by Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

health care. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Find common ground, let the young lead First COVID, then confidence. With Joe Biden in the White House, the year 2021 is likely to be defined not just View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and organizations. "For most of the industrial age, we expected large employers to provide essential benefits, including healthcare after... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

you say is only the beginning," he states. "Your behavior, your actions, and your decisions are also ways of communicating, and leaders have to learn how to create a consistent message through all of these. It's been said many times, but leaders lead View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

News

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

business leaders could, through US-led innovation, bolster American manufacturing and create thousands of middle-class jobs. Rosabeth Moss Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

16 Nov 2017
News

Why AT&T Wants Time Warner So Badly

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

Existing corporate structures, controls, and incentives do work against out-of-the-box thinking. Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has just published a Harvard Business Review article on the topic,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good

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17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

conference featured a practitioner panel of executives who have roles in promoting women. HBS Dean Nitin Nohria and keynote speaker Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter also shared... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

not done. They've hardly begun." Mukunda says the case illustrates what HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter describes as "bold strokes" and "long... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

which employees act as “witnesses” to keep an eye out for inappropriate behavior and address it before it gets out of hand, says Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. If an employee makes a joke that demeans women... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

“what would I have done in that situation?” Interesting and diverse characters, great acting, and multiple story lines made for compelling viewing. Rosabeth Moss Kanter On my... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

20 Feb 2006
HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

Oprah that business leaders can learn from in the twenty-first century. —Nancy Koehn Paraphrasing her HBS colleague, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Koehn said, "In the middle of every initiative, journey, or big... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal, and Eric BaldwinHarvard Business School Case 412-079 This case explores a shift in strategic direction at PepsiCo, the second-largest food and beverage... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Jun 2013
News

The age of the 'recycled CEO'

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

economist and Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence H. Summers, University of Michigan Professor Gerald Davis, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at HBS. In... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

your prospects for developing innovative products and services. Rosabeth Moss Kanter How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation? Have you noticed the courage buried in the word... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

of investing at home than those where external managers are involved. At the same time, SWFs with external managers tend to invest in lower P/E industries, which see an increase in the P/E ratios in the year after the investment. By way... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

says HBS professor Jan Rivkin, who developed and leads YALP alongside faculty members Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Karen Mills, and Mitch Weiss; as well as Program Director Manjari Raman. “When we dove into the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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