Publications

17 Sep 2020
News

HBS Goes Back To School

safety concerns. “In many cases, we're not just meeting the new requirements—if the equipment allows us to do so, we're striving to exceed them,” says Stewart. AUGUST 28 In a virtual welcome to the MBA Class of 2022, Dean Nitin View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Commitment to Leadership

letter with a handwritten note. KATZKE Stacey B. Case (MBA 1988) Stacey Case is inspiring when she talks about the inherent bond between HBS alumni. Case recently hosted a get-together at her home in San Francisco for 1987 and 1988 alumni to meet Dean View Details

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

Microsoft. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706503 PublicationsPaths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership Authors:Anthony Mayo, Nitin View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2009
Case

Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Leading an Integrated Life

By: Nitin Nohria, Daisy A Wademan Dowling and Matthew D. Breitfelder

Keywords: Business Education; Leadership

December 10, 2024
Article

Is Your Company’s Problem Complicated? Or Complex?

By: Nitin Nohria, Bill George and Kayti Stanley

Complicated problems, which can be solved with systematic approaches, are different from complex problems, which require adaptive strategies and continuous learning. Many leaders conflate the two types, have more experience with complicated problems, and therefore may... View Details

Keywords: Complexity; Adaptation; Leadership; Problems and Challenges

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Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Culture; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Performance Productivity; Problems and Challenges; Management Practices and Processes; Business Divisions; Information Management; Information Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States

September 2015
Case

Connective Mobility

By: Nitin Nohria, Christopher Payton and Ali Huberlie

January 2006 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Rennella

A fascination with flight and a forceful personality helped to create a market for air travel and shape the modern airline industry. Masterfully wielding his power and influence, Juan Trippe built Pan American Airways by combining bold moves and blind ambition. Across... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry

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December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

generations. What doors are opening? Which remain closed? The book, written by Harvard Business School's Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria, and Boston College's Laura G. Singleton, is the second in a trilogy... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

December 2009 (Revised January 2010)
Case

Managing Talent at Bertelsmann AG (A)

By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria, Mark Maletz and Kerry Herman

Bertelsmann's EVP HR Immanuel Hermreck and his team were focused on four key HR issues. Three of these were somewhat discreet: improving Bertelsmann's employer brand; managing Bertelsmann talent across the firm's decentralized businesses; and ensuring early... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Leadership Development; Strategic Planning; Competitive Advantage; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany

20 Jun 2020
News

The Harvard Professor Who Offers Leadership Lessons to Corporate America

01 May 2015
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

hosting regional events around the world giving attendees the opportunity to learn from faculty members about their current research, listen to inspiring alumni stories from campaign leaders, and hear an overview of the School’s objectives and priorities from Dean... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

March 2025
Case

Christophe Beck: Leading Ecolab into Its Next Century

By: Nitin Nohria, Kayti Stanley, Regina Gomez and Veshal Arul Prakash

August 2009
Case

Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Leadership Purpose

By: Nitin Nohria, Matthew D. Breitfelder and Daisy A Wademan Dowling

Keywords: Business Education; Leadership

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August 2009
Case

Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Relationships and Support Teams

By: Nitin Nohria, Daisy A Wademan Dowling and Matthew D. Breitfelder

Keywords: Relationships; Groups and Teams

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30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Reflecting on AASU50: Advancing African American Business Leadership

those 50 years ago, have made a tremendous difference at HBS, especially in the lives of the 2,250 black alumni who followed them. Through this conference, we seek to honor that legacy,” wrote Nitin Nohria,... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Leadership on a Global Stage

first student ever to graduate with both White House and Fulbright fellowships, also won the Dean’s Award for exceptional leadership and service, and built lifelong relationships with some of his professors—Dean Nitin View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

03 Feb 2011
What Do You Think?

Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

for society." While you were pondering these questions, several HBS faculty members, including Dean Nitin Nohria, were asked to consider them as well. Their responses were as diverse as yours, often... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

September 2015 (Revised January 2023)
Background Note

Ethical Analysis: Situation versus Character

By: Nitin Nohria, Sandra J. Sucher, Joseph Badaracco and Bridget Gurtler

When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we often rely on explanations based on character. We think that good decisions and responsible behavior require people with integrity and strong character and that immoral behavior originates within... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence; Situation or Environment; Values and Beliefs; Social Psychology