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Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962-2012
Groysberg, Boris; Herman, Kerry; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-413013-ELeadership and People ManagementEight women had first enrolled in Harvard Business School's traditional MBA program in 1963. By 2013, the number of women in the MBA classroom had reached 40%. The 50th anniversary of women's enrollment in the traditional MBA program gave HBS Dean Nitin Nohria the opportunity to take stock of the progress that had been made by HBS women students and alumnae and ponder what still remained to be done. The case examines the evolving experiences of m...Starting at €8.20
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CEO Succession at Cisco (A): From John Chambers to Chuck Robbins
Groysberg, Boris; Cheng, J. Yo-Jud; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-417031-ELeadership and People ManagementA smooth transition from former CEO John Chambers to new CEO Chuck Robbins had put Cisco in a position of strength. Looking back, the board reflected on what they had done well and what they might have done differently, and pondered whether another company might be able to implement a similar CEO transition process. This case reviews the specific steps taken by the board of directors and other stakeholders during the selection process. Particip...Starting at €8.20
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Carme Ruscalleda: The Chef as an Artist
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-420028-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the evolution of one of the world's most starred Chefs, who has managed to be successful in Spain and Japan, hand in hand with husband and son, by constantly innovating. The case opens during yet another reinvention - when she closes her flagship restaurant at its apex. In October 2018, Chef Carme Ruscalleda, the most-starred woman chef in the world at the time, closed the doors of her Restaurant Sant Pau (Sant Pau), as she ha...Starting at €8.20
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Arup: Building the Water Cube, Teaching Plan
Edmondson, Amy C.; Lobb, AnnelenaTeaching Note HBS-614082-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Plan for Product #410054Starting at €0.00
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Life's Work: Condoleezza Rice
Rice, Condoleezza; Bell, KatherineArticle HBS-R1001P-ELeadership and People ManagementFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made a career of arriving in positions of power during difficult times and, critics say, without the requisite experience. HBR talks to Dr. Rice about making transitions between sectors, managing without management experience, and relearning lessons in new contexts.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Jane Goodall
Goodall, Jane; Bell, KatherineArticle HBS-R1004N-ELeadership and People ManagementThe renowned primatologist talks about her early, unconventional interest in science and the importance of stories in changing people's minds.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Joe Girardi
Girardi, Joe; Bell, KatherineArticle HBS-R1006M-ELeadership and People ManagementJoe Girardi had wanted to play for the Chicago Cubs since he was a boy. He achieved that ambition, went on to coach for the Yankees, and is now the New York team's manager. He reflects in this interview on the value of numbers, how to keep players focused, and the challenges that come with being the most successful sports franchise in American history.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Wynton Marsalis
Marsalis, Wynton; Bell, KatherineArticle HBS-R1101S-ELeadership and People ManagementWynton Marsalis grew up in a family of New Orleans jazz musicians and received his first trumpet as a sixth birthday present from bandleader Al Hirt. At 14 he debuted with the Louisiana Philharmonic; at 17 he moved to New York, where he attended Juilliard, joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, assembled his own band, and began a prolific composing and recording career. He talks here about leadership and creativity.Starting at €8.20
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Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector
Gardner, Heidi K.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-414022-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group integration across multiple offices, and rewards for attorneys who shared responsibility, had contributed to the firm's success as it had expanded into new U.S. and international office...Starting at €8.20
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Cowen Inc.: Leveraging Data
Groysberg, Boris; Abbott, Sarah L.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-418035-ELeadership and People ManagementCowen Inc.'s broker-dealer, Cowen and Company, LLC, boasted a number of analysts who had made prescient stock calls on the basis of creative data analysis. Now Cowen Inc. had opened a new subsidiary, Kyber, which would attempt to monetize new data science products. Robert Fagin, head of research, had to consider what Kyber's risks were, even as the unit opened the possibility up for new revenue streams. How could Cowen continue to exploit its com...Starting at €8.20