Organization Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

to People Student Ambassador Program. Activities will introduce alumni children to Chinese culture and provide a glimpse of daily life in Shang-hai. This program will run parallel to the conference. The Clubs and Associations Committee, chaired by Roslyn Braeman Payne... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2016
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Inside Modern HR

element of a hiring decision, but it helps reduce uncertainty. We’re learning so much about how employee well-being drives engagement and performance, and I think organizations will operate differently in the future from a work-life... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

20 Nov 2015
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Room to Grow

inspired by the work of Food Solutions New England, an organized network of agricultural experts, farmers, academics, concerned citizens, and regional grassroots organizations working to overcome barriers to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

rethink many of their most cherished assumptions.” At HBS, that rethinking kicked into high gear during the School’s 100th anniversary celebration in 2008. Garvin and Datar organized two colloquia that year on the future of the MBA, the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Aug 2019
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Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

Philadelphia played host the club’s workout and discussion, and Freeman herself led the workout. “It was a very hard workout,” says Max de la Bruyere (MBA 2018), who organized the event. Already a devotee to SLT Philadelphia, Bruyere... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 May 2007
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First Look: May 29, 2007

Working PapersLeading and Creating Collaboration in Decentralized Organizations Authors:Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max Bazerman Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-090.pdf Extremeness Seeking: When and Why... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

conflict." "The rapid infusers are truly indispensable in cases of massive blood loss," Olga Berg, Director of Development with the non-profit organization Ukraine Medical Consortium, said in a press release, noting that these devices are... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Faculty Updates

The following faculty members have received promotions. Tarun Khanna (Strategy), Kathleen L. McGinn (Negotiation, Organizations & Markets), David A. Moss (Business, Government, and the International Economy), and Ananth Raman (Technology... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance

the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit. Valley's research focuses on how negotiations can be significantly affected by how well the parties know and trust one another and by the medium they use to communicate — in person, by... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work

"Soul." "Spirit." A host of organizations - among them Lucent Technologies, the Boeing Company, and Southwest Airlines - have recently begun to ponder such intangibles in an effort to attract and maintain a motivated, performance-boosting... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2000
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Tradition and Outreach at HBS Club de France

Like a fine French wine, the HBS Club de France has aged well and been savored by many. The club was organized in 1934 by the legendary HBS professor General Georges F. Doriot. Jean L. Borit (MBA '33) headed the first postwar meetings,... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Dec 2010
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Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

full courses Acting in Time: Leadership and Management in the Face of Large-Scale Risks is a leadership capstone course designed for students who, over the course of their careers, will lead an organization that faces large-scale risks.... View Details

Keywords: curriculum

11 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

Management Proceedings Affective, Cognitive and Behavioral Trajectories of Change Recipients in Global Organizations By: Reiche, B.S., T.B. Neeley, and N. Overmeyer Abstract—Research rarely addresses how... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
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Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

and the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association — have established organizations to bring alumni together and provide the opportunity to share and discuss important information on industry-related issues. Bunny Ellerin (MBA '95), founder... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

about their managerial challenges. They identified them easily, but most viewed them as distinct issues to be solved independently, rather than seeing their organizations as integrated systems in which these are all interdependent parts... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

2016
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The Microstructure of Work: How Unexpected Breaks Let You Rest, but Not Lose Focus

By: Pradeep Pendem, Paul Green, Bradley R. Staats and Francesca Gino

How best to structure the work day is an important operational question for organizations. A key structural consideration is the effective use of breaks from work. Breaks serve the critical purpose of allowing employees to recharge, but in the short term, translate to... View Details

Keywords: Breaks; Productivity; Attention; Workload; Harvesting; Working Conditions; Behavior; Performance Productivity; Organizations

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29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Get Off the Dime!

urgency—with on-your-toes behavior that looks for opportunities and problems, that energizes colleagues, that beams a sense of "let's go." Without enough urgency, large-scale change can become an exercise in pushing a gigantic... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen

01 Jun 2011
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Building a Social Network

Art by Ikon Images/Masterfile Related Links YPO official membership video Founded in 1950, the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), a global network of young chief executives, has 18,000 members worldwide. According to one estimate, YPO... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

that escalate anxiety in high achievers and the unproductive behaviors you turn to for relief. Then adopt practices that give you the courage to "do the right things poorly" before "doing the right things well."... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 1996
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National Cultures and Work-Related Values: The Hofstede Study

People from different national cultures often operate under different assumptions about what is appropriate behavior. In organizational settings, these cultural differences in underlying assumptions can significantly affect interactions when individuals from various... View Details

Keywords: Behavior; Organizations; Attitudes; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Computer Industry

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