Nohria, Nitin - Publications - Faculty & Research

January–February 2024
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Leaders Must React: A Framework for Responding to Unforeseen Events

To be successful, CEOs must articulate a compelling vision, align people around it, and motivate them to execute it. But there’s one thing that can make or break them: how they respond in real time to unforeseen events.

On average, addressing unexpected... View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Skills; Leadership Style

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15 Aug 2013
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Paths Forward, Boston: Improving regional competitiveness May 15, 2013

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, recently published by Harvard Business Press, aims to give the topic its intellectual due. Edited by Khurana and Nitin Nohria, who will become the new Dean of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

Rakesh Khurana

Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School. He is also Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard College, and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College.

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Keywords: executive search

09 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 9

Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Nitin Nohria, and Franz Wohlgezogen Publication:Harvard Business Review 88 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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The New CEO Workshop - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

CEO, you may think you finally have the power to set strategy, the authority to make things happen, and full access to the finer points of your business. But if you expect the job to be as simple as that, you're in for an awakening. Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch,... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

research in leadership has helped to define the field. Five of these experts — Joseph L. Badaracco, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, John Kotter, Nitin Nohria, and David A. Thomas — agreed to help the Bulletin answer... View Details

Keywords: Management

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Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center | About

Dr. Chao and daughters with Harvard University President Drew Faust, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria, and former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino at gift announcement Chao Family History & Archive Visit... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

up as a manager. HBS professor David Thomas points out that "increasingly, the people who are the most effective are those who essentially are both managers and leaders." Communication Is Key "Communication is the real work of leadership," says HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

an outsize role in how teams perform. In this article, NFL great Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria, of Harvard Business School, present a set of principles that people in any realm can apply to help teams... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

students. Anonymous Fellowship This fellowship was established through the generosity of a New York City-based donor and friend of HBS in honor of his mentor and friend of more than 20 years, Dean Nitin View Details

04 Nov 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

in a new book, Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance, based in part on earlier research with Ashish Nanda, Andrew McLean, and Nitin Nohria, seeks to find out answers to the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

themselves, and how they interact with their peers. Their job title doesn’t include the word “manager,” but they play an outsize role in how teams perform. In this article, NFL great Tom Brady and Nitin View Details

06 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1

Mercedes F1 team; experts across industry and academia discussing climate change in the business context; HBS’s own former Dean, Nitin Nohria, exploring the reality of the CEO role; the evolving qualities... View Details

December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
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William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details

Keywords: Demographics; Construction; Business History; Housing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; New York (state, US)

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December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola and Nigeria's Manufacturing Sector

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo, Foluke Otudeko and Mark Benson

Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola was an important contributor to Nigeria's manufacturing sector, creating a multimillion-dollar conglomerate including three factories, a retail franchise, a cattle ranch, a 5,000-acre plantation, a sawmill, and an exporting business before... View Details

Keywords: History; Business Conglomerates; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Success; Leadership Style; Business History; Market Entry and Exit; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Manufacturing Industry; Nigeria

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Course History - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

and preparing for the most challenging issues that a new CEO is likely to face. The Harvard Business Review article “Seven Surprises for New CEOs,” by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch, and Nitin Nohria,... View Details