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- 1984
- Chapter
Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development
By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector
Beer, Michael, and Bert Spector. "Human Resources Management: The Integration of Industrial Relations and Organization Development." In Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Vol. 2, edited by Kendrith M. Rowland and Gerald R. Ferris. JAI Press, 1984.
- 2021
- Book
Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business
By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
We want to change how people see power: not just as a blunt tool reserved for the privileged few, or as a dirty business that one should stay away from, but as energy for everyone to harness to make our life, work, and society better. We hope that our democratizing... View Details
Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2021.
- October 1999
- Article
Toward an Ethics of Organizations
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Robert A. Phillips
Margolis, Joshua D., and Robert A. Phillips. "Toward an Ethics of Organizations." Business Ethics Quarterly 9, no. 4 (October 1999): 619–638.
- Other Article
Integrating Stakeholders' Welfare and Corporate Success: In an Indian Family-Owned Organization
By: Shashank Shah
Shah, Shashank. "Integrating Stakeholders' Welfare and Corporate Success: In an Indian Family-Owned Organization." Journal of Values-Based Leadership 9, no. 2 (Summer–Fall 2016): 38–53. (Interview with Chairperson and CEO of Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd., Mallika Srinivasan.)
- 2016
- Chapter
Competent but Cold: The Stereotype Content Model and Envy in Organizations
By: Elizabeth Baily Wolf and Peter Glick
Wolf, Elizabeth Baily, and Peter Glick. "Competent but Cold: The Stereotype Content Model and Envy in Organizations." Chap. 6 in Envy at Work and in Organizations, edited by Richard H. Smith, Ugo Merlone, and Michelle K. Duffy, 143–164. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
- 2002
- Working Paper
How Values Backfire: Leadership, Attribution, and Disenchantment in a Values-Driven Organization
By: Sandra E. Cha and Amy C. Edmondson
Cha, Sandra E., and Amy C. Edmondson. "How Values Backfire: Leadership, Attribution, and Disenchantment in a Values-Driven Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-013, July 2002. (Revised October 2003.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Politics at Work
By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Valdemar Pinho Neto and Edoardo Teso
We study how individual political views shape firm behavior and labor market outcomes. Using new micro-data on the political affiliation of business owners and private-sector workers in Brazil over the 2002–2019 period, we first document the presence of political... View Details
Colonnelli, Emanuele, Valdemar Pinho Neto, and Edoardo Teso. "Politics at Work." Working Paper, December 2022.
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
Lynda Clarizio Every woman who works and has a life confronts unique challenges, from finding reliable and caring childcare to making time to nurture the relationship with... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- April 1993
- Background Note
Note on High-Commitment Work Systems
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Describes the history, theory, and practice of high-commitment work systems. The history reviews classical approaches (i.e. Frederick Taylor), the human relations movement, the human resources approach, quality of work life, and empowerment. The theory examines the... View Details
Keywords: Design; Human Resources; Innovation and Invention; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Strategy
Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "Note on High-Commitment Work Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 693-080, April 1993.
- March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Corning Glass Works International (A)
Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Traces two failed attempts at bringing a business perspective to a geographic organization, and poses the problem of what the international division president... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Framework; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Perspective; Power and Influence
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 381-160, March 1981. (Revised October 1998.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations
By: Jennifer Brown and Dylan Minor
We examine misconduct in financial services. We propose a theory in which experts extract surplus based on the value of their firm's brand and their own skills. Using sales complaint data for insurance agents, we find that agents working exclusively for large branded... View Details
Brown, Jennifer, and Dylan Minor. "Misconduct in Financial Services: Differences across Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-022, August 2015.
- November 2016 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Motion
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Evan Siddall, newly appointed CEO of Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, a governmental organization focused on the residential housing market, is charged with leading change at the organization. The case follows this process of change step by step and looks at the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership, Personal Strategy & Style; Government Organizations; Performance Management; Organizational Change And Transformation; Culture; Leading Change; Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Government Administration; Risk Management; Restructuring; Leadership; Performance; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Canada
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Motion." Harvard Business School Case 417-049, November 2016. (Revised December 2020.)
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika... View Details
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work
By: Boris Groysberg and Amram Migdal
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 416-031, 416-032, 416-033, 416-034, 416-035, and 416-036. View Details
Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Management Skills; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Groups and Teams; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Emotions; Perception; Personal Characteristics; Perspective; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Satisfaction; Trust
- 2023
- Working Paper
LALIGA—From a Soccer Competition Organizer to a Global Player in the Sports and Entertainment Industry
By: Stephen A. Greyser, Kenneth Cortsen and Juan Fuentes Fernández
LALIGA, the first- and second-tier professional soccer league (known as “football” outside of the U.S. and Canada) in Spain, enters its 100th soccer season later this decade. The most popular game in the world (Giulianotti, 2012) has gone through many changes since... View Details
Keywords: Soccer; "Sports Organizations,; Business History; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Technology Adoption; Sports Industry
Greyser, Stephen A., Kenneth Cortsen, and Juan Fuentes Fernández. "LALIGA—From a Soccer Competition Organizer to a Global Player in the Sports and Entertainment Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-009, August 2023.
- 2011
- Book
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.
- March 2022
- Case
Unilever: Remote Work in Manufacturing
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Susie L. Ma
In December 2021, Unilever—one of the world’s largest producers of consumer goods—was in the midst of a pilot project to digitize its manufacturing facilities and enable remote work for factory employees. This was possible because of an earlier project to retrofit a... View Details
Keywords: Change; Globalization; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Human Resources; Jobs and Positions; Operations; Education; Training; Manufacturing Industry
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Susie L. Ma. "Unilever: Remote Work in Manufacturing." Harvard Business School Case 622-030, March 2022.
- Forthcoming
- Chapter
Organizational Sustainability: Organization Design and Senior Leadership to Enable Strategic Paradox
By: Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis and Michael L. Tushman
Smith, Wendy K., Marianne W. Lewis, and Michael L. Tushman. "Organizational Sustainability: Organization Design and Senior Leadership to Enable Strategic Paradox." Chap. 61 in The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, by Kim S. Cameron and Gretchen M. Spreitzer, 798–810. Oxford Library of Psychology. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Research Summary
Helping at Work
This research focuses on collaboration and helping in creative project teams. Colin Fisher (UCL), Julianna Pillemer (NYU Stern School), and I developed a multi-year research program examining help received and given, including successful and unsuccessful helping... View Details