Organization Process - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Apr 2006
What Do You Think?

Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

and corporations. This is a far cry from the claims of the protesters at the World Trade Organization summits. Is it possible that globalization will be the catalyst that speeds up a process by which the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2000
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The book represents a milestone in a lifelong personal spiritual odyssey, a process he likens to climbing a mountain with many paths to the top. Richly anecdotal, the volume provides examples of spiritual journeys drawn from literature... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Faculty Updates

The following faculty members have received promotions. Tarun Khanna (Strategy), Kathleen L. McGinn (Negotiation, Organizations & Markets), David A. Moss (Business, Government, and the International Economy), and Ananth Raman (Technology... View Details

September 2015
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Connective Mobility

By: Nitin Nohria, Christopher Payton and Ali Huberlie

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

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01 Oct 2000
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Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation fits their... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Sep 2013
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The New Rules of E-Commerce

Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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India - Industry specific research

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01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

making the process too complicated and focusing on the BSC process rather than the outcome. Dead Eye Trilogy by Burt Avedon (MBA 1950) An action-adventure retelling of Avedon’s life, chronicling almost 100... View Details

05 Mar 2025
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Uncertain Terms

After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details

20 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 20

confidentiality of data? Without such comparisons, how will Acumen attract investors to the field? Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310017-PDF-ENG Colombia: Organizing for Competitiveness Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

organizations to render aid. If any of our alumni are looking to connect with one another, we recommend using the Alumni Directory together with the secure Alumni Messaging Service to communicate (click on the envelope icon on any alumni... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

framework for a discussion of what it takes for a team to produce great results. Unleash Your Inner Company: Use Passion and Perseverance to Build Your Ideal Business by John Chisholm (MBA 1978) (Greenleaf Book Group Press) Chisholm provides an innovative, step-by-step... View Details

24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

relationships. Contributions to understanding the decoupling of globalization processes and how organizations respond to institutional change are discussed. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

organized systems for improvement. Traditional structures and cultures within AHCs, although well suited to the tripartite missions of teaching, research, and clinical care, are not easily adaptable to the tasks of measuring, reporting,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

The disruption is far beyond what most imagine. Companies will have to re-engineer every core process to account for changes in workforce demographics in the post-COVID world. The supply-demand balance will become a permanent feature in... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

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4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA

appropriate means. The University must affirm, assure and protect the rights of its members to organize and join political associations, convene and conduct public meetings, publicly demonstrate and picket in orderly fashion, advocate and... View Details

20 Jun 2019
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Reframing Modern Art

forgotten figures to light, and how her finance career prepared her for assembling an art exhibition. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Denise, can you just tell me about the process by which you began thinking about a career in art history? You... View Details

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

Quality, defined in terms of outcomes, is the secret to success in health care. Second, high-value care is delivered by integrated practice units including all the needed specialties that care for the patient's medical condition over the full cycle of care, not the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

23 Jan 2020
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Bringing Education Back Home

we attracted 180 students. By now we have over 1,200 students, from elementary school to college. “The way we modeled the school was about getting the students engaged in the learning process and discussing things, which was pretty much... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

09 Sep 2016
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MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

in the sun doing nothing. So when they take a break, they're much more inclined to hit the water and do something invigorating, exciting, and like what they do in their jobs, is a multivariate equation where they're just processing a lot... View Details

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