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  • January 2023 (Revised June 2024)
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Elon Musk at Tesla

By: George Serafeim and Amram Migdal
This case gives an overview of Elon Musk’s career arc through the lens of the 2003 founding of Tesla and its growth through 2022. Background information is included on Tesla’s unique strategic decisions, its operational and reputational struggles and successes, and the... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Design; Energy; Renewable Energy; Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Society; Social Issues; Strategy; Transportation; Value; Auto Industry; Transportation Industry
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Serafeim, George, and Amram Migdal. "Elon Musk at Tesla." Harvard Business School Case 123-044, January 2023. (Revised June 2024.)
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Small Worlds and Regional Innovation

Small-world networks have attracted much theoretical attention and are widely thought to enhance creativity. Yet empirical studies of their evolution and evidence of their benefits remain scarce. We develop and exploit a novel database on patent coauthorship to... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Patents; Performance Productivity; Creativity; Social and Collaborative Networks
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Fleming, Lee, Charles King III, and Adam Juda. "Small Worlds and Regional Innovation." Organization Science 18, no. 6 (November–December 2007).
  • March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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Metaverse Wars

By: Andy Wu, David B. Yoffie and Matt Higgins
In 2023, the term metaverse — a combination of “meta” and “universe” — had become a catch-all for a diverse set of expectations about online virtual worlds and the future of the internet. To some, the metaverse conjured images of a massive participatory videogame... View Details
Keywords: Metaverse; Technology; Virtual Reality; Facebook; Social Media; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption
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Wu, Andy, David B. Yoffie, and Matt Higgins. "Metaverse Wars." Harvard Business School Case 723-431, March 2023. (Revised June 2023.)

    Charlotte L. Robertson

    Charlotte Robertson is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches BGIE in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial... View Details

    • 25 Jun 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: June 25

    transfer of IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all computers connected to the Internet. Excessive fragmentation of IP address blocks causes growth in the Internet's routing table, which is socially costly, so an IP address... View Details
    Keywords: Anna Secino
    • 2022
    • Chapter

    Key Success Factors in Environmental Entrepreneurship: The case of Wilderness Safaris

    By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Woods and Herman B. Leonard
    This chapter analyzes the entrepreneurial conception and evolution of the Wilderness Safaris (WS) ecotourism enterprise operating in eight African countries. It illuminates a series of factors that contribute to positive environmental impact as well as financial... View Details
    Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Entrepreneurship
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    Austin, James E., Megan Epler Woods, and Herman B. Leonard. "Key Success Factors in Environmental Entrepreneurship: The Case of Wilderness Safaris." Chap. 7 in World Scientific Encyclopedia of Business Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship, Volume 1: Environmental and Social Entrepreneurship, edited by Peter Gianiodis, Maritza I. Espina, and William R. Meek, 175–196. World Scientific Publishing, 2022.
    • July 2011
    • Case

    Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders

    By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
    This case profiles the evolution of Teach Plus, a non-profit organization founded on the premise that in order for public schools to continuously improve urban student achievement, teaching must become a career that motivates and retains effective early career... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Decision Making; Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Teaching; Cambridge; Boston
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    Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders." Harvard Business School Case 412-027, July 2011.
    • 28 Jun 2022
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    The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

    How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • October 1996 (Revised May 2001)
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    Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)

    By: James E. Austin and Catherine Overholt
    The board of directors of a rural health clinic fires its executive director. The case elaborates the evolution and progress of the clinic under this director during a period of growth and a changing health care environment. Factors contributing to and questioning the... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Resignation and Termination; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Rank and Position; Social Enterprise; Health Industry
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    Austin, James E., and Catherine Overholt. "Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)." Harvard Business School Case 797-041, October 1996. (Revised May 2001.)
    • March 2014 (Revised November 2020)
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    The Novartis Malaria Initiative

    By: Michael Chu, Vincent Marie Dessain and Emilie Billaud
    The Novartis Malaria Initiative was designed, as a result of a precedent–setting agreement with the World Health Organization in 2001, to provide a breakthrough treatment for malaria—"at no profit"—for public health systems. What had begun as an exemplary act of... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Product Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland; Africa; Nigeria
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    Chu, Michael, Vincent Marie Dessain, and Emilie Billaud. "The Novartis Malaria Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 314-103, March 2014. (Revised November 2020.)
    • 21 Apr 2020
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    Changing In-group Boundaries: The Role of New Immigrant Waves in the US

    Keywords: by Vasiliki Fouka, Shom Mazumder, and Marco Tabellini

      NGOs and Organizational Change

      The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

      • August 1995 (Revised April 1998)
      • Background Note

      A Note for Analyzing Work Groups

      By: Linda A. Hill
      Presents a model for understanding the behavior and evolution of primary, stable work groups over time. The model describes contextual factors, design factors, and emergent culture as determinants of group behavior and performance. Describes emergent behavior, norms,... View Details
      Keywords: Groups and Teams; Balance and Stability; Behavior; Situation or Environment
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      Hill, Linda A. "A Note for Analyzing Work Groups." Harvard Business School Background Note 496-026, August 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
      • March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
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      Virgin.com

      By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
      Describes the evolution of Virgin's dot-com organization and the decision it faced in mid-2000--whether to consolidate several separate dot-com ventures into one larger venture or, instead, to allow each to run independently. Also contains a history of Virgin's... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Consolidation
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      MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Virgin.com." Harvard Business School Case 601-041, March 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
      • March 2020 (Revised May 2022)
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      The Art of the Merger: The Museum of Modern Art and PS1

      By: Dennis Yao and Hillary Greene
      This case examines the organizational relationship between the Museum of Modern Art and its affiliate MoMA PS1. The relationship raises a number of business and corporate strategy questions regarding the evolution of organizational relationships and their management.... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Disruption; Decision Making; Fine Arts Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
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      Yao, Dennis, and Hillary Greene. "The Art of the Merger: The Museum of Modern Art and PS1." Harvard Business School Case 720-412, March 2020. (Revised May 2022.)
      • 2013
      • Chapter

      The Welfare State as an Investment Strategy: Denmark’s Flexicurity Policies

      By: Arthur Daemmrich and Thomas Bredgaard
      This chapter examines how the welfare state can serve as a national strategy to invest in economic competitiveness and sustainable national prosperity, as well as the significant challenges associated with operating an open economy in a period of increased labor... View Details
      Keywords: Open Economy; Welfare; Competitive Advantage; Economic Growth; Human Capital; Government and Politics; Denmark
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      Daemmrich, Arthur, and Thomas Bredgaard. "The Welfare State as an Investment Strategy: Denmark’s Flexicurity Policies." Chap. 7 in The Oxford Handbook of Offshoring and Global Employment, by Ashok Bardhan, Dwight M. Jaffee, and Cynthia A. Kroll, 159–179. Oxford University Press, 2013.
      • 23 Dec 2021
      • News

      Taking Over a State by a Religious Movement Was Basically Inconceivable to Most Outside Observers

        Michael E. Porter

        Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

        Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
        • June 2010
        • Supplement

        Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life, and Business (Video)

        This video complements the case "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Crisis." (810108) With extensive clips from live performances, Blue Man's three co-founders offer their perspective on creativity, life and business; and describe the birth and... View Details
        Keywords: Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Financial Crisis; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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        Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and Shirley M. Spence. "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life, and Business (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 810-704, June 2010.
        • June 2015 (Revised February 2016)
        • Case

        Team Rubicon: Bridging the Gap from Startup to National Organization

        By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Dan Nidess
        Team Rubicon, a military veteran volunteer disaster relief organization, has experienced significant success in attracting attention and support in its first four years of operation. The challenges of managing the volunteer base, the cost of responding to disasters,... View Details
        Keywords: Growth Strategy And Execution; Disaster Relief; NGO; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Non-Governmental Organizations
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        Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Dan Nidess. "Team Rubicon: Bridging the Gap from Startup to National Organization." Harvard Business School Case 315-124, June 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
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