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- 2018
- Report
The Water of Systems Change
By: Mark R. Kramer, John Kania and Peter Senge
Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the least explicit but most powerful conditions for change, while also turning the lens on themselves.
The Water of Systems Change aims to clarify what it means to shift...
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Kramer, Mark R., John Kania, and Peter Senge. "The Water of Systems Change." Report, FSG, May 2018.
- July 2021 (Revised July 2024)
- Course Overview Note
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change
By: Brian Trelstad and Preeti Varma
Systems thinking is a discipline that emerged in the 20th century as a way to understand the complex interrelationships among various players and dynamics within an industry or field that resist simple, reductionist thinking. The big challenges we face play out in...
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Trelstad, Brian, and Preeti Varma. "Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 322-029, July 2021. (Revised July 2024.)
- May 2017 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Webasto Roof Systems Americas: Leadership Through Change (A)
By: Francesca Gino and Paul Green
Webasto Roof Systems, Americas, the North American subsidiary of Germany-based Webasto Group, limped into 2014 in poor financial and operational shape. The company's early optimism emerging from the financial downturn had proven naive, and now, five years later, the...
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Keywords:
Culture Change;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Culture;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
North and Central America
Gino, Francesca, and Paul Green. "Webasto Roof Systems Americas: Leadership Through Change (A)." Harvard Business School Case 917-015, May 2017. (Revised January 2020.)
- 13 Jun 2021
- News
Leading Systemic Change
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Danone: Changing the Food System
By: David E. Bell, Federica Gabrieli, Daniela Beyersdorfer, Amy Klopfenstein and Aldo Sesia
Teaching Note for HBS No. 520-053.
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
This is a teaching note for the case “Danone: Changing the Food System?” The case examines the efforts of one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to resolve the social, environmental, and economic issues within... View Details
- April 11, 2017
- Article
Systems Change in a Polarized Country
By: Mark R. Kramer
A growing number of U.S. foundations are adopting practices based on systems change to achieve their goals in the current political environment.
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Kramer, Mark R. "Systems Change in a Polarized Country." Stanford Social Innovation Review (website) (April 11, 2017).
- November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Danone: Changing the Food System
By: David E. Bell, Federica Gabrieli and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of the food and beverage company Danone, believed that humankind had only ten years to bend the curve on climate change and restore the biodiversity that the global food and agricultural ecosystem was critically dependent on. Upon...
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Nutrition;
Quality;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Business Model;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
France
Bell, David E., Federica Gabrieli, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Danone: Changing the Food System." Harvard Business School Case 520-053, November 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Systemic change makes organizations stronger
Joanna M. Jacobson (MBA 1987), founder/managing partner of Strategic Grant Partners, discusses leading organizations through systemic change. (Published April 2014)
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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change
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- July 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Principles of Family Business System Change
By: John A. Davis
Identifies several practical principles to keep in mind when changing a family business system.
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Davis, John A. "Principles of Family Business System Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-011, July 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The Power of Profit in Advancing Systemic Change
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
Using microbes to produce foods is nothing new. However, using microbes to replace commodity crops and serve as a pillar in our food production system is fairly uncharted waters. My partner Max is a Technology Development Fellow and...
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- November 2011
- Background Note
The Change Wheel: Elements of Systemic Change and How to Get Change Rolling
Keywords:
Change Management
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "The Change Wheel: Elements of Systemic Change and How to Get Change Rolling." Harvard Business School Background Note 312-083, November 2011.
- December 1992
- Article
New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World
By: L. M. Applegate and Joyce J. Elam
Applegate, L. M., and Joyce J. Elam. "New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World." MIS Quarterly 16, no. 4 (December 1992): 469.
- 26 Mar 2009
- News
Finland Seeks Systemic Changes in Health Care
- January 1993 (Revised February 1994)
- Background Note
New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Joyce J. Elam
Applegate, Lynda M., and Joyce J. Elam. "New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-092, January 1993. (Revised February 1994.)
- March 1987
- Background Note
How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Bruns, William J., Jr. "How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-139, March 1987.
- 2021
- Article
How Top Managers Use the Entrepreneurial Gap to Drive Strategic Change
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Prior research provides strong evidence for the association between business strategy and the design and use of management control systems. We complement this research by examining the role of management control systems in situations of strategic change. We report the...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Accountability;
Strategic Change;
Organization Change And Adaptation;
Organizational Performance;
Management Systems;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Accountability;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "How Top Managers Use the Entrepreneurial Gap to Drive Strategic Change." European Accounting Review 30, no. 4 (2021): 583–609.
- March 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Public Education in New Orleans: Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship
By: Stacey M. Childress and James Weber
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in August 2005, the state had taken over 102 of the 118 public schools in New Orleans and shifted the management structure from a “single school system to a system of schools.” Entrepreneurs from the region and around the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Governance;
Natural Disasters;
Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Education Industry;
New Orleans
Childress, Stacey M., and James Weber. "Public Education in New Orleans: Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 310-052, March 2010. (Revised January 2011.)