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  • 2011
  • Working Paper

The Institutional Logic of Great Global Firms

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Theories of the firm have been dominated by a legacy of ideas from early industrialization that pose zero-sum opposition between capital and labor (or capital and nearly everything else), differentiating the economy from society and often posing irreconcilable... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Capital; Globalized Firms and Management; Labor; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Practice; Conflict of Interests; Social Issues; Theory
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  • 17 Mar 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
  • 2001
  • Working Paper

Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Pankaj Ghemawat
In December 2000, Airbus formally committed to spend $12 billion to develop and launch a 555-seat superjumbo plane known as the A380. Prior to and after Airbus’ commitment, Boeing started and canceled several initiatives aimed at developing a “stretch jumbo” with... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Product Development; Market Entry and Exit; Valuation; Game Theory
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    Nitin Nohria

    Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.

    As Dean, building on... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; arts; biotechnology; emerging market private equity; energy; executive search; financial services; green technology; health care; high technology; industrial goods; information technology industry; infrastructure industry; investment banking industry; legal services; management consulting; manufacturing; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; professional services
    • Research Summary

    Dissertation: Speaking Up on Boards

    My dissertation examines individual and group behavior in corporate boards of directors. I focus on individual traits and group traits that can foster or inhibit the act of speaking up when an individuals views go against the general consensus in the room. Research and... View Details
    • 2012
    • Chapter

    Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem

    By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
    How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers... View Details
    Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Social Psychology; Social Issues; Organizations; Business and Community Relations
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    • 13 Dec 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Acting Globally but Thinking Locally? The Influence of Local Communities on Organizations

    Keywords: by Christopher Marquis & Julie Battilana
    • 23 Jun 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

    products, software, education, and media in North America and Europe, I've found the same pattern. Organizational pathologies—secrecy, blame, isolation, avoidance, passivity, and feelings of helplessness—arise during a difficult time for... View Details
    Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
    • Research Summary

    Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration?*

    By: Laura Alfaro
    What is the relationship between product prices and vertical integration? While the literature has focused on how integration affects prices, this paper provides evidence that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational economics and industrial... View Details
    • 17 Apr 2014
    • HBS Seminar

    Paul Healy, Harvard Business School

    • 04 Jul 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

    Live, on how to design an organizational experiment. They started by making sure the participants understood the practical importance of theory. “Behind every massive experiment there’s a theory,” Bernstein says. (He notes that the... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • March 2025
    • Article

    Does Communicating Measurable Diversity Goals Attract or Repel Historically Marginalized Job Applicants? Evidence from the Lab and Field

    By: Erika L. Kirgios, Ike Silver and Edward H. Chang
    Many organizations struggle to attract a demographically diverse workforce. How does adding a measurable goal to a public diversity commitment—for example, “We care about diversity” versus “We care about diversity and plan to hire at least one woman or racial minority... View Details
    Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Diversity; Goals and Objectives; Communication Intention and Meaning; Behavior
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    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity

    By: Eric J. Van den Steen
    This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits of corporate culture—in the sense of shared beliefs and values—in order to study the effects of "culture clash" in mergers and acquisitions. I first use a simple analytical framework to show that shared... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost vs Benefits; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Theory
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    • 28 Jun 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Alignment in Cross-Functional and Cross-Firm Supply Chain Planning

    Keywords: by Santiago Kraiselburd & Noel Watson
    • July 2016
    • Article

    Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration?

    By: Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger and Andrew F. Newman
    What is the relationship between product prices and vertical integration? While the literature has focused on how integration affects prices, this paper provides evidence that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational economics and industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Vertical Integration; Product
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    • 01 Mar 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    How Foundations Think: The Ford Foundation as a Dominating Institution in the Field of American Business Schools

    Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Kenneth Kimura & Marion Fourcad; Education
    • 2012
    • Book

    Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders: Enduring Challenges and Emerging Answers

    By: Roderick Kramer and Todd Lowell Pittinsky
    Recent events around the world, especially in the financial sector and with respect to government performance, have severely undermined people’s trust in both private organizations and public institutions. In no small measure, these substantial and enduring declines in... View Details
    Keywords: Trust; Leadership; Public Opinion; Social Psychology; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry
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      Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?

      This study focuses on how and why firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory with research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details
      • Research Summary

      Overview of Research

      My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

      • 03 Sep 2013
      • Working Paper Summaries

      How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures

      Keywords: by Matthew Lee & Julie Battilana