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March–April 2021
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Network-biased Technical Change: How Information Management Tools Overcome Some Biases but Exacerbate Others.

By: Gerald C. Kane and Lynn Wu

Organizations have long sought to improve employee performance by managing knowledge more effectively. In this paper, we test whether the adoption of digital tools for expertise search and access within an organization, often referred to as a support to an... View Details

Keywords: Digital Tools; Social Media; Social Networks; Transactive Memory Systems; Augmented Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Technology Adoption; Knowledge Management; Performance Improvement; Power and Influence; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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01 Jul 2020
Blog Post

How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

I am becoming. The power of that memoir title never really hit me until I sat to write this blog post. I don’t mean to quote Michelle Obama in making that statement (I mean there are definitely worse people to quote), but it’s a View Details

20 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

in the media. They exemplified that success was not only attainable despite their differences but often because of them. Moreover, they showcased the transformative power of grace and resilience when facing adversity, demonstrating that... View Details

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

go back and haggle over the minutes of a meeting,” says Thomke, whose recently released book Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments encourages companies to test new business models to gain a competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

units within an organization Cooperation—Alignment of goals, attitudes, and behaviors across units within an organization Clout—Assignment of power and decision rights to customer-facing individuals as well as those responsible for... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

30 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers

Keywords: by Shawn Cole, Martin Kanz & Leora Klapper

21 Aug 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Anandi Mani

Research Summary

Research Summary

By: Ranjay Gulati

My research focuses on how to unlock organizational potential and unleash human potential.

Unlocking organizational potential involves a deep dive into how enterprises can achieve enduring success. This includes applying strategic frameworks to drive... View Details

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Dissertation: Speaking Up on Boards

My dissertation examines individual and group behavior in corporate boards of directors. I focus on individual traits and group traits that can foster or inhibit the act of speaking up when an individuals views go against the general consensus in the room. Research and... View Details

The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital

Most leadership books are written for people who are already labeled as “leaders”—corporate execs, high-ranking managers, entrepreneurs. They may not speak to the underrepresented young person or uncommon experienced person with a dream to create change in the... View Details

Glass Half Broken

Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it. For years women have made up the majority of college-educated workers in the United States. In 2019, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the workforce was the smallest on... View Details

The New Rules for Bringing Innovations to Market, Harvard Business Review, March 2004

It's tough to get consumers to adopt innovations--and it's getting tougher all the time. That's because more and more markets are taking on the characteristics of networks. The interconnections among today's companies are so plentiful that often a... View Details

23 May 2019
News

Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

transformative—both personally and intellectually—and recognizes the power of her time at HBS, the case method, and the extensive network of friends who remain so important to her. Her service on various University boards—including the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to, and marketing of, an individually held commitment savings product leads to an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

partner Andy Powers to Taylor Guitars employees. The co-founders felt an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) would best preserve the company’s values and distinct culture. In 2024, the co-founders, Powers... View Details

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

(varying electricity rates) and efficiency of the home (e.g., energy power user vs. saver as seen in Figure 4). Set-up of the home:~$4-5K added cost on average based on whether home has: Duct system: Most heat pumps require a central duct... View Details

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

research breaks new ground on how to network on the professional channel LinkedIn and pinpoints the connections that are likely to yield the most job offers. The implications are significant for career planning and recruiting, and demonstrate how View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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CEO Leadership - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Business Review Seven Surprises for New CEOs by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch, & Nitin Nohria As a newly minted CEO, you may think you finally have the power to set strategy, the authority to make things happen, and full access to the... View Details

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

leadership styles." And H. C. Garner stated, "If you can't be led, you certainly can't effectively lead." And Bruce Duncil commented, "Leaders can only be defined by and through their following... Kellerman's noting a possible shift in View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

welfare of the overall firm and to its members if less powerful participants are to follow. So far we have focused on the implications of the drives to bond and to acquire and the interplay between them. The drives to learn and to defend... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

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