Microsoft - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Inducement Prizes and Innovation

Keywords: by Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner & Tom Nicholas

23 Nov 2021
Book

What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft who assumed the reigns of the software giant at a juncture when growth had plateaued and ennui enshrouded the mission. Nadella undertook a speedy cultural transformation at the same time he engineered a shift... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

November 2013
Case

Canyon-Agassi Investing in Charter Schools

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Nicole Shomair, Vernon Beckford and Lisa Strope

After an unusual round of doubles in May 2011, real estate investor Bobby Turner, Managing Partner, Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund (CACSFF) and Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, found himself at a loss for words. Turner was... View Details

Keywords: Charter Schools; Real Estate; Fund Raising; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Real Estate Industry; United States

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Podcast - Business & Environment

business and climate change. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business & Environment Initiative Guest: Sanchali Pal, Founder and CEO of Commons Going Carbon Negative at View Details

Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World

In industry after industry, data, analytics, and AI-driven processes are transforming the nature of work. While we often still treat AI as the domain of a specific skill, business function, or sector, we have entered a new era in which AI is challenging the very... View Details

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Africa - Global

working across the continent. Prior positions includes serving as Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs for Microsoft South Africa, and Director of Pan-African Strategic Initiatives for Coca-Cola South Africa. As a graduate of Harvard... View Details

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image designed with the assistance of Microsoft Bing Image Creator. View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

17 Apr 2025
HBS Seminar

Maria De-Arteaga, McCombs School of Business, UT Austin

11 Apr 2024
In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

applicants hold a bachelor's degree or higher and there are minimum salaries that must be met for positions. Visas are requested by the employer for a specific individual. Microsoft, for example, is the lead actor when it makes an H-1B application. Built into this... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

02 May 2023
What Do You Think?

How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?

humanity. Clearly, AI is a big deal with large potential benefits and, at the moment, largely unknown risks for society. It will get more important fast. Why? Two tech giants, Microsoft and Google, are competing for first-mover advantage... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Information Technology; Technology

30 Jun 2022
HBS Case

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

Also Like: Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right? Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm Related reading from the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle

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Bloomberg: tickers

How do I type tickers in Bloomberg? Examples: MSFT US [EQUITY] for Microsoft Corp. stock VOD LN [EQUITY] for Vodafone stock GSK 5.375 04/15/34 [CORP] for GlaxsoSmithKline bond Bloomberg tickers include the following: ticker (e.g.,... View Details

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Stock prices: current & historical

Where do I find current or historical company stock prices? Bloomberg is best for current prices (Note: There is a 20-minute delay). Type a company ticker and then hit the EQUITY key; e.g., MSFT US [EQUITY] for View Details

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

“cloak” their most valuable trades. This takes the form, for instance, of a manager who sells her entire position of Microsoft on March 30, and then repurchases to re-establish the same position on April 1. This manager will economically... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

almost half the offer that Microsoft had made in its acquisition offer in 2008. The depth of the challenge is underscored by the frequent CEO changes the company has had, culminating in the recent firing of the latest CEO, Carol Bartz.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Investment Incentives in Proprietary and Open-Source Two-Sided Platforms

Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell & Gastón Llanes

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

headquarters in Europe. Skype had raised seed capital in Europe and in the United States. That's the new model. Q: On the technology front, software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have added many charting,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

Probing the productivity and morale toll The anonymized nature of the data made it difficult to discern the quality of the meetings and email communication, and the impact on employees’ well-being. The study also didn’t include the time spent on collaboration tools,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

How to Brand a Next-Generation Product

when its chief rival is launching Thingamabob 4, for fear of apparently lagging behind. But there are ways around that. For instance, Microsoft released its Xbox video game well behind Sony's PlayStation launch such that its... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

Communication Networks during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Zuzul is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at HBS and specializes in how leaders and organizations navigate new industries and periods of dramatic change. A treasure trove of emails Working with View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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