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Faculty Mentors | Research Associates
support. Research Staff Services hires all RAs and is happy to answer questions about the application process. Please do not contact faculty directly about opportunities. Accounting & Management Unit Brian K. Baik Assistant Professor of... View Details
- January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg
In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price’s hire in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist rock ‘n’ roll culture led to variability in teaching styles,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Change Management; Transformation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Curriculum and Courses; Teaching; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Franchise Ownership; Performance Expectations; Performance Improvement; Strategic Planning; Attitudes; Conflict Management; Corporate Strategy; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Education Industry; Music Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Sandino, Tatiana, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad, and Stacy Straaberg. "School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-043, January 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
South or as the only stop-gap preventing a breakdown in the international system. This article analyzes how the WTO has sought legitimacy for itself and for the underlying institution of free trade in the midst of questions regarding its View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
can spoil the barrel, I think we have to look at the nature of the barrel, not just the apples. Organizational design, structure, and culture do play a role and almost always have in corporate scandals. Companies that get into trouble... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- November 2004 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards
By: Amy C. Edmondson, John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim and Kelly Mulderry
Describes a small, luxury retail chain's operational sophistication achieved through the use of technology and "high-touch" customer service. A family-run business, Mitchells has built its success with a customer service strategy known internally as "hugging." The term... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Customer Relationship Management; Knowledge Management; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Information Technology; Retail Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim, and Kelly Mulderry. "The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards." Harvard Business School Case 605-047, November 2004. (Revised September 2007.)
- Profile
Rakhi Mehra
Preparing for emerging challenges Post-graduation work at CARE in India exposed Rakhi to the challenges of managing a large organization. "Though my heart is in policy," she says, "I realized that effective leadership and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
decisions, many critical choices still come down to human judgment, based on the best available insights. Visiting Professor Davenport and his coauthor relate 12 stories of organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets, diverse perspectives, and deep... View Details
- 10 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Why the MBA is Still Relevant
First, the MBA at HBS emphasises leadership, and is an incomparable immersive study into how to become a leader. Few young professionals get to sit in the chair of an executive: making difficult decisions, managing teams, and executing a... View Details
- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
storytelling and narrative to help employees in their organizations work across—and value—their differences to create stronger professional relationships and organizational cultures. The Equitas founders also turned to the findings of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
while Asians prefer arbitration or out-of-court settlement. Management-labor relations in Asia are also generally less confrontational, families figure more prominently in organizational structures, and ties between government and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
displaying characteristics (such as consensual decision-making and greater risk aversion) more associated with women's management styles. Admittedly, acknowledging gender-based organizational distinctions... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
learned at Harvard and at Goldman Sachs," he recalled. "Viewing nature through the lens of basic business principles—maximize returns, invest in your assets, manage your risks, diversify, and promote innovation—can open the door for... View Details
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/resultsa.asp?Title=Manchurian+Railways+and+the+Opening+of+China%3A+An+International+History Crossing Boundaries to Increase Relevance in Organizational Research Authors: Jeffrey Polzer, Ranjay Gulati, Rakesh... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
those skills, he says, gave him “the general management training and opportunities I knew I needed to pursue a strong leadership career in business.” Along with lifelong ties to classmates, he says courses such as The Moral Leader, taught... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Case of Achievement
hired to jump-start a moribund division of the investment bank. Parson’s success at generating business was offset by performance reviews from supervisors and subordinates that painted him as a poor fit in the firm’s collaborative culture. Should he be promoted to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
strategy," notes Mills. To help managers fine-tune these techniques, the book offers guidance on developing global opportunities; changing the local corporate mindset to a global one (and filtering that way of thinking down to employees);... View Details
- July 2024
- Case
Living up to Purpose and Performance at Parker Hannifin
By: Hubert Joly, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
In 2019, Parker Hannifin, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of motion and control technologies, did something unusual for an industrial company: it created a purpose statement. Even though it already had a clear business strategy and longstanding culture of... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Communication Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Cleveland; Ohio; United States
Joly, Hubert, Alicia Dadlani, and Martha Hostetter. "Living up to Purpose and Performance at Parker Hannifin." Harvard Business School Case 525-015, July 2024.
- November 1993 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products
Sunrise's CEO must decide whether to intervene in a decision by a division, Guardian Products, to introduce a new lightweight standard wheelchair. Guardian wants to introduce the wheelchair to complement its line of commodity crutches, walkers, and other patient aids.... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Product Marketing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
McGahan, Anita M. "Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products." Harvard Business School Case 794-069, November 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
Publications September 2014 The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management Mergers and Acquisitions and Innovation By: Ahuja, Gautam, and Elena Novelli Abstract—This article (a) identifies the different theoretical perspectives and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2023
- Supplement
Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress (A)
By: Michael Tushman and Kerry Herman
This case describes the transformation of Enel from a traditional “brown” or fossil fuel energy firm to a sustainable and green firm focused on renewables, and finally to an energy supplier and integrated energy services firm. It describes a set of capabilities... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Green Technology; Renewable Energy; Energy Industry
Tushman, Michael, and Kerry Herman. "Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 423-724, July 2023.