Organizational Architecture - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

structures change over time," Shore says. "To complicate matters, in longer-term projects you're going to be iterating between information gathering and solution generating. So the organizational structure needs to switch back... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

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Student Research - Doctoral

architecture design intended to increase short-term savings among employees at five U.K. firms. Employees were offered the opportunity to opt into a payroll deduction program that auto-deposits funds from each paycheck into a... 2025... View Details

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

behavior, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced intrinsic motivation. Rather than dispensing goal setting as a benign, over-the-counter treatment for motivation, managers and scholars need to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

path for our research today, which focuses on value creation of platforms and two-sided markets; use of open architecture and leverage of its collective value; development and execution of innovation strategies; innovative attributes of... View Details

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

explained, is that such issues are deemed too threatening to organizational harmony or to individuals' career advancement. As a result, the validity of a principal U.S. rationale for the Vietnam War, the "domino theory," was... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Shad Hall | About

when it opened in 1990, the Shad Hall fitness center was designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. Despite its massive size, the 118,000-square-foot facility includes architectural details that allow the building to blend harmoniously with... View Details

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

from organizational behavior, social psychology, and sociology from 1998 to 2010 that has already documented positive findings in relation to diversity. We discuss this research using two broad categories: (1) What is positively affected... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

challenges as needed. Part of the challenge of organization design is to lay out the architecture of the organization so that barriers between groups—physical distance, organizational lines, and skill... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

utilize diverse levels of analysis. Paper: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/obo/page/management Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services Authors:Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Show Hide Details Modules Psychologically Safe Teams Leading Effective Teams 45-50 hrs Term 1 Course - 7 Modules Organizational Leadership Organizational Leadership equips you with the skills, strategies,... View Details

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

technology, operations, finance, etc.), different levels in the customer's organizational hierarchy, and different customer regional and line of business organizations. Customers are reached through complex overlapping means including... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Feasibility Drive Technological Innovation? Evaluator Expertise Range, Architectural Knowledge, and Preferences for Existing Technologies” with J. Lane, Z. Szajnfarber, J. Crusan, and M. Menietti. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Named a 2023 Kavli... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Turnarounds and Transformation (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Ranjay Gulati Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Venture Capital and Private Equity Jo Tango Archie L. Jones Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Finance Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter... View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

Business of Aesthetics to second-year MBA students and select applicants from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. The course looks at the role of aesthetics in strategy, organizational structure, succession planning, and investment... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

means that key employees and colleagues both have and value more autonomy. It is also true externally with an increasing number of influential stakeholders outside the traditional chain of command. Newer and flatter organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

in a company’s business model. Radical innovation involves a major change in technology, but unlike disruptive innovation it reinforces the existing business model. Architectural innovation is a radical change in technology that... View Details