Publications

March 2010
Article

Roaring Out of Recession

By: Ranjay Gulati, Nitin Nohria and Franz Wohlgezogen

Keywords: Economics

March 2000
Article

Strategic Networks

By: Ranjay Gulati, Nitin Nohria and Akbar Zaheer

Keywords: Strategy; Networks

2001
Chapter

What's Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?

By: Morten T. Hansen, Nitin Nohria and Thomas Tierney

Keywords: Knowledge Management; Strategy

August 1993
Supplement

Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (D)

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein

Supplements the (A) case. Intended as an in-class handout. View Details

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

Legacies. Professor Nitin Nohria and I began to create the database approximately three years ago as part of an effort to understand historical business leadership patterns. Our initial goal was to develop a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2005
What Do You Think?

Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?

Business Management a Profession?" In it, Harvard Business School colleagues Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria and their research associate, Daniel Penrice, propose that it comes up short on several... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Research Summary

Globalization of Human Capital

One of the most significant dimensions of the current wave of globalization is the globalization of human capital. Whether it is low cost, skilled manufacturing workers in China, software and customer service professionals in India, or highly skilled employees in... View Details

April 2012
Article

Celebrate Innovation, No Matter Where It Occurs

The author offers opinions on technological innovations and innovations in business. It is argued that the country of origin of a technological innovation is less economically important than the ability of a society to capitalize on that innovation and convert it into... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Profit; Commercialization; Marketing; Distribution

January – February 2012
Article

What Business Schools Can Learn from the Medical Profession

Keywords: Business Education; Health

August 1993
Background Note

Six Principles of Successful Persuasion

Describes some of the key principles that managers must follow in order to successfully persuade their organization of their vision for change. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation

Educators

May 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Teaching Note

Colliers International Property Consultants, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-490-049). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

March 1992
Case

Amgen, Inc.: Planning the Unplannable

By the early 1990s, Amgen--a pharmaceutical company started little over a decade ago as Applied Molecular Genetics--was within range of becoming a billion-dollar company. With two extremely successful biotechnology drugs on the market, Amgen stood as the largest and... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Success; Risk and Uncertainty; Pharmaceutical Industry

Educators

January 1991 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Crompton Greaves Ltd.

December 1990
Case

Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s

Allen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Business Organization; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry

Educators

January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
Case

Colliers International Property Consultants

Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage.... View Details

Keywords: Property; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Management Practices and Processes; Partners and Partnerships; Business Model; Mission and Purpose; Business Growth and Maturation; Conflict and Resolution; Quality; Real Estate Industry

15 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

battle." In introductory comments, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria expressed the same sentiment. "When business decides to tackle these issues, productive... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

Research Summary

Globalization & Corporate Transformation in India

Political and economic reforms in India, which started in 1992, have led to a dramatic transformation of Indian companies. The first decade of this transformation focused on improving operational efficiency to rival world class competitors. Having proved to themselves... View Details

Research Summary

What Really Works: Fundamental Drivers of Corporate Performance