Publications

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

self-report of a licensee. Self-reporting gives rise to demand for auditing by the licensor or third-party attestation by the licensee. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

pharmacovigilance in the present era of large-scale pharmaceutical use for chronic conditions. Crossing Boundaries to Investigate Problems in the Field: An Approach to Useful Research Author: Amy C. View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2017
Working Paper

Inequality in Knowledge Repository Use in Scaling Service Operations

By: Melissa A. Valentine, Tom Fangyun Tan, Bradley R. Staats and Amy C. Edmondson

To scale service operations requires sharing knowledge across the organization. However, prior work highlights that individuals on the periphery of organizational knowledge sharing networks may struggle to access useful knowledge at work. A knowledge repository (KR)... View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Repository; Scaling Service Operations; Fluid Teams; Groups and Teams; Knowledge Management; Performance

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05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

Authors:Tiona Zuzul and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Building on research in strategy formation and organizational innovation, this paper reports on a field study of a young... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Spring 2019
Article

Fluid Teams and Knowledge Retrieval: Scaling Service Operations

By: Melissa A. Valentine, Tom Fangyun Tan, Bradley R. Staats and Amy C. Edmondson

To scale service operations requires retrieving knowledge across the organization. However, prior work highlights that individuals on the periphery of organizational knowledge networks may struggle to access useful knowledge at work. A knowledge repository has the... View Details

Keywords: Teaming; Teams; Groups and Teams; Knowledge Management; Service Delivery; Knowledge Use and Leverage

14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

through 1992. Facing Ambiguous Threats Authors:Michael A.Roberto, Richard M.J. Bohmer, and Amy C. Edmondson. Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 11 (November 2006) Abstract On February 1, 2003, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

organizations to leverage peer effects to improve the performance of their members. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55775 Pre-published online, October 2018 The Oxford Handbook of Group and Organizational Learning Team Reflexivity By:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

Firm in a Nascent Industry By: Zuzul, Tiona, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper explores how entrepreneurs' efforts to legitimate a firm and a nascent industry affect the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

Article

Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups

By: M. Valentine and A. C. Edmondson

This paper shows how meso-level structures support effective coordination in temporary groups. Prior research on coordination in temporary groups describes how roles encode individual responsibilities so that coordination between relative strangers is possible. We... View Details

Keywords: Fluid Personnel; Team Scaffolds; Team Effectiveness; Role-based Coordination; Multi-method; Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency

14 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 14, 2010

productivity effects of organizational practices remains a challenge for future research. Does Intellectual Property Rights Reform Spur Industrial Development? Authors:Lee Branstetter, Ray Fisman, C. Fritz Foley, and Kamal Saggi... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2014
Article

Informal Peer Interaction and Practice Type as Predictors of Physician Performance on Maintenance of Certification Examinations

By: Melissa A. Valentine, S. Barsade, Amy C. Edmondson, A. Gal and R. Rhodes

Context: Physicians can demonstrate mastery of the knowledge that supports continued clinical competence by passing a Maintenance of Certification exam. Exam performance depends on professional learning and development, which may be enhanced by informal routine... View Details

Keywords: Training; Health Care and Treatment; Performance; Social and Collaborative Networks; Learning; Health Industry

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

case:http://hbr.org/search/813073-PDF-ENG Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged) Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 413-064 Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 23, 2020
Other Article

The Impact of Covid-19 on Psychological Safety in the Workplace (Interview)

Keywords: Psychological Safety

2013
Book

Teaming to Innovate

Innovation requires teaming. (Put another way, teaming is to innovation what assembly lines are to car production.) This book brings together key insights on teaming, as they pertain to innovation. How do you build a culture of innovation? What does that culture look... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture

February 2008
Teaching Note

Mitchells/Richards (TN)

Teaching Note for [604010]. View Details

25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

Organizational Learning from Error Authors:Lucy H. MacPhail and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:In Errors in Organizations, edited by D. Hoffman and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

Buildings By: Herron, J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Robert G. Eccles, Jr. Abstract—Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

April 2017
Supplement

Community Values and Learning Culture Agreement Supplement