by Rosabeth Moss Kanter - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

into the chain. Stephen P. Kaufman is a senior lecturer of business administration. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: The best leaders will break out of silos and improve workplace culture It’s said that fortune... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana, Rajiv Lal, and Eric BaldwinHarvard Business School Case 412-079 This case explores a shift in strategic direction at PepsiCo, the second-largest food and beverage... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

health care. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Find common ground, let the young lead First COVID, then confidence. With Joe Biden in the White House, the year 2021 is likely to be defined not just View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and organizations. "For most of the industrial age, we expected large employers to provide essential benefits, including healthcare after... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

economist and Harvard President Emeritus Lawrence H. Summers, University of Michigan Professor Gerald Davis, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at HBS. In... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

“what would I have done in that situation?” Interesting and diverse characters, great acting, and multiple story lines made for compelling viewing. Rosabeth Moss Kanter On my... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

of investing at home than those where external managers are involved. At the same time, SWFs with external managers tend to invest in lower P/E industries, which see an increase in the P/E ratios in the year after the investment. By way... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

you say is only the beginning," he states. "Your behavior, your actions, and your decisions are also ways of communicating, and leaders have to learn how to create a consistent message through all of these. It's been said many times, but leaders lead View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

20 Feb 2006
HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

Oprah that business leaders can learn from in the twenty-first century. —Nancy Koehn Paraphrasing her HBS colleague, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Koehn said, "In the middle of every initiative, journey, or big... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

Existing corporate structures, controls, and incentives do work against out-of-the-box thinking. Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has just published a Harvard Business Review article on the topic,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

conference featured a practitioner panel of executives who have roles in promoting women. HBS Dean Nitin Nohria and keynote speaker Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter also shared... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

not done. They've hardly begun." Mukunda says the case illustrates what HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter describes as "bold strokes" and "long... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

your prospects for developing innovative products and services. Rosabeth Moss Kanter How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation? Have you noticed the courage buried in the word... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

which employees act as “witnesses” to keep an eye out for inappropriate behavior and address it before it gets out of hand, says Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. If an employee makes a joke that demeans women... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

“what would I have done in that situation?” Interesting and diverse characters, great acting, and multiple story lines made for compelling viewing. Rosabeth Moss Kanter On my... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

July 2020
Background Note

Leadership for Change: Seven Enduring Skills for Experienced and Aspiring Change Leaders

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Leaders use seven leadership skills in conceiving and managing change projects, whether innovations in established organizations, culture and process changes, or entrepreneurial ventures for industry or social change. The skills leaders need are different at various... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Leading Change; Management Skills

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July 2015 (Revised March 2016)
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Uber and Stakeholders: Managing a New Way of Riding

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox

This case provides a vehicle to analyze stakeholder relations as a company grows, particularly in the context of new business models that challenge established industries. It introduces the dilemmas posed by rapid growth, new technologies, regulatory uncertainty, and... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Entrepreneurship; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Innovation and Invention; Transportation Industry

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June 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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Uber and Stakeholders: Managing a New Way of Riding

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox

By 2015, technological innovations—the smartphone and the advanced data connectivity that enabled it—created new opportunities for people to move around cities quickly and conveniently without owning a car, via car-sharing services like Zipcar or new ride-sharing... View Details