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- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
"Just the designation that you're part of this temporary group can eliminate some of those bureaucratic layers where the coordination between people laterally is harder than it needs to be," Edmondson says. Valentine was one of... View Details
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
projects are typically the ones where customization is most critical. But there are ways for teams to handle this situation. The team leader can manage, and even leverage, pressure by View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Web
Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni
Careers Virtual Job Search Teams Careers Virtual Job Search Teams Ready to make a career change? Considering that next step? Don’t struggle alone. Use the structure of a Virtual Job Search View Details
- 2008
- Other Teaching and Training Material
A Problem-Solving Approach to Designing and Implementing a Strategy to Improve Performance
By: Stacey Childress and Geoff Marietta
This note helps teams work through a problem-solving process that facilitates the design and implementation of a strategy for continuous improvement. View Details
Childress, Stacey, and Geoff Marietta. "A Problem-Solving Approach to Designing and Implementing a Strategy to Improve Performance." Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008.
- Web
Our Team - Social Impact Collaboratory
Our Team Our Team Principal Investigators Shawn Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Shawn Cole is a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches and... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Digital Designs on the Inner City
Harris, of Playing2Win Technology can also be used to bridge the asset gap and drive down the cost of programs designed to help low-income families, said HBS professor Peter Tufano (HBS MBA '84), who teaches financial management. Tufano... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need
environments where candor is expected and where employees can speak up without fear of retribution. When employees feel psychologically safe, they’re empowered to iterate and take risks—leading to better team performance. “You no longer... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
Airbnb hosts of Asian descent had significantly fewer stays early in the COVID-19 pandemic—and the design of the travel site may have inadvertently enabled discrimination that shut Asians out, says new research by Harvard Business... View Details
- 1997
- Chapter
Organizing and Leading 'Heavyweight' Development Teams
By: K. B. Clark and S. C. Wheelwright
Clark, K. B., and S. C. Wheelwright. "Organizing and Leading 'Heavyweight' Development Teams." In Managing Strategic Innovation and Change: A Collection of Readings, by Michael Tushman and P. Anderson. NY: Oxford University Press, 1997.
- 04 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Student Teams Take on Real-World Innovation
What do thirty second-year MBAs know about automotive technology? When it comes to communications and infotainment systems, more than you might think. That’s why Ford Motor Company executive vice president Mark Fields (MBA ’89) welcomed six View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!
Determining how to successfully balance responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges is imperative to a positive and productive student experience. The Student and Academic Services (SAS) Support Services team in the MBA Program... View Details
- 22 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture
in which you invest. An organization's norms and values aren't formed through speeches but through actions and team learning. Strong cultures have teeth. They are much more than slogans and empty promises. Some organizations choose to... View Details
- Web
Meet the Team | Information Technology
Meet the Team It is inspiring to experience your craft. Your creativity, attention to detail, and ability to mix storytelling with deep learning are inspiring. It always makes me feel fortunate to be at HBS to see how you take raw ideas... View Details
- 01 Oct 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance:Evidence from Indian Software Services
- May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman
CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Executive Compensation; Management; Organizational Culture; Performance; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Corporate Strategy; System
Gardner, Heidi K., and Kerry Herman. "Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-099, May 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Understanding the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard
Illustrations by Don Foley To expand faculty research on how technological change is affecting business and society and to help reinvent this change, HBS launched in July the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3). It... View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance
- 04 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
From Lone Star to Team Player
good, but many times it is not. For example, in one study that I just completed with my co-author Martine Haas at Cornell University, we studied whether sales teams were successful in securing client bids and found that many times sales... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
circular design to be embedded within its design, engineering, and manufacturing processes so that pumps can be separated and broken down into subcomponents. To enable easier recycling, the company embeds sustainable design, and their... View Details