by Amy Edmondson - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Psychological Safety and Near Miss Events in Radiation Oncology

By: Palak Kundu, Olivia Jung, Kathy Rose, Chonlawan Khaothiemsang, Nzhde Agazaryan, Amy C. Edmondson, Michael L. Steinberg and Ann C. Raldow

Background: Near miss events, defined as harm averted due to chance, are learning opportunities in radiation oncology. Psychological safety is a feature of a learning environment characterized by interpersonal risk taking. We examine the effects of near miss type and... View Details

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23 Apr 2013
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https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43830 Team Scaffolds: How Minimal Team Structures Enable Role-Based Coordination By: Valentine, Melissa, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—In this paper, we integrate research... View Details

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September 2020
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Enabling Teamwork at the Cleveland Clinic

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey

This case examines efforts to foster teamwork within and across work units in the Cleveland Clinic, a large, distributed healthcare delivery organization. With a long history of valuing teamwork since its founding in 1921, the Clinic had taken dramatic steps to further... View Details

Keywords: Teamwork; Teaming; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Health Industry; United States

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July 2020
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Girls Who Code

By: Brian Trelstad and Amy Klopfenstein

This teaching plan serves as a supplement to HBS Case No. 320-055, “Girls Who Code.” Founded 2012 by former lawyer Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code (GWC) offered coding education programs to middle- and high school-aged girls. The organization also sought to alter... View Details

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01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson &... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

30 Nov 2016
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Improving On-the-Fly Teamwork in Health Care

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

decisions, the course examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. It also teaches students about management and governance systems leaders can use to promote responsible conduct by companies and their... View Details

11 Mar 2014
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Maintenance of Certification Examinations By: Valentine, Melissa A., S. Barsade, Amy C. Edmondson, A. Gal, and R. Rhodes Abstract—Context: Physicians can demonstrate mastery of the knowledge that supports continued clinical competence... View Details

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March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
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First USA and Internet Marketing

By: Rajiv Lal and Amy H. Nelson

Explores First USA's decision to use the Internet for acquiring customers. Tom Brenner needs to decide on the terms of the deals demanded by the portals and justify the recommendations to his boss. View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Decision Choices and Conditions; Resource Allocation; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web

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08 Apr 2014
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Publications August 2013 Journal of Consumer Research Brand Tourists: How Non-Core Users Enhance the Brand Image by Eliciting Pride By: Bellezza, Silvia, and Anat Keinan Abstract—This research examines how core consumers of selective... View Details

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17 Aug 2010
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the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Implicit Voice Theories: Taken-for-granted Rules of Self-censorship at Work Authors:J.R. Detert, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2013
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https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44797 The Rich Get Richer: Enabling Conditions for Knowledge Use in Organizational Work Teams By: Valentine, Melissa, Bradley R. Staats, and Amy C. Edmondson... View Details

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November 2011
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Brink's Company: Activists Push for a Spin-off

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aldo Sesia and Amy Kaser

The case studies the decision of the security services corporation Brink's Company to spin-off its home security division from the rest of the company. The decision followed intense pressure on the company by three activist hedge funds that felt that Brink's was... View Details

Keywords: Activist Investors; Spin-off; Leveraged Recapitalization; Debt; Valuation; Hedge Funds; Conglomerates; Investment Activism

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28 Feb 2012
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and Experimentation Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:In The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, edited by Kim S. Cameron and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2001
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R&R

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Amy Blitz

Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of experience,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Cost; Social and Collaborative Networks; Experience and Expertise

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01 Dec 2007
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Letters to the Editor

while on the faculty here; indeed, our ongoing collaboration has enriched my research and teaching immeasurably. Amy C. Edmondson (PhDOB ’96) Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

04 Mar 2014
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Publications August 2013 Jossey-Bass Teaming to Innovate By: Edmondson, Amy C. Abstract—Innovation requires teaming. (Put another way, teaming is to innovation what assembly lines are to car production.) This book brings together key... View Details

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Racism, Causal Explanations, and Affirmative Action

By: Theresa K. Vescio, Amy Cuddy, Faye Crosby and Kevin Weaver

BOOK ABSTRACT: In recent decades, research in political psychology has illuminated the psychological processes underlying important political action, both by ordinary citizens and by political leaders. As the world has become increasingly engaged in thinking about... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Race; Complexity

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July 2015
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Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes

By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Caroline A. Wilmuth, Andy J. Yap and Dana R. Carney

We tested whether engaging in expansive (vs. contractive) "power poses" before a stressful job interview—preparatory power posing—would enhance performance during the interview. Participants adopted high-power (i.e., expansive, open) poses or low-power (i.e.,... View Details

Keywords: Power Posing; Social Evaluation; Nonverbal Behavior; Presence; Posture; Behavior; Job Interviews

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