design process - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

specialists—including a professional climber, a doctor, and a photographer—each of whom scored points according to how many of their individual goals were met. For each group, the researchers designated a formal leader. In some cases they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Emily Schlichting

issue," she says. "I'm somebody who's really good at managing processes and getting things done. The HBS curriculum is designed to explore all the different business functions, giving you a strong... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

model the technology of step processes with bottlenecks and show how this technology rewards vertical integration, a hierarchical organization, and the use of direct authority. These properties in turn became the organizational hallmarks... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

helped create this situation. Or as Calvin Young (MBA 2015), a Baltimore native and 2016 mayoral candidate who now works at the private equity firm Green Street Impact Partners, puts it, “there was real intentionality around the policies and View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Decade Award for “Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women’s Leadership Development Programs” (September 2011) with Herminia Ibarra and Deborah M. Kolb. Robin J. Ely : Awarded the 2021 Outstanding Practitioner-Orientated... View Details

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

rather than the level of joy impact viewer retention most. The effect of joy is asymmetric, with higher gains for increases than losses for decreases. Based on these findings, the authors develop representative emotion trajectories to support ad View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

for being a competitive aggressor, small brands are rewarded when they compete aggressively. Our findings illuminate how small brands can benefit from the presence of a large competitor and provide a process understanding of how consumers... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

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Grant uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments to harness consumers' cognitive and affective resources to increase their well-being. Consumers make countless daily decisions in the pursuit of happiness -- whether and how to spend or save their money, what... View Details

Keywords: Well-being; Judgment And Decision Making; Health; Prosocial Behavior

19 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Company Loyalty

ways with their employer when they discover that they won't be able to achieve their career goals. But if the process is handled skillfully, all parties profit in the long run. The best kind of loyalty is when both parties are... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

01 Mar 2014
News

Generation Next

manager, and her mother, Parmeshwar, a designer. The sleek, modern "Space office" at Godrej was designed to foster creativity. Photo courtesy of Nisa Godrej And Nisa plans to steer Godrej into newer territories—a View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

and simulate the process of commissioning a study and engaging with its results to inform strategic decision making. Trade, Logistics, and Geopolitics: New Realities for Supply Chains Professor Willy Shih No additional materials available... View Details

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

in countries such as India, Japan, China, and Mexico, to ask about the distinctive challenges of their markets and organizations. I am developing several cases based on this research for my second-year course General Management: Processes... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

all have to be in alignment." Along with Russell A. Eisenstat, an independent consultant and former HBS faculty member, Beer has developed a process called Organizational Fitness Profiling, which helps a CEO or business unit general... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences – A Q&A with Professor Robert Howe

technology venture must meet customers’ needs, leverage technology for advantage, and have a viable business model. Launching a technology venture involves a design process that balances these priorities. By... View Details

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

expedient work around? The nurses overwhelmingly chose to work around a problem, because that is what allows them to get their very demanding jobs done in the most efficient way. Tucker's future research will continue focus on how human behavior intersects with View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann

educating future leaders of technology ventures. The program will deepen graduates’ understanding of engineering, build their design skills, and provide them with a strong foundation in general management.” What types of individuals are... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Dance Dance Revelation

the creation, rehearsal, and premiere of a new piece of work with a choreographer—who encourages the executives to observe the process up close, ask questions, and draw parallels to their own professional lives. View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, professor Robert Simons wrote about how organizations can design jobs for maximum performance. In this excerpt, Simons discusses what he terms the four basic "spans" of a job—control,... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

01 Jun 2024
News

Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

engineering. There she helped suppliers design and certify their systems for flight: new seats for an aircraft, for example, or a Wi-Fi system for the new Delta Air Lines plane. She was surprised to find that engineers relied on outdated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

organization in an ongoing process of change and revitalization is necessarily complex. Pitfalls lie waiting where least expected. To avoid the cyclical trap of success-failure-rebirth, firms need to develop competency in simultaneously... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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