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- 06 Mar 2012
- News
Enhance Your Overseas Experience
- 16 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Diversity and Team Performance in a Kenyan Organization
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
corporate leaders about the purpose of and means for change. In effect these two approaches to organizational change represent theories in use by senior executives and the consultants and academics who...
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by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 2012
- Book
The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force That Transforms Performance
By: James Heskett
The contribution of culture to organizational performance is both substantial and quantifiable. This book presents the results of field research that demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the differential in performance between...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Learning;
Framework;
Policy;
Retention;
Books;
Analytics and Data Science;
Innovation and Invention;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Expectations;
Research
Heskett, James. The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force That Transforms Performance. Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT Press, 2012.
- Article
Open to Negotiation: Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination
By: Corinne Bendersky and Kathleen L. McGinn
Phenomenological assumptions-assumptions about the fundamental qualities of the phenomenon being studied and how it relates to the environment in which it occurs-affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research...
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Keywords:
Framework;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Research;
Organizations;
Negotiation;
Information Publishing
Bendersky, Corinne, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Open to Negotiation: Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination." Organization Science 21, no. 3 (May–June 2010): 781–797. (Also published in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2008, Organization and Management Theory Division, under title: Incompatible Assumptions: Barriers to Producing Multidisciplinary Knowledge.)
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details
- March 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Salt Lake Organizing Committee, The: 2002 Olympics
By: H. Kent Bowen, Bryce LaPierre and Courtney Purrington
After two and a half years of effort, Fraser Bullock, COO of the 2002 Winter Olympics, faced projected deficits and post-9/11 security requirements only five months before the opening ceremony. Summarizes the organizational structure and processes put in place by...
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Framework;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Business or Company Management;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Planning;
Practice;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Safety;
Sports;
System
Bowen, H. Kent, Bryce LaPierre, and Courtney Purrington. "Salt Lake Organizing Committee, The: 2002 Olympics." Harvard Business School Case 604-092, March 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- Research Summary
Overview
The focus of my research is on the systems of social innovation. How small groups of individuals come up with new products and services targeting important problems; how they finance these initial efforts, and convert prototypes into viable organizational strategies;...
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Keywords:
(General) Management;
Social Business;
Non-profit Management;
Entrepreneur;
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
System Dynamics;
Non-profit;
Evaluation;
Impact Investing;
Venture Philanthropy;
Social Enterprise Initiative;
Advanced Leadership Initiative;
Investment;
Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Social Enterprise;
Civil Society or Community;
System;
Financial Services Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
Energy Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Service Industry
- February 2003
- Case
Whitbread Hotel Company (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Alan Parker has developed an effective organization using organizational fitness profiling and other change methodologies. Parker knows that as Whitbread continues to grow, both internally and through acquisitions, the company will have to change its organization...
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Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Whitbread Hotel Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-102, February 2003.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Open to Negotiation: Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination
By: Corinne Bendersky and Kathleen L. McGinn
Phenomenological assumptions-assumptions about the fundamental qualities of the phenomenon being studied and how it relates to the environment in which it occurs-affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research...
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Bendersky, Corinne, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Open to Negotiation: Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-043, September 2008. (Revised March 2009, June 2009.)
- November 2001 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Lonestar
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
Explores the legal and ethical responsibilities of a manager who believes that he has heard of a serious instance of sexual harassment, but who has been implored by the victim not to report it. Discussion can focus on the immediate problem or be expanded to a broader...
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Keywords:
Working Conditions;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Crisis Management;
Legal Liability
Wheeler, Michael A., and Georgia Levenson. "Lonestar." Harvard Business School Case 902-006, November 2001. (Revised April 2005.)
- 02 Jun 2020
- News
COVID-19 (Breaking the Fever)
- 2009
- Chapter
Becoming the Lamp Bearer: The Emerging Roles of the Chief Risk Officer
By: Anette Mikes
Enterprise risk management, under the leadership of chief risk officers (CROs), has the promise to bring enterprise-wide risks, which threaten the achievement of the firm's strategic objectives, into the open and under control. Its organizational significance is...
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- 2024
- Working Paper
Determinants of Top-Down Sabotage
By: Hashim Zaman and Karim R. Lakhani
We investigate the conditions that motivate managers to impede the growth of talented
subordinates due to fears of future competition for their own positions. Our research expands on
existing tournament and contest theory literature that considers peer-to-peer...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Organizational Structure;
Employee Relationship Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Organizational Culture;
Management Skills
Zaman, Hashim, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Determinants of Top-Down Sabotage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-007, August 2024.
- 19 Jun 2013 - 21 Jun 2013
- Keynote Speech
Empowering the Learner at Work: The Three Stances Framework
By: Michele Rigolizzo, David Perkins and Marga Biller
Research suggests that work-relevant learning occurs largely on the job. However, in many situations workers do not learn nearly as much as they might. The "three stances" model helps to explain why. When someone undertakes a task, the person may adopt a completion,...
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Keywords:
Learning And Development;
Learning Organizations;
Learning To Learn;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Learning
Rigolizzo, Michele, David Perkins, and Marga Biller. "Empowering the Learner at Work: The Three Stances Framework." Learning Managers Forum, United Nations, Turin, Italy, June 19–21, 2013. (The Learning Managers Forum provides the leaders of the UN Learning Community with opportunities to:
SHARE and analyze innovation, knowledge, and best practices;
EXPLORE new ways to respond to the challenges of your daily work;
SHAPE the UN Learning Community of the future.)
- 24 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities
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by András Tilcsik & Christopher Marquis
- June 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Must Zee TV
By: Bharat N. Anand and Tarun Khanna
Explores issues related to (1) the vertical boundaries of the firm in an emerging-economy context, especially the effects of lack of intellectual property rights and lack of contract enforcement on both industry structure and boundaries of the firm; and (2) the extent...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Copyright;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Tarun Khanna. "Must Zee TV." Harvard Business School Case 700-122, June 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
- 1994
- Book
Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America
This book explains how four major firms--American Airlines, El Paso Natural Gas, AT&T, and Bank America--and their respective managements were challenged by the deregulation of markets starting in the late 1970s. The four stories illustrate the dynamic process of...
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Vietor, Richard H. K. Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994.
- September 2017
- Article
Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees
By: Anais Thibault-Landry, Allan Schweyer and Ashley V. Whillans
Given the struggle that many organizations face hiring and retaining talent in today's tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace...
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Keywords:
Rewards;
Total Reward Strategies;
Incentives;
Recognition;
Motivation;
Psychological Needs;
Employees;
Retention;
Motivation and Incentives;
Working Conditions
Thibault-Landry, Anais, Allan Schweyer, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees." Compensation & Benefits Review 49, no. 4 (September 2017): 230–246.
- 05 Jun 2007
- Working Paper Summaries