by Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (A): Developing a New Model

Bridj, a Boston startup that provides Big Data-powered, "pop-up" bus routes that respond to transportation demand, has been in operation for a little over a year and has recently launched service in Washington, D.C., its second market. Despite media acclaim and... View Details

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December 2014 (Revised January 2018)
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Troubled Marriages

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox

Compilation of articles looking at merger integration strategies: "business marriages." Problems of culture, management style, and business goals are revealed. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Goals and Objectives; Management Style; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges

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August 2012 (Revised May 2013)
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Milwaukee (B): Civic Leaders

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird

Keywords: Change; Management; Wisconsin

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March 2012 (Revised June 2012)
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Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change (TN)

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird

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February 2008
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Innovation at Timberland: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box (TN)

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird

Teaching Note for [306064]. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Sales; Customer Value and Value Chain; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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13 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

Charnovitz, George Washington University; Stacey M. Childress, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Mihir A. Desai, HBS; Daniel C. Esty, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Yale Law School; Robin Greenwood, HBS; View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 May 2015
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Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

John B. Hess (AB 1975, MBA 1977). As of the two-year anniversary, 25 regional events have taken place from Miami to Mumbai. In Chicago and New York, audiences were empowered by Associate Professor Amy Cuddy’s explorations into... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

Below are outtakes from the faculty roundtable discussion on the crisis in corporate America (“Bad Times for Business,” December 2002). For more information about the research and academic activities of the roundtable participants, or any other HBS professor, visit... View Details

August 2020
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Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (B)

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Amy Hernandez Turcios

Mary Guerrero decided to pursue the challenging road and kicked off Hispanic/Latinx Advancement and Career Engagement (HACE) at her Bulge Bracket Bank (BBB). For Mary, her larger purpose was to advance Latinx talent in the U.S. because she believed it was important for... View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Career; Engagement; Bank; Inclusion; Scale; Latinx; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Ethnicity; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Leadership Development; Banks and Banking

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August 2020
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Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A)

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Amy Hernandez Turcios

Mary Guerrero was a first-generation Latina and an investment banking analyst at a top tier bank on Wall Street—Bulge Bracket Bank (BBB). She was committed to increasing representation of Latinx talent at her firm. She was already doing a lot of individual work to make... View Details

Keywords: Latin America; Bank; Representation; Scale; Inclusion; Coalition; Resources; Latinx; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Ethnicity; Banks and Banking; Leadership

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September 2007
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Still Leading (B5): General Claudia Kennedy—In Command of Life

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce

Describes the transition issues for General Kennedy after she left the army and tried to apply her leadership to social causes. View Details

Keywords: Transition; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Personal Development and Career; Leadership; Public Administration Industry

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September 2007
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Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce

Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small nonprofit. View Details

Keywords: Transition; Teaching; Secondary Education; Leading Change; Nonprofit Organizations; Transformation; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry

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16 Dec 2020
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Faculty Books Published in 2020

a happier, more fulfilling life. Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time by Rosabeth Moss View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jun 2013
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Your Guide to Social Enterprise

poverty, inequality, access, and opportunity are deeply economic and political, and often persist even when the right laws are in place because of market or government failure." The chance to study with Rosabeth View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

19 Nov 2014
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The Power of Yes

communities globally at GE Money; at IBM he helped to develop the company’s corporate citizenship strategy and launched a leadership program for school administrators in partnership with HBS professor Rosabeth View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Apr 1996
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New Releases

ambitious goals for the business results they wish to achieve. Champy and Nohria's essays put the forces of change in perspective and provide a framework for the collection of fourteen HBR articles, including those by HBS authors... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

strive to compete globally, their relationships with local communities have changed, says HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. "Now that many businesses have focused beyond our borders," she says, "the ties... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

24 May 2023
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Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week

electricity sector with Professor Juan Alcacer; the capital stack with BEI director and conference co-chair Lynn Schenk and executive fellow Spencer Glendon; and leadership and climate action in cities with Professor Rosabeth View Details

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Systems Change Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

speeches, from Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey and HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, as well as a visit from HBS Dean Srikant Dakar, who shared his encouragement with the group on Monday evening.... View Details