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  • January 2014 (Revised May 2015)
  • Case

Yahoo: Both Sides of the Stamped Deal

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa C. Mazzanti
In 2012, Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo!, a tech giant with a tumultuous past. When Mayer tries to reinvigorate the company, she hires Jacqueline Reses, who has a private equity background, to head both human resources and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As part... View Details
Keywords: Mobile App; Acquisition-hire; Exit Strategy; Start-up; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Technology Industry; Sunnyvale; New York (city, NY)
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Careers - Alumni

Student Association, is a student club at Harvard Business School for anyone who identifies as a... HBS Career Journeys | Rhea Choudhury (MBA 2024) 22 Apr 2025 Rhea Choudhury (MBA 2024) reflects on how HBS broadened her perspective, leading her from engineering to a... View Details
  • April 2025
  • Case

Lisa Su and AMD (A)

By: Joshua D. Margolis, Matthew Preble and Dave Habeeb
This multimedia case study focuses on CEO Lisa Su’s turnaround and subsequent transformation of the technology company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). When Su accepted the top position in 2014, AMD was on the verge of collapse. Su focused the company’s culture,... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Artificial Intelligence; Semiconductors; Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government and Politics; AI and Machine Learning; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Product Design; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Research and Development; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Computer Industry; United States; California; Texas
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    Code.org

    During a break after starting and selling several successful technology based startups, Hadi Partovi decided to make a short film to inspire students to learn computer science. “Code.org started as a hobby project,” Hadi said. “I had helped pay my way through... View Details

    • September 2019 (Revised June 2021)
    • Case

    Blenheim Chalcot

    By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
    In April 2019, Manoj Badale and Charles Mindenhall, co-founders of Blenheim Chalcot, were contemplating how they might go about developing their portfolio. Since founding the company as an internet consultancy called netdecisions in 1998, Badale and Mindenhall had... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; United Kingdom; United States; India
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    • April 2025
    • Supplement

    Lisa Su and AMD (B)

    By: Joshua D. Margolis, Matthew Preble and Dave Habeeb
    This multimedia case study focuses on CEO Lisa Su’s turnaround and subsequent transformation of the technology company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). When Su accepted the top position in 2014, AMD was on the verge of collapse. Su focused the company’s culture,... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Turnaround; Transformation; Semiconductors; Artificial Intelligence; Semiconductor Industry; Computer Industry; United States; California; Texas
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    HBS Recruiting Homepage

    of tech in Silicon Valley WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley 04 Mar 2025 Michelle Cao 26... View Details
    • September–October 2024
    • Article

    Boards Need a New Approach to Technology

    By: Tarun Khanna, Mary C. Beckerle and Nabil Y. Sakkab
    The boards of too many publicly traded companies are downright timid when considering matters involving science and technology. More often than not, they focus on security and digitization—a defensive posture that fails to consider the bigger opportunities emerging... View Details
    Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Opportunities; Technology Adoption
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    • October 18, 2021
    • Article

    To Regulate Network-Based Platforms, Look at Their Data

    By: Chiara Farronato and Daniel Björkegren
    Historically, antitrust authorities have taken a laissez-faire approach under the assumption that it is better to err on the side of not intervening when there is uncertainty. This has allowed companies like Google and Facebook to go on a shopping spree to acquire... View Details
    Keywords: Antitrust Issues And Policies; Risk and Uncertainty; Digital Platforms; Competitive Advantage; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology Industry
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    • September 2, 2021
    • Article

    The Digital Economy Runs on Open Source. Here's How to Protect It.

    By: Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Frank Nagle
    Free and open source software (FOSS) is essential to much of the tech we use every day—from cars to phones to planes to the cloud. While traditionally, it was developed by an army of volunteer developers and given away for free, companies are increasingly taking a more... View Details
    Keywords: Free And Open-source Software; FOSS; Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Policy; Cybersecurity
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      Building small business utopia: how artificial intelligence and Big Data can increase small business success

      Small business lending has remained unchanged for decades, laden with frictions and barriers that prevent many small businesses from accessing the capital they need to succeed. Financial technology, or “fintech,” promises to change this trajectory. In 2010, new fintech... View Details
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      Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

      Women & Tech 10:30–11:15 a.m. EST Faculty Moderator: Tsedal Neeley , Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration Alumni Speakers: Carolyn Everson (MBA 1999) , Board Director, Private Equity Senior Advisor, The Coca Cola Company,... View Details
      • 05 Jul 2017
      • News

      Stop the Meeting Madness

      • 2024
      • Book

      Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity

      By: Karen G. Mills
      The second edition of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, builds on the groundbreaking 2019 book with new insights on how technology and artificial intelligence are transforming small business lending. This ambitious view covers the significance of... View Details
      Keywords: Fintech; AI; AI and Machine Learning; Small Business; Economy; Technology Adoption; Credit; Financing and Loans; Analytics and Data Science
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      • March 1991 (Revised July 1993)
      • Case

      Kyocera Corp.

      By: John P. Kotter
      Examines the three factors critical to this company's remarkable success in the high tech field. The first factor is the founder, Dr. Inamori's powerful leadership. The second is the strong corporate culture or philosophy of the firm. The third element in Kyocera's... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Information Infrastructure; Leadership Style; Management Systems; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Practice; Profit; Planning; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry
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      • 02 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Trends to Watch in 2024

      The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne
      • February 2025
      • Case

      Fly, Fix, Fly at True Anomaly

      By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Jim Matheson, Fiona Murray and David Allen
      How should companies learn from failure? Founded by four U.S. Space Force warfighters, the tough tech startup True Anomaly wanted to compete with major defense contractors to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with satellites and software that could help protect... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Engineering; National Security; Digital Platforms; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; War; Aerospace Industry; United States; Colorado
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      Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

      01 Nov 2024 In Practice Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times by Rachel Layne Layoffs have been on the rise in some US industries as tech and professional services companies grapple with slowing demand... View Details
      • 05 Feb 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

      empowerment. But for hardware companies also in the tech sector, it is possible that there’s going to be a lot less of that,” Zhang suggests. Climbing the career ladder The trend toward collaboration may make work more enjoyable and... View Details
      Keywords: by Ben Rand
      • 17 Jul 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

      Those might be the very parts of the job that your workers find most enjoyable, and loving their work is an important motivational factor for many workers. “The way that AI will change jobs is really a motivation issue,” Hall says. “Don’t just try to cut costs, think... View Details
      Keywords: by Avery Forman