California Management Review
California Management Review is a premier academic management journal published at UC Berkeley
by Homa Bahrami
The Mozilla case study describes Debbie Cohen's, Vice President and Chief of People, key initiatives in a software entity that was one of the pioneers of the 'open source' movement. The case study showcases Mozilla's unique culture of distributed decision-making and delegated leadership - it has a small staff of over 1,100 and millions of volunteers around the world. The case also showcases Cohen's innovative, yet tailored, talent strategy for Mozilla, and implementation of a series of initiatives related to compensation, onboarding, and development. The case study concludes in April 2013, when Cohen is able to reflect on her time working at such a unique and some would say 'cultish' organization.
Pub Date: May 31, 2013
Discipline: Human Resource Management
Subjects: Management philosophy, International business, Volunteers, Leadership, Hiring & employment, Internet
Product #: B5774-PDF-ENG
Industry: Internet services,Software publishing
Geography: United States, California
Length: 26 page(s)
