Publications

April 2018 (Revised December 2018)
Case

The Whistleblower at International Game Technology

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and James Weber

Robert Mayhem, a senior manager at International Game Technology, had filed a whistleblower report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that the company had misstatements in its financial reports. Mayhem’s report involved IGT’s practice of... View Details

Keywords: Whistleblower; Financial Reporting; Governance Compliance; Ethics

April 2018 (Revised February 2022)
Teaching Note

The Whistleblower at International Game Technology

By: Aiyesha Dey and Jonas Heese

Teaching Note for HBS No. 118-061. View Details

April 2018 (Revised July 2023)
Technical Note

Whistleblower Legislation in the Context of Financial Reporting

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and James Weber

This note provides an overview of U.S. federal legislation relating to whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank (including the Office of the Whistleblower), and the False Claims Act. View Details

Keywords: Whistleblower; Sarbanes-Oxley; Dodd-Frank; False Claims Act; Securities And Exchange Commission; Government Legislation; Financial Reporting; United States

April 2018
Supplement

$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg! (B)

By: David B. Yoffie and Aakash Mehta

This case provides a brief update on Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Strategy; Network Effects; Technology Industry

April 2018
Case

Bretton Woods and the Liberal World Order

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Jonathan Schlefer

Keywords: Bretton Woods; Gold Standard; IMF; Banking Industry; Vermont

Article

Facebook Knows It Can't Offer More Privacy

By: Scott Duke Kominers

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April 2018
Case

Globalizing Japan's Dream Machine: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

Recruit Holdings, an advertising media, staffing, and business support conglomerate was founded in 1960 by Hiromasa Ezoe. Recruit was built on the principle that the company should add value to society. To do this, it hired young and talented employees and created a... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Crime and Corruption; Transition; Globalization; Japan

Article

Russia's Greatest Ponzi Mastermind Is Dead, but His Legacy Lives On in the Crypto World

By: Eugene F. Soltes and Sara Hess

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April 2018
Exercise

Stoy Foods: Role Information for Danijela Stoyanovic

In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed... View Details

Keywords: Succession; Sale Of Business; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Negotiation; Perspective; Agreements and Arrangements

April 2018
Exercise

Stoy Foods: Role Information for Katrina Stoyanovic

In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed... View Details

Keywords: Succession; Sale Of Business; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Negotiation; Ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements and Arrangements

April 2018
Exercise

Stoy Foods: Role Information for Milan Stoyanovic

In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed... View Details

Keywords: Succession; Sale Of Business; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Negotiation; Ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements and Arrangements

April 2018
Exercise

Stoy Foods: Role Information for Petja Stoyanovic

In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed... View Details

Keywords: Succession; Sale Of Business; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Negotiation; Ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements and Arrangements

April 2018
Teaching Note

Bose Corporation: Communication Strategy for Challenging Apple's Beats by Dr. Dre

By: Robert J. Dolan

Teaching Note for HBS No. 518-036. View Details

2018
Supplement

Denver Public Schools: Innovation and Performance?

By: Michael Tushman and Kerry Herman

April 2018
Case

Hawk Electronics, Inc.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and John J. Lafkas

Hawk Electronics ("Hawk") presents the problems that a company can encounter when its divisions have distinct strategies, especially when one division has been favored at another's expense. It also highlights how such problems can reflect cognitive biases, which... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Resource Allocation; Strategy; Innovation and Management

April 2018
Teaching Note

Hawk Electronics, Inc. (Brief Case)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and John J. Lafkas

Teaching Note for HBS Brief Case 918-521. View Details

April 2018 (Revised October 2023)
Supplement

Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation

By: Kristin Mugford

April 2018 (Revised May 2018)
Teaching Note

Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen

This Teaching Note helps instructors teach the HBS case, “Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant,” (HBS No. 318-104) presenting analysis of the case and a teaching plan to guide classroom discussions. View Details

April 2018
Case

Miami's Tech Future (Abridged): Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Leadership Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

By the middle of the 1990s, Miami’s reputation was changing. An influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants and major investments in the airport and seaport had changed the image of a sleepy southern city to the de facto business center of Latin America, a center for... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida