Team Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

2015
Working Paper

Coactive Vicarious Learning: Towards a Relational Theory of Vicarious Learning in Organizations

By: Christopher G. Myers

Vicarious learning—a process of individual belief and behavior change that occurs through being exposed to, and making meaning of, another's experience—has long been recognized as a key driver of individual, team and organizational success. Yet existing perspectives on... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Learning

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01 Apr 2013
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chillbaby - Episode 2 - Lessons Learned

05 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Learning to fail at HBS

hit home the importance of failing fast and failing often versus failing over a long period of time. I’ve learned a lot about myself. I’ve learned how to cope with the vagaries and uncertainties of startups.... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail

2008
Working Paper

Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard

The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest quality product in... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Learning; Management Skills; Product Development; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Social and Collaborative Networks

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01 Jun 2015
News

Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

“There was a difference between how we experienced these disruptions and the attitude of our Turkish business partners,” says Mayo. “To them, unexpected adversity is often just business as usual.” The value of this kind of immersive View Details

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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

provide a competitive edge and build customer loyalty. 4 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Pay by July 24 $1,850 Certificate New Dynamic Teaming Professor Amy Edmondson Acquire the tools, processes, and skills to build agile, adaptable View Details

29 Mar 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in a High Risk Endeavor

Keywords: by Faaiza Rashid & Amy C. Edmondson

09 Nov 2011
News

Learning from Peter Drucker and the Girl Scouts

25 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business

“The question is how important those networks and friendships are later in life,” Gompers says. “It's something we definitely want to explore.” There may also be implications for diversity, equity, and inclusion in corporations and organizations. Skills View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

there are an infinite number of ways to spend your time learning – each equally compelling but vastly unique and tailored to various learning styles. One of the most powerful ways of View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning

in Rwanda’s most impoverished villages. To help improve the function of the Rwanda Development Board, another team examined the cost to business of governmental bureaucracy. “I believe that people learn the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 17 Oct 2017
Webinars: Career

Attract & Retain Top Talent to Create an Engaged and Productive Team

To become the best in the business, it is essential to employ the best people. But how do managers build a culture where employees are ready and able to take their team to the next level? This keynote focuses on how to attract talented team members, empower them, and... View Details

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

studied at Harvard Business School. Credit: Bartosz Hadyniak For perspectives on what has been learned so far, HBS Working Knowledge conducted an email interview with four of the key drivers of CEM: Project coordinators Geoffrey Jones,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2011
News

What HBS Learned from West Point

how-to skills and the self-knowledge needed to be an effective leader. In short, business schools have excelled at teaching about leadership from a fundamentally analytical perspective. But there are things that every leader should be able to do: for example, lead a... View Details

Keywords: military education; National Security and International Affairs; Government

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Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 07 Jul 2023 Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

1st-Year MBAs Learn from Global Partners

Market Research: Forty-two MBA students traveled to Accra, Ghana, where this team spent time at a local market. The world became HBS students’ classroom in January as the entire first-year class spent a week View Details

Keywords: Professor Youngme Moon; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Research Summary

Overview

My research seeks to understand and improve service integration across specialized professions and organizations. A critical idea driving my research is that work is becoming more dynamic, complex and interconnected, particularly for work that addresses difficult... View Details

Keywords: Organization Behavior; Health Care Delivery; Team Effectiveness; Organizational Learning

04 May 2020
Blog Post

Learning New Skills to Further Your Career In Any Industry: Finance

skills now can make you an even more well-rounded job candidate or business leader in the future. Here are some other blog posts about finance from the team at HBS Online: 6 Ways Understanding Finance Can Help You Excel Professionally... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation fits their... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

10 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

located across town or around the world. The research team found that the more an outsourced radiologist works with a particular hospital, the more efficient he or she becomes reading that hospital's scans. In addition, that efficiency is... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

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