Publications

August 2004 (Revised December 2005)
Case

Li Ka-Shing

By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler

From his humble beginnings in China as a teacher's son, a refugee, and later as a salesman, Li provides a lesson in integrity and adaptability. Through hard work, and a reputation for remaining true to his internal moral compass, he was able to build a business empire... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Success; Business Conglomerates; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; China

May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Clarence Saunders: The Comeback King

By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler

Follows the rise and fall of the founder of the modern supermarket, Clarence Saunders. Prior to 1915, all staple shopping took place in the market or general store, where a clerk behind a counter pulled items from shelves for customers , measured them from a barrel, or... View Details

Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Mission and Purpose; Business Processes; Leadership; Consumer Behavior; Leadership Style; Advertising; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment

May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
Case

Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos

By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler

Provides background biographical information on P. Roy Vagelos, chief executive officer of Merck Pharmaceuticals. Teaching Purpose: To chart the development of a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. View Details

Keywords: Biography; Teaching; Leadership Development; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry

October 27, 2005
Article

Double-edged Sword

By: Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria

October 2005
Article

Zeitgeist Leadership

By: Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Leadership

August 1993
Background Note

Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations

By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana

Provides a 7S framework to complement the McKinsey 7S framework. Focuses on some of the critical choices that must be made in implementing change--Strategic Intent, Substance, Scale, Scope, Speed, Sequence, and Style. Overall, the note argues that these choices must be... View Details

Keywords: Change; Framework; Goals and Objectives; Management Style; Time Management; Strategy

August 1993
Case

Ford: Petersen's Turnaround

By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green

Discusses the changes that Donald Petersen made to turnaround Ford during his tenure, first as president then as CEO. Describes his major initiatives, including the new emphasis on quality. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry

1996
Working Paper

How Strategic Networks Get Built: The Dynamics of Alliance Formation in the Global Automobile Industry

By: Nitin Nohria and Carlos Garcia-Pont

23 Jan 2024
News

Mitt Romney on What Really Matters

06 Sep 2016
News

Appreciating the Big Role of Small Businesses

23 Aug 2011
News

New Kid in School

Perold, and Peter Tufano — which he said had a lot to do with his initial career decision to go to Wall Street. “Also, in my first year,” he says, “I was fortunate to have Nitin Nohria as my Organizational... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2014
News

Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue

Dean Nohria More than 150 local HBS alumni attended a December networking breakfast cohosted by the Harvard Business School Alumni Office and the HBS Club of London. The event included a presentation by Dean View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; healthcare; HBSAAA

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

like selling a house, buying a car, or landing a new contract. Management by Ranjay Gulati, Anthony J. Mayo, and Nitin Nohria (Cengage Learning) How are leaders successfully managing competitive companies in... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Innovation Takes Center Stage

(video) When Dean Nitin Nohria stepped onto the Burden Auditorium stage on the morning of October 1 to welcome a standing-room-only reunion crowd back to Harvard Business School, his audience was as... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Sep 2011
News

MBA 101: HBS Commencements Pass the Century Mark

School’s 101st Commencement, Dean Nitin Nohria told the graduates (including 9 DBAs and 11 PhDs), “Our faculty, students, and alumni are called upon to help solve the world’s most intractable problems... View Details

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

1994
Chapter

Firms and Their Environments

By: Nitin Nohria and Ranjay Gulati

October 1996
Article

Is Slack Good or Bad for Innovation?

By: Ranjay Gulati and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Innovation and Invention

September 1992 (Revised January 2002)
Case

Chrysler: Iacocca's Legacy

By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green

Describes the changes fashioned by Iacocca during his tenure as CEO of the Chrysler Corp. Pays particular attention to the rhetoric he employed in mobilizing change and the actions he took to implement change. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Communication Strategy; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry