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- October 1991
- Background Note
Management Power and Style: Implications for Information Technology and Organizational Change
Linder, Jane C. "Management Power and Style: Implications for Information Technology and Organizational Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-065, October 1991.
- September 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Ganesh Natarajan: Leading Innovation and Organizational Change at Zensar (A)
By: Michael Tushman and David Kiron
In 2005, Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar, a Pune, India-based software company, and his senior management team are considering consolidating staff and resources at the firms. Natarajan proposes an additional, possible controversial business unit to the proposed new... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Product Launch; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael, and David Kiron. "Ganesh Natarajan: Leading Innovation and Organizational Change at Zensar (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-036, September 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
- June 1996 (Revised April 1997)
- Supplement
Andersen Consulting--EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organizational Change
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Ashish Nanda
Supplements Andersen Consulting - EMEA: Reorganization for Revitalization. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Ashish Nanda. "Andersen Consulting--EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organizational Change." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-375, June 1996. (Revised April 1997.)
- 19 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
‘Does 'What We Do' Make Us 'Who We Are'? Organizational Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Research Summary
Overview
My current research builds on past research on the role of information, analytics and technology in transforming business and society. Over the past two years, this research focuses on how organizations partner to build innovation ecosystems that accelerate the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Ecosystems; Leadership And Change Management; Organizational Adaptation; Innovation and Invention; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Organizations; Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Industry; Africa; North and Central America; Middle East
- 2022
- Working Paper
Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leading: An Actionable Systems Theory of Change and Development
By: Michael Beer
This paper presents a theory for developing an adaptive high commitment, high performance system of organizing, managing, and leading. It is a synthesis of my 50 years of action and field research presented in my books and articles. It operationalized and makes... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Learning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes
Beer, Michael. "Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leading: An Actionable Systems Theory of Change and Development." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-016, September 2022.
- March–April 2012
- Article
The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks
By: Gautam Ahuja, Guiseppe Soda and Akbar Zaheer
An extensive body of knowledge exists on network outcomes and on how network structures may contribute to the creation of outcomes at different levels of analysis, but less attention has been paid to understanding how and why organizational networks emerge, evolve, and... View Details
Keywords: Economic Sociology; Economics And Organization; Social Networks; Organization And Management Theory; Interorganizatonal Relationships; Networks; Strategy; Change
Ahuja, Gautam, Guiseppe Soda, and Akbar Zaheer. "The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks." Organization Science 23, no. 2 (March–April 2012): 434–448.
- May 2005
- Case
Merck: Conflict and Change
Tracks Merck's efforts to adapt to changes in the pharmaceutical industry. Key challenges include adapting Merck's internally focused, science-led culture to a more open environment, where marketing performance has become increasingly important. Examines Merck's... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Conflict and Resolution; Pharmaceutical Industry
Gilbert, Clark, and Ratna G. Sarkar. "Merck: Conflict and Change." Harvard Business School Case 805-079, May 2005.
- 31 Jul 2024
- Video
Ed Freeman: Can capitalism adapt to serve a changing world?
- 2012
- Article
Organizational Identity as an Anchor for Adaptation: An Emerging Market Perspective
By: Andres Hatum, Luciana Silvestri, Roberto Vassolo and Andrew Pettigrew
There is little doubt that organizational identity—that which is central, distinctive, and enduring about an organization—mediates in adaptive processes. Exactly how this mediation takes place, and whether it is favorable or unfavorable to adaptation, must still be... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Identity; Emerging Economies; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture
Hatum, Andres, Luciana Silvestri, Roberto Vassolo, and Andrew Pettigrew. "Organizational Identity as an Anchor for Adaptation: An Emerging Market Perspective." International Journal of Emerging Markets 7, no. 3 (2012): 305–334.
- June 2023
- Article
Gaining Organizational Adoption: Strategically Pacing the Deployment of Digital Innovations
By: Rebecca Karp
Scholars have long suggested that to foster adoption for their innovative products and services, entrepreneurs should engage with customers to better understand their unmet needs. Yet, customers frequently reside in organizations, and organizational members may not be... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship And Strategy; Digital Innovation; Healthcare; Work And Organizations; Organizational Adoption; B2B; Customers; Technology Adoption; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Karp, Rebecca. "Gaining Organizational Adoption: Strategically Pacing the Deployment of Digital Innovations." Academy of Management Journal 66, no. 3 (June 2023): 773–796.
- 1992
- Book
Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change
By: P. F. Schlesinger, V. Sathe, L. A. Schlesinger and J. P. Kotter
Schlesinger, P. F., V. Sathe, L. A. Schlesinger, and J. P. Kotter. Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change. 3rd ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1992.
- Article
Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change
By: A. Tucker and A. Edmondson
The importance of hospitals learning from their failures hardly needs to be stated. Not only are matters of life and death at stake on a daily basis, but also an increasing number of U.S. hospitals are operating in the red. This article reports on in-depth qualitative... View Details
Tucker, A., and A. Edmondson. "Why Hospitals Don't Learn from Failures: Organizational and Psychological Dynamics That Inhibit System Change." California Management Review 45, no. 2 (Winter 2003). (Winner of Accenture Award For the article published in the California Management Review that has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management.)
- 1986
- Book
Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change
By: J. P. Kotter, L. A. Schlesinger and V. Sathe
Kotter, J. P., L. A. Schlesinger, and V. Sathe. Organization: Text, Cases, and Readings on the Management of Organizational Design and Change. 2nd ed. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1986.
- 09 Jun 2020
- News
3 Things You’re Getting Wrong About Organizational Change
- 1997
- Book
Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal
By: Michael Tushman and C. O'Reilly
Tushman, Michael, and C. O'Reilly. Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
- 2000
- Article
Theories of Gender: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change
By: R. J. Ely and D. E. Meyerson
Ely, R. J., and D. E. Meyerson. "Theories of Gender: A New Approach to Organizational Analysis and Change." Research in Organizational Behavior 22 (2000).
- 2002
- Book
Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal
By: Michael L. Tushman and Charles A. O'Reilly
Tushman, Michael L., and Charles A. O'Reilly. Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
- October 24, 2023
- Article
10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change
By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency. They argue that most... View Details
Frei, Frances X., and Anne Morriss. "10 Beliefs That Get in the Way of Organizational Change." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 24, 2023).
- 2023
- Chapter
Organizational Development
By: Min Basadur, Tim Basadur and Goran Calic
Our review of the field of Organizational Development (OD) reveals an extensive range of tools which attempt to help organizations improve performance. We believe that OD should be studied differently: As a continuous process of change-making or innovation. How this... View Details
Keywords: Change; Cognition and Thinking; Creativity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation and Management
Basadur, Min, Tim Basadur, and Goran Calic. "Organizational Development." Chap. 17 in Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues. Second Edition by Roni Reiter-Palmon and Sam Hunter, 239–255. Academic Press, 2023.