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How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management
High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details
- November 2014
- Teaching Note
Google Inc. in 2014 and Google Inc. in 2014 (Abridged)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Supplements 915004 and 915005 View Details
- June 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri
By: David B. Yoffie, Liang Wu, Jodie Sweitzer, Denzil Eden and Karan Ahuja
By early 2018, voice-controlled intelligent assistants had become a major new front in the battle between the giants of the technology sector. "Voice War" focuses on Alphabet’s strategy for Google Assistant, its entrant in the voice assistant space, and asks how the... View Details
Keywords: Alphabet; Amazon; Apple; Strategy; Technology; Intelligent Assistants; Smart Speaker; Voice Assistants; Voice; Platform; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Product Positioning; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., Liang Wu, Jodie Sweitzer, Denzil Eden, and Karan Ahuja. "Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri." Harvard Business School Case 718-519, June 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- December 2013
- Article
How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management
By: David A. Garvin
High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Managing Change; Organizational Change; Analytics; Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management
Garvin, David A. "How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management." R1312D. Harvard Business Review 91, no. 12 (December 2013): 74–82.
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
The Antisocial Threat of Google Glasses
- July 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Supplement
Google in China (C)
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Google in China (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 511-024, July 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Google and Earnings Guidance
By: Francois Brochet and David Kiron
The case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy and provides an overview of guidance practice among major U.S. companies. View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Communication Strategy; Capital Markets; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
Brochet, Francois, and David Kiron. "Google and Earnings Guidance." Harvard Business School Case 111-026, November 2010. (Revised April 2011.)
- April 2009
- Case
Keeping Google "Googley" (Abridged)
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. Keeping Google "Googley" (Abridged). Harvard Business School Case 409-099, April 2009.
- March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
This case describes how a senior vice president of engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application... View Details
Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Development; Product Design; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 410-110, March 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- Article
Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers
By: Benjamin Edelman
I analyze all questions and answers from the inception of the Google Answers service through November 2003, and I find notable trends in answerer behavior: more experienced answerers provide answers with the characteristics askers most value, receiving higher ratings... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Opportunities; Behavior; Value; Jobs and Positions; Wages; Business Earnings
Edelman, Benjamin. "Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers." Economic Inquiry 50, no. 2 (April 2012): 309–320. (draft as first circulated in 2004.)
- March 2019
- Supplement
Gender and Free Speech at Google (B)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Sarah Mehta
In November 2018, 20,000 Google employees participated in a walkout to protest the company’s decision to grant a $90 million exit package to a former executive accused of sexual misconduct. The case explores organizers’ demands and asks how the company’s senior leaders... View Details
Keywords: Free Speech; Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Technology Industry; United States; California
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Sarah Mehta. "Gender and Free Speech at Google (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 319-085, March 2019.
- April 2009
- Article
What's Your Google Strategy?
By: Andrei Hagiu and David B. Yoffie
Hagiu, Andrei, and David B. Yoffie. "What's Your Google Strategy?" Harvard Business Review 87, no. 4 (April 2009).
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
Google Is Ripe for Trump’s Sore-Loser Conspiracy Theories
- 21 Mar 2011
- News
Ben Edelman says Google favors its own results
- 08 Mar 2017
- HBS Seminar
Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, Google
- February 2019
- Teaching Note
Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for "Voice War: Hey Google vs. Alexa vs. Siri," HBS No. 718-519. View Details
- 06 May 2012
- News
FTC Wants in on Google Antitrust Action
- 30 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS
Thirteen months after starting at Google and my first product went live, I was simultaneously filled with excitement, anxiety, and relief. But most significantly, the product launch sparked a real reflection of my time and work at Google.... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- News