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      • Fall 2021
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      When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms

      By: Josh Lerner and Diana Noble
      Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Transition; Private Equity; Leadership; Management Succession; Analysis
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      Lerner, Josh, and Diana Noble. "When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms." Journal of Alternative Investments 24, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 9–30.
      • August 2021 (Revised November 2021)
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      The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant

      By: Sandra J. Sucher, Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta and Fares Khrais
      The case opens in 2019, five years after, Sarah Al Suhaimi, CEO of NCB Capital (NCBC), the investment arm of Saudi’s largest bank, NCB, took the helm. Having successfully turned the business to make it the market leader, she was contemplating her next steps as... View Details
      Keywords: Turnaround; Investment Banking; Financial Institutions; Change Management; Leadership; Business Model; Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Management Teams; Asset Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Saudi Arabia
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      Sucher, Sandra J., Gamze Yucaoglu, Shalene Gupta, and Fares Khrais. "The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant." Harvard Business School Case 322-043, August 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
      • August 2021
      • Case

      Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (A)

      By: Anita Elberse, Briana Richardson and Cydni Williams
      In May 2020, Chris Lyons, a partner at leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz receives the news that his company has reached a verbal agreement with one of Silicon Valley’s hottest social-media startups to lead its ‘Series A’ funding round, in a deal that... View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Talent Management; General Management; Inclusion; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Nonprofit Organizations
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      Elberse, Anita, Briana Richardson, and Cydni Williams. "Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 522-020, August 2021.
      • 2021
      • Book

      The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
      Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees,... View Details
      Keywords: Power; Corporate Culture; Future Of Work; Innovation; Technology Strategy; Automation; Stakeholder Engagement; Employee Attitude; Customer Behavior; Shareholder Value; Government And Business; Impact Investing; Corporate Change And Sustainability; Trust; Power and Influence; Globalization; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Human Resources; Information Technology; Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Asia; Europe; South America; Middle East; North and Central America
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. New York: PublicAffairs, 2021.
      • June 2021
      • Teaching Note

      Amazon: Cult or Culture?

      By: Boris Groysberg, Kerry Herman and Amy Klopfenstein
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-008. Amazon was one of the first entrants in e-commerce. Under the leadership of founder Jeff Bezos, Amazon had expanded beyond books to manufacturing and selling a wide range of products and services globally. Bezos had built a... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Culture; Growth Management; Information Technology; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management; Retail Industry; Technology Industry
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      Groysberg, Boris, Kerry Herman, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Amazon: Cult or Culture?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 421-081, June 2021.
      • June 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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      CFM International (B): LEAPing Into the Future

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Yves Doz and Kerry Herman
      By 2017, after a long and highly successful run, the joint venture CFM’s and its parent firms’ leadership faces new challenges and must once again reconsider their commitment to the JV. CFM’s engines have come to dominate the narrow body aircraft market, but technology... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Technological Innovation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Manufacturing Industry
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Yves Doz, and Kerry Herman. "CFM International (B): LEAPing Into the Future." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-067, June 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
      • May 2021
      • Teaching Plan

      Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads

      By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
      Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 621-018. For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for... View Details
      Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Construction; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Housing; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Urban Development; Customization and Personalization; Real Estate Industry; Maharashtra; India; San Francisco
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      Wing, Christina R., and John Masko. "Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 621-109, May 2021.
      • April 2021
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      Transforming BlackBerry: From Smartphones to Software

      By: Ranjay Gulati and Nicole Tempest Keller
      On the verge of failure, BlackBerry brought in John Chen as CEO in 2013 to orchestrate a bold turnaround of the company. Once an iconic leader in the smartphone market, BlackBerry was best known for its tactile QWERTY keyboard, strong security, and a focus on business... View Details
      Keywords: Pivot; Managing Change; Turnaround; Smartphone; Change Management; Leading Change; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Change; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Competitive Strategy; Cybersecurity; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Canada
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      Gulati, Ranjay, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Transforming BlackBerry: From Smartphones to Software." Harvard Business School Case 421-052, April 2021.
      • April 2021
      • Case

      Glass-Shattering Leaders: Barbara Hackman Franklin

      By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
      Barbara Hackman Franklin was one of the first women to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She went on to break barriers in the private and public sectors, rising to leadership positions in business and government. In the 1970s, she led a successful White House... View Details
      Keywords: Glass Ceiling; Leadership; Gender; Power and Influence
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Glass-Shattering Leaders: Barbara Hackman Franklin." Harvard Business School Case 421-073, April 2021.
      • April 2021
      • Case

      Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ros Atkins

      By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
      Ros Atkins launched the 50:50 Project on a BBC news program he anchored, deciding with his team to start tracking the gender of the contributors and experts featured on the show. Before long, it was clear that monitoring the data led to increased awareness of a gender... View Details
      Keywords: Gender Equality; Allyship; Representation; Leadership; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Media; Analytics and Data Science
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ros Atkins." Harvard Business School Case 421-075, April 2021.
      • April 2021
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      Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Luciana Silvestri and Monte Burke
      Etsy, the online seller of handmade goods, was founded in 2005 on an almost utopian ideal—a responsible, caring company that offered individual crafters a place to sell their wares, a wholesome alternative to companies that sold mass-manufactured products. The company... View Details
      Keywords: Turnaround; Organizational Culture; Financial Condition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Leadership
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Luciana Silvestri, and Monte Burke. "Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul." Harvard Business School Case 821-092, April 2021.
      • April 2021
      • Case

      Codecademy: Where to Next?

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Max Mailman and Sarah Ascherman
      In March 2020, Zach Sims, co-founder and CEO of online education platform Codecademy, prepared for a meeting with his Chief of Staff Kunal Ahuja to discuss the company’s goals. Codecademy billed itself as the largest online resource for computer science literacy and... View Details
      Keywords: Monetization Strategy; Business Model; Change Management; Venture Capital; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Teams; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Network Effects; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; United States
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Max Mailman, and Sarah Ascherman. "Codecademy: Where to Next?" Harvard Business School Case 821-093, April 2021.
      • April 2021
      • Case

      Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence

      By: Boris Groysberg and Evan M.S. Hecht
      As world-renowned chef Franck Giovannini contemplated his future and the future of The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant, he wondered how would he handle the transition of leadership at the restaurant when it came time for him to step down. The Hôtel de Ville Restaurant was... View Details
      Keywords: Restaurant Industry; Succession; Succession Planning; Leadership; Transition; Management Succession; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Evan M.S. Hecht. "Franck Giovannini: Managing Succession to Sustain Organizational Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 421-083, April 2021.
      • March 2021 (Revised August 2023)
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      Helen Keller: Changing the World

      By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
      This case describes the rise of Helen Keller who at 19 months became deaf and blind. Refusing to be sidelined from life, Keller showed great determination in learning how to communicate with others, employing tutors and travelling to Boston to enroll in the Perkins... View Details
      Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Values And Beliefs; Success; Diversity; Leading Change; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence
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      Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Helen Keller: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-071, March 2021. (Revised August 2023.)
      • March 2021 (Revised December 2021)
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      Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?

      By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Youssef Abdel Aal
      The case follows Ziad Abi Chaker, founder and CEO of Cedar Environmental, as he weighs options for how to grow the company in the face of growing economic and political instability in Lebanon in 2019.

      Founded after the Lebanese civil war, Cedar... View Details
      Keywords: Waste Management; Recycling; Corruption; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Business And Government; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Corporate Accountability; Green Technology Industry; Middle East; Lebanon
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      Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?" Harvard Business School Case 321-114, March 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
      • March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
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      Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka

      By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
      In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Public Sector; Experience and Expertise; Strategic Planning; Work-Life Balance; Transportation; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Boston; Virginia; United States
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      Margolis, Joshua D., and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka." Harvard Business School Case 421-065, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
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      What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive

      By: Ashish Nanda and Das Narayandas
      When the going gets tough, professional service firms (PSFs) often get desperate and chase all kinds of business just to keep the lights on. Consultancies, financial services firms, VC/PE firms, and the like offer services and sign up clients they should never have... View Details
      Keywords: Professional Service Firms; Client Mix; Strategic Positioning; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness; Decision Making; Framework
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      Nanda, Ashish, and Das Narayandas. "What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 2 (March–April 2021): 98–107.
      • February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
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      TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dan Maher and Dan O'Brien
      TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around a simple idea – helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. In less than a decade, it had become one of the world’s most valuable private companies, with investors... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Business Organization; Change Management; Disruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Product Design; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Social Issues; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Value Creation; United States; China
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dan Maher, and Dan O'Brien. "TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?" Harvard Business School Case 821-087, February 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
      • February 2021
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      Enterprise Agility at Komerční Banka

      By: Euvin Naidoo, Suraj Srinivasan and Sarah Gulick
      In 2017, Jan Juchelka, the new CEO of Komerční Banka, identified the need for the bank to start an enterprise wide agile transformation. He started by working to create a sense of urgency to kick-start a process to enable the level of service delivery to customers he... View Details
      Keywords: Agile; Agility; Transformation; Organizational Structure; Business Headquarters; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Systems; Banking Industry; Czech Republic
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      Naidoo, Euvin, Suraj Srinivasan, and Sarah Gulick. "Enterprise Agility at Komerční Banka." Harvard Business School Case 121-020, February 2021.
      • January 2021
      • Case

      Cinépolis

      By: Joshua D. Margolis and Fernanda Miguel
      Two weeks after Cinepolis released a documentary film about corruption, a judge ordered its provisional suspension, claiming it had to be edited before it continued to be shown, against Mexican cinematography laws. Cinépolis, Latin America’s largest movie theater chain... View Details
      Keywords: Movies; Entertainment; Corruption; Risk Assessment; Communication Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Decision Making; Film Entertainment; Ethics; Leadership; Risk Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Mexico; Latin America; North and Central America
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      Margolis, Joshua D., and Fernanda Miguel. "Cinépolis." Harvard Business School Case 421-053, January 2021.
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