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- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
interested in why some star analysts were able to maintain their star rating over this period while others had a harder time doing so. We found that having high-performing colleagues in different locations in the firm—at the team level,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2023
- Working Paper
Teams in the Digital Workplace: Technology's Role for Communication, Collaboration, and Performance
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Paul Leonardi, Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch
This paper addresses the need for theoretical advancements in understanding team processes and the impact of technology on teams. Specifically, it examines the use of digital collaboration technologies by organizational teams and their effect on team communication and... View Details
Keywords: Affordances; Groups and Teams; Communication Technology; Social Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Perception
Lane, Jacqueline N., Paul Leonardi, Noshir Contractor, and Leslie DeChurch. "Teams in the Digital Workplace: Technology's Role for Communication, Collaboration, and Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-079, June 2023. (Accepted by Small Group Research. Revised July 2023.)
- January 2019 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
An eSports Profile: Team Liquid & aXiomatic
By: Robert F. Higgins and James Barnett
- August 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Clover Food Lab: Building Out the Team
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Christopher Payton and Ali Huberlie
Keywords: Hiring; Firing; Foodservice Industry; Business Startups; Selection and Staffing; Resignation and Termination; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
Ghosh, Shikhar, Christopher Payton, and Ali Huberlie. "Clover Food Lab: Building Out the Team." Harvard Business School Case 816-042, August 2015. (Revised October 2015.)
- May 2004
- Teaching Note
Henry Tam and the MGI Team (TN)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Hillary Anger Elfenbein
Teaching Note to (9-404-068). View Details
- 2001
- Working Paper
Situated Knowledge and Learning in Dispersed Teams
By: Deborah Sole and Amy C. Edmondson
- January 2009
- Article
Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance: Evidence from Indian Software Services
By: Robert S. Huckman, Bradley R. Staats and David M. Upton
Much of the literature on team learning views experience as a unidimensional concept captured by the cumulative production volume of, or the number of projects completed by, a team. Implicit in this approach is the assumption that teams are stable in their membership... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Performance Improvement; Projects; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; Information Technology Industry; India
Huckman, Robert S., Bradley R. Staats, and David M. Upton. "Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance: Evidence from Indian Software Services." Management Science 55, no. 1 (January 2009): 85–100.
- September 2024
- Article
Backstage Matters: Collective Energy and Information Sharing on Global Teams
By: Wenjie Ma, Leslie A. Perlow and Eunice Eun
It is well documented that information sharing – which is central to team effectiveness – is complicated by cultural and geographical factors. However, little is known about the process of information sharing between subgroups within global teams. Building on Goffman’s... View Details
Ma, Wenjie, Leslie A. Perlow, and Eunice Eun. "Backstage Matters: Collective Energy and Information Sharing on Global Teams." Academy of Management Discoveries 10, no. 3 (September 2024): 463–487.
- September 2012
- Case
Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United
By: Anita Elberse and Thomas Dye
Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in British football history, is preparing for the 2012–2013 season—his record-setting 26th as manager of one of the world's most decorated professional football clubs and one of sport's biggest franchises. Over the years... View Details
Keywords: Managing Teams; Leading Teams; European Football; Sports; Leadership; Sports Industry; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Elberse, Anita, and Thomas Dye. "Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United." Harvard Business School Case 513-051, September 2012.
- summer 2001
- Article
Case Study: Hunter Business Group: Team TBA
By: Das Narayandas and Elizabeth R. Caputo
Narayandas, Das, and Elizabeth R. Caputo. "Case Study: Hunter Business Group: Team TBA." Journal of Interactive Marketing 15, no. 3 (summer 2001).
- September 2002
- Article
Situated Knowledge and Learning in Dispersed Teams
By: Deborah Sole and Amy Edmondson
Sole, Deborah, and Amy Edmondson. "Situated Knowledge and Learning in Dispersed Teams." British Journal of Management 13 (September 2002): S17–S34.
- August 2012
- Article
Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: A Resource-based View of Team Performance
By: H. K. Gardner, F. Gino and B. Staats
In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Projects; Performance Effectiveness; Knowledge Sharing; Employees; Theory; Framework; Management Practices and Processes; Research
Gardner, H. K., F. Gino, and B. Staats. "Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: A Resource-based View of Team Performance." Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 4 (August 2012): 998–1022.
- December 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)
By: Christine Exley, John Beshears, Manuela Collis and Davis Heniford
In 2019, members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The case describes the history of the WNT's quest for equal pay leading up to this event. View Details
Keywords: Equal Pay; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Negotiation Tactics; Corporate Governance; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
Exley, Christine, John Beshears, Manuela Collis, and Davis Heniford. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-029, December 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
- 07 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams
pandemic that has upended typical team communication. “Inclusive leaders are becoming really important as companies get bigger and more complex,” says Zou, whose research defines “inclusive” to mean managers who engage colleagues, often... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- January–February 2019
- Article
Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
In this fictional case, the CEO of a sports apparel manufacturer is faced with an ongoing conflict between two of his top executives. Specifically, the head of sales and the CFO are at each other’s throats and the tension is having a ripple effect on their teams and... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 1 (January–February 2019).
- 22 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem
- September 2019
- Case
Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)
By: Amy Edmondson, Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
In 2012, Nalin Jain, then head of GE aviation for South Asia, was given the added responsibility for GE’s transportation business in India, including bidding for a $2.5 billion contract to manufacture, service and maintain 1,000 diesel locomotives for state owned... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; United States; India
Edmondson, Amy, Ranjay Gulati, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-058, September 2019.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem
By: Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
Prior work in organizational learning has failed to find a consistent effect of variation in experience on performance. While some studies find a positive relationship between these two variables, others find no effect or even a negative relationship. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; India
Huckman, Robert S., and Bradley R. Staats. "Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-035, September 2008.
- January–February 2019
- Article
Who Loses When a Team Wins? Better Performance Increases Racial Bias
By: Letian Zhang
Although it is well known that organizational and team performance influences strategic decision-making, little is known about its impact on ascriptive inequality. This study proposes a performance effect on racial bias: higher team performance reduces managers’... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Race And Ethnicity; Performance Feedback; NBA; Prejudice and Bias; Race; Ethnicity; Performance; Sports
Zhang, Letian. "Who Loses When a Team Wins? Better Performance Increases Racial Bias." Organization Science 30, no. 1 (January–February 2019): 40–50.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Varied Experience, Team Familiarity, and Learning: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety
By: Bradley R. Staats, Francesca Gino and Gary P. Pisano
Prior work examining the relationship of varied experience (i.e., the concurrent completion of multiple tasks) and learning by groups finds inconsistent results. We hypothesize that team familiarity, i.e, individuals' prior shared work experience, may help explain this... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Social Psychology; Familiarity
Staats, Bradley R., Francesca Gino, and Gary P. Pisano. "Varied Experience, Team Familiarity, and Learning: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-016, August 2009. (Revised May 2010, previously titled "Repetition of Interaction and Learning: An Experimental Analysis.")