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- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
One morning last fall, Gautam Mukunda told the MBA students in his first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior class to crawl under their desks and stay there. He wanted them to experience a sense of how it feels to work in a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
that. What is more typical of HBS alumnae? Although they all wanted meaningful full-time employment, their goals had changed substantially over the years: Money was important, but not the primary motivator. Organizational purpose and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
we find evidence that proximity is positively associated with coordination and overall performance. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-092_0272c9fd-0da7-4bad-811c-77eb8db9ef81.pdf Competing in New Markets and the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
relative to one-sided markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-011.pdf Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? (revised) Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien Abstract We analyze the incentives to divert search for an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
it this way, privacy has been losing ground rapidly with the ascendancy of big data and the Internet of things. The retreat of privacy has been aided by personal use of networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, search devices... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
Working PapersManaging Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson Abstract To date, little research has been done on managing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
initiatives could focus on improving their access to skilled labor, buyers, and capital. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53901 In Search of Organizational Alignment... View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
and their impact on organizational climate, which predicts successful outcomes. We addressed this gap with a field experiment suggested by Toyota's problem-solving process. We tested three related process improvement activities: (1)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Career Coach
Lauren Murphy
individual leaders as well as senior management teams to improve team alignment with organizational goals. Lauren brings decades of management experience to her coaching work. For 14 years, she was the Director, Career Education &... View Details
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- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Intervention Method, Empirical Evidence, and Theory Author:Michael Beer Publication:In Research in Organizational Change and Development. Vol. 19, edited by Richard Woodman, William Pasmore, and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Emerald Group... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Why the MBA is Still Relevant
HBS, and is critical knowledge for anyone interested in seeking to make a difference in the world. Some of the most important leadership lessons I gained during my time at HBS came from the Leadership and Organizational Behavior class in... View Details
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Hiring Process | Employment
different practices. Search Job Openings Our Application system, Careers@Harvard , allows you to search positions on a variety of criteria. You can also set up search agents to... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
interact in large, contemporary organizations is not well understood. We argue that organizational structures and geography delimit opportunities for interaction such that actors have a greater level of discretion to choose their... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
acknowledged that the difficulties faced in RE are multifarious, recent research has primarily focused on limited factors. This ongoing research project addresses this limitation by integrating the fields of social and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
2011 Abstract 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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
won awards from both the Academy of Management's Organization and Management Theory Division and Organizational Behavior Division, was largely guided by the information that the factory workers shared with the embedded students. "You... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
organizational values and business ethics, Paine has long focused on American companies engaged primarily in domestic U.S. business. But faced with an increasing number of questions from international students about whether U.S. corporate... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
organizational values and business ethics, Paine focused on U.S. companies engaged in business principally at home. But faced with an increasing number of questions from international students about whether U.S. standards and values... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
asks, "When organizations follow maximum profit/wealth, why not individuals?" Mark Porter posed the question in a different way, saying, "It seems that we have somewhat of a paradox if we are able to determine a threshold of 'just enough' in our personal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
PublicationsPathologies of Online Display Advertising Marketplaces Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:ACM Sigecom Exchanges, June 2010 Abstract Much has been written about online search advertising, where Google enjoys 90% plus market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace