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- 2008
- Working Paper
Structural Closure and Exposure: Market Reactions to Announcements of Acquisitions and Divestitures
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Nitin Nohria
This paper develops an exchange-network perspective on corporate diversification and proposes two measures of corporate scope: structural closure and structural exposure. Structural closure focuses on exchanges of goods and services inside the firm...
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- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Organizing Multinational Companies: Building a Collaborative Advantage
By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria
- October 1995
- Case
DISK (A)
By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook
Nohria, Nitin, and Scott A. Snook. "DISK (A)." Harvard Business School Case 496-032, October 1995.
- October 1995
- Case
DISC (A) (Abridged)
By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook
Follows the development and implementation of fundamental organizational change in a large government bureaucracy. The case is set in the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) and follows two senior leaders as they grapple with issues of fundamental change in a...
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Keywords:
Government Administration;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Restructuring;
Transformation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
National Security;
Leadership Style
Nohria, Nitin, and Scott A. Snook. "DISC (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 496-029, October 1995.
- October 1993 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Cordoba Corp. (A)
By: Jeffrey L. Bradach and Nitin Nohria
Bradach, Jeffrey L., and Nitin Nohria. "Cordoba Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-064, October 1993. (Revised June 1995.)
- 1994
- Working Paper
The Sidekick Effect: Mentoring Relationships and the Development of Social Capital
By: Monica C. Higgins and Nitin Nohria
- 1996
- Working Paper
Focus and Diversification: The Effects of Changes in the Scope of Large Industrial Corporations
By: Nitin Nohria and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
- 2002
- Book
Master Passions: The Interplay of Anxiety, Ambition, and Envy
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Nitin Nohria
Keywords:
Social Psychology
Moldoveanu, Mihnea, and Nitin Nohria. Master Passions: The Interplay of Anxiety, Ambition, and Envy. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2002.
- 2000
- Book
Breaking the Code of Change
By: Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria
Keywords:
Change
Beer, Michael and Nitin Nohria, eds. Breaking the Code of Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
- March 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture
By: Nitin Nohria and Charles Nichols
Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr. is promoted CEO of Putnam Investments after the firm was badly damaged by a series of improper trading practices. He is charged with the task of managing the crisis, repairing the company culture, and putting the firm back into a pattern of...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Ethics;
Investment Funds;
Investment;
Leading Change;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin, and Charles Nichols. "Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture." Harvard Business School Case 406-009, March 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- August 2004 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Li Ka-Shing
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
From his humble beginnings in China as a teacher's son, a refugee, and later as a salesman, Li provides a lesson in integrity and adaptability. Through hard work, and a reputation for remaining true to his internal moral compass, he was able to build a business empire...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Success;
Business Conglomerates;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
China
Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Li Ka-Shing." Harvard Business School Case 405-026, August 2004. (Revised December 2005.)
- May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Clarence Saunders: The Comeback King
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Follows the rise and fall of the founder of the modern supermarket, Clarence Saunders. Prior to 1915, all staple shopping took place in the market or general store, where a clerk behind a counter pulled items from shelves for customers , measured them from a barrel, or...
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Keywords:
Inflation and Deflation;
Mission and Purpose;
Business Processes;
Leadership;
Consumer Behavior;
Leadership Style;
Advertising;
Customer Relationship Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Order Taking and Fulfillment
Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Clarence Saunders: The Comeback King." Harvard Business School Case 404-070, May 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
- May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Provides background biographical information on P. Roy Vagelos, chief executive officer of Merck Pharmaceuticals. Teaching Purpose: To chart the development of a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Keywords:
Biography;
Teaching;
Leadership Development;
Mission and Purpose;
Personal Development and Career;
Ethics;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos." Harvard Business School Case 404-132, May 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- October 27, 2005
- Article
Double-edged Sword
By: Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria
Mayo, Anthony, and Nitin Nohria. "Double-edged Sword." Leadership. People Management 11, no. 21 (October 27, 2005).
- October 2005
- Article
Zeitgeist Leadership
By: Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria
Keywords:
Leadership
Mayo, Anthony, and Nitin Nohria. "Zeitgeist Leadership." Harvard Business Review 83, no. 10 (October 2005).
- August 1993
- Background Note
Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations
By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana
Provides a 7S framework to complement the McKinsey 7S framework. Focuses on some of the critical choices that must be made in implementing change--Strategic Intent, Substance, Scale, Scope, Speed, Sequence, and Style. Overall, the note argues that these choices must be...
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Nohria, Nitin, and Rakesh Khurana. "Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-038, August 1993.
- August 1993
- Case
Ford: Petersen's Turnaround
By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green
Discusses the changes that Donald Petersen made to turnaround Ford during his tenure, first as president then as CEO. Describes his major initiatives, including the new emphasis on quality.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Style;
Management Teams;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Nohria, Nitin, and Sandy Green. "Ford: Petersen's Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 494-017, August 1993.
- 1996
- Working Paper
How Strategic Networks Get Built: The Dynamics of Alliance Formation in the Global Automobile Industry
By: Nitin Nohria and Carlos Garcia-Pont
- 2001
- Book
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
By: Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
Keywords:
Judgments
Lawrence, Paul R., and Nitin Nohria. Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- December 2005
- Article
Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93
By: E. Geoffrey Love and Nitin Nohria
Love, E. Geoffrey, and Nitin Nohria. "Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93." Strategic Management Journal 26, no. 12 (December 2005): 1087–1108.