Group Effectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

first-hand what it’s like to work on a startup, which should help them assess career fit. How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life This SIP focuses on a pervasive, unavoidable, and profoundly important part of the human experience: conversation. Humans have to... View Details

11 Oct 2023
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A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

DoctorNow. 2. Teamwork requires work Initially, I thought teamwork would be intuitive, especially for a group of accomplished HBS students; but teamwork takes work! As such, my team and I were intentional about getting to know each other... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

C. Edmondson : Received the IOC Vision of Excellence in Leadership Award from the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital in 2021. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups... View Details

06 Dec 2017
What Do You Think?

Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

who will effectively threaten their apparent dominance, including in the US.” Alternatives to a marketwide breakup were suggested. Sacha offered that government power could be used to build competition by giving “chances to newcomers.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

examples or experiences. Best Practices Tell students how long they have and what will be the signal to end Give students space to talk freely; don’t linger by any one group Consider allowing brief "report-outs" from one or more View Details

16 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 16

Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device Authors:Felipe Kast, Stephan Meier, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract We test the effectiveness of self-help peer groups as a commitment device for precautionary savings,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Raffaella Sadun : Awarded the Premio Fondazione de Sanctis for excellence in economics research in 2022. 2021 Rebecca M. Henderson : Winner of the 2021 Responsible Research in Management Award from the Fellows Group of the Academy of... View Details

22 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 22

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=anik%20aknin%20norton%20dunn%20quoidbach.pdf August 2013 Managing Talent for Success: Talent Development in Law Firms Effective Teamwork and Collaboration By: Gardner,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Working Paper

Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance: Evidence from Indian Software Services

By: Robert S. Huckman, Bradley R. Staats and David M. Upton

Much of the literature on team learning views experience as a unidimensional concept captured by the cumulative production volume of, or the number of projects completed by, a team. Implicit in this approach is the assumption that teams are stable in their membership... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Performance Improvement; Projects; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; Information Technology Industry; India

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04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

new ideas and gauge their effects is a game changer, revealing surprising insights that can lead to incremental changes that can have a cumulatively huge effect on business. After research that the checkout... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

participation and encourages questions and debate. But what she saw during the on-campus workshop was something different. Moss and his team have spent a great deal of time considering exactly what it is about the case method that makes it a different and View Details

Keywords: April White

February 2022
Case

Leading The UK Vaccine Task Force

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Claudia Pienica

This case describes the first six months of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, under the leadership of Kate Bingham. With a career spent in the private sector as a biotech investor, Bingham’s appointment within the government was considered unusual. The overarching brief given... View Details

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12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

relative to the differing pay scales in local markets, could help keep workers in check. Can Pay Cut Crime? One of the few empirical research studies on the subject, published in 1990, found that when groups of employees received a 15... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

those outside the industry. “We’re not saying expertise is bad,” Shu hastens to add. “We just aren’t finding any evidence that industry expertise is required for the collective group to effectively assess... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

and ultimately an excellent journey to learning effective leadership skills in The Adventures of an IT Leader (Harvard Business Press). According to the novel's creators, a fictional approach allowed them to blend real-life incidents they... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

tools that are now being introduced will have a profound impact on the labor market, leading to the eventual elimination of many jobs and the restructuring of many others. The effect will be particularly acute among knowledge... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

But take care not to double count. Go-no-go choices involve only one option and don't qualify as two alternatives. Assumption Testing. "Facts" come in two varieties: those that have been carefully tested and those that have been merely asserted or assumed.... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

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Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 03 Jun 2024 Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description Molly DeCastro Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies Crafting a simple yet effective job description is a fine art.... View Details

21 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

research. “So, what drove those run-ups? To me, that's the kind of question that is relevant for any investor.” And its answer is relevant to policymakers as they face an unexpected side effect of the trillions of dollars of economic... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

that affect groups of people engaged in collaborative product design affect groups of people engaged in the collaborative production and delivery of goods and services. As with complex technical systems,... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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