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24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

note. Flattening can lead to exactly the opposite effects from what it promises to do. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-087.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe Freelancers Union (B) Michel Anteby and Erin... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51714 Harvard Business School Case 517-035 Dwyane Wade In July 2016, while on his annual China tour to help promote the sportswear brand Li-Ning, basketball superstar Dwyane Wade and his... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

efforts to redesign workspaces and processes so they are better integrated with patients' needs. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-023.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Apr 2021
Book

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

crucial that managers welcome contributions and perspectives that challenge the status quo. One case in point happened at coworking space The Wing. In 2020 CEO Audrey Gelman had to address criticism that the company, despite a feminist... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 9

broad-based corporate governance reforms were implemented goes expressly against the prediction of prior schools of thought about business groups. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-072.pdf Cases & Course... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

have also seen a new type of platform company emerge, which we call hybrids. A hybrid is a company that has both an innovation and a transaction platform operating simultaneously within the organization. In some cases they’re deeply... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 11, 2006

century, ownership, location and geography still mattered enormously in international business. They may matter more than in the past. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-052.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsEdison Schools, Inc.:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2012
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clinical leadership responsibilities. The purpose of this article is twofold: first, to make the case for the need to refocus residency education around the development of outstanding "frontline" clinical leaders and, second, to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

percent are in the developing world. The first part of this paper explores the economics of HIV and treatment from a social marketing perspective. The second part of the paper uses three specific case histories of successful social... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Oct 2007
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We investigate these research questions in the context of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Audit Policy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-021.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsGianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

you're hiring for your startup." But with the good incubators already having their hands full, said Corey, entrepreneurs are also going to make the case for themselves. "You obviously want to spend a lot of time interviewing... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

22 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 22

culture, how culture persists despite turnover, and why the suggested link between culture and performance may be a case of inverse causality. It finally shows that, from an outsider's perspective, organizations may tend to over-invest in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52673 Harvard Business School Case 517-050 Beingmate Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and related products in the high-demand Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1

organization induced teachers to volunteer their knowledge and preferences, which otherwise would have been difficult to elicit. Although governance was a struggle, none of the cases in our sample suffered a "tragedy of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Fairness, Efficiency, and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation

Keywords: by Dimitris Bertsimas, Vivek F. Farias & Nikolaos Trichakis; Health

24 Mar 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder Conflicts

Keywords: by Bo Becker & Per Stromberg

Forthcoming
Article

Uprooting Loneliness: A Theory of Continuity-Breaking Self-Narrative Change

By: Jennifer Petriglieri and Elizabeth Sheprow

Through an inductive study of executives reporting persistent loneliness at work, we examine how problematic work experiences can be rooted in the self through narratives, and the process by which they can be uprooted. In the case of loneliness, we found that... View Details

Keywords: Lonelines; Narratives; Qualitative Method; Well-being; Emotions; Employees

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April 2025
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#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care

By: David J. Collis, Benjamin C. Esty and Haisley Wert

In February 2024, Fresenius CEO Michael Sen reflected on the company’s transformation journey from his office in Bad Homburg, Germany. With revenues of €22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Finance; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Alignment; Health Industry; Germany; United States

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February 2025
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Blue Owl Financing of Ping Identity

By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu

In the fall of 2022, Blue Owl Capital's investment committee evaluated a potential investment in the technology sector. The proposed transaction centered on Ping Identity Corporation (“Ping”), a fast-growing identity access management (IAM) software company that was... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Investment; Privatization; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry

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July–August 2025
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Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Engagement with Open Source Communities, Innovation, and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub

By: Annamaria Conti, Christian Peukert and Maria P. Roche

We study the engagement of nascent firms with open source communities and its implications for innovation and attracting funding. To do so, we link data on 160,065 U.S. startups from Crunchbase to their activities on the open source software development platform... View Details