissa Valentine
      In 2006, the leadership team at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. had to decide whether to keep its R&D organization in functional departments or restructure it into interdisciplinary teams. This case follows the outcomes of this decision from 2006 to mid-2014, and... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Design; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., Bethany Gerstein, and Melissa Valentine. "Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 614-083, June 2014.
      • June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
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      Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

      By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble
      What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Philanthropy Funding; Entrepreneurship; Health Care; Management Styles; Personalized Medicine; Health Care Outcomes; Cancer; Cancer Care In The U.S.; Personal Care; Leadership; Leading Change; Social Entrepreneurship; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Management Style; Management Skills; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Health; Health Industry; United States; Canada; Spain
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      Hamermesh, Richard G., Joshua D. Margolis, and Matthew G. Preble. "Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 814-026, June 2014. (Revised February 2017.)
      • June 2014
      • Teaching Note

      Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners

      By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
      Private equity firm XAF Partners had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing offices across Asia. At the end of their day-long partners' retreat, several firm partners discuss the challenges they face as "producing managers." These include collaboration and... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Time Management; Development; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Financial Services Industry; China
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      Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 414-060, June 2014.
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