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- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, professor Robert Simons wrote about how organizations can design jobs for maximum performance. In this excerpt, Simons discusses what he terms the four basic "spans" of a job—control,...
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by Robert Simons
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
Why are so many businesses—though seemingly intent on fostering innovation—unable to get new products through their organizations and into the marketplace? Ed Ludwig faced such circumstances as the new president of New Jersey-based Becton...
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- Research Summary
Overview
The Information Age has introduced well-received opportunities to track performance. Fitbits and Fuelbands allow individuals to track their own performance; companies like Uber and leading hospitals help you choose a driver or a doctor based on how others rated... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
value proposition created by a national organization with local units is lost. Instead, the debate should be reframed with autonomy and affiliation as the key dimensions. In their research, Grossman and Rangan looked at the system View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
majority of organizations haven't been willing or able to take full advantage of these conclusions. Some obviously don't subscribe to them. Organizations continue to hire for skills or easily observable...
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by James Heskett
- September–October 2015
- Article
Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces
By: Jesse Shore, Ethan Bernstein and David Lazer
Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the structure of 16-person networks, we investigate how an organization's network structure shapes performance of problem-solving tasks. Problem solving, we argue, involves both...
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Networks;
Experiments;
Clustering;
Problem Solving;
Exploration And Exploitation;
Knowledge;
Search;
Collaboration;
Collaboration Structures;
Transparency;
Communication;
Communication Technology;
Information;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Effectiveness;
Theory;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Technology Industry;
Service Industry
Shore, Jesse, Ethan Bernstein, and David Lazer. "Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces." Organization Science 26, no. 5 (September–October 2015): 1432–1446. (Won 2014 INGRoup Outstanding Paper Award.)
- 23 Jun 2019
- News
5 Lessons From Microsoft’s Antitrust Woes, by People Who Lived It
George Serafeim
George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he co-leads the Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab in the Digital, Data, and Design Institute. He teaches the course "Risks, Opportunities and... View Details
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asset management;
insurance industry;
automobiles;
industrial goods;
fashion;
food;
green technology
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
concept of a learning organization is one that is "skilled at creating, acquiring, interpreting, transferring, and retaining knowledge and at purposefully modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge...
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by Laurie Joan Aron
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
Publications August 2014 Journal of Economic Perspectives Seeking the Roots of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Behavioral Economics By: Åstebro, Thomas, Holger Herz, Ramana Nanda, and Roberto A. Weber Abstract—There is a growing body of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2016
- Article
Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships
By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih
Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased interest. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish...
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Economic Development;
Technological Change;
Government Policy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Information Technology;
Policy;
Technology Industry;
Denmark
Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih. "Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships." Research Policy 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 148–158.
- February 2009 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have...
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Managing People;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Production;
Innovation and Invention;
Performance Productivity;
Groups and Teams;
Management Practices and Processes;
Compensation and Benefits;
Labor;
Surveys;
Decisions;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-081, February 2009. (Revised August 2021.)
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54565 Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior By: Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—After decades of both...
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Dina Gerdeman
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (C)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators - bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and...
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Globalization;
Compensation and Benefits;
Surveys;
Innovation and Invention;
Management Practices and Processes;
Production;
Performance Productivity;
Groups and Teams;
Labor and Management Relations;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Manufacturing Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-082, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
PublicationsDriven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership Author:Paul R. Lawrence Publication:Jossey-Bass, forthcoming (2010) Abstract The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Curriculum - MBA
curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of general management concepts and skills across all the key disciplines. Required Curriculum Data Science for Manager (DSM) Finance 1 (FIN1) Financial Reporting and Control (FRC) Leadership & Organizational View Details
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Publications - Faculty & Research
Churn ; Churn Management ; Churn/retention ; Assortment Planning ; Retail ; Retailing ; Retailing Industry ; Preference Heterogeneity ; Assortment Optimization ; Customers ; Retention ; Consumer Behavior ; Forecasting and Prediction ;...
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Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
The article discusses an intern for the technology security company Zantech addressing her concerns about her boss in Seoul, South Korea, regarding an inappropriate suggestion on misrepresenting her identity. An overview of the ethical aspects of addressing her...
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Sucher, Sandra J., and Matthew Preble. "Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?" Harvard Business Review 95, no. 4 (July–August 2017): 139–141.