Publications

01 Dec 2003
News

DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers

has the potential to become a national powerhouse. The organization is getting assistance from the HBS Partners of 63, a group of more than eighty members of the Class of 1963 who support a variety of educational initiatives. Members of... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

February 2009 (Revised February 2011)
Case

"Lather, Rinse, Repeat": FeedBurner's Serial Founding Team

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Eric Olson

"Is this the right time or is it still too early?" Dick Costolo wondered as he reflected on the latest acquisition offer. He had been building FeedBurner with his three co-founders for almost four years and was staring at the details of an acquisition offer from... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Groups and Teams

January 2002 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Publishing Group of America (B)

By: Jay O. Light, Michael J. Roberts and Taslim Pirmohamed

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Publishing Industry

20 Aug 2012
News

The right number of stars for a team

17 Apr 2024

Life at HBS Chat with Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

Join this interactive session for a Life at HBS Chat with the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG). This virtual event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students in DAAG regarding... View Details

January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
Case

Fitzpatrick Hotel Group (B-2): Paddy Fitzpatrick

By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Perspective; Financing and Loans; Accommodations Industry; Republic of Ireland

November 2023
Case

Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Vidhya Muthuram

October 8, 2021: Tata Sons won a bid to acquire India’s national carrier Air India, marking the airline's return to its original owners after 68 long years. The winning bid of $2.4 billion gave Tata Sons full ownership of the airline and its coveted network of 6,200... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; India

26 Oct 2022
News

How to Create Safe Teams

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd.

By: David L. Ager

In the Fall of 2014, Heather Berthelette, the recently appointed COO of Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd. (TCIG), was preparing a recommendation to the Board of Directors about whether to dissolve the company and return any remaining funds to the seven... View Details

Keywords: Indigenous Communities; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Economic Growth; Investment Banking; Canada

Web

Teams | New Venture Competition

Teams Social Enterprise Track Winners, 2024 Solara Rea Savla (MBA 2024) Vishesh Mehta Social Enterprise Track Winner Providing an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, View Details

March 1989
Case

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: The Knowledge-Based Systems Team and the PIX Project

09 Feb 2018
News

Colleges and businesses team up to fill demand for skilled workers

March 2001
Teaching Note

Lucent Technologies New Ventures Group TN

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Teaching Note for (9-300-085). View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry; Computer Industry; New Jersey

December 1993 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Manville Corp. Fiber Glass Group (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant

Describes how Manville's managers responded when their main product, fiberglass, was classified by an international research agency as a possible human carcinogen. View Details

Keywords: Product Marketing; Business or Company Management; Ethics; Product

February 1989
Case

British Petroleum Co.: Engineering Group (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen

Keywords: Energy Industry

Web

Our Team - Social Impact Collaboratory

Our Team Our Team Principal Investigators Shawn Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Shawn Cole is a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches View Details

2018
Book

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth

By: Amy C. Edmondson

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation,... View Details

Keywords: Psychological Safety; Knowledge Economy; Teaming; Management; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Management; Learning

June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Collaboration Wars: Slack vs. Microsoft Teams 2023

By: David B. Yoffie, Kriti Gupta, Mehek Punatar, Poonam Sacheti and Poorvi Vijay

What's the future of corporate communications? Email? Corporate messaging? The battle for corporate messaging in 2023 was stacking up as a fight between Slack, which had been recently acquired by Salesforce, and Microsoft Teams. This case explores a classic judo... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Acquisition; Technology Industry; Communications Industry