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- February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Supplement
PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (B)
By: Brian K. Baik, Tatiana Sandino and Tricia Peralta
Baik, Brian K., Tatiana Sandino, and Tricia Peralta. "PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-083, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- February 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (A)
By: Brian K. Baik, Tatiana Sandino and Tricia Peralta
Baik, Brian K., Tatiana Sandino, and Tricia Peralta. "PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-082, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
sense of co-creation and ensure engagement.” Do asrarqureshi and Jainn have something here? Do super stretch goals require more commitment than a large organization can muster?... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2022
- Article
The Ordinary Concept of a Meaningful Life: The Role of Subjective and Objective Factors in Third-Person Attributions of Meaning
By: Michael Prinzing, Julian De Freitas and Barbara L. Fredrickson
The desire for a meaningful life is ubiquitous, yet the ordinary concept of a meaningful life is poorly understood. Across six experiments (total N = 2,539), we investigated whether third-person attributions of meaning depend on the psychological states an agent... View Details
Keywords: Experimental Philosophy; Folk Theories; Meaning In Life; Moral Psychology; Positive Psychology; Moral Sensibility; Satisfaction
Prinzing, Michael, Julian De Freitas, and Barbara L. Fredrickson. "The Ordinary Concept of a Meaningful Life: The Role of Subjective and Objective Factors in Third-Person Attributions of Meaning." Journal of Positive Psychology 17, no. 5 (2022): 639–654.
- Article
'Matter Battles': Cognitive Representations, Boundary Objects, and the Failure of Collaboration in Two Smart Cities
By: Tiona Zuzul
In this paper, I present a longitudinal study of two smart city projects that brought together experts from diverse knowledge domains. Both projects structured collaboration around the development of boundary objects that could integrate actors’ expertise. In both... View Details
Zuzul, Tiona. "'Matter Battles': Cognitive Representations, Boundary Objects, and the Failure of Collaboration in Two Smart Cities." Academy of Management Journal 62, no. 3 (June 2019): 739–764.
- spring 1971
- Article
A Model for Integrating Sampling Objectives in Auditing
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Yuri Ijiri
Keywords: Integration
Kaplan, Robert S., and Yuri Ijiri. "A Model for Integrating Sampling Objectives in Auditing." Journal of Accounting Research 9 (spring 1971): 73–87.
- Article
Colorblindness and Diversity: Conflicting Goals in Decisions Influenced by Race
By: Michael I. Norton, Joseph A. Vandello, Andrew Biga and John M. Darley
Norton, Michael I., Joseph A. Vandello, Andrew Biga, and John M. Darley. "Colorblindness and Diversity: Conflicting Goals in Decisions Influenced by Race." Social Cognition 26, no. 1 (2008): 102–111.
- 2018
- Conference Presentation
Learning to Recognize Objects Provides Category-orthogonal Features for Social Inference and Moral Judgment
By: J. De Freitas, A. Hafri, G. A. Alvarez and D. L. K. Yamins
De Freitas, J., A. Hafri, G. A. Alvarez, and D. L. K. Yamins. "Learning to Recognize Objects Provides Category-orthogonal Features for Social Inference and Moral Judgment." Paper presented at the Society for Philosophy and Psychology Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, 2018.
- November 22, 2023
- Article
Unifying Your Company Around a Moral Goal
By: Ranjay Gulati
In turbulent times, companies need a reliable anchor to guide decision-making. When organizations become moral communities, underpinned by purpose, they provide that stability for stakeholders as well as a reassuring sense of hope, solidarity, agency, and meaning.... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "Unifying Your Company Around a Moral Goal." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 22, 2023).
- March 1981 (Revised February 1983)
- Background Note
Goals and Tools of U.S. Government Policy Toward American Banks Abroad
Wellons, Philip A. "Goals and Tools of U.S. Government Policy Toward American Banks Abroad." Harvard Business School Background Note 381-149, March 1981. (Revised February 1983.)
- October 2022
- Article
Underestimating Counterparts' Learning Goals Impairs Conflictual Conversations
By: Hanne K. Collins, Charles A. Dorison, Francesca Gino and Julia A. Minson
Given the many contexts in which people have difficulty engaging with views that disagree with their own— from political discussions to workplace conflicts—it is critical to understand how conflictual conversations can be improved. Whereas previous work has focused on... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Conflict and Resolution; Values and Beliefs; Learning; Perception
Collins, Hanne K., Charles A. Dorison, Francesca Gino, and Julia A. Minson. "Underestimating Counterparts' Learning Goals Impairs Conflictual Conversations." Psychological Science 33, no. 10 (October 2022): 1732–1752.
- 2012
- Book
Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal
By: J. Ronald Fox, David Allen, Walton Moody and Philip Shiman
Fox, J. Ronald, David Allen, Walton Moody, and Philip Shiman. Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal. U.S. Government Printing Office, 2012.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960–2009: An Elusive Goal
By: J. Ronald Fox, David Allen, Thomas Lassman, Walton Moody and Philip Shiman
Fox, J. Ronald, David Allen, Thomas Lassman, Walton Moody, and Philip Shiman. "Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960–2009: An Elusive Goal." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-120, May 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- spring 1992
- Article
On the Goals of Successful Family Companies
By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri
Davis, J. A., and R. Tagiuri. "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies." Family Business Review (spring 1992).
- 2018
- Article
Cracking the Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing
By: Julie Battilana
While in recent decades the social and business sectors have evolved on fairly separate tracks, today companies are increasingly expected to generate social value in addition to profit. As a result, they also increasingly face the distinct challenge of pursuing social... View Details
Keywords: Hybrid Organizations; Hybrid Organizing; Multiple Goals; Social Enterprise; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture
Battilana, Julie. "Cracking the Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing." M@n@gement 21, no. 4 (2018): 1278–1305.
- Article
On the Objective Function for the Sequential P-Model of Chance-Constrained Programming
By: Robert S. Kaplan and John Soden
Kaplan, Robert S., and John Soden. "On the Objective Function for the Sequential P-Model of Chance-Constrained Programming." Operations Research 19, no. 1 (January–February 1971): 105–141.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Iterative Coordination and Innovation
By: Sourobh Ghosh and Andy Wu
Agile management practices from the software industry continue to transform the way organizations innovate across industries, yet they remain understudied in the organizations literature. We investigate the widespread Agile practice of iterative coordination: frequent... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Goals; Specialization; Coordination; Field Experiment; Software Development; Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Goals and Objectives; Integration; Software
Ghosh, Sourobh, and Andy Wu. "Iterative Coordination and Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-121, January 2020.
- 2007
- Chapter
Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals
By: Michael Beer and Niclas Adler
The gap between theory and practice has been of concern to both practitioners and academics, yet other than pleas to close the gap with more accessible writing by academics and more interest in research by practitioners few systematic efforts have been made to close... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Knowledge Management; Management; Goals and Objectives; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Practice; Research and Development; Social and Collaborative Networks; Theory; Value; United States
Beer, Michael, and Niclas Adler. "Collaborative R&D in Management: The Practical Experience of Fenix and TruePoint in Bridging the Divide Between Scientific and Managerial Goals." In Handbook of Collaborative Management Research, edited by A. B. Shani, N. Adler, N. Mohrman, W. A. Pasmore, and B. Stymne. Sage Publications, 2007.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Golden Opportunity? Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
By: Kristin Sippl
While much is known about voluntary sustainability standards' contributions to certain issues in certain sectors, less is known about their contributions to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper helps balance the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability Standards; Gold; Certification; Eco-labeling; International Law; Extractive Industries; Fair Trade; United Nations; Sustainable Development; Environmental Sustainability; Standards; Adoption; Governance; Global Range; Luxury; Mining Industry
Sippl, Kristin. "Golden Opportunity? Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-024, September 2018. (Revised April 2019. Revise and Resubmit.)
- December 1998 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Mind of the Market: The Objectivity of Experience, Primer Four
By: Gerald Zaltman and Kathryn A. Braun
Keywords: Markets
Zaltman, Gerald, and Kathryn A. Braun. "Mind of the Market: The Objectivity of Experience, Primer Four." Harvard Business School Case 599-004, December 1998. (Revised April 1999.)