Organizational Alignment - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

in the interest of the organizational leader to align the competitive energies of individuals with the integrated goals of the organization. To do this the leader would need, on an ongoing basis, to moderate... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

05 Jul 2022
What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

into inventory management formulae, be the order of the day? Have we seen the peak use of “just in time” inventory management? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Editor's note: Heskett explores the leader's role in his book, Win From Within:... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

many took as the key to their business success. More recently, the limitations of “strong” cultures have come into focus. As important as conformity is, leaders and companies have recognized that organizational performance hinges on the... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Beth Clark | About

Elizabeth (Beth) Clark Chief Information Officer Bio As the Chief Information Officer at Harvard Business School (HBS), Beth Clark oversees the transformation and strengthening of enterprise IT, ensuring alignment with the School's... View Details

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

& Clayton Christensen Strengthen your capacity to create winning strategies and bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources, processes, and profit formula. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week... View Details

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Align your organization around a value-based strategy: Build a firm foundation for exploring and implementing strategy transformation Manage the issues that arise when implementing new approaches Lead strategic and View Details

June 2013 (Revised January 2024)
Case

Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-hê Hsieh and Lara Adamsons

Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details

Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB＆I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland

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09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

Abstract—Understanding why employees go the extra mile at work is a key problem for many organizations. We conduct a field experiment at a medical organization to study motivations for employees to submit project proposals for View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

of Strategy, Part II Featured Exercises Analyze your organization’s approach to managing common organizational tensions Identify strengths and deltas in your organization’s approach to executing strategy 5-6 hrs Module 2 View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

She teaches extensively in executive education (e.g., Advanced Management Program) and previously led the required MBA course Leadership and Organizational Behavior , covering topics such leadership, teams, change, and View Details

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

research on leading complex organizations and scaling businesses, I've chosen Unleash Your Transformation by Marco Van Kalleveen and Peter Koijen. This book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for leaders who are driving successful View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Gradient Ventures Lauren Taylor Wolfe , Cofounder & Managing Partner, Impactive Capital This panel will highlight how we can effectively build the governance mechanisms for climate action. Thousands of companies have publicly announced targets for carbon reductions,... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

key contextual factors shaping your organization Video upload: Record yourself communicating direction and evaluate the effectiveness of you and your peers’ communication techniques Generate a three-year value creation plan and align your... View Details

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

in his upcoming book, Win From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage, available in January 2022. References: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro, Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

One advantage of performance-based pricing is the often-mentioned alignment that can be achieved between the buyer's goals and the seller's goals. But, that is only part of the story. There are two other major advantages.... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

family members to manage—and negotiate over—in a family business system. Issues such as dividends and reinvestment, nepotism and professionalism, loyalty to stakeholders, and organizational change are ever present; they can be tripwires... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

experience. The case highlights the issues and procedures related to defining the project strategy: organizing senior management approvals and support for creating a "heavyweight" team; aligning the disparate perspectives, interests, and... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

want corporate platitudes and passive social activism after living in pandemic limbo for so long. A = Align your post-COVID employee policies, resources, and timelines, like you would with any other business priority or client project. K... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29

utilize diverse levels of analysis. Paper: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/obo/page/management Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services Authors:Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How Organizations Create Social Value

organizations wanting to create social value. The researchers stressed the importance of synergies between Economic Value (EV) and Social Value (SV), calling them "two sides of the same coin." By aligning EV and SV, both... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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