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  • July 2021
  • Case

'Why I Blew the Whistle': Mauro Botta v. PwC

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Sarah Mehta
Set in April 2021, this case tells the story of Mauro Botta, a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In 2016, Botta filed a whistleblower claim with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that PwC had failed to fulfill its obligations to remain... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Governance; Accounting Industry; United States; California; San Jose
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  • Web

Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

public sector job, I often reference the learnings when considering how best to work with businesses so we can leave the world better than we received it. SBS - Henry Tsai Technology & Innovation Policy Advisor, San View Details
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

Boston Planning and Development Agency Soltan Bryce, Boston Medical Center Health System Sara Jetty, Whitney Museum of American Art Justin Kim, Social Finance Yogi Kurniawan, City of San Jose Mayor's Office... View Details

    John G. Sperling

    Sperling left a tenured faculty position at San Jose State University after failing to convince the institution to offer for-profit education programs for adults. Sperling launched the for-profit University... View Details
    Keywords: Services
    • 01 Apr 2000
    • News

    Help in the Vicinity

    bricks-and-mortar location that offers it. Vicinity's services are currently utilized by more than 250 diverse companies, including Barnes & Noble, McDonald's, and Nike. In an interview with the San Jose... View Details
    • Web

    Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    government, cities are the closest thing to a business. Strategically, it made sense to look at public sector service at the city level.” Tactically, San Jose emerged as Henry’s optimal Leadership Fellows... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2003
    • News

    Spreading the Words

    San Francisco investment firm, he and Jan now spend twenty to thirty hours a week adding to the site from a spare room in their Menlo Park home. “It’s a passion,” Cook told the San View Details
    Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services
    • 19 May 2015
    • News

    Getting Ready for Success

    frameworks to assess better what was working and what needed work. The doors I could open for Minds Matter after HBS were more significant too. For instance, my section mate (and past Minds Matter volunteer) Jose Ferreira offered us free... View Details
    Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services
    • 15 Jul 2019
    • Blog Post

    Exploring the World of Electric Adventure Vehicles

    different kind of electric vehicle.” While interning with Rivian this summer, Danziger will be responsible for defining the company’s commercialization strategy and outlining specifications for both brick-and-mortar and digital retail, splitting time between Rivian’s... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing; Consumer Products / Retail
    • November 2021 (Revised May 2022)
    • Case

    QuantumScape's Mission to Revolutionize Energy Storage for a Sustainable Future

    By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
    QuantumScape CEO Jagdeep Singh juggles the many activities required to lead the next-generation battery pioneer. Founded in 2010, QuantumScape’s mission was to develop new “solid-state” car batteries that would improve upon traditional lithium-ion batteries in key... View Details
    Keywords: Batteries; Electric Vehicles; SPACs; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Science-Based Business; Environmental Sustainability; Auto Industry; Energy Industry; California; San Jose
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    • 01 Mar 2016
    • News

    The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events

    efforts. 5–6 Young Alumni Networking Events were held in the fall to create opportunities for alumni to connect. The San Francisco event was cohosted by the HBS Association of Northern California at ThirstyBear Brewing Company, and the... View Details
    • November 2015 (Revised February 2017)
    • Case

    Cisco Systems: In Search of the Next CEO

    By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott, Olivia Hull and J. Yo-Jud Cheng
    It’s August 2014 and John Chambers is expected to announce his retirement after 17 years as CEO of global technology giant Cisco Systems. Under Chambers’s leadership, Cisco has grown from $2.2 billion in annual revenues and under 4,000 employees to revenues of $46... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Succession Planning; CEO Succession; Managing Change; Person-organization Fit; Management Succession; Transition; Talent and Talent Management; Change Management; Retirement; Innovation Leadership; Recruitment; Corporate Governance; Experience and Expertise; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; San Jose; California
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    • 13 Dec 2022
    • News

    The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

    technology, at Eventide Asset Management in Boston. I'm always looking for companies developing new energy technologies and industries across America, including in West Virginia." Christine: "I was a 2020-21 HBS Leadership Fellow and served the City of View Details
    • 25 Mar 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: March 25

    Grupo Beta San Miguel In November 2013, Dr. Jose Pinto, head of Grupo Beta San Miguel (BSM), Mexico's largest private sugar producer, is weighing the future prospects of the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2001
    • Teaching Note

    IBM's Reinventing Education (A) TN

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
    Teaching Note for (9-399-008). View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Education Industry; San Jose; Philadelphia; Florida; Ohio
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    • 27 Oct 2017
    • News

    The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

    the '40s. And he was the youngest of four kids trying this. And his father told him, don't focus on how far San Jose is. Focus on the next hill. You just want to make it to that next hill. Your path is... View Details
    • March 2022 (Revised June 2023)
    • Background Note

    Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr
    This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address... View Details
    Keywords: Cities; Ecosystems; Cross-sector Collaboration; Green Business; U.S. Competitiveness; Economic Sectors; City; Climate Change; Leadership; Change; Boston; Detroit; Minneapolis; Pittsburgh; San Jose; Seattle
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    • 15 Oct 2020
    • Blog Post

    Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS

    in Boston, San Francisco, Chile, Argentina, Taiwan, and the UK. I’ve worked at major global companies like Facebook and Reddit. The self-doubt has faded, but now I feel the full weight of my “golden ticket”. I must responsibly wield the... View Details