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• Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2018 (Revised October 2019)

  Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad

  Rohit Deshpandé, Paul A. Gompers and Scott Duke Kominers

  Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of age, gaining international recognition for its uniquely global music, which blended musical traditions from across the world—especially Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and America. The Ensemble had also forged strong partnerships with universities, local governments, and civic groups and developed an array of outreach programs to help people understand and express themselves through music. Ma was confident that there could be no better time to hand over leadership. But the transition was bittersweet: He felt a deep personal connection both to the Ensemble as a whole and to every one of its performers and staff members. And he wondered how reducing his involvement would affect the organization’s sustainability.

  Keywords: Managing diverse teams; Leadership transitions; Global innovation; nonprofit organizations; music; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Music Entertainment; Leadership; Transition;

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  Deshpandé, Rohit, Paul A. Gompers, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad." Harvard Business School Case 818-110, March 2018. (Revised October 2019.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2019

  ICSGroup

  Paul A. Gompers, Christopher Stanton and Silpa Kovvali

  Keywords: hiring; Consulting Industry; United States; Africa;

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  Gompers, Paul A., Christopher Stanton, and Silpa Kovvali. "ICSGroup." Harvard Business School Case 819-097, March 2019.  View Details

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• Casebook | 2019

  Private Equity: A Casebook

  Paul A. Gompers, Victoria Ivashina and Richard S. Ruback

  This book is a collection of cases and notes that have been used in Private Equity Finance, an advanced corporate finance course offered in the second year of the Harvard Business School’s MBA curriculum, over several years. Our goal is to provide detailed insight into the sources of value creation as well as outline the process of deal making in the private equity industry.

  Keywords: Private Equity; Value Creation; Cases;

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  Gompers, Paul A., Victoria Ivashina, and Richard S. Ruback. Private Equity: A Casebook. London: Anthem Press, 2019.  View Details

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