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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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From Blogger to Odeo (B) (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; Maurice, LPCase HBS-814S07EntrepreneurshipThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. For several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experie...Starting at €5.74
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Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board (Spanish Version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-814S11EntrepreneurshipDescribe los problemas que enfrenta el fundador-director general en relación con la construcción de un tablero, el montaje de un equipo ejecutivo, la gestión de tensión entre los co-fundadores, y la externalización de trabajo de desarrollo.Starting at €5.74
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Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; McCance, HenryCase HBS-815S03EntrepreneurshipBefore he accepts the new CEO position, Dick Williams wants founder Lew Cirne to step down as chairman. While considering Williams' incredible demand, Cirne reflects on everything he has already given up to get Wily Technology to this point. He agreed to step down as CEO and take what could be a largely symbolic CTO title. He also agreed to give Williams roughly as much equity as he himself owned and far more in salary. As the founder, CEO, and c...Starting at €8.20
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Jeffrey Dunn and Sesame Workshop: Bringing Big Bird Back to Health, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Malone, Ai-Ling Jamila; Cohen, JonathanTeaching Note HBS-ALI017-ETeaching note for cases 317086 and 317094.Starting at €0.00
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When Does Leadership Matter: A Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership
Wasserman, Noam; Anand, Bharat N.; Nohria, NitinBook Chapter HBS-6122BC-ELeadership and People ManagementTo what extent does leadership influence organizational performance? In this chapter, Noam Wasserman, Bharat Anand, and Nitin Nohria try to provide a balanced answer to this question. Replicating the variance partitioning method used by Stanley Lieberson and James O'Connor in their 1972 study on leadership and organizational performance, they analyze the performance of more than 500 publicly held U.S. companies (across 42 industries) over a 20-ye...Starting at €8.20
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Planning a Start-Up Seize the Day...Then Expect to Work All Night
Wasserman, NoamArticle HBS-F0901H-EEntrepreneurshipIf you dream of starting your own business, it's better to leave the corporate nest sooner than later, before you get too comfortable with the big-company amenities every start-up lacks. Get going before you're 40 - or even earlier, if you want to make entrepreneurship your career.Starting at €8.20
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Publicis Groupe 2016: Maurice and the Millennials
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Cohen, JonathanCase HBS-316127-EKnowledge and CommunicationHaving built Publicis Groupe through acquisitions maintained as separate brands, CEO Maurice L vy wanted to transform the advertising and marketing firm to an integrated digitally-ready enterprise to address industry changes. In early 2016, following a rStarting at €8.20
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Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016, Teaching Note
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Cohen, JonathanTeaching Note HBS-316161-EThis note is for the purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of the Harvard Business School case, "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." As Chairman and CEO, David Kenny guided the Weather Company's transformation from a cable television company to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until January 2016, when IBM acquired the Weather Company's digital business. Within that context, instructors may use this Teaching Note ...Starting at €0.00
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IBM Transforming, 2012-2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Cohen, JonathanCase HBS-317046-EKnowledge and CommunicationTo transform IBM for the next technology wave, Ginni Rometty, who became CEO in 2012, led divestment of declining businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech sStarting at €8.20