Organizational Knowledge Sharing - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Teaming in the Twenty-First Century

work done," says Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. “Teaming is the engine of organizational learning.” The problem: Stable teams that plan first and execute later are increasingly infeasible in the... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

March 2008
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Is Yours a Learning Organization?

By: David A. Garvin, Amy C. Edmondson and Francesca Gino

This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. An organization with a strong learning culture faces the unpredictable deftly.... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Learning; Surveys; Leading Change; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Culture

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14 Dec 2021
Op-Ed

To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture

performance. Michael Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. [Image: Unsplash/Andrej Lišakov] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Cheese Moving: Effecting Change... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

17 Aug 2020
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What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

immediate and long-term goals in mind. One respondent summed up the challenge in a particularly apt way: “Shifting existing organizational structures from ‘peacetime’ value creation to ‘wartime/survival’ in a very short period of time As... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

03 Oct 2023
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Do Leaders Learn More From Success or Failure?

do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. References: Amy Edmondson, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well (Atria Books, 2023) Amy C. Edmondson, “Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams,”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

force for quite some time.” Beckham (right) and Authentic Brands CEO Jamie Salter (middle), pictured walking with Elberse, shared business insights with MBA students during a visit in October. (Image credit: Evgenia Eliseeva) Authentic... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

28 Aug 2023
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How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need

apps and setting up fitness challenges. After all, many employees are struggling with serious mental health issues. Mind Share Partner’s 2021 Mental Health at Work Report showed that three-quarters of full-time US workers reported having... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

others—have become “hub firms” because they control access to billions of mobile customers coveted by all kinds of product and service providers. These hubs drive increasing returns to scale and claim a disproportionate share of the value... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

Organizational Response to Environmental Demands: Opening the Black Box Authors:Magali A. Delmas and Michael W. Toffel Abstract This paper combines new and old institutionalism to explain enduring differences in View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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James, Ayelet Israeli, and Donald Ngwe. "Using Gen AI for Early-Stage Market Research." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 18, 2025). In Privacy We Trust: The Effect of Privacy Regulations on Data Sharing Behavior By: Ozge Demirci,... View Details

05 Sep 2023
Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

Four steps to failing successfully As an antidote to the harmful negative emotions failure elicits, Edmondson suggests reframing failure by following a four-step approach: persistence, reflection, accountability, and apologizing. Persistence: In the book, Edmondson... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

April 1999
Article

Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980

By: G. Jones and Judith Wale

This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain

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24 Mar 2022
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Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together

Love them or hate them, team-building rituals can fortify bonds among coworkers and create the shared sense that work is more meaningful, which may be especially critical now as managers look to reconnect colleagues re-adjusting to work... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Letter from Michael Porter Publications 20 May 2013 The Lancet Redefining Global Health-Care Delivery by Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, & Michael E. Porter Oct 2012 FSG Measuring Shared Value: How to Unlock Value by Linking Business & Social... View Details

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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers PhD programs that reflect the changing world of business, society, and education. PhD programs are offered in the following areas: Accounting & Management, Business Economics (includes Finance), Health Policy (Management),... View Details

08 Aug 2011
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The Death of the Global Manager

used technology," Bartlett says. "It is now the communication pipeline of the world." The organizational capability of a company to rapidly develop and diffuse innovation is incredibly important but difficult to cultivate,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

25 Jun 2024
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Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

nearly double the station certifications as those in stores with men managing women.” When managers and their employees shared the same gender identity, employees were on average trained on 50 to 80 percent more stations, compared with... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage

23 Sep 2014
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Publications September 2014 Research in Organizational Behavior The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, Julie Battilana, and Johanna Mair Abstract—We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Why Anger Makes a Wrongly Accused Person Look Guilty

Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Shutterstock/AntGor] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations What do think of this study? View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

January 2023 (Revised August 2023)
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Veeva Systems and the Transformation to a Public Benefit Corporation

By: Ranjay Gulati and Allison M. Ciechanover

Peter Gassner, the co-founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, steered the company through rapid scaling from its launch in 2007 to 2022. Year after year, the company had exceeded expectations, with its market capitalization reaching $50 billion at its peak. By 2022, the... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; California

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