Team Dynamics - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Inessa Lurye

need to make, from process reforms to new team structures. HBS' overall insights on change management have helped me understand team dynamics and personal motivations, and how... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence

travel stores to help the airline enhance customer satisfaction—provided insight on Mexico’s travel industry and, equally important, a new perspective on teamwork. “There were no designated leaders in the teams we were assigned to in... View Details

26 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?

When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology; Information; Technology

01 Apr 1996
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"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs

Why were 253 people from all walks of life and parts of the globe pursuing academic work in teams in the Shad Hall fitness center in the middle of January? They were members of the HBS Class of 1997 January cohort. Arriving in the midst... View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

In Pursuit of Academia

shows that, as people move between contexts where they experience different levels of status—something that is becoming increasingly frequent as organizations adopt more crossfunctional and flexible structures—these changes in status affect both the individuals... View Details

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Tafadzwa Samushonga

toward ‘doing’.” Through a project management role at Life Healthcare, she drove strategic initiatives while working closely with the teams responsible for execution. And at ThoughtWorks, she provided technical assistance to the... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

Back, Moving Forward: A Review of Group and Team-Based Research, edited by Margaret A. Neale and Elizabeth A. Mannix, 359-381. Emerald Group Publishing, 2012 Abstract Purpose-We review how team members' identities and interests affect... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Departments | Employment

work and collaborate with customers to ensure we meet their information needs in the dynamic climate of the information industry, knowledge-creating institutions such as Higher Education, and the changing global economy. More about... View Details

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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

Born and raised in Ghana, Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu saw “the impact that business and the private sector have on developing nations.” After graduating from Ashesi University College, she pursued a dynamic career at General Electric where she... View Details

28 May 2019
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Leading Questions

sentence structure.” Synthesis borrowed the use of narrative psychology from the IDF, which uses it to understand team dynamics and improve unit cohesion. If a company chooses Synthesis’ premium products,... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Aug 2017
Blog Post

What is Field Foundations?

100th anniversary, several faculty participated in an analysis of the MBA Program. They took a closer look at what was working and what we could improve upon. Feedback from companies and alumni indicated that the school should provide more opportunity for View Details

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Foreword | Baker Library

J. Diener (HRPBA 1963, MBA 1964, DBA 1974), Elizabeth “Betsy” Latimer Jaffe (HRPBA 1962), Judith Prior Lawrie (HRPBA 1958), and Lloyd Adams Mitchell (HRPBA 1957) also shared their memories. All these women’s personal stories and memories make this View Details

28 Oct 2024
Blog Post

It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

may be dizzying for anyone, but for Mitkevicius it’s all part of the job. Mitkevicius is part of the Harvard Business School team that organizes and oversees field courses for MBA students: the MBA Program Global Experience Office, or... View Details

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Jeremy Sasson

on participation. You learn to think on your feet—to form an opinion and defend it. It’s a very dynamic classroom environment. Everyone’s on time; no one’s looking at their cell phones.” Jeremy anticipates two paths after graduation: “I... View Details

Keywords: Tech

17 Dec 2015
News

Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia

the culture, she wasn’t fully prepared for how dynamic Kuala Lumpur has become. “It is an impressive city where people are very smart and business-driven, and where there is a strong focus on innovation,” she explains. Henderson was one... View Details

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Kam Phillips-Sadler

magic about the classroom experience I’d never experienced before. Only HBS had the combination of dynamically engaging class settings, world renowned professors and course materials, and a feeling of invincibility that would come on the... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

New Releases

text introducing risk-reducing strategies such as hedging, portfolio diversification, insurance, and derivative market mechanisms. In addition, the book trains the reader in relevant methodologies, including exposure analysis, the capital asset pricing model, View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Case Study: Declawing the Competition

excellent customer service. However, we know this is a race that others can compete in, too, and that—with enough investment—our differentiators are replicable. What fundamental changes can we make to this market dynamic and/or our... View Details

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John Speer

retail worked.” But after weeks of studying comparable customer-loyalty programs in the United States, John and his team thought they had some solid ideas. They were wrong. “We were way off the mark,” John says. For example, the... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Launch Codes

learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. The 2022 finale will take place virtually on March 31. Visit www.hbs.edu/nvc to learn more and to watch the final four teams compete... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Alvaro Dominguez

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