HBS Notes

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Joyce Ma — journalist | founder | lifelong learner.

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Pre-class prep and after-class notes from Harvard Business School's OPM program: before each class I read the case, answer the professor's questions and write down my thinking. 75 articles, newest first.

2026

10.27HBS NotesMarketing: Das's Unit 3 Wrap-UpA promise takes the whole organization to keep
10.23HBS PrepLeadership: MudoWhat kind of empowerment does a transformation need
10.23HBS PrepLeadership: Jean-Claude BiverGiving an old craft new meaning
10.23HBS PrepOperations: Shohei OhtaniBringing ambition into every day
10.23HBS PrepOperations: AI-First SnackCount checking as part of efficiency
10.23HBS PrepNegotiation: Thirteen DaysLeave the other side a way to follow through
10.23HBS PrepMarketing: Starbucks KoreaWho Actually Read That Copy?
10.23HBS PrepManagement Control: A Letter from PrisonTime is part of the facts too
10.23HBS PrepStrategy: Golden GooseHow to grow without losing the brand's reason for being
10.23HBS PrepStrategy: BreezmHow customization becomes a repeatable business
10.22HBS PrepLeadership: UnspeakableSaying clearly the things that are hard to talk about
10.22HBS PrepFinance: Mercado BitcoinWhat kind of shareholders does growth need?
10.22HBS PrepFinance: GeBBSWho takes the helm after you sell the equity
10.22HBS PrepGlobal Markets: Equity GroupHow much public responsibility can a company take on?
10.22HBS NotesFinance: Nantucket NectarsValuation starts with asking who the buyer is
10.21HBS PrepLeadership: Lisa Su and AMDFocus and delivery in a crisis
10.21HBS PrepFinance: Slater & GordonWhat kind of capital growth needs
10.21HBS PrepGlobal Markets: IndiaHow development can reach the many
10.18HBS PrepControl: Lehman BrothersWhy paper compliance couldn't stop the window dressing
10.18HBS PrepStrategy: KLog.coShould growth go deep first, or go wide first?
10.18HBS PrepGlobal Markets: The Atlantic and OpenAIShould content be sold to the models?
10.18HBS PrepGlobal Markets: Taiwan SemiconductorsIs the silicon shield a protection or a weak spot?
10.17HBS PrepOperations: Commerce BankService is designed
10.16HBS PrepFinance: Spyder Active SportsHow ownership changes value
10.16HBS PrepMarketing: EquitableShould everyone adopt the new way of working?
10.15HBS PrepInnovation: Now Is the Time for CourageCourage is a skill you can practice
10.14HBS PrepStrategy: Axel SpringerIn the middle of a transformation, choose the acquisition target that fits you
10.14HBS PrepInnovation Case: Roaring Out of RecessionIn a recession, the fastest to cut jobs lose the most; save on process and spend on customers to expand against the wind
10.13HBS PrepFinance Case: Nantucket NectarsA company is worth the most in the year someone else needs you; don't wait for the year you need cash to sell
10.12HBS NotesMarketing Case: OlayThe promise can change; condescension can't stay
10.11HBS PrepMarketing Case: Bajaj FinanceHaving won the sale, guard the dangerous gap between one purchase and the next
10.10HBS PrepLeadership Case: Cynthia Carroll at Anglo AmericanWhen everything has been said, only a decision that costs you something is believed, even shutting down your own mine
10.10HBS PrepMarketing Case: BeldenMake the risky leap from selling parts to selling solutions while profits are still rising
10.10HBS NotesMarketing Case: OlayHow did a US$2 billion brand get cut in half?
10.9HBS NotesWhat Makes a Leader

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