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Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges today's companies face. I show that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on how well the small groups within those... View Details
Keywords: Change; Interpersonal Communication; Learning; Values and Beliefs; Innovation and Invention; Management; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams; Research; Strategy; Complexity; Value
Edmondson, Amy C. Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy. Jossey-Bass, 2012.
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
[Image: iStockphoto/Elijah-Lovkoff] How can companies connect with customers and employees better? Share your insights below. Book Excerpt Bringing the Purpose Question to Work By Hubert Joly “What drives... View Details
- 24 Feb 2021
- Lessons from the Classroom
What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace
venture doesn’t necessarily succeed in another.” Similarly, “what works when leading a small organization might not work with a larger one, and a strategy that you have relied on gainfully in past... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller
Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime, how keeping his secret came at a huge personal price, and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a chance to succeed. Directed by Jamal Meneide, a filmmaker based... View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
the establishment of the U.S. homeland security hierarchy. Li's personal story is an amazing tale of success. After the death of his father, Li—at age twelve—went to work in a plastics factory. Within a decade he started his own plastics... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
inside The future of the restaurant industry is especially of concern to us. We collectively share 35 years of restaurant and food industry experience, navigating our way through as waitstaff and bartenders, as managers and senior leaders... View Details
- 14 Jun 2023
- Op-Ed
Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't
than ever. Amid all this turbulence, strategic thinkers must quickly evaluate opportunities and threats while operationalizing strategy. What organizations need now are “T-shaped leaders”—those who share knowledge across the organization... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson
- 08 Aug 2022
- HBS Case
Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS
phones, and some contracts contained no-dating clauses. Bang decided to take a more hands-off approach, with the belief that pop stars are human and could channel their personalities into their work and use it to connect with fans. BTS’... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
Keywords: by Thomas F. Hellmann & Noam Wasserman
- June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
L'Oréal: Global Brand, Local Knowledge
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
Worldwide, and in the U.S. marketplace in particular, the French cachet of L'Oréal was one of its most powerful marketing tools. However, with the opening up of emerging markets, L'Oréal had to cater to a diverse customer base: an aging population in the West, ethnic... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Change Management; Sales; Emerging Markets; Segmentation; Innovation and Invention; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; France; United States
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "L'Oréal: Global Brand, Local Knowledge." Harvard Business School Case 311-118, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 03 Jan 2023
- Book
Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action
and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Christina @ wocintechchat.com View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
working parents and eldercare providers) or those interested in similar topics (baking or jigsaw puzzles) share information, recipes, items for sale or barter, and the like. Keep such forums tied to the... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector
Many businesses are loath to share proprietary information with others, fearing it will undercut their long-term financial prospects. They view openness as a threat to innovation. But a new years-long study of the wireless router industry... View Details
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
The launch of ChatGPT seems to have reignited doomsday fears about artificial intelligence (AI) replacing workers en masse. Are these fears prescient or overblown? A recent survey shows 62 percent of Americans think AI will majorly impact View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
doubt when they fail to fully disclose bad news about themselves. While on the face of it, Luca's findings would seem to contradict John's paper, in reality, the two studies complement each other, showing just how subtle can be the way we process information. Luca, who... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Article
Teaching with Cases to Graduate and Undergraduate Students
By: Robert Bruner, Benton E. Gup, Bennie H. Nunnally Jr. and Laurence C. Pettit
Case studies are tools that are widely used in graduate and undergraduate education. It
takes time to learn how to get the most out of them for you and your students. The process involves trials and errors to determine the techniques that work best. What works for... View Details
Bruner, Robert, Benton E. Gup, Bennie H. Nunnally Jr., and Laurence C. Pettit. "Teaching with Cases to Graduate and Undergraduate Students." Financial Practice and Education 9, no. 2 (Fall–Winter 1999): 111–119.
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
to reshape their companies, and explored how they can put data to work for them in ways that create value for their own businesses. The data advantage in sports Big data is already being used heavily in the sports world, students heard... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 2022
- Working Paper
Gender Inequality and the Direction of Ideas: Evidence from the Weinstein Scandal and #MeToo
By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
How do the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo affect women’s likelihood of working
in male-dominated domains and the types of ideas developed in Hollywood? To discern these
events’ impact, we exploit the variation in whether a producer previously collaborated with... View Details
Keywords: Gender Inequality; Gender Segregation; Social Movement; Direction Of Innovation; Creative Industries; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Creativity; Film Entertainment
Luo, Hong, and Laurina Zhang. "Gender Inequality and the Direction of Ideas: Evidence from the Weinstein Scandal and #MeToo." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-107, March 2021. (Revised December 2022.)
- March 2008 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Lisa Sherman (A)
By: Bill George and Jens Audenaert
Lisa Sherman is a successful executive at Verizon who is struggling with the decision to reveal her sexual orientation. After attending a diversity training workshop in which participants expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, Sherman wonders... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Organizational Culture
George, Bill, and Jens Audenaert. "Lisa Sherman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-115, March 2008. (Revised August 2020.)
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
runs), and scaling (the development of a full-fledged new product or service). "Becoming a corporate explorer is not a route to a safe or easy career." The authors share the stories of influential explorers, such as retired IBM manager... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert