Organizational Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2018
News

Cold Call Horror Stories

the afternoon course, which is Organizational Behavior and the professor walks in and says, “Scott, will you open the case today?” And that one, I learned after, was a setup—that everyone thought, wouldn’t... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Designing Change

Hill, who expects the case to be taught in Marketing and Organizational Behavior courses as well as in design schools. “Most of our change-management cases focus on a CEO or senior leader, not a middle... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Making the Switch from CPG to a Self-Driving Car Startup through my Summer Internship

and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) play out in real-time. The CMO and head of my team has been at Cruise for less than a year, and since our department is so new, we are working on building a sustainable... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Theory & Practice

practices that will allow people to flourish - the key to organizational success. Do Lunch or Be Lunch by Howard H. Stevenson (Harvard Business School Press) According to HBS professor Howard Stevenson, most of human history and much of... View Details

19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

Influence (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:F. Gino and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract In four laboratory studies, we find that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

were tax-minded based on their personal actions before the 8.8 percent increase took effect. Pérez Cavazos and Silva used the Execucomp database and SEC Form 4 filings to examine the positions and behavior of the top five executives of... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Durdana Achakzai

know a little bit about everything in general management. The treks help broaden your perspective." The Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA)... View Details

04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4

commercial implementations of these practices and then identify their effects on competition. I conclude that Google's tying tactics are suspect under antitrust law. Publisher's link: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/google-tying-2014-10-26.pdf November 2014... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2017
News

Going the Distance

leadership practices and organizational culture in the business world.” Beyond his near-weekly speaking engagements, Frey continues to help Utah’s economy as an angel investor who is focused on commercialization of technologies emerging... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

(like employee satisfaction). Those are fine for understanding individual perceptions, but aren’t so good at quantifying real behavioral responses and organizational performance outcomes from open offices.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

success of the venture. Fieldhouse says HBS professors constantly challenged him and his classmates to think big and consider the impact of their actions. “I clearly remember the lectures from Michael Tushman about leading organizational... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

insight from behavioral economists and organizational consultants is also included. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52264 December 2016 Journal of Business and Policy... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

CEO and the senior management team believe the firm should focus on. The second is bottom-up, "emergent" strategy, which is established by the actual decisions and behaviors in the organization. Directed strategy is what... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

December 2022 (Revised July 2023)
Case

Applegate Farms

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Consumer Behavior; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Integration; Strategy; Change Management; Change; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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28 Jun 2024
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Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

Network Resources: Alliances, Affiliations, and Other Relational Assets Author:Ranjay Gulati Publication:Oxford University Press, 2007 Abstract Today's firms are increasingly embedded in networks of alliances and other ties that influence their View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

curiosity about men and women as negotiators. "In general, people believe there are gendered differences in the way men and women operate in workplace settings," says McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration and chair of HBS Doctoral Programs. "But... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 1999
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South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

work and family," she notes. "I often have to make difficult choices between responsibilities at home and at the office. It's tough for a woman in a senior position." Meyer's challenges are not likely to subside. She is, however, considering taking a break from the... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

in external auditing, and 6) auditing management information systems. Working PapersEmployee Selection as a Control System Author:Dennis Campbell Abstract Theories from the economics, management control, and organizational View Details