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- 2011
- Book
Managing Knowledge Assets, Creativity and Innovation
This book pulls together for the first time works on knowledge and innovation, including the implementation of new processes and products, written by Dorothy A. Leonard over more than two decades. It consists of articles from journals in diverse fields (e.g. the... View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A. Managing Knowledge Assets, Creativity and Innovation. World Scientific Publishing, 2011.
- Research Summary
Knowledge Spillovers and Growth
Professor King and colleagues investigate the role of knowledge spillovers and externalities in the dramatic disagglomeration and growth of the advertising agency industry following World War II. High demand, low wages, and externalities associated with clusters of... View Details
- June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning
Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate... View Details
Keywords: Management; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Advantage; Global Range; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Processes; Consulting Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning." Harvard Business School Case 396-357, June 1996. (Revised January 2000.)
- Article
A Learning Perspective on Intraorganizational Knowledge Spill-Ins
By: James Oldroyd and Ranjay Gulati
This exploratory study examines the role of intraorganizational knowledge spill-ins in the process of inferential learning. Drawing on the notions of knowledge reliability (the creation of shared meanings) and validity (understandings of cause and effect), we explore... View Details
Oldroyd, James, and Ranjay Gulati. "A Learning Perspective on Intraorganizational Knowledge Spill-Ins." Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 4, no. 4 (December 2010): 356–372.
- 05 Jan 2020
- News
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
- December 2012
- Article
Reflected Knowledge and Trust in Global Collaboration
By: Mark Mortensen and Tsedal Neeley
Scholars argue that direct knowledge about distant colleagues is crucial for fostering trust in global collaboration. However, their arguments focus mainly on how trust accrues from knowledge about distant collaborators' personal characteristics, relationships, and... View Details
Keywords: Global Work; Organizational Studies; Knowledge; Trust; Cooperation; Global Range; Relationships; Behavior; Personal Characteristics
Mortensen, Mark, and Tsedal Neeley. "Reflected Knowledge and Trust in Global Collaboration." Management Science 58, no. 12 (December 2012): 2207–2224. (equal authorship.)
- 2014
- Conference Presentation
The Good Ship Theseus: The Effect of Valence on Object Identity Judgments
By: J. De Freitas, K. Tobia, J. E. Newman and J. Knobe
- spring 1998
- Article
The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Group Innovation
By: D. A. Leonard and S. Sensiper
Leonard, D. A., and S. Sensiper. "The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Group Innovation." California Management Review 40, no. 3 (spring 1998): 112–132. (Reprint #CMR111.) (Reprinted with new introduction in Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge, eds. C. W. Choo and N. Bontis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.)
- May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ruth Dittrich and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The (C) case provides an update on the B-case decision and describes the introduction of Dan 2.0, an internal social virtual network for the purpose of knowledge sharing in a company that was only used to face-to-face networking. View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Knowledge Sharing; Information Infrastructure; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Knowledge Management; Management Practices and Processes
Edmondson, Amy C., Ruth Dittrich, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Global Knowledge Management at Danone (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 611-080, May 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- Awards
Pathfinder Award
Received the 2009 Pathfinder Award from the Institute for Public Relations. The award is given for significant contribution to the body of knowledge and practice of corporate communications and public relations through scholarly research. View Details
- Jun 19 2017
- Testimonial
Gaining Access to a World of Digital Knowledge
- 2009
- Article
Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance
By: Scott Snook, Paul T. Bartone, Jarie Eid, Bjorn Helge Johnsen and Jon Christian Laberg
Snook, Scott, Paul T. Bartone, Jarie Eid, Bjorn Helge Johnsen, and Jon Christian Laberg. "Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 30, no. 6 (2009): 498–521. (Winner of Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Paper Award presented by Emerald Group Publishing.)
- 11 Aug 2006 - 15 Aug 2008
- Conference Presentation
Differential effects of affect, perceived newness, and perceived usefulness on creativity judgment
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and S. S. Iyengar
- July 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Abridged)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and David Lane
This case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going forward. Through... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Social and Collaborative Networks; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry; France
Edmondson, Amy C., and David Lane. "Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 613-003, July 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- July 1997 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
By: John A. Quelch
The founder, president, and CEO of a leading software security company has just announced the $5.1 million cash acquisition of a key competitor. As a result, his company becomes the market share leader in Europe and number two in the United States. But now, he and the... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Marketing; Applications and Software; Globalization; Acquisition; Sales; Information Technology Industry; United States; Europe
Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Aladdin Knowledge Systems." Harvard Business School Case 598-018, July 1997. (Revised February 1998.)
- 2014
- Chapter
Knowledge and the Management of Creativity and Innovation
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Michelle Barton
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Michelle Barton. "Knowledge and the Management of Creativity and Innovation." In The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management, edited by Mark Dodgson, David Gann, and Nelson Phillips. Oxford University Press, 2014.
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- 2021
- Working Paper
Note on Productive Knowledge
By: Amar Bhidé
This Note examines the development of ideas (‘knowledge’) embodied in products (including ‘intangibles’) that do not exist in nature. It focuses on ‘multi-player’ development—advances by and for the many—and highlights its technical scaffolding and venturesome spirit.... View Details
Bhidé, Amar. "Note on Productive Knowledge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-010, July 2020. (Revised April 2021.)