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- Spring 2020
- Article
Establishing High Performing Teams: Lessons from Health Care
By: Michael Anne Kyle, Emma-Louise Aveling and Sara J. Singer
Effective teams can be significant drivers of innovations that enable broader quality improvements and efficiency gains across organizations. But despite the wealth of research and managerial expertise describing characteristics of effective teams, people and... View Details
Kyle, Michael Anne, Emma-Louise Aveling, and Sara J. Singer. "Establishing High Performing Teams: Lessons from Health Care." Special Issue on Disruption 2020. MIT Sloan Management Review 61, no. 3 (Spring 2020): 14–18.
- April 2012
- Article
Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance Over Time
By: Chi-Ying Cheng, Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris and Leonard Lee
This research investigates a new type of team that is becoming prevalent in global work settings, namely, self-managing multicultural teams. We argue that challenges that arise from cultural diversity in teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Culture; Value
Cheng, Chi-Ying, Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris, and Leonard Lee. "Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance Over Time." Journal of Organizational Behavior 33, no. 3 (April 2012): 389–411.
- Research Summary
Teamwork and Innovative Behavior with Professor Jeff Polzer and Hila Lifshitz
In a field setting, we explore how teamwork could enhance team members' interpersonal relationships and work performance. We collect longitudinal survey data and measure creative performance of a US company's employees before, during, and after they... View Details
- June 2007 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital
By: Julie Battilana and Robert Steven Kaplan
Leslie Brinkman is the founder and CEO of a hedge fund, Genuity Capital. Leslie spent late 2002 and early 2003 assembling her team and launched the fund in early 2003. While the firm performed well during 2003 and 2004 (both in terms of returns and new assets), in 2005... View Details
Battilana, Julie, and Robert Steven Kaplan. "Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital." Harvard Business School Case 407-089, June 2007. (Revised July 2007.)
- July 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Background Note
Running and Growing the Small Company: Project-Paper Writing Recommendations
Students are required to do a team project. During the project, they are to do a benchmarking study of a business process to determine best practice or to study a single business process for the purposes of discovering improvement opportunities. The student teams are... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Running and Growing the Small Company: Project-Paper Writing Recommendations." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-022, July 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- June 2021
- Case
Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details
Keywords: Agility; Ecosystem; Innovation Ecosystems; Crowdsourcing; Open Innovation; Partnership; Government; Collaboration; Co-creation; Purpose; Impact; Social Impact; Movement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Ambidexterity; Ambidexterity; Culture; Culture Change; Global Teams; Experimentation; Space; Airline Industry; Start-up; Platform Business; Platform Strategy; Platform; Digital; Robotics; Robots; Mobility; Strategy; COVID-19; Intrapreneurship; Public-private Partnership; XPRIZE; Space Industry; Avatar; Telepresence; Innovation Lab; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Alignment; Leadership; Leading Change; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transportation Industry; Aerospace Industry; Japan
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-089, June 2021.
- May 2002 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
SG Cowen: New Recruits
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Chip Rae, director of recruiting at SG Cowen, must decide which recruits to keep after the final interview process for new outside associate hires. Along with team captains assigned to each school, he reviews the criteria used to make hiring decisions. Their new... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Decision Making; Management Practices and Processes; Service Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "SG Cowen: New Recruits." Harvard Business School Case 402-028, May 2002. (Revised January 2006.)
- 2023
- Chapter
Organizational Development
By: Min Basadur, Tim Basadur and Goran Calic
Our review of the field of Organizational Development (OD) reveals an extensive range of tools which attempt to help organizations improve performance. We believe that OD should be studied differently: As a continuous process of change-making or innovation. How this... View Details
Keywords: Change; Cognition and Thinking; Creativity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation and Management
Basadur, Min, Tim Basadur, and Goran Calic. "Organizational Development." Chap. 17 in Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues. Second Edition by Roni Reiter-Palmon and Sam Hunter, 239–255. Academic Press, 2023.
- Research Summary
Improvisation
My research focuses on how teams and individuals improvise. Since my days as a jazz trumpet player, I have been fascinated by how groups and individuals perform novel actions in real time. My research investigates these improvisational processes in three... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Trend Micro (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
The founder and CEO of Trend Micro is seeking to develop an effective decision-making process for the company's multicultural executive team as part of his effort to develop a more cohesive and focused global organization. This case describes the company's growth and... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "Trend Micro (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-065, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- October 1999 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
WingspanBank.com (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniel Galvin
The case describes the new product development process for WingspanBank.com, an Internet-only financial services "infomediary" created by a team from Bank One's First USA division. The creation of the bank is described from concept development to prelaunch decision... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Making; Information Management; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Product Development; Performance Consistency; Competitive Advantage; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Web Services Industry; United States
Sucher, Sandra J., and Daniel Galvin. "WingspanBank.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-035, October 1999. (Revised July 2002.)
- December 2008 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
Clutch Group - Should Abhi Shah Grab This Opportunity?
By: Daniel J. Isenberg
Abhi Shah ('06) co-founding CEO of Clutch Group in the US and Bangalore, must decide whether to risk a law suit by recruiting an entire legal services team from a large US corporation. His decision and how he implements it will have a dramatic impact on the legal... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business Startups; Legal Services Industry; Bangalore; United States
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Clutch Group - Should Abhi Shah Grab This Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Case 809-065, December 2008. (Revised March 2017.)
- March 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Ethan Berman at RiskMetrics Group (A)
Ethan Berman, CEO of J.P. Morgan's risk management spinoff, has grown RiskMetrics Group (RMG) from a small team of 30 to a 70-person firm contemplating an IPO. Along the way, the consensus-based decision-making process that he espoused started to prove unwieldy; his... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Business Growth and Maturation; Decision Making; Service Industry; Consulting Industry
Ibarra, Herminia M., and Gillian Morris. "Ethan Berman at RiskMetrics Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 400-066, March 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- March 2023
- Supplement
Innovation at Google Ads: The Sales Acceleration and Innovation Labs (SAIL) (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2018, Ana Owczarzak was appointed to lead Google Ads' new innovation and accelerator team - the Sales Acceleration and Innovation Labs (SAIL). The purpose of SAIL was to offer testing and incubation services for individuals within Google Ads who were developing new... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Innovation at Google Ads: The Sales Acceleration and Innovation Labs (SAIL) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 423-077, March 2023.
- November 1995 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (A)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and James Weber
A cross-functional team at Massachusetts General Hospital tries to reengineer the service delivery process (the "care path") for heart bypass surgery (CABG) in order to shorten hospital stays (and lower costs) while maintaining/enhancing the quality of care provided. View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Product Positioning; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Customer Satisfaction; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Fair Value Accounting; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Massachusetts
Wheelwright, Steven C., and James Weber. "Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-015, November 1995. (Revised March 2004.)
- January 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Comcast New England: A Journey of Organizational Transformation
By: Michael Beer and Anita Arun
This case describes how Kevin Casey, Comcast's New England Region general manager, transformed a low commitment and performance organization. When he took charge of this Comcast region he inherited an organization that was bureaucratic, had low customer satisfaction,... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Interpersonal Communication; Customer Satisfaction; Employee Relationship Management; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Improvement; Telecommunications Industry; New England
Beer, Michael, and Anita Arun. "Comcast New England: A Journey of Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 908-405, January 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Danielle Marcoux at AdNet2Win Technologies
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis
Danielle Marcoux, Director of Web Design at AdNet2Win Technologies, must decide how best to confront Charles Davide, the Chief Technology Officer and leader of the design team charged with overseeing a major upgrade of the company's proprietary customer loyalty... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Management Teams; Interpersonal Communication; Creativity; Status and Position; Web Services Industry
Mayo, Anthony J., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Danielle Marcoux at AdNet2Win Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 412-039, August 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and James Weber
Describes the actions and behavior of a new CEO in his first days and weeks as he sets expectations for his top management team and introduces processes and disciplines to begin the turnaround of a global consumer products company. View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Policy; Change Management; Leading Change; Motivation and Incentives; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and James Weber. "Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-033, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- March 2016
- Case
Preparing a Concession Bid at TAV Airports Holding
By: C. Fritz Foley and Çiğdem Çelik
In 2013, TAV Airports Holding prepared a bid for the concession to build and operate the third Istanbul airport. This process involved input from various parts of the firm with operating and financial expertise. Burcu Geriş, the CFO of TAV Airports Holding, and her... View Details
Keywords: Project Finance; Infrastructure Development; Equity Cash Flows; Capital Budgeting; Valuation; Financial Management; Financing and Loans; Turkey
Foley, C. Fritz, and Çiğdem Çelik. "Preparing a Concession Bid at TAV Airports Holding." Harvard Business School Case 216-054, March 2016.