Organization Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2015
First Look

First Look -- September 1, 2015

logic than firms utilize to organize market resources.) Second, there has been very little (if any) significant research linking firm strategy to both nonmarket outcomes and firm performance. Most research has developed View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

Decentralize? Authors:Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract There is a widespread sense that over the last two decades firms have been decentralizing decisions to employees further down the managerial hierarchy. Economists have developed a range... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Self-Interest: The Economist's Straitjacket

Keywords: by Robert Simons

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

ingredients for a romantic dinner, but ends up spending an hour comparison shopping for organic dog food and craft beer. A college student resolves to spend every Wednesday evening studying in the library, only to spend most of that time... View Details

Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino

22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

Working PapersFixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Harvard Business School experts how the pandemic might change business practices. Here’s what they had to say. 7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus Leaders managing their organizations through crisis show seven... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 14, 2010

point that exploration is stifled and inertia sets in. We suggest that mature organizations can sustain exploration by deliberately inducing perturbations in their own processes. Our theory yields testable... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Sep 2016
News

Competing Against Luck

taught many of our alums, Professor Clay Christensen, member of the MBA class of 1979, and a 1992 DBA grad. In addition to his teaching, Professor Christensen has written several influential business books, including The Innovator's Dilemma, which introduces the View Details

28 May 2019
News

Ask the Expert: In Security

advanced capabilities, such as detection and response tools, in areas with the most sensitive data or the most risk to the organization’s mission. Once you’ve identified risk and placed controls in line with your prioritized assets, then you need to relentlessly test... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; cybersecurity

01 Jun 1996
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whether in organizations or as individuals. In Wise Choices: Decisions, Games, and Negotiations, edited by HBS professor James Sebenius; Professor Richard Zeckhauser of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government; and Ralph Keeney,... View Details

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

Present, and Reconstructing for the Future Authors:Giovanni Gavetti, Daniel Levinthal, and William Ocasio Periodical:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract A Behavioral Theory of the Firm and the broader " Carnegie School"... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

people from higher social class countries (as indexed by GDP per capita) had lower levels of internationalism—that is, they made more friendships domestically than abroad. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49862 Crowdfunding as... View Details

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

It simply doesn't fit experience on the ground. Without a broadly accepted theory of governance performance to provide a standard against which organizations can evaluate and improve their practices, every... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?

were many theories about why this is the case as well as suggestions for how to fix the process. Some even argued that the idea of planned, orderly CEO succession has inherent flaws that can't be fixed. Both boards and their CEOs were... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship Authors:Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, and Felda Hardymon Publication:John Wiley & Sons, 2012 An abstract is not available at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-EHEP002070.html... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Student-Faculty-Profile

Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca and Lauren are working on a book about innovation and change, exploring how to drive innovation in large organizations and uncovering what it is about organizational culture that makes change so difficult. Research Focus Rebecca:... View Details

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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

professionals who any employer would want to hire.” Organized around a “blended” learning model, the Collective Academy will bring students together in a common workspace each morning for online teaching sessions before breaking into... View Details

Student-Profile

Sarah Wolfolds

When I was a senior in college, I planned to attend a PhD program in Economics to study industrial organization and potentially labor economics. I had always been interested in Economics and was intrigued by the influence of the... View Details

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

Abstract Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 1996 (Revised December 2005)
Case

First Community Bank (A)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

First Community Bank, a bank-within-a-bank at Bank of Boston, was established in 1990 as a unique venture to serve urban communities. By 1995 it has achieved profitability but must manage relationships with the mainstream at Bank of Boston, serve as a change agent and... View Details