Nitin Nohria - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
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Community Building

promoting excellence in and access to education. All of Dr. and Mrs. Chao’s daughters—Elaine (MBA 1979), Jeanette, May (MBA 1985), Christine, Grace (MBA 1997), and Angela (MBA 2001)—received undergraduate and graduate degrees from leading American universities. “The... View Details

April 2024
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Michelin in Motion: Putting Purpose to Work

By: Hubert Joly, Nitin Nohria and Emilie Billaud

When he became CEO, facing limited growth prospects, a low valuation, and therefore a stagnating share price, Menegaux and his team launched a set of initiatives to reposition Michelin. These included (1) articulating a clear purpose (“We care about giving people a... View Details

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January 2009 (Revised February 2011)
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Solvay Group: International Mobility and Managing Expatriates

By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria and Kerry Herman

Marcel Lorent, head of International Mobility at Brussels-based Solvay Group, faces decisions on the expatriation status of four of his firm's talented executives. Each decision will impact the candidate's professional and personal life and will have implications for... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Work-Life Balance; Talent and Talent Management; Residency; Employees; Brussels

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March 1998
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The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope

By: Ranjay Gulati, Tarun Khanna and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Alliances; Learning; Cooperation

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28 Jan 2011
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HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation

is the right time to act to take the Harvard Business School MBA program to the next level," Dean Nitin Nohria said of the curriculum changes. "HBS has always been a pioneer in the field of management... View Details

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

01 Jun 2012
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In Brief

Dinner at HBS. The event included remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria and a video that underscored the importance of fellowships not only to the recipients but also to the academic enrichment of the School. More A... View Details

Keywords: meta; contests; awards

01 Mar 2009
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Honoring HBS’s Organization Men

students and junior faculty working in the area of organization design, as well as more senior contributors to the field. Their goal was to define and discuss the open research questions that trace their beginnings back to Lawrence and Lorsch’s seminal work. HBS... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2011
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HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations

is the right time to act to take the Harvard Business School MBA Program to the next level,” Dean Nitin Nohria said of the curriculum changes. “HBS has always been a pioneer in the field of management... View Details

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

2001
Book

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices

By: Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Judgments

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December 2005
Article

Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93

By: E. Geoffrey Love and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Business Ventures; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Performance; Outcome or Result

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October 1995
Supplement

DISC (A-1) (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook

Supplements the (A)(Abridged) case. View Details

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July 1994
Supplement

Cordoba Corp.: George Pla; Maria Mehranian, Video

By: Jeffrey L. Bradach and Nitin Nohria

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1996
Working Paper

From Structure to Structuring: A Pragmatic Perspective on Organizational Design

By: Nitin Nohria and James D. Berkley

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30 Nov 2017
News

SEAS Complex Reaches for a New Frontier

Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria, a wide cross-section of faculty, alumni, students, and friends from across the University were joined by the Turner Construction team, Allston residents, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and... View Details

2008
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Structural Closure and Exposure: Market Reactions to Announcements of Acquisitions and Divestitures

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Nitin Nohria

This paper develops an exchange-network perspective on corporate diversification and proposes two measures of corporate scope: structural closure and structural exposure. Structural closure focuses on exchanges of goods and services inside the firm... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Market Transactions; Diversification; Boundaries; Valuation

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2003
Other Unpublished Work

Organizing Multinational Companies: Building a Collaborative Advantage

By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure

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October 1995
Case

DISK (A)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook

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October 1995
Case

DISC (A) (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook

Follows the development and implementation of fundamental organizational change in a large government bureaucracy. The case is set in the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) and follows two senior leaders as they grapple with issues of fundamental change in a... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; National Security; Leadership Style

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