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- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
2011 Abstract The contribution of culture to organizational performance is both substantial and quantifiable. This book presents the results of field research that demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
Management from 1960 to 2000," Nolan highlights the critical shifts in the four eras in the evolution of IT. The Industrial Era, he writes, created an automation mindset, while the Data Processing Era led to organizational... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
the forces affecting attitudes and behaviors in each generation and analyzes the implications of organizational and technological changes for their future. Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50066 Cost of Experimentation and the Evolution of Venture Capital By: Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—We study adaptation by financial intermediaries as a response to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
Could you give us a snapshot of the general challenges and opportunities in each of these three areas? A: The basic theme of the book is that there isn't "one best way" to do anything—whether it's creating an organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
companies, industries, and human capabilities. Examples of the fusion technique for high-value, radical innovation are presented in this unique collection of stories about innovating across industries, fields, organizational silos,... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
geographically or encounter changing tasks. Our findings offer insight for theory and practice into how organizational knowledge resources can improve knowledge workers' productivity and help build View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
New Releases
Managing Across Borders by Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal (Harvard Business School Press) A decade ago HBS professor Christopher A. Bartlett and London Business School professor Sumantra Ghoshal proposed a revolutionary new View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 19 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems
Paul R. Lawrence Conference: Connecting Rigor and Relevance in Institutional Analysis honored the memory of a prolific scholar and longtime HBS faculty member who, at the time of his death in 2011, was the Wallace Brent Donham Professor of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization
anti-racist and bring about change within their organization. Learn the History “My work is grounded in history,” she said. “We need to be able to trace the roots of racism back through time. It is harder to undo how we think about... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
definitely shape how they are structured. I think there is a lot of value for MBAs to understand how taxes or tax changes affect the design of optimal transactions.” View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
2013, the Microsoft board recognized that the company needed a leadership change as its stock had been flat since CEO Steve Ballmer had taken over in 2000 from founder Bill Gates. By doubling down on its proprietary Office and Windows... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant
By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Romeo Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 194-032, November 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
- April 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Supply Chain Management at World Co., Ltd.
By: Ananth Raman, Marshall L. Fisher and Anna Sheen McClelland
Describes a supply chain with very quick (i.e., two week) response times and allows students to explore how such short response times are achieved. Allows students to explore why other supply chains, with much longer response times, might not be able to replicate this... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Knowledge Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Improvement
Raman, Ananth, Marshall L. Fisher, and Anna Sheen McClelland. "Supply Chain Management at World Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 601-072, April 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
School's Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration and an expert on organizational behavior. "Quite simply, without a sense of purpose, we become alienated from our work and find it harder to motivate ourselves." Senior Lecturer... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
particular setting. This paper exploits a plausibly exogenous change in the liability structure offered by a microfinance program in India, which shifted from individual to group liability lending. We find evidence that the lending model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
the world’s biggest problem—CO2 and climate change—provides a quick and entertaining introduction to the science behind it. This concise primer is for anyone interested in how CO2 impacts our climate, but even knowledgeable readers will learn something new and... View Details
- January 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Background Note
Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Samuel Clemens and Olivia Hull
In recent years, the twin software development methodologies of continuous delivery and continuous deployment have risen to prominence in the start-up world and beyond. These methods have enabled technology companies large and small to accelerate their product... View Details
Keywords: Continuous Improvement; Continuous Development; Continuous Delivery; Continuous Integration; Product Development Processes; Computer Programming; Agile; Waterfall; Software Applications; Software Engineering; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Quality; Product Marketing; Product; Infrastructure; Information Infrastructure; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Massachusetts; Boston
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Samuel Clemens, and Olivia Hull. "Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor." Harvard Business School Background Note 818-055, January 2018. (Revised August 2020.)
- October 2008 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Intel NBI: Intel Corporation's New Business Initiatives (A)
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
For Intel Corporation, the processes and priorities that have made it so successful are difficult to overcome as the company tries to diversify away from its core. The case examines the history and evolution of the New Business Initiatives (NBI) group, as the leader... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Transition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business History; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Intel Corporation's New Business Initiatives (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-043, October 2008. (Revised December 2010.)
- November 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Microsoft Office: Finding the Suite Spot
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Steven Sinofsky
Describes a key decision-making process within Microsoft's Office products division. At a time when the PC software business has a great deal of uncertainty, Microsoft's management has to make a key decision regarding the future of software suites. A strengthening of... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Applications and Software; Strategic Planning; Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Product Development; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk and Uncertainty; Goals and Objectives; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Steven Sinofsky. "Microsoft Office: Finding the Suite Spot." Harvard Business School Case 699-046, November 1998. (Revised February 1999.)