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- 27 May 2014
- News
How Separate Should a Corporate Spin-Off Be?
- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
early weeks of March, I found myself drawing on lessons learned from the Marines: adapting to continuously shifting circumstances, seizing the initiative to combat the evolving virus, building and leading teams to flexibly solve the... View Details
- Web
Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting
decision making. I later joined three tech startups as head of marketing. Their fast-paced environments pushed me to adapt quickly and think on my feet and brought new challenges and growth. The biggest turning point in my career came... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- News
New Menu
find and support the entrepreneurs positioned to mitigate the effects of climate change and help the world adapt to the realities of a warming planet. The firm's first fund is the New Protein Fund, dedicated to growing companies producing... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
percent of them get any agricultural advice from outside their neighbors or peers,” he says. Regional agricultural extension programs lack the necessary support, so one agent might represent an area with 10,000 farmers. Now, with ready access to data, farmers are View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
that it has a good product and that it can bring favorable returns to investors," she says. "But that's just part of the package. It must also assemble a management team that brings a combination of influential and complementary affiliations to the table." Social... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
percentage of patients of all kinds who can find exchanges. Forward-Looking Focus: Can Firms Have Adaptive Foresight? Authors:Valarie A. Zeithaml, Ruth Bolton, John Deighton, Timothy Kenningham, Katherine N. Lemon, and J. Andrew Peterson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
kinwun Summing Up: What are the Earmarks of a “New Economy?” Responses to this month’s column rightly focused on the need for measures and standards before deciding whether we are entering an era of social and economic change as significant as, say, the “industrial... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
Taking a risk by breaking with standard operating procedure can make your company more innovative. Credit: maxsattana In addition to creating a new company that is disrupting the status quo, many founders are also challenging the old norms of how businesses operate in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- January 2025
- Article
Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers
By: Stephen Michael Impink, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
This paper uses novel, firm-level communication measures derived from communications metadata several months before and after a CEO transition for 102 firms to study whether and how this organizational event is reflected in employees’ communication flows. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Information; Communication; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alignment
Impink, Stephen Michael, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers." Management Science 71, no. 1 (January 2025): 470–487.
- December 2005 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Polaroid Entering Digital Imaging
Focuses on Polaroid's attempt to respond to the changes to its competitive environment that are entailed by the rise of digital imaging. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competition; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
Gavetti, Giovanni M., Mary Tripsas, Elizabeth Johnson, and John Lafkas. "Polaroid Entering Digital Imaging." Harvard Business School Case 706-459, December 2005. (Revised May 2007.)
- July 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Principles of Family Business System Change
By: John A. Davis
Identifies several practical principles to keep in mind when changing a family business system. View Details
Davis, John A. "Principles of Family Business System Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-011, July 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- January 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
When she becomes chairperson of a large telecommunications board, Irene Charnley must transform the mostly white-led company to be more representative of South Africa's demographics. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Demographics; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry; South Africa
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-059, January 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- February 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Intuit, Inc.: Transforming an Entrepreneurial Company into a Collaborative Organization (A)
Describes how Intuit, Inc.'s CEO, Steve Bennett, changes the company from an entrepreneurial "siloed" organization into a collaborative one. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Entrepreneurship; Information Industry
Hansen, Morten T., and Christina Darwall. "Intuit, Inc.: Transforming an Entrepreneurial Company into a Collaborative Organization (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-064, February 2003. (Revised May 2003.)
- 11 Aug 2006 - 15 Aug 2006
- Conference Presentation
A Match Made in Heaven? Joining Leadership Competencies to the Process of Organizational Change
By: Julie Battilana, M.J. Gilmartin, A.-C. Pache, M. Sengul and J. Alexander
Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change; Management Practices and Processes
Battilana, Julie, M.J. Gilmartin, A.-C. Pache, M. Sengul, and J. Alexander. "A Match Made in Heaven? Joining Leadership Competencies to the Process of Organizational Change." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 11–15, 2006. (ODC Division, Atlanta, USA.)
- July 1986 (Revised September 1989)
- Case
Sedalia Revisited
The Sedalia Engine Plant was one of the first models of socio-technical work designs. This case is an update of the activities in the plant over its eleven-year history. The main problem facing the third plant manager is a change in world competition and a need to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Change Management; Manufacturing Industry
Klein, Janice A. "Sedalia Revisited." Harvard Business School Case 687-004, July 1986. (Revised September 1989.)
- October 1997
- Case
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman
Outlines the process of strategy reinvention adopted by Planned Parenthood. It lays out the new strategic proposals, and the reactions of the various constituencies to those proposals. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Framework; Core Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Health Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Elaine V. Backman. "Planned Parenthood Federation of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 598-002, October 1997.
- October 1993 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Bausch & Lomb: Regional Organization
By: John A. Quelch
The CEO of Bausch & Lomb is contemplating replacing an international division with three regional divisions to sustain the company's growth, especially in international markets, and to add value to customers. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Structure; Globalization; Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Bausch & Lomb: Regional Organization." Harvard Business School Case 594-056, October 1993. (Revised December 2003.)
- September 2013
- Case
PadFone vs. FonePad
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Phones; Smartphone; Tablet Computer; Android; Recombination; Design Thinking; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Communications Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; Taiwan; Europe; United States
Shih, Willy, and Sen Chai. "PadFone vs. FonePad." Harvard Business School Case 614-023, September 2013.
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.