Nitin Nohria - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2010
News

Faculty Books

provide a sketch of the most promising research about regulation, identify guiding principles for policymakers, and illustrate these principles with concrete policy proposals. Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice edited by Nitin... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

2010
Chapter

What Is Leadership: The CEO's Role in Large, Complex Organizations

By: Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria

What is the role of the CEO in a large, complex enterprise? What makes a CEO effective? At first blush, these questions seem easy to answer. A CEO is the epitome of leadership. He or she exercises ultimate power and is responsible for making the most critical choices... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Power and Influence

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August 1996
Teaching Note

Ford: Petersen's Turnaround TN

By: Nitin Nohria and Stephanie L. Woerner

Teaching Note for (9-494-017). View Details

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01 Jun 2007
News

Power Trip

School’s Leadership Initiative. But there’s another way to assess business success, as found in the pages of Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership. Mayo (MBA ’88) is the book’s coauthor, with HBS professor View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Dec 2014
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Atlanta Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS

the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening also featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professor William A. Sahlman, Leo F. Mullin (MBA 1967), Lisa M. Gunther (MBA 2000) and Katherine E. Hindman (MBA... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Community Building

promoting excellence in and access to education. All of Dr. and Mrs. Chao’s daughters—Elaine (MBA 1979), Jeanette, May (MBA 1985), Christine, Grace (MBA 1997), and Angela (MBA 2001)—received undergraduate and graduate degrees from leading American universities. “The... View Details

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

of its members, whatever their nationality or belief. We are grateful for the expressions of concern and support we have received and optimistic that, working together, we can protect the exchange of people and ideas that are so vital to the educational experience.... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation

are very grateful for the generosity and support of Margot and the entire Connell family," said Dean Nitin Nohria. "They are a remarkable success story, and all of them are eager to add value to the community and give back to society." View Details

Keywords: William F. Connell (MBA 1963); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Oct 2020
News

MBA/DBA Alum Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

On the day the prize was announced, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria shared a tribute to Wilson with the HBS community written by Wilson’s former mentor, HBS professor Howard Raiffa. “I think we prepared him with an... View Details

Keywords: Nobel Prize; negotiation; auction theory; career paths

01 Dec 2012
News

FIELD Updates Greet Class of 2014

TATA IN TIP-TOP SHAPE: Members of the HBS community gathered on September 24 for a "topping off" ceremony to celebrate placement of the final steel beam in Tata Hall's ongoing construction. In his remarks, Dean Nitin View Details

Keywords: FIELD program; Construction of Buildings; Construction

2008
Working Paper

Structural Closure and Exposure: Market Reactions to Announcements of Acquisitions and Divestitures

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Nitin Nohria

This paper develops an exchange-network perspective on corporate diversification and proposes two measures of corporate scope: structural closure and structural exposure. Structural closure focuses on exchanges of goods and services inside the firm... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Market Transactions; Diversification; Boundaries; Valuation

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2003
Other Unpublished Work

Organizing Multinational Companies: Building a Collaborative Advantage

By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure

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October 1995
Case

DISK (A)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook

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October 1995
Case

DISC (A) (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook

Follows the development and implementation of fundamental organizational change in a large government bureaucracy. The case is set in the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) and follows two senior leaders as they grapple with issues of fundamental change in a... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; National Security; Leadership Style

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