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    Cynthia A. Montgomery

    Professor Montgomery's research centers on strategy and corporate governance. Of particular interest are the unique roles leaders play in developing and implementing strategy; the means organizations use to create value across multiple lines of business; and issues... View Details

    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    Corporate Culture Homogeneity and Top Executive Incentive Design: Evidence from CEO Compensation Contracts

    By: Dennis Campbell, Ruidi Shang and Zhifang Zhang
    We examine how corporate cultures characterized by high degrees of homogeneity in the underlying values and beliefs of organizational members are related to the design of CEO incentive compensation contracts. We argue that culture homogeneity within firms lowers... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Culture; Compensation Design; Accounting; Management Control; Incentive Systems; Organizational Culture; Job Design and Levels; Governance; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives
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    • Research Summary

    The Exercise and Development of Leadership

    My research in this stream contributes to three recent trends in leadership scholarship. The first is the resurgence of a perspective less preoccupied with leaders' impact on organizational performance and more with their function as sources and symbols of the... View Details

    • 2007
    • Chapter

    Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals

    By: Michael Beer and Niclas Adler
    The gap between theory and practice has been of concern to both practitioners and academics, yet other than pleas to close the gap with more accessible writing by academics and more interest in research by practitioners few systematic efforts have been made to close... View Details
    Keywords: Transformation; Knowledge Management; Management; Goals and Objectives; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Practice; Research and Development; Social and Collaborative Networks; Theory; Value; United States
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    • 10 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 10, 2009

    displays) at the fiscal year-end. Firms also engage in similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. Furthermore, our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 23 Dec 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

    Often overlooked in essays on leadership is the role of the organization's measurement and management system. Effective leaders, however, know that measurement and management systems play a critical role in communication; in establishing the culture and View Details
    Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
    • 08 Aug 2006
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Entrepreneurship and Business History: Renewing the Research Agenda

    Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & R. Daniel Wadhwani
    • Web

    Overview - MBA

    the MS/MBA program, graduates will be able to: Lead science-based organizations, including businesses and non-profits, with an understanding of research culture, relevant timeframes, opportunity-costs, rewards, and organizational... View Details
    • September 2019
    • Case

    Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
    By 2018, Netflix had been credited for revolutionizing how viewers consumed entertainment—shifting from ad-fueled linear network programming to a highly personalized, on-demand, all-you-can-consume, ad-free model. The company was riding a long wave of revenue and... View Details
    Keywords: Digital Technologies; Streaming; Video On Demand; International Expansion; Leadership; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Entertainment; Media; Change Management; Expansion; Technology Industry; United States
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    • November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
    • Case

    Zespri Grows

    By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
    Controlling about a third of global kiwifruit exports by volume and nearly half by value in 2018, Zespri was a grower-owned “corporatized cooperative” with the exclusive right to export New Zealand-grown kiwifruit (except to Australia). Zespri did not grow fruit but... View Details
    Keywords: Agribusiness; Kiwi; Kiwifruit; Agriculture; Global Supply Chain; Branding; Produce; Coordinated Industry Structure; Industry Coordination; Countercyclical Supply; New Product Development; Product Strategy; Differentiation; Food; Quality; Trade; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Strategy; Global Strategy; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalization; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New Zealand
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    • 03 Jan 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

    the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time, primarily because of the diminishing abilities of a few star players. What can business leaders learn from the tales of these coaches as well as relevant academic research? Overall, great managers create View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports
    • 10 Jul 2023
    • In Practice

    The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

    my 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
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • Program

    Senior Executive Leadership Program—India

    approaches to business challenges Seize growth opportunities and compete successfully in a complex global economy Improve your organization's ability to deliver value to customers Lead authentically and ethically at all levels and foster... View Details
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    Required Curriculum - MBA

    finance, marketing, operations, and other business functions to create value and solve problems. Ability to set up and manage data science teams, governance policies, and analytics infrastructure. Expertise to prioritize and sequence data... View Details
    • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
    • Case

    IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (A)

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
    Traces the history of IKEA's response to a TV report that its Indian carpet suppliers were using child labor. Describes IKEA's growth, including the importance of a sourcing strategy based on its close relationships with suppliers in developing countries. Details the... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Employment; Contracts; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Natural Environment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues
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    • 17 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: January 17

    its no-frills offering. LAN came to that insight by analyzing the major assets that the models share and the compatibility of the models' operational resources and capabilities. It recognized that the more the models have in common, the more likely they are to generate... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 08 Jan 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

    and shareholders have the ability to put the heat on the company if it is not performing. These represent rather substantial changes in the Japanese organizational model. The leading companies—the Sonys—are rapidly moving in these... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
    • 03 May 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    What Is the Future of MBA Education?

    Business schools are positioned on increasingly unsteady—and unpopular—ground. MBA enrollments fluctuate or decline; recruiters voice skepticism about the value of newly-minted MBA degrees; and deans, faculty, students, executives, and a... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
    • 01 Apr 2015
    • News

    Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response

    • April 1999
    • Teaching Note

    Understanding and Building Organizations' Capabilities to Innovate: Managing Innovation: Overview TN for Module 4

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    An overview teaching note showing instructors how to link together the concepts students should learn from discussing the cases in the fourth module of the Managing Innovation course. Summarizes the "Resources, Processes, & Values" framework of organizational... View Details
    Keywords: Competency and Skills; Framework; Innovation and Management; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Value
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