Winner of the 2023 Best Student Paper Award from the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management for "Moral Escalation: Contested Category Emergence and Its Consequences in the Toy Industry."
Ryann Noe
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
Ryann Noe is a doctoral candidate in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus on the role of collective meaning-making. Prior to beginning her PhD, Ryann worked in economic consulting. She graduated from Williams College with degrees in Economics and English.
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus on the role of collective meaning-making. Prior to beginning her PhD, Ryann worked in economic consulting. She graduated from Williams College with degrees in Economics and English.
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Ryann Noe is a doctoral candidate in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus on the role of collective meaning-making. Prior to beginning her PhD, Ryann worked in economic consulting. She graduated from Williams College with degrees in Economics and English.
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus on the role of collective meaning-making. Prior to beginning her PhD, Ryann worked in economic consulting. She graduated from Williams College with degrees in Economics and English.
- Journal Articles
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- Raffaelli, Ryan, and Ryann Noe. "Organizational Emplacement as a Response to Digital Threat: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores." Administrative Science Quarterly (in press). (Pre-published online May 3, 2025.) View Details
- Working Papers
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- Noe, Ryann. "Moral Incoherence During Category Emergence: The Contentious Case of Connected Toys." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-071, May 2024. View Details
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Ofek, Elie, Ryann Noe, and Sarah Mehta. "Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel." Harvard Business School Case 525-006, August 2024. (Revised January 2025.) View Details
- Awards & Honors
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Winner of the 2023 EGOS Best Student Paper Award from the European Group for Organizational Studies for "Moral Jousting: Contested Category Emergence and Its Consequences in the Toy Industry."Runner-up for the 2024 Best Entrepreneurship Paper Award from the Academy of Management, Organization and Management Theory Division, for “Organizational Emplacement as a Response to Digital Threat: The Novel Resurgence of Indie Bookstores” with Ryan Raffaelli.Received the 2024 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy of Management.
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