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- 09 Nov 2011
- News
Despite Critics, Mortgage Deduction Resists Change
- April 2013
- Article
Overcoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation
By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
We propose a relational theory of how change agents in organizations use the strength of ties in their network to overcome resistance to change. We argue that strong ties to potentially influential organization members who are ambivalent about a change (fence-sitters)... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Power and Influence; Health Industry; United Kingdom
Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Overcoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation." Management Science 59, no. 4 (April 2013): 819–836.
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
called the "Charm Bar." Give Microsoft credit for innovation. But will corporate customers rush to embrace the change, or will they resist it at first? Signs point to resistance, according to Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L.... View Details
- September 26, 2023
- Article
10 Signs Your Company Is Resistant to Change
By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. The first step is to identify the real problem you need to solve. Often that’s not clear... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Frei, Frances X., and Anne Morriss. "10 Signs Your Company Is Resistant to Change." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 26, 2023).
- April 3, 2024
- Article
How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars
By: Stuti Agarwal, Julian De Freitas and Carey K. Morewedge
Research involving multiple experiments found that consumers have biased views of their driving abilities relative to those of other drivers and automated vehicles. These findings have implications for the adoption of partly or fully automated vehicles, which one day... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Consumer Behavior; Government Legislation; Prejudice and Bias; Auto Industry; Technology Industry
Agarwal, Stuti, Julian De Freitas, and Carey K. Morewedge. "How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 3, 2024).
- January 1976
- Background Note
Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance
By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Change Management
Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-102, January 1976.
- 30 Mar 2010
- News
MBA Career Services Resist Tide Of Budget Cuts
- 2019
- Article
Overcoming Cultural Resistance to Open Source Innovation
By: John Winsor, Jin Hyun Paik, Michael Tushman and Karim R. Lakhani
Purpose: This article offers insight on how to effectively help incumbent organizations prepare for global business shifts to open source and digital business models.
Design/methodology/approach: Discussion related to observation, experience and case studies... View Details
Design/methodology/approach: Discussion related to observation, experience and case studies... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Innovation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Winsor, John, Jin Hyun Paik, Michael Tushman, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Overcoming Cultural Resistance to Open Source Innovation." Strategy & Leadership 47, no. 6 (2019): 28–33.
- January 2009 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm?
By: Diego A. Comin
On September 16, 2008, President Rodriguez Zapatero recognized the severity of Spain's macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front of the Spanish Congress: "Let nobody doubt it; there is already a wide consensus about the origin of the crisis:... View Details
Comin, Diego A. "Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm?" Harvard Business School Case 709-021, January 2009. (Revised March 2012.)
- 05 Jun 2013
- News
Resisting The Temptation To 'Win' When Investing
- 2019
- Article
Gene Drives as a Response to Infection and Resistance
By: Tuna Cem Hayirli and Peter F. Martelli
Hayirli, Tuna Cem, and Peter F. Martelli. "Gene Drives as a Response to Infection and Resistance." Infection and Drug Resistance 12 (2019): 229–234.
- October 2009 (Revised March 2012)
- Teaching Note
Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm? (TN)
By: Diego A. Comin
Teaching Note for [709021]. View Details
Keywords: Spain
- July 22, 2014
- Blog Post
What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve." Giving Thoughts (Conference Board blog) (July 22, 2014).
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve
- 1989
- Article
Quantum Tunneling and Low-voltage Resistance in Small Superconducting Tunnel Junctions
By: M. Iansiti, A. T. Johnson, C. J. Lobb and M. Tinkham
Iansiti, M., A. T. Johnson, C. J. Lobb, and M. Tinkham. "Quantum Tunneling and Low-voltage Resistance in Small Superconducting Tunnel Junctions." Physical Review, B, Condensed Matter B40, no. 11370 (1989).
- 31 Aug 2022
- News
Why Do People Resist New Technology Like Electric Vehicles?
AI Adoption Barriers: "Why People Resist Embracing AI"
HBR IdeaCast Podcast Interview: The Consumer Psychology of Adopting AI
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- 15 Mar 2022
- News
Seven Ways Parents Can Help Kids Persist at Tasks They Resist
- January–February 2025
- Article
Why People Resist Embracing AI: The Five Main Obstacles—and How To Overcome Them
The success of AI depends not only on its capabilities, which are becoming more advanced each day, but on people’s willingness to harness them. Unfortunately, many people view AI negatively, fearing it will cause job losses, increase the likelihood that their personal... View Details
De Freitas, Julian. "Why People Resist Embracing AI: The Five Main Obstacles—and How To Overcome Them." Harvard Business Review 103, no. 1 (January–February 2025).