Social Structure - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

of low-cost, scalable interventions leveraging behavioral insights, and in many cases they’re being applied for the social good.” The success of BIT’s tax letter helped the organization grow. Nicknamed the “nudge unit,” BIT started with... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Nov 2011
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HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The leadership structure is complex. In 2010, Lincoln Center's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

16 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

"black box." Peering Into The Black Box In a new working paper written with Adam M. Kleinbaum (HBS DBA'08) of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, titled Inside the Black Box of Corporate Staff: Social Networks and the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
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Disney's "The Lion King" (B): The Synergy Group

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

In the late 1980s, Disney CEO Michael Eisner introduced a synergy group to the company's organizational structure. The synergy group was responsible for keeping all of Disney's divisions informed and updated on company projects and marketing strategies. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Creativity; Value; Organizational Structure; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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Eric Li | MBA

of technology and business: Bringing Harvard Tech for Social Good from 0 to 1 has taught me how to thoughtfully apply technology to social causes, how leading organizations think about this work, and how... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Organization Andy Zelleke (PhD) 2003 Freedom and Constraint: The Design of Governance and Leadership Structures in British and American Firms Christopher O. Wheat (PhD) 2005 Organizational Positions and the View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops

has a triple bottom line philosophy, “people, planet, profits,” and is organized as a B Corporation, a new business structure that is legally required to consider social and environmental impacts. At the... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

business. Harvard Business School faculty discuss The Ownership Project, a groundbreaking initiative examining how ownership structures impact business outcomes and social progress. Learn how evolving... View Details

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

change our own behavior. I say this for myself, too, to make sure I'm totally acknowledging the people who have been hurt by our social structures. Because there is always an emotional component to change, not just a View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

24 Apr 2014
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Private capital, public good

Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997) is spearheading the development of social impact bonds (SIBs), a financial innovation designed to tackle some of the world’s most intractable social challenges. Alongside... View Details

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

the commitment and loyalty of employees who perceive themselves as the most disposable of corporate assets ." What will it take to turn around negative trends in "identity"? Ajay Kumar Gupta suggests that "creation of View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Sep 2010
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RX for Change

leadership, finance, and operations skills that senior health-care professionals need to transform care delivery in their organizations. Presented in three one-week modules offered over a nine-month period, the program is structured... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

century, social networks played a significant role in who had access to power in business. Social networks were defined by who you were (your race and gender), where you were born, what religion you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Student Association | MBA

experience these wild and precious two years. Kunal Modi & Laura Merritt ; Co-Presidents, Student Association, Class of 2013 Structure The SA is composed of the Executive Committee, Senate, Social Committee,... View Details

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

ranking 16th out of 20 in the number of students who complete high school. Just as importantly, public education is facing a social justice issue that has the potential to undermine our democracy. Even with a dramatic increase in targeted... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

24 Apr 2014
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Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor

Rakhi Mehra (MBA 2009) is enabling a growing number of India’s 82 million urban poor households to have structurally safe and well-ventilated homes through the enterprise she cofounded, micro Home Solutions (mHS) City Lab. Winner of the... View Details

01 Jun 2003
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New Course on Leadership, Values, and Corporate Accountability

After nearly two years of review and deliberation about the structure and content of the MBA required curriculum, in February Senior Associate Dean and MBA Program Chair W. Carl Kester announced several changes that will be implemented... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2009
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Honoring HBS’s Organization Men

developed the idea of organizations as social systems. “That’s been the underlying framework of everything I’ve done,” said Lorsch, the author most recently of Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a Complex World. One... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 May 2015
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A Flash of Insight

across the East River from the Twin Towers. Hearing the news of the first plane strike on the radio, he stepped outside in time to see the second plane fly into the South Tower and within 90 minutes both structures collapse. It didn’t... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; 9/11; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance