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- 1974
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Organizations and Their Members: A Contingency Approach
By: J. W. Lorsch and John Morse
Keywords: Organizations
Lorsch, J. W., and John Morse. Organizations and Their Members: A Contingency Approach. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
- December 1989
- Background Note
Note on How Organizations Can be Structured
By: D. Q. Mills
Describes four basic organizational forms--hierarchy, division, matrix, and cluster. Diagrams of each are included. Their strengths and weaknesses under different business environment conditions are detailed. There is a table comparing the forms on several key... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure
Mills, D. Q. "Note on How Organizations Can be Structured." Harvard Business School Background Note 490-040, December 1989.
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Boards and Organization Leadership from Harvard ManageMentor
- Web
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Advanced Negotiation: Great... View Details
- October 1990
- Article
The Structure and Governance of Venture-Capital Organizations
Sahlman, William A. "The Structure and Governance of Venture-Capital Organizations." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 473–521.
- 14 Sep 2015
- Video
2015 G&WS: Susan Sturm Presents on Re-framing Diversity in Organizations
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
Monday morning. Eight managers, handpicked by their superiors, face one another in the middle of a room. Seated in a semicircle behind them is the company's top management team. As the members of the inner circle report what they have learned about their View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 11 Jun 2020
- In Practice
Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?
chains and people analytics to artificial intelligence-based models and automated biotechnology research, organizations further along the digital curve are responding differently than those still wondering how to evolve. The digital... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Oct 1989
- Conference Presentation
Organization Decision Support: An Interacting Team Perspective
By: L. M. Applegate and J. C. Henderson
- March 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Salt Lake Organizing Committee, The: 2002 Olympics
By: H. Kent Bowen, Bryce LaPierre and Courtney Purrington
After two and a half years of effort, Fraser Bullock, COO of the 2002 Winter Olympics, faced projected deficits and post-9/11 security requirements only five months before the opening ceremony. Summarizes the organizational structure and processes put in place by... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Knowledge Dissemination; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Planning; Practice; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Sports; System
Bowen, H. Kent, Bryce LaPierre, and Courtney Purrington. "Salt Lake Organizing Committee, The: 2002 Olympics." Harvard Business School Case 604-092, March 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values
By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This working paper examines the history of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Jones, Geoffrey, and Emily Grandjean. "Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-048, December 2017.
- 02 Aug 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?
Engaged workers are more productive. (iStock) iStock SUMMING UP: How Can We Prepare Leaders to Engage Their Associates? This month’s column elicited a number of reasons on why organizations around the world do such a poor job of engaging... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- October 2019
- Teaching Note
Starling Trust Sciences: Measuring Trust in Organizations
By: Aiyesha Dey and Jonas Heese
- July 14, 2014
- Blog Post
Act Like an Entrepreneur Inside Your Organization
By: Charlie Kiefer and Leonard A. Schlesinger
Kiefer, Charlie, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "Act Like an Entrepreneur Inside Your Organization." Harvard Business Review Blogs (July 14, 2014). https://hbr.org/2014/07/act-like-an-entrepreneur-inside-your-organization.
- February 1988
- Case
IBM Marketing Organization (A): Changes in Structure
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "IBM Marketing Organization (A): Changes in Structure." Harvard Business School Case 588-060, February 1988.
- May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization." Harvard Business School Case 585-174, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- May 1992
- Teaching Note
Moral Responsibilities of Organization Leaders, Teaching Note
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Work-Life Supports That Truly Help Your Organization
- Research Summary
Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization
This is a descriptive study of the structure of communications in a modern organization. We analyze a dataset with millions of electronic mail messages, calendar meetings and teleconferences for many thousands of employees of a single, multidivisional firm during a... View Details