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• Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2018 (Revised May 2018)

  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 twentieth 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: Cultural entrepreneurship; 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 May 2018.)  View Details

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  Clover Food Lab

  Paul Gompers and Silpa Kovvali

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  Gompers, Paul, and Silpa Kovvali. "Clover Food Lab." Harvard Business School Case 818-073, March 2018.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | February 2018

  Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty

  Paul Gompers, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla

  The experience of being an entrepreneur was a childhood dream for Falguni Nayar. The opportunity to build Nykaa.com, a woman centered business, with a multi brand retail format in the beauty and wellness space, and the fact that she was doing it with her daughter Adwaita ( HBS MBA 2013) made it both exciting and meaningful. Still, she was the founder and with that came control over the most important decisions. While she sought advice from many people, Nykaa, like Adwaita, was her baby. How should she structure the organization and the team to best deliver the results she wanted?

  Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Technology; Human Resources; Brands and Branding; Operations; Marketing; Decision Making;

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  Gompers, Paul, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 218-049, February 2018.  View Details

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