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- May 1992
- Teaching Note
Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s, Teaching Note
By: Nitin Nohria
Teaching Note for (9-491-066).
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Keywords:
Information Technology Industry
- June 1991 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Lithonia Lighting
By: Nitin Nohria
In early 1991, Lithonia, the U.S.'s largest manufacturer of lighting fixtures, faced a major slump in the construction business that threatened to cause its first decline in revenues after over a decade of strong growth. With financial pressures from its parent company...
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure;
Industry Growth;
Decision Making;
Information Technology;
Financial Crisis;
Investment;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Electronics Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin. "Lithonia Lighting." Harvard Business School Case 492-003, June 1991. (Revised May 1992.)
- February 1991 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. Advertising (A)
By: Nitin Nohria
Nohria, Nitin. "Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. Advertising (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-016, February 1991. (Revised February 1991.)
- July 1990 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Symantec--1982-90
By: Nitin Nohria
As Symantec grew from a small, upstart software development company to a major player in the software development industry, the channels of information flow and the internal communication needs of the company became more complex. The geographically-dispersed structure...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Communication Technology;
Communication;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Employee Relationship Management;
Growth and Development;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Management;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin. "Symantec--1982-90." Harvard Business School Case 491-010, July 1990. (Revised August 1995.)
- February 1990 (Revised May 1992)
- Teaching Note
Internal Revenue Service: ACS, Teaching Note
By: Nitin Nohria
Teaching Note for (9-490-042).
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Keywords:
Government Administration
- Research Summary
Advancing Leadership: Research and Teaching
By: Nitin Nohria
Despite the fact that most business schools' mission statement proclaim their commitment to developing leaders who can contribute in a meaningful way to the betterment of their organizations and society, research and teaching on leadership remains a fragmented and...
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- Research Summary
Leadership in Context
By: Nitin Nohria
What can we learn from the great business leaders of the 20th century? To answer this question, we have assembled a unique database of 1000 American business leaders, each of whom has left an important legacy. Some of the initial insights we are gleaning from this...
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- June 14, 2023
- Article
How New CEOs Establish Legitimacy
By: Nitin Nohria
CEOs are given the authority to lead by the rules of corporate governance. They gain additional influence and credibility by demonstrating competence. CEOs who achieve legitimacy have a higher level of trust and influence. This legitimacy will be gained by consistently...
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Nohria, Nitin. "How New CEOs Establish Legitimacy." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 14, 2023).
- March 2012
- Article
Why U.S. Competitiveness Matters to All of Us
By: Nitin Nohria
Americans may not realize this, but the world wants the United States to be competitive. For more than a century, global observers have considered the U.S. economy to be an exemplar and America a country to envy and imitate. Unfortunately, America's reign as the...
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Nohria, Nitin. "Why U.S. Competitiveness Matters to All of Us." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- 2004
- Class Lecture
What Really Matters
By: Nitin Nohria
Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes
Nohria, Nitin. "What Really Matters." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 5984C.)
- May 1992
- Teaching Note
Lithonia Lighting, Teaching Note
By: Nitin Nohria
Teaching Note for (9-492-003).
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- Research Summary
Globalization & Corporate Transformation in India
By: Nitin Nohria
Political and economic reforms in India, which started in 1992, have led to a dramatic transformation of Indian companies. The first decade of this transformation focused on improving operational efficiency to rival world class competitors. Having proved to themselves...
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What Really Works: Fundamental Drivers of Corporate Performance
By: Nitin Nohria
Based on a systematic examination of over 200 management practices that have been hypothesized to influence corporate performance, we identify eight management practices that appear to be the most robust drivers of long term corporate success. We are now trying to...
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- September 13, 2023
- Article
The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker
By: Nitin Nohria
Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by...
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Keywords:
Problem Solving;
Delegation;
Leadership Style;
Decision Making;
Time Management;
Power and Influence
Nohria, Nitin. "The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 13, 2023).
- Article
As the World Shifts, So Should Leaders
By: Nitin Nohria
Two decades ago, extensive research led Nohria, the former dean of Harvard Business School, to conclude that the hallmark of great leadership is the ability to adapt to the times. Today, he says, we're in a period of significant change, thanks to global events,...
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Nohria, Nitin. "As the World Shifts, So Should Leaders." Harvard Business Review 100, no. 4 (July–August 2022): 59–61.
- Guest Column
What Ernest Shackleton Has In Common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
By: Nitin Nohria
Nohria, Nitin. "What Ernest Shackleton Has In Common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk." Boston Globe (May 12, 2016).
- July 31, 2017
- Editorial
Isolationism Is Killing the American Dream: Effective Global Leadership Requires Generosity, Inspiration and Openness
By: Nitin Nohria
Nohria, Nitin. "Isolationism Is Killing the American Dream: Effective Global Leadership Requires Generosity, Inspiration and Openness." Financial Times (July 31, 2017).
- December 2, 2017
- Editorial
The Lines That Divide America
By: Nitin Nohria
Nohria, Nitin. "The Lines That Divide America." The Atlantic (website) (December 2, 2017).
- November 2010
- Article
Wealth and Jobs: The Broken Link
By: Nitin Nohria
This article discusses the weakening connections between business growth and job creation. The industrial economy of the 20th century ensured that growing firms would need to add workers, but the increasingly globalized and information-based economy of the early 21st...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Economic Growth;
Jobs and Positions;
Employment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Welfare;
Value Creation
Nohria, Nitin. "Wealth and Jobs: The Broken Link." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 44.