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      • March 2001 (Revised December 2007)
      • Case

      Katharine Graham

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel
      Details the career of Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Co., a pioneer in her field and one of the first high-profile women to lead a major public company. Her story is a unique example of how power and expertise are built over time, and differs from those of... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Journalism and News Industry
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., Lisa M. Gunther, and Dina R. Pradel. "Katharine Graham." Harvard Business School Case 801-276, March 2001. (Revised December 2007.)
      • March 2001 (Revised July 2007)
      • Background Note

      Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Elizabeth Long Lingo
      Power is the potential to mobilize energy. This rather neutral definition does not address the issues of how to exercise power or to what ends. The answers to these questions determine the ultimate value of an individual's power. This note is written to help readers... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., and Elizabeth Long Lingo. "Power and Influence: Achieving Your Objectives in Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-425, March 2001. (Revised July 2007.)
      • December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
      • Case

      DoubleTwist, Inc.

      By: Joseph L. Bower and Christina L. Darwall
      John Couch, CEO of DoubleTwist, has transformed a software products company into an Internet application service provider, racing to provide databases and tools for those working to explore the human genome. Crafting strategy and building organizational capability are... View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology Industry
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      Bower, Joseph L., and Christina L. Darwall. "DoubleTwist, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 301-023, December 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
      • October 2000 (Revised December 2008)
      • Case

      Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma (A): Negotiating the Job Search

      By: James K. Sebenius
      MBA student Doyle Williams searches for his ideal job in a private equity group and uses his negotiation skills to try to attain the best possible compensation package. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Search; Negotiation Process; Personal Development and Career
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      Sebenius, James K. "Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma (A): Negotiating the Job Search." Harvard Business School Case 801-229, October 2000. (Revised December 2008.)
      • September 2000 (Revised October 2002)
      • Background Note

      Professional Services Module Seven: Becoming a Professional

      By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
      Discusses strategies for balancing private and professional life. View Details
      Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Success; Work-Life Balance
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      DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Seven: Becoming a Professional." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-013, September 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
      • July 2000 (Revised April 2011)
      • Case

      Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (A)

      By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
      Hewlett-Packard's Greeley Hard Copy Division is the market leader in the production of desktop flatbed scanners for personal computers. The division has been working to develop a portable scanner product for the past five years with mixed results. The new general... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Hardware; Technology Industry
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      Tushman, Michael L., and Daniel Radov. "Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-003, July 2000. (Revised April 2011.)
      • May 2000 (Revised September 2000)
      • Exercise

      Tyrell Web Developers Inc. (A)

      By: Alan D. MacCormack and Andrew P. McAfee
      An integrated exercise culminating in a team project to design and develop a Web site for a fictitious company. Allows instructors to establish a technical baseline for students prior to starting the team project. Students are asked to develop a personal web site which... View Details
      Keywords: Web Sites; Software; Product Development; Design; Internet
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      MacCormack, Alan D., and Andrew P. McAfee. "Tyrell Web Developers Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 600-025, May 2000. (Revised September 2000.)
      • April 2000 (Revised October 2002)
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      Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms

      By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry
      Presents suggestions for ensuring a good start in a professional services career. View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Performance Expectations; Performance Effectiveness; Customization and Personalization; Practice; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Business Startups; Competency and Skills; Learning; Talent and Talent Management; Management Skills; Consulting Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-375, April 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
      • April 2000 (Revised March 2015)
      • Case

      The First Six Months: Launching a PSF Career

      By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry
      Presents two situations: 1) two graduating MBAs from Harvard Business School compare and contrast their strategies for getting off to a good start in consulting, and 2) a junior consultant has to deal with difficult feedback in his very first performance review. View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Planning; Practice; Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Adaptation; Consulting Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "The First Six Months: Launching a PSF Career." Harvard Business School Case 800-373, April 2000. (Revised March 2015.)
      • April 2000
      • Case

      Professionals' Quandaries

      By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Scot H. Landry
      Presents five situations in which professionals face ethical dilemmas. View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Situation or Environment
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      Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Professionals' Quandaries." Harvard Business School Case 800-371, April 2000.
      • March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
      • Case

      Microsoft's Vega Project: Developing People and Products

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny
      With a focus on Matt MacLellan and his careful development as a project manager under his boss and mentor, Jim Kaplan, the case describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies and policies and illustrates how they work in practice to provide the... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Competitive Advantage; Retention; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Wozny. "Microsoft's Vega Project: Developing People and Products." Harvard Business School Case 300-004, March 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
      • March 2000
      • Case

      Magdalena Yesil

      By: Myra M. Hart and Mary Rotelli
      Magdalena Yesil, investor and former entrepreneur, must decide whether to become a venture partner at US Venture Partners. This case discusses career progression, entrepreneurship, and deciding among career alternatives. Yesil's entrepreneurial experiences include... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Partners and Partnerships
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      Hart, Myra M., and Mary Rotelli. "Magdalena Yesil." Harvard Business School Case 800-350, March 2000.
      • March 2000
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      Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (A)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis and Harry James Wilson
      What is the relationship between good fortune, professional success, and a moral obligation to other people? Jai Jaikumar, who as a youth was saved by a shepherd woman after a tragic mountaineering accident in the Himalayas, and who later rose to the top of his... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; History; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Familiarity; Perception; Welfare
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis, and Harry James Wilson. "Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-047, March 2000.
      • March 2000 (Revised August 2000)
      • Background Note

      Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (B)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis and Harry James Wilson
      What is the relationship between good fortune, professional success, and a moral obligation to other people? Jai Jaikumar, who as a youth was saved by a shepherd woman after a tragic mountaineering accident in the Himalayas, and who later rose to the top of his... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Moral Sensibility; Motivation and Incentives
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis, and Harry James Wilson. "Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-048, March 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
      • March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
      • Case

      U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc.

      By: John A. Davis, Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
      Presents a career dilemma for a husband/wife owner-manager team. Nanci and Len Mackenzie have received an offer for their highly successful entrepreneurial business, U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. The Mackenzies are concerned about what the sale might do to their... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Family Ownership; Family Business; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Exit or Shutdown; Planning; Transportation Industry
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      Davis, John A., Myra M. Hart, and Sharon Peyus. "U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 800-049, March 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
      • February 2000 (Revised November 2002)
      • Case

      QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      ES Technologies started in 1976 as a storefront in Tempe, Arizona selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. Twenty years later, revenues exceeded $3.5 billion, and the business had evolved from a computer store to a master reseller and full-line integrator of... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; Arizona
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      Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-295, February 2000. (Revised November 2002.)
      • January 2000 (Revised April 2010)
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      Heidi Roizen

      By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Nicole Tempest
      Heidi Roizen, a venture capitalist at SOFTBANK Venture Capital and a former entrepreneur, maintains an extensive personal and professional network. She leverages this network to benefit both herself and others. The case considers the steps she's taken to build and... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks
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      McGinn, Kathleen L., and Nicole Tempest. "Heidi Roizen." Harvard Business School Case 800-228, January 2000. (Revised April 2010.)
      • December 1999 (Revised August 2004)
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      Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)

      By: Ashish Nanda
      Bain managing director Tom Tierney is contemplating how best to rotate the office head position between two partners at one of the firm's offices. The case provides background information on Bain's governance structure and Tierney's management style. View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Governance Controls; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-253, December 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
      • November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
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      Overview of the Professional Services Course, An

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
      Provides an overview of the HBS MBA Professional Services Course. Presents a structure and an outline intended to serve as a reference and provide orientation to students as the course progresses. View Details
      Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Personal Development and Career
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Overview of the Professional Services Course, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-229, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
      • 1999
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      Taxes and Retirement in the State of Maine

      By: Dutch Leonard and John D. Donahue
      Keywords: Taxation; Retirement; Maine
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      Leonard, Dutch, and John D. Donahue. "Taxes and Retirement in the State of Maine." October 1999. (Report to the Libra Foundation.)
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