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- January 2014
- Article
Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry
By: Mukti Khaire
This study of the high-end fashion industry in India examines the process of construction of the worth of a new industry. Analyses of data from multiple sources revealed that framing by early entrepreneurs and the socio-cognitive processes that resulted from the... View Details
Khaire, Mukti. "Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry." Organization Studies 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 41–74.
- July 2014
- Article
Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games
By: Andrew Davies and Ian Mackenzie
Our study of the London Olympics 2012 construction programme showed that systems integration is one of the major challenges involved in delivery of a complex "system of systems"—or array—project. Organizations cope with complexity by decomposing a project into... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Construction; Complexity; Sports; Projects; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; London
Davies, Andrew, and Ian Mackenzie. "Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games." International Journal of Project Management 32, no. 5 (July 2014): 773–790.
- November 2008
- Case
The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost
By: John D. Macomber
The case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group "Construction Bidding Simulation." Material that can be taught includes quantity survey methodology (from the case); analyzing preliminary estimated costs per building trade (from the discussion... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Construction; Cost; Contracts; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry
Macomber, John D. "The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost." Harvard Business School Case 209-067, November 2008.
- Nov 2014
- Conference Presentation
Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-time Delivery: Evidence Construction Services.
By: Hise O. Gibson, Bradley R. Staats and Ananth Raman
- 30 Nov 2011
- Keynote Speech
Democracy in America: Constructive Competition or Politics as War?
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 22 Jul 2005
- Keynote Speech
Mergers and Acquisitions: Constructive or Destructive Force of Change?
By: W. Carl Kester
- 1998
- Working Paper
Paradigms and Pitfalls: Constructions of How Demography Affects Work
By: Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas
- 4 Oct 2012 - 6 Oct 2012
- Conference Presentation
Geography of Taste: The Construction of American Wine Culture, 1967-1976
By: Ai Hisano
Hisano, Ai. "Geography of Taste: The Construction of American Wine Culture, 1967-1976." Paper presented at the Foodways: Diasporic Diners, Transnational Tables and Culinary Connections, Center for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, October 4–6, 2012.
- Article
The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work
By: R. J. Ely
This study examined how women's proportional representation in the upper echelons of organizations affects professional women's social constructions of gender difference and gender identity at work. Qualitative and quantitative data were used. Results suggest that sex... View Details
Ely, R. J. "The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work." Academy of Management Journal 38, no. 3 (June 1995): 589–634. (Winner, Academy of Management Journal Impact Award, 2021.)
- June 2001 (Revised February 2005)
- Background Note
Creative Destruction of Industrial Age Management Principles and Creative Construction of Information Age Management Principles
By: Richard L. Nolan
Traces the creative destruction of industrial age management principles and creative construction of new management principles more appropriate for the information age. Includes self-administered questionnaire to permit managers to assess the status of the... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Disruptive Innovation; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Personal Development and Career; System; Information Technology
Nolan, Richard L. "Creative Destruction of Industrial Age Management Principles and Creative Construction of Information Age Management Principles." Harvard Business School Background Note 301-153, June 2001. (Revised February 2005.)
- Oct 2018
- Conference Presentation
Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-Time Delivery: Evidence from Construction Services
By: Hise O. Gibson, B. Staats and Ananth Raman
Gibson, Hise O., B. Staats, and Ananth Raman. "Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-Time Delivery: Evidence from Construction Services." Paper presented at the International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Coeur d'Alene, ID, October 2018.
- Apr 2015
- Conference Presentation
Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-time Delivery: Evidence Construction Services
By: Hise O. Gibson, Bradley R. Staats and Ananth Raman
- December 2010
- Article
Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category Modern Indian Art
By: Mukti Khaire and R. Daniel Wadhwani
Stable category meanings act as institutions that facilitate market exchange by providing bases for comparison and valuation. Yet little is known about meaning construction in new categories or how meaning translates into valuation criteria. We address this gap in a... View Details
Keywords: Change; Valuation; Auctions; Market Transactions; Arts; Agreements and Arrangements; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; India
Khaire, Mukti, and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category Modern Indian Art." Academy of Management Journal 53, no. 6 (December 2010). (Special Issue on Organizations and Their Institutional Environments: Bringing Meaning, Culture, and Values Back In.)
- 12 Feb 2015
- Talk
Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-time Delivery: Evidence Construction Services
By: Hise O. Gibson, Bradley R. Staats and Ananth Raman
- 29 Nov 2016
- Lecture
Constructing Socialism in the Third World: The Case of Tanzania
By: Jeremy Friedman
- December 1994 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792
By: David A. Moss
Examines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists rebelled against Britain (1763-1774); 2) the problems the new nation confronted during the War of Independence... View Details
Keywords: History; Economic Systems; Laws and Statutes; Property; Government Administration; United States
Moss, David A. "Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792." Harvard Business School Case 795-063, December 1994. (Revised January 1996.)
- 2014
- Article
Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Zhike Lei
Psychological safety describes people's perceptions of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks in a particular context such as a workplace. First explored by pioneering organizational scholars in the 1960s, psychological safety experienced a renaissance starting... View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., and Zhike Lei. "Psychological Safety: The History, Renaissance, and Future of an Interpersonal Construct." Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 1 (2014): 23–43.
- March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (D)- Bank of America's Strategic Investment in China Construction Bank
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
With its $3 billion investment in Chinese state bank China Construction Bank, Bank of America--the second U.S. bank behind Citigroup in terms of assets and market capitalization--was one of several foreign banks directly participating in China's banking sector reform.... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Banks and Banking; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Banking Industry; China; United States
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (D)- Bank of America's Strategic Investment in China Construction Bank." Harvard Business School Case 706-031, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- September 1995
- Teaching Note
Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution, 1763-1792 TN
By: David A. Moss
Teaching Note for (9-795-063). View Details