Publications

2005
Chapter

The Recovery Window: Organizational Learning Following Ambiguous Threats

By: A. Edmondson, Erika Ferlins, Laura Feldman and Richard Bohmer

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities

July 1996
Case

Buck & Pulleyn's Team Management

In 1993, the firm began to move from a traditional hierarchical structure to client-focused teams. The case describes the process and some consequences of this restructuring. Performance seems to be improving, but some employees preferred the structure certainty and... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Change Management; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams

17 Nov 2015
First Look

November 17, 2015

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50066 Cost of Experimentation and the Evolution of Venture Capital By: Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 1993 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision

As Brazil begins lowering its tariffs on imports, Microlite S.A., the country's largest producer of dry-cell batteries, is faced with becoming internationally competitive. It is consolidating production of zinc-carbon batteries in its northeast plant, presenting the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Trade; Battery Industry; Brazil

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

stakeholders and steps the new executive can take to manage the transition, including building necessary relationships and adapting to the culture. The plan also identifies... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

13 Nov 2014
Blog Post

Finance Conference Recap

inevitable cycles of the industry as well as his optimism in the ability of financial institutions to adapt to the deluge of regulatory changes seen since the financial crisis. His discussion was followed by... View Details

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

designed to enhance safety and effectiveness had the unintended effect of changing how men enacted their masculine identities at work. Interview and participant observation... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

Lagace: Your work highlights the pros and cons of hiring high-performing or "star" employees. How and why did studying the career trajectories of star football players give you a window on better management... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

Freedom to use vacation time to attend celebrations with family and friends helps improve performance for employees who work far away from their hometowns, new research by Prithwiraj Choudhury suggests. When employees move away from their... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 Mar 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

employees to raise their creative game. But Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has a different approach, creating an organization that values and rewards innovation rather than attempting to create it with his... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

Teaching Interest

Overview

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

Professor Bernstein currently teaches a second-year MBA course in Managing Human Capital (MHC). He is also the faculty chair for the Harvard Business School Online Developing Yourself as a Leader course and teaches in a variety of executive education... View Details

November 2022
Case

Arcos Dorados’ Quest for the Digitalization of Last-Mile Delivery in Colombia

By: Jorge Tamayo, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

In 2018, Francisco Staton, Managing Director of Arcos Dorados in Colombia had to decide on the company’s strategy to expand its food ordering and delivery business in the country. Arcos Dorados stood as McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, and Colombia was one of... View Details

October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
Case

The Transformation of Mudo

By: Anthony J. Mayo, Esel Çekin and Çiğdem Çelik

After 16 years in management consulting, Barış Karakullukçu left to become the CEO of Mudo in 2012, one of the best-known names in Turkey's retail industry. She was tasked with leading Mudo's transition from a family business to a more institutionalized, corporate... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Management Challenges; Emerging Market; Retail; Second-generation; Operational Efficiency; Performance Management; Corporate Culture; Growth; Leading Change; Family Business; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; Family Ownership; Transformation; Performance Improvement; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Turkey

November 2010 (Revised June 2015)
Teaching Note

B Lab: Building a New Sector of the Economy, B Lab: Can it Scale Business as a Force for Good?

By: Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for 411047 and 415080 View Details

Keywords: Change; Problems and Challenges; Welfare or Wellbeing; Value; Emerging Markets; Management Practices and Processes; Balance and Stability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

2001
Chapter

Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life Science Revolution

By: Juan Enriquez and Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Science-Based Business; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Human Needs; Welfare; Transformation

July – August 2011
Article

Evolve (Again)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Frenzy over social networks and interactive media can produce equally overhyped predictions that everything will change, not to mention money-losing investments in silly ventures. Separating enduring strategic lessons from the hype can help avoid a new crash. Hint: the... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Investment; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships

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