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1995
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Diversity, Social Indentity, and Performance: Emergent Social Dynamics in Cross-functional Teams

By: G. Northcraft, J. Polzer, M. Neale and R. Kramer

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Identity; Performance; Diversity

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25 Feb 2016
News

What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd.

By: David L. Ager

In the Fall of 2014, Heather Berthelette, the recently appointed COO of Tribal Councils Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd. (TCIG), was preparing a recommendation to the Board of Directors about whether to dissolve the company and return any remaining funds to the seven... View Details

Keywords: Indigenous Communities; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Economic Growth; Investment Banking; Canada

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2006
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Perspective Taking in Groups

By: E. M. Caruso, N. Epley and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Perspective

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June 1999
Supplement

Adesemi Communications International: African Communications Group

By: John A. Deighton and Anita M. McGahan

Presents a May 1999 interview with CEO Monique Maddy and CFO Lome Lague that updates the case and describes plans for the future. View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Africa

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June 2016
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Wicked Problem Solvers: Lessons from Successful Cross-industry Teams

By: Amy C. Edmondson

Companies today increasingly rely on teams that span many industries for radical innovation, especially to solve “wicked problems.” So leaders have to understand how to promote collaboration when roles are uncertain, goals are shifting, expertise and organizational... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

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March 1978
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Nutrition and the American Consumer: A Survey of Interest Groups

By: A. Clayton and J. Quelch

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12 Apr 2010
News

A SWAT Team For Performance

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

April 2010
Teaching Note

Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation (Brief Case)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and James Quinn

Teaching Note for 4194 View Details

Keywords: Exchange Rates; Securities Analysis; Project Evaluation; Debt Securities; Analysis; Currency Exchange Rate; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Capital Budgeting

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10 Jun 2020
News

Join a Virtual Job Search Team

June 2006 (Revised August 2006)
Module Note

The Virtual Entrepreneurial Team Exercise (VETE); Note to Instructors

By: Daniel J. Isenberg

Describes the virtual entrepreneurial team exercise, a role-play simulation involving teams of five students from several international business schools around the world. Provides a detailed set of instructions to faculty from non-HBS business schools. The teams... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Entrepreneurship; Globalization

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28 Sep 2023
News

Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

2022
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When Fifth Columns Fall: Religious Groups and Loyalty-Signaling in Erdoğan's Turkey

By: Kristin Fabbe and Efe Murat Balıkçıoğlu

This chapter investigates the role that fifth-column claims play in authoritarian politics. Specifically, it examines how fifth-column claims against the Gülen Movement have transformed the relationship between the Turkish state and both official (state-sanctioned)... View Details

Keywords: Fifth Columns; Gülen Movement; Political Islam; Government and Politics; Religion; Turkey

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May 2010 (Revised June 2012)
Case

From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group

By: Willy Shih and Nancy Hua Dai

As Zuo Zongshen drove the transformation of the Zongshen Industrial Group from an early imitator in the motorcycle business to a company that increasingly focused on innovation as a way to get out of the hyper-competitive commodity business, he continually faced new... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Investment; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; China

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14 Jun 2023
Research & Ideas

Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need

environments where candor is expected and where employees can speak up without fear of retribution. When employees feel psychologically safe, they’re empowered to iterate and take risks—leading to better... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

January 2018 (Revised August 2018)
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Fair Value Accounting at Noble Group (B)

By: Siko Sikochi, Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher

Following a series of reports by Iceberg Research alleging that Noble Group was too aggressive in its fair value accounting for contracts and investments in producers, Noble’s stock price continued to fall and stakeholders began to call for improved transparency in... View Details

Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Contracts; Valuation

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22 Nov 2021
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3 Group Presentation Pitfalls — and How to Avoid Them

December 2021 (Revised March 2022)
Case

Collaboration Wars: Slack vs. Microsoft Teams

By: David B. Yoffie, Kriti Gupta, Mehek Punatar, Poonam Sacheti and Poorvi Vijay

In 2021, Slack was acquired by Salesforce. While widely viewed as the best corporate collaboration and messaging software, Slack was being challenged by Microsoft, which was giving away its competitive product, Microsoft Teams, for free with a subscription to... View Details