Publications

April 1973 (Revised April 1983)
Case

Mirassou Vineyards (A)

Examines the decision by Mirassou to test a mechanical grape harvester that requires a major change in growing methods and operations. The machine is unproven and the investor has asked this vineyard to test it for him and commit to use it. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

March 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Apple Computer (B)(Abridged) : Building a Worldwide Strategy

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the building of Apple's new strategy. Explores how the human resource function at Apple Computer can best support that strategy. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Computer Industry

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Summit Explores the New Economy

economy, traditional firms must adapt new ways of doing business, but not forget how they achieved success in the first place. the Business Of Crowdsourcing Gaining the community's trust is vital to building a successful business with... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

needed. For example, a 2023 report from the Global Center for Adaptation suggests that over $100 billion per year is needed to invest in infrastructure, weather forecasting, and protecting agriculture in Africa to address both poverty and... View Details

Web

Social Responsibility and Sustainability | Working Knowledge

Social Responsibility and Sustainability Explore vital insights on social responsibility and sustainability, from climate finance for Africa's adaptation projects to AI's role in refugee resettlement. Delve into the nuances of climate... View Details

Web

Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

higher education. Topics include education reform efforts, adaptive and personalized learning approaches, disruptive innovations such as AI and machine learning, and system-level change efforts. The broad set of topics will create an... View Details

Winter 2014
Article

The Art of Strategic Renewal

By: Andy Binns, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly and Michael L. Tushman

In recent years, we have seen well-established companies such as Kodak, Blockbuster, Nokia, and BlackBerry pushed to the brink by smart competitors and changes in their industries. In each case, there were opportunities to act before a crisis engulfed the organization.... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation

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April 2008
Class Lecture

Can Complex Organizations Learn? (FSS)

By: Amy C. Edmondson

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation

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June 1996 (Revised April 1997)
Supplement

Andersen Consulting--EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organizational Change

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Ashish Nanda

Supplements Andersen Consulting - EMEA: Reorganization for Revitalization. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

Should companies let employees keep working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic ends? Assessing the impact of remote work has involved a lot of guesswork for business leaders, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Consider the Chinese travel company Ctrip, now known as... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

29 Jul 2020
Working Paper Summaries

What Jobs Are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

Keywords: by Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

Shifting to remote work raises many questions for managers and employees, especially when it happens quickly as a result of a crisis. Prithwiraj “Raj” Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

Teaching Interest

Overview

Luciana has taught in front of MBA, Master of International Business and Economics, and Executive Education students. At HBS, she was a teaching fellow in "Managing Innovation" (taught in the MBA program by Professor Karim Lakhani) and co-developed most teaching... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Evolution; Organizational Behavior; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design

Research Summary

Overview

I am an ethnographer and field researcher studying how people experience and interpret their work and cultural contexts, as well as how this shapes inequality and organizational outcomes like normative control. I specialize in utilizing in-depth, inductive field... View Details

Keywords: Qualitative Research; Ethnography; Corporate Culture; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Theory; Working Conditions; Consulting Industry

April 2009
Teaching Note

Tokyo AFM (TN)

By: Francois Brochet

Teaching Note for [109056]. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Economics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Revenue; Insurance Industry; Japan

December 1987 (Revised August 1990)
Case

Florida Power & Light's Quality Improvement Program

Describes a major electric utility's highly successful effort to institute a comprehensive quality improvement program throughout the organization. Designed to be used in a comparative analysis of the quality improvement effort described in Paul Revere Insurance Co.... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Quality; Performance Productivity; Utilities Industry; Florida