Organizational Change and Adaptation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment

first-year MBA students encounter nearly a dozen cases that address environmental concerns. “My vision would be that all students graduate with a clear understanding of the predicted ramifications of climate change on society View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire

chairman of both the MBA and doctoral programs. Much of Christenson's research has focused on organizations as learning systems, examining the processes by which they adapt to their environments. He has also... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

became leaders, what their passions are outside of work, and what they really care about—including what drives them, what their fears are, and what they feel is required to succeed in the View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

psychology, and holistic health for answers when her own health crises struck. She now brings those solutions to moms everywhere. Mom Hacks gives you the specific smallest changes that yield the biggest... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

once-classified national security documents, and other sources to show how far we have traveled from the time of our founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to the present day, when a single leader has the potential to launch... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

senior partner at the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. He offers advice on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, negotiating compensation, cultivating a mentor, and knowing when to View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition,... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

as sustaining creativity on the job, entrepreneurial thinking in established organizations, and the link between individual creativity and organizational innovation. While the... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

Dreyfoos’s collection, encompass the years from 1950 to 2013 and reflect 60 countries. Those in the early decades have a historical aura, and many others may soon join that group as cultures evolve View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

of Total Motivation by Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor (MBA 2013) (HarperBusiness) The authors show how to use cutting-edge psychology to unlock people’s innate desire to innovate, experiment, and View Details

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

the world’s biggest problem—CO2 and climate change—provides a quick and entertaining introduction to the science behind it. This concise primer is for anyone interested in how CO2 impacts our climate, but... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

must be adapted to the special needs of different types of healthcare organizations. Essays for my Father: A Legacy of Passion, Politics, and Patriotism in Small-Town America by Richard Muti (MBA 1971)... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

changed over time is at odds with the evolutionary path taken by the Canadian system. The Underground Culinary Tour: How the New Metrics of Today’s Top Restaurants Are Transforming How America Eats by Damian Mogavero (MBA 1996) View Details

05 Sep 2012
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Are Firms Neglecting Succession Plans?

02 Dec 2018
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An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

On the 50th floor of a global law firm, overlooking a cold and rainy Manhattan skyline in November, more than 70 Harvard Business School alumni gathered to learn from each other and confront the business... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

corporate gamesmanship and dizzying sums associated with M&A; activity, for the business scholar, such deals are often more interesting as windows inside organizations, revealing how they adapt View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

01 Apr 1996
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Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

it seems that if you work hard and keep your nose clean, they'll get rid of your division." Stevenson believes that many of the remedies prescribed today for enhancing competitiveness - organizational... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

mobility. To explore possible solutions, in another recent study Choudhury evaluated how policy changes around worker location in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improved productivity.... View Details