by Cynthia A. Montgomery - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’

be a key facet of leadership. Leadership and Strategy Are Inseparable From The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs By Cynthia A. View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

people are held accountable for their actions as individuals rather than as a group, they tend to weigh their choices more carefully.—Cynthia A. Montgomery and Rhonda Kaufman Make directors accountable to... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

In a 1992 article for Harvard Business Review, HBS professor Christopher A. Bartlett and co-author Sumantra Ghoshal tackled the question, "What is a Global Manager?" Their answer then was that "there is no such thing as a... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

more than 3,000 American transnationals suggests that JVs are falling out of favor. Why? Increasing forces of globalization such as increasingly fragmented production processes make the decision not to collaborate pay off. That's one finding from work done View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

"What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" That's the free-association exercise Cynthia A. Montgomery gives to mid-career business... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

"Better to be quiet and thought a fool than to talk and be known as one." The social virtues of silence are reinforced by our survival instincts. Many organizations send the message—verbally or nonverbally—that falling into line... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

company that resorted to inhumane means of reducing its workforce, according to a trio of case studies co-written by Cynthia Montgomery, the Timken Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

January 1991
Article

Diversified Expansion by Large Established Firms

By: C. A. Montgomery and S. Hariharan

Keywords: Business Ventures; Expansion; Diversification

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23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

This opinion piece, first published in the New York Times in August 2005, has been updated by Pankaj Ghemawat for HBS Working Knowledge.Mighty Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

15 Jun 2021
Cold Call Podcast

IKEA Navigates the Future While Staying True to its Culture

Keywords: Re: Juan Alcacer & Cynthia A. Montgomery; Retail

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

Montgomery County Public Schools Authors:Stacey M. Childress, Dennis Doyle, and David A. Thomas, with a foreword by David Gergen Publication:Cambridge: Harvard Education Press,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

PublicationsThe Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs Author:Cynthia A. Montgomery Publication:New York: HarperCollins, 2012 Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Dec 2012
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Most Popular Stories of 2012

Strategist? Published: July 16, 2012 Corporate strategy has become the bailiwick of consultants and business analysts, so much so that it is no longer a top-of-mind responsibility for many senior executives. Professor Cynthia View Details

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18 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 18

By: Feldman, Emilie R., and Cynthia A. Montgomery Abstract—Agency theory predicts that incentives will align agents' interests with those of principals. However, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences. 6. Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner A study of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Risk, Trust and Escalation Behavior of Owner Managers

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery

Professor Montgomery and Professor Deepak Malhotra (HBS), together with scientists from Harvard's Program on Evolutionary Dynamics, are studying risk-related decision making of owner managers in newly-founded and established companies. This experimental... View Details

February 2010
Case

Applied Research Technologies, Inc.: Global Innovation's Challenges

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Heather Beckham

Applied Research Technologies, Inc. (ART) is a diversified technology company which has used its entrepreneurial culture and encouragement of innovation as an ongoing competitive advantage. The case concentrates on the challenges faced by Peter Vyas, the Filtration... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Reputation; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Management; Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Technology Industry

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January 2008
Article

Putting Leadership Back into Strategy

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery

In recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Creativity; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage

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April 2021
Case

Coca-Cola: Preparing for the Next 100 Years

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and James Weber

In early 2020, James Quincey, the 14th chair of the 133-year old The Coca-Cola Company, was in the midst of a years-long transformation of Coca-Cola from being the leading carbonated soft drink (CSD) beverage company into a total beverage company. The company’s... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Diversification; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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