Organizational Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

production centers spread across the country. They learned that first-year workers were usually permitted to travel home for the festivals of Diwali, while the more experienced third-year workers had to stay behind to manage projects.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

learning assumed that markets and people behave rationally vs. irrationally? Is it time to place more emphasis on educating students to manage in a world of irrational behavior? What do you think? To read more: Dan Ariely, "The End... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Aug 1998
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Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates

Rubin, shared his experiences and lessons learned from his many years of service with Goldman Sachs and in government. He encouraged students "to do your best with the utmost focus but at the same time reach out for opportunities to... View Details

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Doha Tantawy

necessarily a bad thing," she says. "You can learn a lot regardless of outcomes. I learn more from sad moments than happy ones; the sad ones are the ones you really remember." Pursuing... View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality; Consulting

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Mengjie "Magie" Cheng

Magie Cheng (she/her) worked for a social network company in their machine learning group and spent much of her time analyzing user behavior for a wide range of social networking applications. She became intrigued by technology diffusion... View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EST, 09 Jan 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Management Essentials

Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: January 9, 2019 - March 6, 2019 View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

capacity, such as serving on non-profit boards, as a major donor, or in consulting roles. Educational Objectives Enhance your ability to critically analyze social enterprises and understand how to lead and scale them effectively. Learn... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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On The Case

says, only “because there was so much to learn from Mihaljevic and his colleagues.” “What Tom really cares about is people, and that shows up in everything they do at Cleveland Clinic, from the caregivers to the patients and the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

advertising. Most of the in-house units performed specialized or limited functions, such as those related to the development of direct mail, online, and promotional materials. Q: What can managers learn from your research? A: First, I... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

01 Mar 2016
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Feedback

school gains more learning in a year than his or her district school peer, amounting to about 50 more days of learning in reading and an additional 79 days of learning in... View Details

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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

faced with making difficult decisions. "For me, that connection from textbook to reality made the courses memorable, enjoyable, and interesting. Case studies were absolutely my favorite part of the program." Kyle Rosenmeyer Boise State University Graduate, Engineer,... View Details

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Mariano Bomaggio

years in technology: first in the European Union and Africa, then with Uber in Latin America. His experiences awakened an interest in finance, which in turn motivated him to pursue an MBA. Learning how people think For Mariano, attending... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Manufacturing/Energy

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

students; currently, 132 students are studying to receive a DBA (offered in accounting, management, marketing, strategy, and TOM) or, in collaboration with Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, a PhD (business economics, View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

January 2025
Supplement

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (B)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb

Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details

Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States

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January 2025
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The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb

Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details

Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States

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01 Dec 2018
News

Lighting the Way

leaders in organizational studies who have crafted the discourse on the intersections of race, work, and leadership. The cross-disciplinary exchange centered on learning about and from the black experience.... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Expanded Elective Curriculum Offers Students A Wealth of Choices

The latest in an ongoing series of reports from the MBA Program Office. Now more than ever, HBS is bringing the world into the classroom - and vice versa - in the MBA Program's elective curriculum (EC). New course development, expanded field-based View Details

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Anthony Martore

a time-constrained environment. This exercise was memorable because real world events often vary from strategic plans, and the step of evaluating all elements of a process, from the throughput unit numbers to organizational culture and... View Details

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Anil Doshi

economists, operations management scholars, organizational theorists, and others studying topics ranging from open innovation to information technology to product innovation. I have borrowed freely from these many perspectives to develop... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Where Are They Now?

HBS faculty in 1980 and teaching organizational behavior, in 1985 he decamped to Au Bon Pain, the chain of bakery cafés, serving as COO for several years before returning to HBS. At the School again until 1998, he taught, wrote books, and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

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