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  • September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
  • Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
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  • 14 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

activity. We examine the responses of U.S.-based MNEs and domestic industrial production to a set of IPR reforms in the 1980s and 1990s. Following reform, MNEs expand the scale of their activities. MNEs that make extensive use of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Internet/entertainment company Tencent, Supercell has a valuation of $10.2 billion, making it Europe’s first “decacorn” (a start-up with a $10 billion or greater value). Supercell’s success is due in part to its unconventional company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
  • Case

Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
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Podcast - Business & Environment

investments and commercial impact funding, to scale business models in underdeveloped markets where traditional investors hesitate. Jacqueline also shares examples of companies solving food insecurity and extreme climate risks for... View Details
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Alignment ; Start-up ; Mission and Purpose ; Decision Making ; Decisions ; Marketing Strategy ; Organizational Structure ; Banking Industry ; United States Citation Related Riley, James, and Bernal Cortés. "Greenwood Online: A Fin-Tech... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

default. Finally, companies are challenged to find ways to bring BOP initiatives to scale and sustainability within the time frames dictated by traditional corporate targets. In many BOP ventures, the true profit driver lies in volume... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 17

in partnered R&D projects. March 2015 Journal of Operations Management Collaboration in Multi-Partner R&D Projects: The Impact of Partnering Scale and Scope By: Mishra, Anant, Aravind Chandrasekaran, and Alan MacCormack... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

they doing enough? Keywords: Artificial Intelligence ; Technology And Innovation Management ; Start-ups ; Entrepreneur ; Managing Growth ; Hiring ; Generative Ai ; Data Labeling ; Scale ; AI and Machine... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

production capacity to grow their business. Their next steps would dictate the pace of expansion and determine whether Must B Nutty could scale to become a national brand or an acquisition target amid a quickly evolving food landscape.... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research

; Management Succession ; Growth Management ; Industrial Products Industry ; Construction Industry ; Greece ; Europe ; United States Citation Educators Related Serafeim, George, and Lena Duchene. "Transforming a Titan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 125-121, June... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

founding team of Windsurf, an AI start-up specializing in code generation gathered in Mountain View, California, to assess its remarkable year of growth. The company had scaled from a niche GitHub Copilot... View Details
  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

Repository Use in Scaling Service Operations By: Valentine, Melissa A., Tom Fangyun Tan, Bradley R. Staats, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—To scale service operations requires sharing knowledge across the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

the changes have been accelerated by technology, the pandemic, rising interest rates, and inflation. But the managerial and resource-allocation implications of these developments for start-ups and established companies are often... View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

that controversial choice. It traces the company’s scaling efforts, major fundraising rounds, acquisitions, and ultimate expansion to general access by 2023. Keywords: Purpose ; Identity ; Cultural Branding ; Impression Management ;... View Details
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

important strategic choice for the future. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617062-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-065 Luminopia: Improving Treatment for Visual Disorders Luminopia—a start-up founded in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth

degree in mechanical engineering from MIT, Sweeney worked for a pair of technology start-ups in the three years before coming to Harvard. Neither experience ended the way she wanted: one company laid her off after going bankrupt when the... View Details
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

across the spectrum, from entrepreneurial ventures to more established firms. Publications Community First! Village: Scaling Goodness? By: Jan Rivkin and Coelin P. Scibetta May 2025 | Faculty Research The nonprofit organization Mobile... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment

profit, and how to scale solutions that address societal and environmental issues. For the full listing, click here . Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change (Spring 2025) Rebecca Henderson Climate change... View Details