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- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
inventing an industry and a business model based on an unproven hypothesis: that major synergies can be achieved by culling resources from existing industries whose boundaries seem to be disappearing. The challenge to View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
forthcoming Journal of Investment Consulting Cloaked Trading By: Cohen, Lauren, Dong Lou, and Christopher J. Malloy Abstract—Using a novel, proprietary database of micro-level trading activities by asset managers, we show strong evidence of asset View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
leadership, be it leadership in business or politics. This changing context may have spurred an interest in, and help legitimate, the study of leadership. Q: What key learnings can managers and executives take away from your book? A:... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
characterized by some boundary conditions (Study 6). We discuss the theoretical contribution of this work to research on moral regulation and ethical behavior. "CEO Relational Leadership and Strategic Decision Quality in Top View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/SSRN%20-%20Org%20Sci%20Rewrite%20for%20ssrn_b75b2c22-40f6-430f-be8f-9797e71fe2ea.pdf September 2014 Journal of Economic Perspectives Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do incumbent firms so frequently reject non-incremental innovations? One reason is due to the firm’s top management team’s (TMT) lack of frame flexibility, i.e.,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
greater work-family conflict have a tougher time transitioning to their work roles, and as a result, a long commute takes a bigger toll on these workers. Gino and her colleagues found that the employees who wrestle the most with commuting... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
PublicationsAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J.Chapman, Thomas J. Steenburgh Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Prior research hypothesizes that View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A ‘One Harvard’ Perspective
David Tunnell (MBA 1997) David Tunnell (MBA 1997) is a longtime advocate of crossing traditional academic boundaries at Harvard. For his Harvard College senior thesis on efficient markets, the economics major conducted most of his... View Details
- 10 May 2019
- Blog Post
Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA
define what kind of path forward I wanted. Mothers (and parents) at HBS and beyond may have more constraints than other students, but we ALL have boundaries. Our boundaries help us define our priorities, and ultimately, who we want to... View Details
- June 2012
- Article
The Transparency Paradox: A Role for Privacy in Organizational Learning and Operational Control
Using data from embedded participant-observers and a field experiment at the second largest mobile phone factory in the world, located in China, I theorize and test the implications of transparent organizational design on workers' productivity and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Transparency; Privacy; Organizational Learning; Operational Control; Organizational Performance; Chinese Manufacturing; Field Experiment; Rights; Interpersonal Communication; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Performance Productivity; Boundaries; Organizations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Manufacturing Industry; China
Bernstein, Ethan S. "The Transparency Paradox: A Role for Privacy in Organizational Learning and Operational Control." Administrative Science Quarterly 57, no. 2 (June 2012): 181–216.
- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
"Four minutes," a triumphant Amy C. Edmondson exclaims as she arrives at her Harvard Business School office, clutching a bike helmet and explaining that her commute is 10 minutes faster by bicycle than by car. Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
investors, customers, and employees. The approach aims to help managers identify relevant harms, analyze their responsibility for harms, and determine an appropriate response. The approach also considers limits on how far View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
management strategy for nonprofits is still relatively uncommon. Oftentimes an organization might be engaged in a partnership at one point or another, or be a member of an umbrella organization ... but it's not really a network approach... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Paul Leonardi. Ryan L. Raffaelli : Runner-up for the 2024 Best Entrepreneurship Paper Award from the Academy of Management, Organization and Management Theory Division, with Ryann Noe. Ryan L. Raffaelli : Runner-up for the 2024 Wyss Award... View Details
- Web
Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Outstanding Educator Award for Excellence in MBA/Executive education from the Strategic Management Division of the Academy of Management. Maria P. Roche : Runner-up for the Best Paper in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the 2024... View Details
- 11 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms
As an organizational behavior scholar, diversity and identity expert, and an assistant professor of management at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Dr. Stephanie Creary has become a recognized thought leader in navigating the... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
an additional factor: the degree of the top management team's (TMT) frame flexibility, i.e., their capability to cognitively expand an innovation's categorical boundaries and to cast the innovation as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
information and communication technology and falling trade barriers have led firms to retain within their boundaries and in their domestic economies only a subset of their production stages. A key decision facing firms worldwide is the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
management should understand about IT is its associated economics. Driven by Moore's Law, those evolving economics have enabled every industry's transaction costs to decrease continually, resulting in new economics for the firm and... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan