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- 2016
- Chapter
Nudging as a Tool for Leaders
By: Max Bazerman
BOOK ABSTRACT: Jewish organizational life is inundated with publications on organizational change and effective leadership, but from mutually exclusive sources: business and organizational studies, on the one hand, and Jewish studies, on the other. One addresses...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Leadership;
Civil Society or Community;
Religion;
Business and Community Relations
Bazerman, Max. "Nudging as a Tool for Leaders." In More Than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership, edited by Lawrence A. Hoffman. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2016.
- 26 Sep 2023
- Book
Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target
and integrating it into other products that form an integral part of ecosystems or when it is delivered through platform marketplaces (Cusumano et al., 2019a), the product’s relevant market and the logic of competition themselves change drastically. So does the...
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- Research Summary
Identity Change and Complexity
People in today's world have unprecedented access to different cultures and experiences, enabling them to develop identities that are highly complex and relatively dynamic. In order for people to effectively communicate with, collaborate with, and contribute to others...
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- 12 Oct 2022
- Video
Lumumba Seegars: Inequality & Agency in ERGs
- Research Summary
Monetary and Non-monetary Incentives
By: Susanna Gallani
In this line of research, Prof. Gallani explores the interplay between monetary and non-monetary incentives in organization. In particular, she explores the effectiveness of non-monetary motivation mechanisms, including mission statements and company values, feedback,...
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- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Thinking beyond pay to keep your star employees
- December 1999
- Article
Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing
By: T. M. Amabile and Regina Conti
This study examined the work environment for creativity at a large high-technology firm before, during, and after a major downsizing. Creativity and most creativity-supporting aspects of the perceived work environment declined significantly during the downsizing but...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Situation or Environment;
Creativity;
Resignation and Termination;
Employees;
Business or Company Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Crisis Management;
Groups and Teams;
Communication;
Announcements;
Interpersonal Communication
Amabile, T. M., and Regina Conti. "Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing." Academy of Management Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1999): 630–640.
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Works in Progress
"Hunkering Down and Venturing Out: Network Activation in Response to the Uncertainty of Organizational Restructuring." Under Review. Awarded Best Paper in Organizational Behavior: 2011 Trans-Atlantic... View Details
- 2007
- Working Paper
Incompatible Assumptions: Barriers to Producing Multidisciplinary Knowledge in Communities of Scholarship
By: Corinne Bendersky and Kathleen L. McGinn
Co-locating knowledge workers from different disciplines may be a necessary but insufficient step to generating multidisciplinary knowledge. We explore the role of assumptions underlying knowledge creation within the field of organizational studies, and investigate how...
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Bendersky, Corinne, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Incompatible Assumptions: Barriers to Producing Multidisciplinary Knowledge in Communities of Scholarship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-044, December 2007.
- 01 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry
By: Christopher Marquis and Zhi Huang
While effects of public policy are one of the foundations of organizational theory, less explored is how these effects may depend on other external environmental factors. We focus on how policy is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition to understand the growth... View Details
Keywords:
Banks and Banking;
Business History;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, and Zhi Huang. "The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-025, August 2008.
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Merck Latin America (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Introduces Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, and his efforts to improve the organizational effectiveness of the region and to introduce a more global business culture and values. Discusses Merck's ethics and values, its Latin American...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Ethics;
Business Processes;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Economy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Latin America
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-029, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- October 2013
- Article
When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance
By: Leigh Plunkett Tost, Francesca Gino and Richard P. Larrick
We examine the impact of subjective power on leadership behavior and demonstrate that the psychological effect of power on leaders spills over to impact team effectiveness. Specifically, drawing from the approach/inhibition theory of power, power-devaluation theory,...
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Keywords:
Power;
Leadership;
Team Performance;
Groups and Teams;
Performance;
Leadership Style;
Power and Influence
Tost, Leigh Plunkett, Francesca Gino, and Richard P. Larrick. "When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance." Academy of Management Journal 56, no. 5 (October 2013): 1465–1486.
- 08 Apr 2015
- News
3 key skills clinicians need in executive roles
- Article
GitLab: Work Where You Want, When You Want
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Kevin Crowston, Linus Dahlander, Marco S. Minervini and Sumita Raghuram
GitLab is a software company that works “all remote” at the scale of more than 1,000 employees located in more than 60 countries. GitLab has no physical office and its employees can work from anywhere they choose. Any step of the organizational life of a GitLab...
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Keywords:
New Forms Of Organizing;
Remote Work;
All Remote;
Virtual Organizations;
COVID-19;
Organizational Design;
Employees;
Geographic Location;
Health Pandemics
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Kevin Crowston, Linus Dahlander, Marco S. Minervini, and Sumita Raghuram. "GitLab: Work Where You Want, When You Want." Art. 23. Journal of Organization Design 9 (2020).
- October 1991 (Revised December 1993)
- Case
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive
Ben & Jerry's is an anti-establishment, values-driven company that has become a successful venture. The dominant founder, Ben Cohen, is not an effective manager, but he brings creative marketing and product skills that have been important to the company's success. He...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Entrepreneurship;
Compensation and Benefits;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Theroux, John B. "Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive." Harvard Business School Case 392-025, October 1991. (Revised December 1993.)
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
managing through the pandemic. The topics: people and personal management, strategy, marketing, and organizational design. PEOPLE AND PERSONAL MANAGEMENT Tip: Guide your team to create new norms, protocols, and purpose. Leaders need to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- Article
The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and the Growth of U.S. Commercial Banking
By: Christopher Marquis and Zhi Huang
That public policy affects organizational behaviors is well accepted, but less explored is how these effects may depend on other external environmental factors. We investigate how policy is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition to understand the growth of...
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Keywords:
Policy;
Organizational Culture;
Strategy;
Commercial Banking;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, and Zhi Huang. "The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and the Growth of U.S. Commercial Banking." Academy of Management Journal 52, no. 6 (December 2009): 1222–1246. (Runner-up, Academy of Management's Best Published Paper in Organization and Management Theory in 2009. Earlier version distributed as Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 09-025.)
- 06 Mar 2012
- News
Enhance Your Overseas Experience
- October 2015
- Article
How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies
By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter and PTC president and CEO James...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technological Innovation;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Operations;
Business Strategy
Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann. "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 10 (October 2015): 97–114.