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  • May 2013
  • Case

Yammer (A)

By: Mikolaj J. Piskorski, Kerry Herman and Aaron Smith
In Spring 2012, Yammer was on track to become a highly successful standalone company. Yammer was a leading Enterprise Social Network (ESN), providing companies a private social network in which employees could collaborate securely and efficiently. However, later that... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Opportunities; Applications and Software; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Integration; Decision Choices and Conditions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Acquisition; Information Technology Industry
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  • October 1997 (Revised November 1997)
  • Case

NAACP, The

By: James E. Austin, Paul Barese, Stephanie L. Woerner and Elaine V. Backman
In February 1995, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the largest civil rights organization in the United States, was in the midst of a crisis. The executive director had been fired due to financial improprieties amid charges of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Capital; Governance Controls; Resignation and Termination; Selection and Staffing; Rights; Leadership; Management; United States
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  • 29 May 2018
  • News

A Study of NASA Scientists Shows How to Overcome Barriers to Open Innovation

  • 18 Jul 2023
  • Interview

Jeffrey Rayport on Product Market Fit, Profit Market Fit and Whiplash, and More

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Doug Levin
This episode of "Lessons from Startup Life" podcast features Jeffrey Rayport, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Jeffrey specializes in teaching and researching growth-stage technology ventures and their scalability. Prior to... View Details
Keywords: Scaling And Growth; Start-up; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion; Technology; Business Startups; Product Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

mission of the IRC is to contribute to the growth of knowledge and facilitate the exchange of ideas—bringing the best of Harvard to India and the best of India to Harvard. The IRC supports research, case writing, Executive Education, and... View Details
  • 30 Jun 2022
  • HBS Case

Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?

about whether Foley might sell to Amazon or another mega-company, in February Peloton brought in Barry McCarthy, former CFO at Netflix and Spotify, to serve as CEO to revive the company’s pre-pandemic focus. Foley is staying on as View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle
  • Web

Research Services - Faculty & Research

ensure the seamless execution of around 20 research events annually. In addition, the Marketing and Communications group is available for faculty consultations to promote specific research or to answer more general branding questions.... View Details
  • Web

United Fruit Company Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement, Akamai Technologies; Aliyah Torrance, Director of Talent Acquisition, Akamai Technologies This modified case discussion did not require pre-reading. + More Info – Less Info When asked to list key challenges, View Details
  • Web

About - Business & Environment

the School’s ten units. We catalyze research and share insights with business leaders. We encourage faculty and students to address climate change and environmental sustainability in MBA classrooms. We host academic and executive... View Details

    Stephen A. Greyser

    Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management.  A... View Details

    Keywords: sports
    • 15 Aug 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

    2017 Washington, DC: American Public Health Association Public Health Preparedness: Case Studies in Policy and Management By: Howitt, Arnold M., Dutch Leonard, and David W. Giles, eds. Abstract—This book provides detailed accounts of a range of public health... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Leadership Fellows

    participants Leadership Fellows positions are selected based on the program goals of access, impact, and leadership. All positions: Report to the CEO or another senior executive and have regular meaningful access to the CEO Focus on a... View Details
    • September 2024
    • Case

    Xendit: Hiring for Growth

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steve Castano, Quoc Anh Nguyen and Claire Wu
    In 2019, Xendit, a growth-stage Southeast Asia (SEA) fintech venture based in Jakarta, was looking to hire a Head of Sales and Head of Product to lead its next phase of growth. Founded by Moses Lo and Tessa Wijaya, Xendit provided payment infrastructure, modeling... View Details
    Keywords: Fintech; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Jobs and Positions; Sales; Product; Growth and Development; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Philippines
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    • 18 May 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Embracing Paradox

    Keywords: Re: Michael L. Tushman
    • November 2007
    • Article

    If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business

    By: Robert C. Pozen
    This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. As the dust settles on the recent frenzy of private equity deals (including... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Structure; Private Equity; Investment Return; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry
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    • 24 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

    we measure better versus worse? Even more simply, How do we keep score? "At the economy wide or social level," he continues, "the issue is the following: If we could dictate the criterion or objective function to be maximized by firms (that is, the... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
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    Skydeck - Alumni

    startup employing nature's C02 recycling model—and the necessity of sweeping, speedy scaling Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains Scaling carbon capture in Southwest Wyoming Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix? The opportunity—and necessity—of carbon capture Forged in... View Details
    • 24 Oct 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

    anybody.” Soltes now plays the recording for students in his MBA and Executive Education courses. His goal is not to garner a discussion of Madoff’s massive crime, but rather to help students realize something important about themselves.... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
    • 25 Jul 2007
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    The Evolution of Apple

    constant," says Yoffie, noting that the case is used as part of the MBA required curriculum in the Strategy course and in numerous Executive Education programs. It can also be taught with a video presentation by John Sculley, Apple's... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer; Technology