Nitin Nohria - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play

By: Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean and Nitin Nohria

February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
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ICICI (A)

By: Bharat N. Anand, Nitin Nohria and John Pegg

ICICI was the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This case is set in 1998, when the company had to decide whether to enter the retail credit segment of the Indian financial market. Although the retail credit sector presents attractive... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Growth Management; Markets; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; India

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July – August 2011
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What Factors Drive Analyst Forecasts?

By: Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy, Nitin Nohria and George Serafeim

A firm's competitive environment, its strategic choices, and its internal capabilities are considered important determinants of its future performance. Yet there is little evidence on whether analysts' forecasts of firm performance actually reflect any of these factors... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Forecasting and Prediction; Industry Growth; Judgments; Performance; Valuation; Price; Quality; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Competency and Skills; Surveys

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October 2004
Article

Seven Surprises for New CEOs

By: Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Management

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18 Aug 2015
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Harvard Business School Takes on Fashion and Beauty: Meet the Mogul Grads Who Are Changing the Game

September 2010
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Freddie Mac: Managing in Conservatorship

By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Nitin Nohria and Ben Creo

Ed Haldeman has recently become CEO of Freddie Mac, one of three major government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) charged with supporting U.S. residential mortgage finance. The company was placed into conservatorship by the U.S. treasury on September 7, 2008.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Financial Crisis; Mortgages; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States

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2009
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Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership

By: Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria and Mark Rennella

'Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders' examines the role that business leaders play in shaping industries and how the evolving context of industries shapes leaders in turn. This co-evolutionary process of leadership and industry development is told through the story of... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Air Transportation Industry

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June 2003 (Revised October 2003)
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Advice to Section Presidents from Section Presidents

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Nitin Nohria and Catherine Rucker

Helps clarify the role of the section president in the HBS MBA program. Provides helpful advice for new section presidents. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management

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2003
Book

What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success

By: William F. Joyce, Nitin Nohria and Bruce Roberson

Keywords: Success

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01 Dec 2011
News

Reimagining the MBA

self-awareness. It’s a bold endeavor rooted in HBS’s long history of educational innovation, says HBS Dean Nitin Nohria. The vision, he explained in September to a standing room–only crowd of reunion attendees in Burden Hall, is based on... View Details

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

16 May 2017
News

Facing the Board

feet,” said Kashyap. Dewey, said she was excited to participate in the Boardroom because, “I have benefitted greatly from the generosity of HBS alums through mentorship and if I can step into the role a bit, I’m happy to—plus it’s always nice to come back and chew on... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young; Blackrock; The Boardroom

22 Sep 2016
News

Words and Pictures

As a student in Professor Nitin Nohria’s LEAD class, in the spring of 2001, Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) was particularly captivated by the idea of reflective leadership. “We talked a lot about the human aspects of business, and I was... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2017
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Inbox: From Das’s Desk

When Dean Nohria asked me to take over the role of Senior Associate Dean for External Relations from Bill Sahlman last July, I realized it was not going to be an easy task. Not only is Bill a giant in the world of academics, but he is... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

large, for other countries to benefit from a steep decline in U.S. competitiveness. Moreover, the U.S. Competitiveness Project has inspired similar efforts in countries around the world. Why has HBS undertaken this effort? Dean Nitin... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this backdrop, Dean View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade