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- 1994
- Article
The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile
Organizational stimulants and obstacles to creativity are summarized. The management tasks of supporting creativity and encouraging innovation are described as a delicate balance between over-control and chaos. A technology used to assess the climate for creativity is...
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Amabile, T. M. "The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity." R&D Innovator 3 (1994): 1–9.
- February 1996
- Background Note
Managing for Creativity
Organizational stimulants and obstacles to creativity are summarized. The management tasks of supporting creativity and encouraging innovation are described as a delicate balance between over-control and chaos. A technology used to assess the climate for creativity is...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Creativity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Technology
Amabile, Teresa M. "Managing for Creativity." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-271, February 1996.
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe. Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss after the...
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- December 2017 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Amazon Buys Whole Foods
By: José B. Alvarez, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
The June 2017 news that e-commerce giant Amazon was paying $13.7 billion for organic supermarket chain Whole Foods precipitated a broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move...
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Keywords:
Amazon;
Whole Foods;
Grocery;
Grocery Delivery;
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Business Models;
Food Value Chain;
Agribusiness;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Operations;
Competitive Strategy;
E-commerce;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Retail Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Alvarez, José B., David Lane, and Joni Coughlin. "Amazon Buys Whole Foods." Harvard Business School Case 518-056, December 2017. (Revised May 2018.)
- October 1998
- Background Note
Welfare-to-Work Information and Statistics
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
Summarizes information on the national issue of hiring people from the welfare roles. Organized by topics relevant to business, this note reviews research findings and statistics and poses questions to assist business decision-makers in assessing a company's current or...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Recruitment;
Risk Management;
Planning;
Programs;
Research;
Welfare
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Welfare-to-Work Information and Statistics." Harvard Business School Background Note 399-064, October 1998.
- July 2012
- Case
Performance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc.
By: John Bingham and Michael Beer
Vitality Health Enterprises, a medium-sized firm that manufactures health and personal care products, has experienced six straight quarters of strong revenue growth. James Hoffman, the new Senior Vice President of Human Resources, fears that the chain of success is...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Compensation and Benefits;
Talent and Talent Management;
Health Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Bingham, John, and Michael Beer. "Performance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-501, July 2012.
- Web
Application Process - MBA
process and requirements. We look forward to learning about you through your application. Submit A Written Application To apply to Harvard Business School, we ask you to assemble and prepare a variety of materials that will help us assess...
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- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Nov 2015
- Webinars: Career
Is Entrepreneurship Right For You?
Are you considering pursuing an entrepreneurial career? Professor Tim Butler will share his latest research on the markers that differentiate entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. Using the CareerLeader assessment tool, Professor Butler will demonstrate how your...
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- January 2023
- Article
Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Derrick P. Bransby
Since its renaissance in the 1990s, psychological safety research has
flourished—a boom motivated by recognition of the challenge of navigating uncertainty and change. Today, its theoretical and practical significance
is amplified by the increasingly complex and...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Leadership;
Working Conditions;
Research;
Performance;
Learning;
Organizational Culture
Edmondson, Amy C., and Derrick P. Bransby. "Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature." Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 10 (January 2023): 55–78.
- April 2015
- Article
Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments
By: Melissa Valentine, Ingrid M. Nembhard and Amy C. Edmondson
Background: Teamwork in health care settings is widely recognized as an important factor in providing high quality patient care. However, the behaviors that comprise effective teamwork, the organizational factors that support teamwork, and the relationship... View Details
Keywords:
Teamwork;
Psychometric Properties;
Survey Instruments:;
Measurement and Metrics;
Surveys;
Groups and Teams;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry
Valentine, Melissa, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments." Medical Care 53, no. 4 (April 2015): e16–e30.
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Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage
By: Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano
Many people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary skills, including those in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of...
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Austin, Robert D., and Gary P. Pisano. "Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 3 (May–June 2017): 96–103.
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 02 May 2017
- Webinars: Career
Finding Your Fit: The 6 Essential Elements You Need to Thrive at Work
Research shows that only 30 percent of Americans, and an even lower percentage of employees around the world, strongly agree that they have a chance to do what they do best every day at work. There is much talk about organizational culture, authenticity and well-being,...
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- 14 Feb 2003
- Other Presentation
New Jersey Life Sciences Super-Cluster Initiative
The study assessed the current competitive position of the Life Science super-cluster in New Jersey; identified its key strengths and weaknesses, challenges and opportunities; and developed an action agenda that is being used as a blueprint to improve the cluster's...
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Porter, Michael E. "New Jersey Life Sciences Super-Cluster Initiative." Prosperity New Jersey Annual Meeting, Princeton, NJ, February 14, 2003.
- March 2008 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
ADR Choices
By: Michael Wheeler, James Sebenius and Marjorie Aaron
Six different business disputes, all in the shadow of pending litigation, are described. Students are asked to recommend the appropriate method of dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, mini-trial, etc.) for each one, depending on the circumstances, especially to...
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Keywords:
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Managerial Roles;
Negotiation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Conflict Management
Wheeler, Michael, James Sebenius, and Marjorie Aaron. "ADR Choices." Harvard Business School Background Note 908-040, March 2008. (Revised June 2012.)
- April 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Corrections Corporation of America
This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a publicly traded firm specializing in building and managing prisons. Students must assess the firm's strategy and risks, evaluate key financial reports, derive forecasts of future performance, and use these forecasts...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Buildings and Facilities;
For-Profit Firms;
Crime and Corruption;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Construction Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Service Industry
Riedl, Edward J. "Corrections Corporation of America." Harvard Business School Case 107-071, April 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Google bids for Groupon
- April 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Mark Pitts
Describes Peoplestreet, an Internet business being developed at Cambridge Incubator. Peoplestreet is attempting to hire a VP of business development and has identified a candidate, Mark Pitts. Asks students to assess which interview techniques seemed most effective in...
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Cyr, Linda A., and Michael J. Roberts. "Mark Pitts." Harvard Business School Case 801-414, April 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- May 2016
- Background Note
Health Systems in the Developing World
By: Kevin Schulman, Muhammed Pate and Gary Carbell
This note offers an approach to the evaluation of health care markets globally. It prepares students with a set of questions about the organization of core elements of the health care system. The organization of these elements can vary across markets and can vary in...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Opportunities;
Analysis
Schulman, Kevin, Muhammed Pate, and Gary Carbell. "Health Systems in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 316-112, May 2016.
- January 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Toward Golden Pond (A)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, G.A. Donovan, Nancy Dai and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
The Rong-D companies must decide whether to build a luxury senior housing development in Chengdu, China. Demographics are very encouraging for this new product type, but there are numerous cultural, market, financial, and political risks that they must assess before...
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Keywords:
Age;
Investment;
Housing;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Luxury;
Chengdu
Retsinas, Nicolas P., G.A. Donovan, Nancy Dai, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Toward Golden Pond (A)." Harvard Business School Case 210-045, January 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- March 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Eastwind Trading Co. (A)
Two professional women are contemplating a business venture. They must assess the nature of the opportunity, what options it opens if they are to pursue the venture, and how they might finance the new business. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Finance;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Opportunities
Stevenson, Howard H. "Eastwind Trading Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-119, March 1993. (Revised January 1994.)