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- August 2011
- Article
From the Outside In: The Negative Spillover Effects of Boundary Spanners' Relations with Members of Other Organizations
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen A. Jehn and Martin Euwema
Contrary to much boundary spanning research, we examined the negative consequences of boundary spanning contact in multi-organizational contexts. Results from a sample of 833 Dutch peacekeepers show that employees' boundary spanning contact with members of other... View Details
Keywords: Inter-organizational Contact; Boundary Spanning; Peacekeeping; Relationships; Jobs and Positions; Organizations; Attitudes
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen A. Jehn, and Martin Euwema. "From the Outside In: The Negative Spillover Effects of Boundary Spanners' Relations with Members of Other Organizations." Journal of Organizational Behavior 32, no. 6 (August 2011): 886–905.
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Charter Supporter
Burke: A need to close the income gap. After her graduation from HBS, few people could accuse Mary Burke (MBA 1985) of having led a dull life. As reported in the Madison, Wisconsin Capital Times (October 5, 2011), Burke first worked for... View Details
- September 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance
By: Robert Simons
This module reading explores the implications of different business models on organization design. After discussing the distinction between units focused on work processes and those devoted to markets, the analysis provides insight as to when to organize businesses by... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Customer Focused Organization; Specialization; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Span Of Attention; Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-104, September 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
without added chemicals, agents, synthetic processes, and transcontinental shipments that strip the butter of its natural qualities—all of the elements that give shea butter it’s gold status in Africa. But... View Details
- Awards
Marvin Bower Fellow
By: Dennis Campbell
Awarded the Marvin Bower Fellowship in 2009 by Harvard Business School in honor of Marvin Bower (MBA '30) to support research by outstanding scholars. View Details
- May 2016
- Article
In Support of Consumer-based Strategy Research
By: John A. Deighton
Deighton, John A. "In Support of Consumer-based Strategy Research." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 44, no. 3 (May 2016): 288–289. (Commentary.)
- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
mother’s B2B business, and built Eu’Genia Shea and Mother’s Shea—B2C, for-profit shea-butter brands. Akuete’s brands maintained her mother’s original mission of improving the lives of shea-nut pickers in... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The 'multiplier effect' of supporting education
André Jakurski (MBA 1973), founding partner/managing director of JGP Asset Management, and his wife, Maria, generously support various organizations that provide direct services in Rio de Janiero as well as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Remarkable Support
Fiscal year 2013 proved to be another successful year of fundraising thanks to the generosity of more than 12,000 alumni and friends—along with the help of over 1,300 dedicated... View Details
- December 2016
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations
By: Robert Simons
This module reading provides directions for using the online Job Design Optimization Tool (JDOT) which is available free of charge from Harvard Business School Publishing at https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/resources/marketing/multimedia/JDOT/index.html. This tool can... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Performance Measurement; Job Design; Organization Design; Strategy; Entrepreneurship
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-110, December 2016.
- Article
Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Market Transactions; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Risk and Uncertainty; Networks; Culture; Complexity; Public Administration Industry
Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013).
- January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
By: James E. Austin and Kim Slack
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is a $74 million nonprofit social enterprise that combats poverty by helping community development organizations build affordable housing and create economic development opportunities through public-private partnerships. Poses a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Education; Capital; Investment Funds; Taxation; Growth and Development; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Segmentation; Service Industry
Austin, James E., and Kim Slack. "Local Initiatives Support Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 301-124, January 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- Article
In Search of True Public Arts Support
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "In Search of True Public Arts Support." Public Budgeting & Finance 24, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 88–100.
- March 1989 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Management Support Systems
Provides a technical overview of executive information systems. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems
Applegate, Lynda M. "Management Support Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-159, March 1989. (Revised September 1995.)
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Supporting the Troops
Kohlberg Photo Courtesy Kohlberg Foundation Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are uncertain not only about their long-term health-care benefits, but also about the education benefits that were an inducement for many to enlist. The GI Bill, they find, often falls short... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- News
Supporting Critical Initiatives
Elizabeth Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) The School’s commitment to educating women leaders was a key reason Liz Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) made a 10th Reunion gift to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. The fund supports... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Taking the Lead in Support of HBS
Communications Ponte Vedra Beach, FL "To me, it would seem unfair to enjoy the successes built on the foundation of my two years at HBS without supporting the School through annual and reunion gifts." —M.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1987
- Conference Presentation
Group Decision Support Systems: Determinants of Success
By: D. Vogel, J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski