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- February 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Theranos: The Unicorn That Wasn't
By: Joseph B. Fuller and John Masko
In 2003, 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes founded a startup dedicated to making blood testing easier and more affordable. By 2015, her company, Theranos, was worth $9 billion. It boasted a star-studded board and contracts with national pharmacy and supermarket chains...
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Theranos;
Blood;
Lab Testing;
Fraud;
Holmes;
Balwani;
Shultz;
Carreyrou;
Securities And Exchange Commission;
Food And Drug Administration;
FDA;
SEC;
Health Testing and Trials;
Corporate Accountability;
Organizational Culture;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Crime and Corruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Fuller, Joseph B., and John Masko. "Theranos: The Unicorn That Wasn't." Harvard Business School Case 319-068, February 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- Awards
George P. Schultz Scholar,
Received the 2010 Shultz Graduate Student Fellowship in Economic Policy from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR).
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- 06 Sep 2011
- News
Starbucks' Howard Schultz and how to Restore Confidence
- March 24, 2015
- Article
Starbucks' 'Race Together' Campaign and the Upside of CEO Activism
By: Aaron Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asked his baristas to engage customers in a discussion about race in America, it was a clear case of the growing trend of "CEO activism." Despite the criticism of that particular initiative, CEO activism—from Shultz to Chick-Fil-A's...
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Leadership;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Communication Strategy;
Race
Chatterji, Aaron, and Michael W. Toffel. "Starbucks' 'Race Together' Campaign and the Upside of CEO Activism." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 24, 2015).
- 18 Apr 2023
- HBS Seminar
Daron Acemoglu, MIT
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
cadavers. Such concern is also probably heightened by U.S. historical accounts of grave robbing (Goodwin 2006; Sappol 2002; Shultz 1991). Together these elements contribute to fears of "body-snatching." C. A Market in All but...
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- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment
Parsons, Kevin Sharer, Fred Smith, and George Shultz serve as encouraging reminders of a veteran’s ability to contribute, I still feel anxious about the first steps in the journey towards a new career. My classmates and professors have...
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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
President and CEO, Bay Networks, Inc.; Private Investor. Palo Alto, CA. M. Lee Pelton, Ph.D. '84; BA '74, Wichita State University. President, Willamette University. Salem, OR. Barbara Shultz Robinson, HRPBA '52; AB '51, Wellesley...
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- Web
Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog
overcome formidable barriers to achieve truly worthwhile purposes. In a closely related project at Harvard, faculty have conducted detailed interviews with former American Secretaries of State—Henry Kissinger, George Shultz James A....
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- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
particular initiative, CEO activism-from Shultz to Chick-Fil-A's Dan Cathy to Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to Goldman Sach's Lloyd Blankfein-represents a step forward for corporate involvement in the public square because these efforts are...
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Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
https://www.mfs.com/wps/FileServerServlet?servletCommand=serveUnprotectedFileAsset&fileAssetPath=/files/documents/news/mfse_pznaa_wp.pdf Marketing and Public Policy: Transformative Research in Developing Markets Authors:Clifford View Details
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Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- Web
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world who have consistently overcome formidable barriers to achieve truly worthwhile purposes. In a closely related project at Harvard, faculty have conducted detailed interviews with former American Secretaries of State—Henry Kissinger, George View Details