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- September 10, 2020
- Article
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (September 10, 2020).
- September 21, 2018
- Article
Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn't It?
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg
Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We conducted a survey of over 5,000 board members... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Innovation; Technology; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Strategy
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg. "Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn't It?" Harvard Business Review (website) (September 21, 2018).
- August 23, 2016
- Article
7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg. "7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 23, 2016).
- June 2014 (Revised March 2017)
- Teaching Note
Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2011, Telecom, the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies. In connection with this split, Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley worked with the chairman of Telecom New Zealand, Wayne Boyd, to create two new boards of... View Details
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Sanford C. Bernstein: The Fork in the Road (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Teaching Note for [404001] and [409008]. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at Rx Capital (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Teaching Note for [406088] and [406112]. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- April 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (TN) (A), (B), & (C)
By: Laura Morgan Roberts and Boris Groysberg
Keywords: Business Ventures
- February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Recruitment of a Star (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Keywords: Selection and Staffing
- February 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Teaching Note
10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy
- January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Supplement
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (C): Definition of Success over Time
By: Boris Groysberg and Laura Morgan Roberts
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Laura Morgan Roberts. "Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (C): Definition of Success over Time." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-072, January 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- January 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Supplement
Lehman Brothers (B): Exit Jack Rivkin
By: Ashish Nanda, Boris Groysberg and Lauren Prusiner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, Boris Groysberg, and Lauren Prusiner. "Lehman Brothers (B): Exit Jack Rivkin." Harvard Business School Supplement 906-035, January 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- January 2006 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Lehman Brothers (A): Rise of the Equity Research Department
By: Ashish Nanda, Boris Groysberg and Lauren Prusiner
Under Jack Rivkin's leadership, Shearson Lehman's research department rose from relative obscurity to the highest ranking research department on Wall Street within three years. When Rivkin is promoted to head of equity, he wonders how to succeed in his new position. A... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Research; Alignment
Nanda, Ashish, Boris Groysberg, and Lauren Prusiner. "Lehman Brothers (A): Rise of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 906-034, January 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
- January 2025
- Case
PayJoy: Financing for the Next Billion
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
PayJoy, an impact-driven financial technology company founded in 2015, provides smartphone financing and other financial products to customers who lack access to traditional credit products. As of early 2025, PayJoy had issued $2.5 billion in loans to 13 million... View Details
Keywords: Social Impact; Fintech; Underbanked; Algorithm; Data Analysis; Technology; Business Startups; Business Model; Growth and Development; Information Technology; Social Enterprise; Developing Countries and Economies; Credit; Mission and Purpose; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; South America; South Africa; Asia; Latin America; Africa; Southeast Asia
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "PayJoy: Financing for the Next Billion." Harvard Business School Case 425-036, January 2025.
- February 2024
- Case
Adventures Inc: 21st Century Brand Building
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Founded in 2020, Adventures worked with celebrities in Brazil to create and launch digitally native brands. The idea was to match the celebrity’s skill in creating content and entertaining fans with Adventures’ skill in consumer packaged goods marketing and operations.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Brand; Influencer Marketing; Growth And Scaling; Capital Constraints; Brand Portfolio Strategy; CPG; Start-up; Celebrity Endorsement; Digital Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Advertising; Social Media; Business Startups; Joint Ventures; Brands and Branding; Brazil
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Adventures Inc: 21st Century Brand Building." Harvard Business School Case 424-065, February 2024.
- November 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Background Note
Talent Incubator Rankings
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2023, The Official Board surveyed 853 executives on the topic of talent incubators/academy companies. Executives were asked to list the top three academy companies within their function, industry, and country. They were also asked: what practices differentiate these... View Details
Keywords: Talent Development And Retention; Hiring; Performance Management; Human Resource Management; Human Capital; Human Resources; Performance; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Talent Incubator Rankings." Harvard Business School Background Note 424-038, November 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
- February 2023 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Kvadrat: Focus, Execute, and Grow
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Kvadrat was a family-owned global textiles company. The company had enjoyed impressive top-line growth and was shifting gears to emphasize profitability via a shorter strategic agenda. Agenda items included: U.S. expansion, generating improved margins in its consumer... View Details
- April 2021
- Case
Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence
By: Boris Groysberg and Evan M.S. Hecht
As world-renowned chef Franck Giovannini contemplated his future and the future of The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant, he wondered how would he handle the transition of leadership at the restaurant when it came time for him to step down. The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant was... View Details
Keywords: Restaurant Industry; Succession; Succession Planning; Leadership; Transition; Management Succession; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
Groysberg, Boris, and Evan M.S. Hecht. "Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 421-083, April 2021.
- September 2018
- Supplement
Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters: Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2013, Anders Byriel, CEO of the family-owned Danish textiles company, Kvadrat, considered the firm's strategic plan. In 2000, Byriel and Mette Bendix, Kvadrat's Product Director, had taken over management of the company from their fathers, who had founded Kvadrat in... View Details
- June 2017
- Supplement
MOD Pizza in 2017
By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble
This supplement describes how MOD Pizza has grown between May 2015 (when the first case ends) and early 2017. View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and Matthew G. Preble. "MOD Pizza in 2017." Harvard Business School Supplement 417-080, June 2017.