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- February 2013
- Article
Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms
By: Judith Walls and Andrew J. Hoffman
This paper explores the phenomenon of positive organizational deviance from institutional norms by establishing practices that protect or enhance the natural environment. Seeking to explain why some organizations practice positive environmental deviance while others do... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Networks; Organizational Culture; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Management
Walls, Judith, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms." Special Issue on Greening Organizational Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior 34, no. 2 (February 2013): 253–271.
- April 2008
- Case
TerraCog Global Positioning Systems: Conflict and Communication on Project Aerial
By: Michael Beer and Sunru Yong
TerraCog, a successful privately held high-tech firm that develops GPS (global positioning system) and similar products for consumer markets, has recently been caught off-guard by a competitor's new product that makes novel use of satellite imagery. When TerraCog... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Meetings; Decision Making; Group Dynamics; Human Resource Management; Conflict; Information Technology; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Crisis Management; Technology Industry
Beer, Michael, and Sunru Yong. "TerraCog Global Positioning Systems: Conflict and Communication on Project Aerial." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-184, April 2008.
- 27 Apr 2007
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position
Competitiveness presentation delivered during the Globalization Council in Stockholm, Sweden. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position." Sweden. Globaliseringsrådet, Stockholm, Sweden, April 27, 2007.
- January 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
Mercy Corps: Positioning the Organization to Reach New Heights
By: Allen S. Grossman and Caroline Joan King
Mercy Corps, the world's 5th largest international relief and development agency, is at a turning point. The nonprofit's opportunities to grow and serve a larger number of beneficiaries are unprecedented. By looking at the unique relationship between headquarters and... View Details
Keywords: Business Offices; Business Headquarters; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Nonprofit Organizations
Grossman, Allen S., and Caroline Joan King. "Mercy Corps: Positioning the Organization to Reach New Heights." Harvard Business School Case 307-096, January 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- 22 Dec 2014
- News
The absolutely, positively best quotes of 2014
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
resulted in a variety of positive changes, including extending hours at the Shad athletic facility, improving the recruiting process, redesigning Admit Day, and cutting down on junk e-mail. Longer-term issues like course selection in the... View Details
- 09 Sep 2013
- News
5 Tips To Create A Positive First Impression
Positioning Brands Against Large Competitors to Increase Sales
The authors explore the effects of having a large dominant competitor and show conditions under which focusing on a competitive threat, rather than hiding it, can actually help a brand. Through lab and field studies, the authors demonstrate that highlighting a large... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis
By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
Non-adherence in health care results when a patient does not initiate or continue care that a provider has recommended. Previous research identifies non-adherence as a major source of waste in US health care, totaling approximately 2.3% of GDP, and have proposed a... View Details
Egan, Mark, and Tomas J. Philipson. "Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20330, July 2014. (Previously titled, "Health Care Adherence and Personalized Medicine.")
- 15 Mar 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors’ Social Position
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
Front Page News: The Effect of News Positioning on Financial markets
This paper estimates the effect of presentation of information on financial markets, using quasi-random variation in prominent "front page" positioning of news on the Bloomberg... View Details
- 2011
- Chapter
A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and David A. Thomas
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and David A. Thomas. "A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations." Chap. 41 in The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, edited by Kim S. Cameron and Gretchen M. Spreitzer, 552–565. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 05 Oct 2012
- News
HBS Study Finds Positive Yelp Reviews Boost Business
- 10 Oct 2010
- News
Power Poses: Certain positions boost testosterone & confidence
- Web
Future Positive - Managing the Future of Work
Research Research Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow’s Workplace By: By: Joseph B. Fuller Joseph B. Fuller , , Judith Wallenstein Judith Wallenstein , , Manjari Raman Manjari Raman & & Alice de Chalendar Alice de... View Details
- 2003
- Chapter
New Knowledge Creation: A Study in Positive Organizing
By: F Lee, A Caza, A. Edmondson and S. Thomke
- 15 Dec 2009
- News
New WEF Study Findings Are Positive For PE
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
Shohoz Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New Brand Positioning
- 21 Mar 2016
- News
The Massive Difference between Negative and Positive Leadership
- Web
Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
Introduction to Power and Influence for Positive Impact ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Power and Influence for Positive Impact $1,850 Next 6-week... View Details