Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Feb 2022
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Why Really Smart Executives Do Really Stupid Things

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WeWork's saga is a cautionary tale about golden parachutes and CEO pay

26 Jun 2019
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The Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Corporate Social Responsibility

24 Mar 2017
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Can Arianna Huffington Save Uber?

20 Sep 2016
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How improved infrastructure could end America’s vicious cycle of poverty

November 2009
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What Would Peter Say?

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Heeding the wisdom of Peter Drucker might have helped us avoid - and will help us solve - numerous challenges, from restoring trust in business to tackling climate change. He issued early warnings about excessive executive pay, the auto industry's failure to adapt and... View Details

Keywords: Judgments; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

"Crown Act II" & "How to Win the Culture War" Panel: Humanizing Institutions Rosabeth Moss Kanter presents "Toward Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Leading High-Impact... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

innovative new programs, such as the club's "Books for Breakfast" series, which features authors from the cutting edge of academia and business. HBS professor Rosabeth Moss View Details

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

February 10, 2023
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The Case for Having a Boring CEO

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

CEOs who avoid the cameras and minimize drama offer valuable leadership lessons. Their lifestyles aren’t splashed on the pages of magazines. They don’t speak out on every public issue, and their pronouncements are balanced and cautious. Sometimes when I name them as my... View Details

Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Company Management; Personal Brand; Reliability; Humility; Public Opinion

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November 1, 2019
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Companies Think They Want New Ideas. But They Don’t Act Like It

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Leaders say that they want more innovation. But then they trap themselves and their associates inside the structures that keep them stuck–inside the building, so to speak, where ideas get stale fast. That’s dangerous in a world of disruption and change. View Details

Keywords: Silos; Community; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Change; Perspective; Learning; Attitudes

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June 3, 2020
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Business Leaders Have to Create the Change Needed to End Racism

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Keywords: Leaders; Change; Racism; Change Leadership; Change Barriers

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April 2018
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Miami's Tech Future (Abridged): Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Leadership Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

By the middle of the 1990s, Miami’s reputation was changing. An influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants and major investments in the airport and seaport had changed the image of a sleepy southern city to the de facto business center of Latin America, a center for... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida

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November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
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Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight... View Details

Keywords: Change; Leadership; Business and Community Relations; Strategic Planning; Technology Industry; Miami; Florida

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