Berkeley-Hms Case Series People Operations At Mozilla Corporation- Scaling a Peer-To-Peer Global Community

Abstract

The Mozilla case study descnbes Vice President and Ch,e( o( People Debbie Cohen's key in1uottves 1n a sofi. wore envty thol was one o( a�he pioneers o( the "open source" movement The case study showcases Moz1flo's unique culture o( d1slnbuted deosion making and delegated leadership. Mozdlo hos a small swfT o( over I, I 00 and mt/lions o( volunteers around lhe world. The case also showcases Cohen's 1nnovottve, yet tailored. talent strategy for Moz1//o. and the 1mplementot1on of a senes of 1niuottves related w compensation onboard1ng, and developmenL The case study concludes 1n Apnl 20 I 3, when Cohen 1s able to re~ect on her time working al such a un,que and some would say "cult1sh" orgon,zotton