Organizational Studies - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2000
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Faculty Retirements

Michael Jensen, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, is an authority on organizational theory, organizational strategy, and finance. He is codirector of The Monitor Company... View Details

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

journal articles on the topic and the popular press, students also prepare a case for most days to learn about organizational change and corporate control. Three examples are Wruck's case studies on... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 1996
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New Releases

United States in order to identify key factors for successful collaboration. Three of the consortia in Corey's study - Texas-based SEMATECH and Microelectron-ics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) and Semiconductor Research... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

our next cohort of Fellows, who will study the impact that models of enterprise ownership have on societal and organizational objectives. You can find the link to apply here . Applications are due by 11:59pm... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Organizational Behavior (LEAD). Rae Johnson Rae Johnson, PhD, RSMT is a scholar/activist whose research centers on the intersections between embodiment and social justice. Chair of the Somatic Studies... View Details

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

Gabarro, an expert on human resources management; Tom DeLong, who studies organizational change and globalization in professional service firms and served as Chief Development Officer of Morgan Stanley... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

negatively impact job performance. But companies can mitigate these effects by adopting specific human resource policies, says Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

14 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

organizational context. Q: Why did you construct your study as you did? A: Our study focuses on the performance of Wall Street analysts because this is a population that is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

more important. So perhaps the most important innovation is organizational—the creation of organizational structures and processes that foster learning in routine practice and the creation of more effective models of care delivery. Q: How... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

creativity in organizations. Address and answer the questions: can creativity scale? Can creativity be consistently achieved and maintained in organizations? What organizational structural features are conducive to creativity? Encourage... View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Market Research Meets the “People Factor”

used? According to HBS professors Gerald Zaltman and Rohit Deshpandé, the "people factor" behind market knowledge and its transfer is at least as important as the straightforward information the research conveys about a product or service. In a highly... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 May 2021
Blog Post

The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work

meaninglessness, uncertainty, and boredom. These negative psychological states increase nostalgia because nostalgia is restorative. After conducting dozens of studies using diverse methods ranging from qualitative text analysis,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

10 Jul 2016
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Georgetown Dean Thomas Returns to Teaching

led the Organizational Behavior Unit at HBS and was the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration. He also served as senior associate dean and director of faculty recruitment from 2005 to 2008. At Georgetown, Thomas is... View Details

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 May 2013
Blog Post

Exploring new opportunities at HBS

experience). I came to campus looking to build on and challenge the knowledge I’d already gained through my work experience about analysis, operations, and marketing, and excited (and nervous) to begin studying new-to-me subjects like... View Details

Keywords: Technology

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

HBS research associate Brian DeLacey, are studying the processes of mentoring and coaching in entrepreneurial environments. Leonard and DeLacey discuss their findings with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne.Silverthorne: In... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2013

Christensen. It's time for companies to look at products the way customers do: as a way to get a job done. Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp? The body posture inherent in operating everyday gadgets affects not only your back, but your behavior. According to a new... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2009
News

Professor Barnes Remembered

Professor emeritus Louis (“By”) Barnes (MBA ’52, DBA ’58), an expert in organizational behavior and a pioneer in the teaching and study of family-owned business issues, died in August. He was 81. For more... View Details

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

employed in a study of the market for federal judicial law clerks conducted in 1998-2000, we have broadly surveyed both federal appellate judges and law students about their experiences of the new market for law clerks. This paper... View Details