Publications

October 2005
Article

Zeitgeist Leadership

By: Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Leadership

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... View Details

Keywords: Change; Framework; Goals and Objectives; Management Style; Time Management; Strategy

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. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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

August 11, 2023
Article

How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership

Although the CEO role comes with power, pay, and privilege, it also involves emotional labor, as leaders feel the toll of making divisive and unpopular decisions. This aspect of the job has become more challenging the last few years. This article offers leaders four... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Work-Life Balance; Emotions

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June 2024
Case

Driving DEI in the Boardroom

June 1, 2016
Comment

Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street

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February 2004
Case

C.W. Post: An American Legacy

Keywords: Business History; United States

July – August 2005
Article

Feed R&D--or Farm It Out?

Keywords: Research and Development

June 1996
Teaching Note

Chrysler: Iacocca's Legacy TN

Teaching Note for (9-493-017). View Details

August 1993
Background Note

Managing Change: Course Overview--Introduction: Myths and Realities

Keywords: Change Management

May 1992
Teaching Note

Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-491-066). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry

June 1991 (Revised May 1992)
Case

Lithonia Lighting

In early 1991, Lithonia, the U.S.'s largest manufacturer of lighting fixtures, faced a major slump in the construction business that threatened to cause its first decline in revenues after over a decade of strong growth. With financial pressures from its parent company... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Industry Growth; Decision Making; Information Technology; Financial Crisis; Investment; Business Growth and Maturation; Electronics Industry; United States

February 1991 (Revised February 1991)
Case

Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. Advertising (A)

Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Industry

July 1990 (Revised August 1995)
Case

Symantec--1982-90

As Symantec grew from a small, upstart software development company to a major player in the software development industry, the channels of information flow and the internal communication needs of the company became more complex. The geographically-dispersed structure... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Communication Technology; Communication; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employee Relationship Management; Growth and Development; Knowledge Dissemination; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Management; Information Technology Industry; United States

February 1990 (Revised May 1992)
Teaching Note

Internal Revenue Service: ACS, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-490-042). View Details

Keywords: Government Administration

May 2009 (Revised November 2009)
Case

Ralph Nader: When Purpose and Legacy Collide

By: Nitin Nohria and Umaimah Mendhro

This case tells the story of Ralph Nader's leadership, from his success as a crusader for consumer interests and active public participation in the political process to his controversial campaigns for the U.S. presidency. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Government and Politics; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Reputation; Public Opinion; Public Administration Industry