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- August 1998 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Knowledge Management at Andersen Consulting
Andersen Consulting has spent several years developing a knowledge management system. The two partners responsible are now wondering what to do next and how to improve usability of the knowledge sharing system.
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Hansen, Morten T., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Knowledge Management at Andersen Consulting." Harvard Business School Case 499-032, August 1998. (Revised September 2002.)
- February 1991 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Ann Hopkins (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Ilyse Barkan
Intended to help students understand the many barriers organizations face as their members and their management ranks grow more diverse. As a case on business ethics, it encourages students to discuss what "fairness" and "diversity" mean when an organization is also...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Employee Relationship Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Ilyse Barkan. "Ann Hopkins (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-155, February 1991. (Revised August 2001.)
- April 2023
- Technical Note
Venture Capital Firms: What Drives Success?
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
With the rapid growth of venture capital (“VC”) in recent decades, we might wonder: who succeeds at VC and why? This is a complicated question, as many factors come into play. VC partnerships are comprised of individual investors with varying backgrounds, experiences,...
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Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Venture Capital Firms: What Drives Success?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 823-115, April 2023.
- 28 Aug 2014
- News
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Career Journeys | Mariah Cushman
HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Mariah Cushman (MS/MBA 2023) shares her experience building a View Details
- 09 Feb 2022
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2022 Cohort of Executive Fellows
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems
- June 2019
- Case
Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead
By: Ashish Nanda and Lisa Rohrer
Elite Chinese law firm Fangda Partners has steered Alibaba and other Chinese and international clients through the complex legal, corporate, and regulatory challenges associated with executing international transactions. “Fangda has traveled a long distance in a short...
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Keywords:
Law Firm;
Law Firms;
Growth;
Legal Industry;
Regulation;
Professional Services;
Law;
Leadership;
Growth and Development;
Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Legal Services Industry;
China
Nanda, Ashish, and Lisa Rohrer. "Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 719-406, June 2019.
- 17 Aug 2021
Behind the Scenes of Writing a Case Study: When manufacturing and a mass vaccination site intersect
discuss Professor Shih’s most recent case study. This case study provides an inside look at how Jamie, and the Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC), partnered with Dallas County, Texas, to increase...
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- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Career Journeys | Mariah Cushman
HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Mariah Cushman (MS/MBA 2023) shares her experience building a partnership with her career coach, and how...
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- May 1999
- Case
Susan Brown
A number of issues confront an associate in a venture capital firm. She has just learned that her senior partners are not yet willing to make her a general partner of the firm. She has several options and must decide what to do.
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Venture Capital;
Personal Development and Career;
Leadership Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Susan Brown." Harvard Business School Case 899-282, May 1999.
John D. Dionne
John D. Dionne has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2014 and is a recently retired Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He is also Managing Partner of Franconia Capital, a... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Aptiv PLC Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Aptiv’s board must decide whether a joint venture with an auto maker is the right next step in the company’s efforts to develop and commercialize a production-ready autonomous driving system. While many commentators believed that Aptiv’s self-driving technologies had...
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Keywords:
Automotive Industry;
Bankruptcy Reorganization;
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Board Decisions;
Board Dynamics;
Corporate Boards;
Innovation And Strategy;
Legal Aspects Of Business;
Spin Off;
Strategic Alliances;
Strategic Change;
Strategic Evolution;
Supplier Relationships;
Technological Change;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Innovation Strategy;
Going Public;
Joint Ventures;
Leadership;
Restructuring;
Technological Innovation;
Transformation;
Auto Industry;
Europe;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Aptiv PLC Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-050, January 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- 25 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!
resources available to them in order to best navigate academic and personal circumstances for which they may need support. SAS is available to partner with students to provide support View Details
- January 2009
- Case
Wolf Elmore Brewer, Inc.
By: John A. Davis
This case describes how Alex Wolf, the founder of a small architecture and urban planning firm based in Portland, Oregon, decides to offer partnership to two trusted colleagues, and then how strains develop in their relationship. It asks what can be done to improve...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Interpersonal Communication;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Conflict Management
Davis, John A. "Wolf Elmore Brewer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 809-098, January 2009.
- July 2012 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
MC Tool
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Two partners acquired MC Tool in October 2007 for $5 million. The company was a machine shop that manufactured parts for a wide variety of applications in the energy, automotive, and industrial equipment industries. In their first year of ownership, the partners...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Problems and Challenges;
Transformation;
Production;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "MC Tool." Harvard Business School Case 213-013, July 2012. (Revised June 2018.)
- April 2018 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent
By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This case describes the career of the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel who created a transformational business during the first half of the 20th century. Beginning in her early adulthood, Chanel leveraged relationships with acquaintances, friends, and...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Biography;
Entrepreneurship;
Relationships;
Brands and Branding;
Ethics;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Jones, Geoffrey, and Emily Grandjean. "Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent." Harvard Business School Case 318-139, April 2018. (Revised October 2023.)
- January 16, 2020
- Article
How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems
By: Mark R. Kramer, Marc W. Pfitzer and Helge Mahne
The corporate social conscience will soon be on full display in Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders from business, government, and civil society will assemble on January 21 for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Global Range;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy
Kramer, Mark R., Marc W. Pfitzer, and Helge Mahne. "How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (January 16, 2020).