@report {1104926,
	title = {Havas: Change Faster},
	volume = {615-702},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014/9/24},
	institution = {Harvard Business School},
	abstract = {<p>As of 2013, Havas was the 6th largest global advertising, digital, and communications group in the world. Headquartered in Paris, France, the group was highly decentralized, with semi-independent agencies in more than 100 countries offering a variety of services. The largest unit of Havas was Havas Worldwide, an integrated marketing communications agency headquartered in New York, NY. CEO David Jones was determined to make Havas Worldwide the most future-focused agency in the industry by becoming a leader in digital innovation. The case explores the tensions within the company as David Jones attempts to change the company to compete in an industry undergoing digital transformation. The case uses the example of the acquisition of Victors \&amp; Spoils, a crowdsourcing advertising agency, to examine internal reactions.</p>},
	keywords = {advertising, change management, commercials, digital marketing, digital media, digital transition, disruption, open innovation, transformation},
	url = {https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47812},
	author = {Lakhani, Karim R. and Tushman, Michael L.}
}
