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  • March 2013
  • Article

Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression

By: Daniel M. Cable, Francesca Gino and Brad Staats
Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment... View Details
Keywords: Socialization; Authenticity; Self-Expression; Best Self; Outsourcing; Employee Retention; Organizational Culture; Retention; Identity; Customer Satisfaction
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  • February 2001 (Revised March 2002)
  • Case

Korea First Bank (A)

In December 1999, Newbridge Capital, an equity investment fund based in San Francisco, successfully negotiated with the Korean government to acquire a controlling interest in Korea First Bank. It was the first time a foreign financial institution acquired a Korean... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Foreign Direct Investment; Acquisition; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; San Francisco; South Korea
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  • Program

Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual

expose your company to excessive risk Use the three levels of risk hierarchy to build and integrate processes that anticipate, prioritize, and mitigate threats Learn how to overcome individual and organizational barriers to effective risk... View Details

    Roy D. Shapiro

    Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

    • 1994
    • Book

    Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America

    By: Richard H. K. Vietor
    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... View Details
    Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
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    State Activism and the Hidden Incentives Behind Bank Acquisitions

    By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Juan Almandoz
    A number of studies have shown that, as a result of the ambiguity of U.S. legal mandates, organizations have considerable latitude in how they comply with regulations. In this paper, we address how the different agendas of the federal and state governments increase... View Details
    Keywords: Organizations; Opportunities; Government Legislation; Acquisition; Forecasting and Prediction; Banks and Banking; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management Practices and Processes; Research; United States
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    • 2011
    • Article

    Organizational Errors: Directions for Future Research

    By: Paul S. Goodman, Rangaraj Ramanujam, John S. Carroll and Amy C. Edmondson
    The goal of this paper is to promote research about organizational errors—i.e., the actions of multiple organizational participants that deviate from organizationally specified rules and can potentially result in adverse organizational outcomes. To that end, we advance... View Details
    Keywords: Research; Organizations; Interests; Managerial Roles; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management Practices and Processes; Learning
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    • January 2018
    • Article

    The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials

    By: Aaron V. Kaplan and Ariel D. Stern
    The introduction of new medical devices has transformed cardiovascular care in recent decades. Devices, such as heart valves, pacemakers, stents, ventricular assist devices, and implantable defibrillators, have prolonged and improved the quality of life for millions of... View Details
    Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Publishing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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    • November 1995 (Revised April 1996)
    • Case

    ENTel and the Privatization of Argentine Telecommunications

    By: Willis M. Emmons III
    Growing fiscal deficits, persistent economic recession, and underinvestment in the nation's telecommunications infrastructure lead the Argentine government to privatize its state-owned monopoly provider of telecommunications services, ENTel, in late 1990. The... View Details
    Keywords: Opportunities; Risk and Uncertainty; Communication Technology; Privatization; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Development Economics; Policy; Government and Politics; Performance Effectiveness; Telecommunications Industry; Argentina
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    • February 2005 (Revised March 2005)
    • Case

    The Trustees of Reservations

    By: Michael Chu
    The executive director and chairman of the board of The Trustees of Reservations, one of the nation's oldest land conservation institutions, undertake a major governance restructuring. Reviews the forces leading to the change, the process by which its undertaken, and... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Governance Controls; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise
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    • Program

    Strategic Negotiations

    for complicated, multifaceted negotiations from a strategic perspective. As you learn how to take control of the strategic and tactical aspects of deals, you will approach each negotiation with greater skill and confidence. Details... View Details
    • June 2012 (Revised October 2018)
    • Case

    Home Nursing of North Carolina

    By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
    Ari Medoff's (HBS '11) goal was to control his own professional destiny by owning his own company. His search identified a suitable acquisition in Home Nursing of North Carolina, and he had negotiated a purchase price of $3.5 million, or 4.2x trailing EBITDA. Medoff... View Details
    Keywords: Search Funds; Small Companies; Acquisitions; Negotiation; Medical Services; Negotiation Process; Valuation; Investment; Acquisition; Health Industry
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    Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise

    related to your family business Nurture an entrepreneurial mindset across generations Understand best practices for managing family wealth, from estate planning to ensuring equity across branches of the family Balance family control with... View Details
    • 18 Oct 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

    application aside and asked whether I'd like to get a doctorate instead," recalls Light. After discussions during a visit to the campus, Light agreed to enter a new doctoral program in decision and control theory, a joint program... View Details
    Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education
    • February 1992 (Revised April 1993)
    • Case

    Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A)

    By: Forest L. Reinhardt
    The Southern Co., an electric utility, is planning its compliance with the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. The Act established a system of tradeable permits for sulfur dioxide emissions. The company must decide whether to install pollution control equipment and... View Details
    Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Management; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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    • November 2009 (Revised July 2011)
    • Case

    International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (A)

    By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
    This case explores company strategy, business-government relations, and collective action challenges associated with international and domestic lobbying regarding regulation of the chemical industry. In the fall of 2006, a five-year legislative process for a major new... View Details
    Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Chemical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe
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    • Program

    Driving Corporate Performance

    Summary Corporate performance is about much more than financial results. How can your organization align its structures, systems, talent, and processes to execute a winning strategy? In Driving Corporate Performance, you will consider the... View Details
    • 19 Apr 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: April 19

    the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your organization's effectiveness. In What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, HBS professor and business leader Robert Kaplan... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 21 Nov 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.

    a function of the wind, and whether its overall intensity is increasing or decreasing.” Thinking about managing collective emotions is like thinking about controlling a fire. You care less about the individual trees and more about whether... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 15 Jul 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: July 15, 2008

    which for years has remained wedded to a well-developed competency in centralized controls and efficient execution but has steadily lost ground, posting a record $38.7 billion loss in 2007. Such an execution-as-efficiency model results in... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace