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  • March 1981 (Revised February 1993)
  • Case

Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance

By: Frank S. Leonard and W. Earl Sasser
Designed to introduce the systemic nature of product quality and the complexity of quality problems. Uses a new director, quality assurance, and the discovery of a quality problem. The new director has to decide if it is a real problem, what to do about it, and how to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Product; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Attitudes; Complexity
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Leonard, Frank S., and W. Earl Sasser. "Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance." Harvard Business School Case 681-083, March 1981. (Revised February 1993.)
  • March 18, 2020
  • Article

How Honest Conversations Can Accelerate Corporate Transformation

By: Michael Beer
When CEOs engage a cross section of their key people in an honest conversation about organizational strengths and barriers to the execution of strategic changes required by the changing competitive landscape, transformations are accelerated. The honest conversation... View Details
Keywords: Honesty; Communication; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Organizational Culture
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Beer, Michael. "How Honest Conversations Can Accelerate Corporate Transformation." Chief Executive (March 18, 2020).
  • 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

interdependence between the IGO network and the domestic institutions of states. The interdependence between these global and domestic institutional forms is complex, with target-country democracy being a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jul 2024
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Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

Figuring out the culture component again requires some self-examination, to determine what specific values and what unique lens on the world you bring to situations in order to leverage your unique voice and perspective in the pursuit... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • December 2022 (Revised November 2023)
  • Module Note

What Is the Game? Understanding the Environment

By: Maria P. Roche
As a strategist, one of your main tasks is to size up the external environment of your organization in its entirety. In this module, you will learn basic concepts and tools that will allow you to better understand the environment in which your organization operates. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure
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Roche, Maria P. "What Is the Game? Understanding the Environment." Harvard Business School Module Note 723-405, December 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
  • 01 Apr 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

Inside Chinese Business: A Guide for Managers Worldwide reveals the social and cultural values that underpin Chinese business practices and influence day-to-day corporate decisions. Written by Ming-Jer Chen, an expert on business strategy... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • February 2013
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Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms

By: Judith Walls and Andrew J. Hoffman
This paper explores the phenomenon of positive organizational deviance from institutional norms by establishing practices that protect or enhance the natural environment. Seeking to explain why some organizations practice positive environmental deviance while others do... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Networks; Organizational Culture; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Management
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Walls, Judith, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms." Special Issue on Greening Organizational Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior 34, no. 2 (February 2013): 253–271.
  • 03 May 2021
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Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

“Ensuring social cohesion in democracy is part of a CEO’s job of managing the strategic environment.” "When they identify with their corporations, do CEOs assume that they are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Mar 2009
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economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced the rule of law? The answers to these questions lie in the ways in which Mexico’s... View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

    Ian Fuhr

    Keywords: Diversified
    • June 2000 (Revised January 2003)
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    Nissan Motor Company

    By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeremy Cott
    Senior executives of Nissan and Renault are considering a major investment in Nissan by Renault. An important consideration is whether a major restructuring of Nissan's operations will be possible, given the value placed on lifetime employment and the impact on... View Details
    Keywords: Restructuring; Organizational Culture; Investment; Problems and Challenges; Equity
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    Piper, Thomas R., and Jeremy Cott. "Nissan Motor Company." Harvard Business School Case 200-067, June 2000. (Revised January 2003.)
    • 24 Mar 2014
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    The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

    We've heard that Eskimos have 100 words for snow—a common way of expressing how language affects the way we see the world. Whether or not that particular example is true, cultural linguists have long... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding

      Shinta Kamdani

      Keywords: Consumer Products, Energy
      • May 2012
      • Case

      Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (A)

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Kerry Herman
      This case documents decision-making processes, organizational culture, and other contributors to NASA's failed Columbia mission in 2003. Addresses the question of how organizations should deal with "ambiguous threats" - weak signals of potential crisis - and explores... View Details
      Keywords: Cognitive Biases; Teams; Organizational Learning; Ambiguous Threat; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Failure; Crisis Management; Aerospace Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Kerry Herman. "Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-095, May 2012.
      • 14 Aug 2018
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      First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

      in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent—but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
      • April 1984
      • Supplement

      Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video

      By: Francis Aguilar
      James Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, discusses the company's philosophy and culture, with particular emphasis on the significance of the Credo. View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Management Teams; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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      Aguilar, Francis. "Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 884-525, April 1984.
      • June 2004 (Revised June 2004)
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      Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and David L. Ager
      Anne Ewers, general director of Utah Opera, is awaiting the decision of the members of the board of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera about whether to merge Utah's top two arts organizations. If the vote favors the merger, Ewers will be asked to assume the helm of the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Management; Fine Arts Industry; Music Industry; Utah
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and David L. Ager. "Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 404-116, June 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
      • November 2008 (Revised September 2014)
      • Background Note

      Differences at Work: The Leadership Challenge

      By: Sandra J. Sucher
      This note reviews research findings on the leadership challenges of diversity, including the social psychology of similarity and difference, the value of multiple perspectives to problem-solving, the relationship between diversity and firm performance, and management... View Details
      Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Leadership; Behavior; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Diversity
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      Sucher, Sandra J. "Differences at Work: The Leadership Challenge." Harvard Business School Background Note 609-056, November 2008. (Revised September 2014.)
      • March 1994 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s

      By: David B. Yoffie and Sharon Foley
      The competition between Coke and Pepsi is a classic corporate battle that began in America at the turn of the century and has expanded into worldwide competitive warfare in the 1990s. This case examines the economics of the soft drink and bottling industries, and... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Organizational Culture; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; North and Central America
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      Yoffie, David B., and Sharon Foley. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 794-055, March 1994. (Revised March 2000.)
      • 13 Oct 2015
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      October 13, 2015

      Social Behavior By: Crockett, Molly J., and Amy Cuddy Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49863 October 2015 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Men as View Details
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