Cultural Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

across multiple types of necessary evils: Have pairs or teams perform these tasks together. Create ample time and space after these tasks for people to decompress and debrief. Provide the right physical environment—a quiet, private area for delivering layoff news. Q:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2010
News

Faculty Books

Star analysts who change firms suffer an immediate, lasting decline in perfor-mance. He also explores how some Wall Street research departments are successfully growing, retaining, and deploying their own stars. International Differences... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade; Water Transportation; Transportation

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Live Online Classrooms | Information Technology

Live Online Classrooms Play Video duration: 2:28 Immersive & engaging learning, delivered online. Harvard Business School's Live Online Classrooms will change the way you think about online learning. Step out from behind the computer... View Details

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

and rejigger their lives.” How the pandemic has changed lift outs Team moves usually take place in four stages: a pre-hire “courtship” stage and three post-hire phases of integration—leadership, operational, and “full View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

Profile

Jamira Cotton

your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS has completely changed my perspective about the possibilities of my career. I am tremendously more comfortable with taking risks- I never thought I would be attempting... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 2014
News

Start Me Up

ball forward every day." Culture "Too many founders get caught up in raising money or getting a product to market, while neglecting culture and cofounder relationships, which are integral to a startup's... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2020
News

Ink: The Habit of Innovation

quickly changing world means that you should innovate every day,” they write. The current moment, when routines have been disrupted by the pandemic, presents an opportunity for leaders to purge old behaviors and build a more creative... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55514 January–February 2019 Harvard Business Review The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Innovative View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

October 2015
Supplement

The National Geographic Society (B)

By: David A. Garvin

This case was written as an update to the case "The National Geographic Society," HBS No. 311-002, published in 2011. The (B) case describes the 2015 creation of National Geographic Partners, a for-profit joint venture between the National Geographic Society and 21st... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Information Publishing; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Internet; Publishing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

“when it’s lost, much is lost with it.” You Might Also Like: Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer To Change Your Company's... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog

innovation, design, openness to trade, quality, as well as internationalization, and strategic flexibility. Italy’s family capitalism has shown it can evolve and adjust to a changing world. Students will analyze how it has done so even... View Details

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are

While there may be changes along the way, the more information students have about the process the more confident they will feel about engaging with your company. Create space for students to share their career goals honestly Transparency... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Portrait Project

Marwan Chaar

I grew up in a region synonymous with two things: Energy and Islam. Both have recently been threatened, and both will have to adapt in order to survive. We are caretakers of the world that was gifted to us. The climate is changing and we... View Details

16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

But when properly managed, culture can help them achieve change and build organizations that will thrive in even the most trying times. In "The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture," the authors... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Artist Support | Baker Library

photography at MoMA in 1940 and at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1946. In the latter half of the twentieth century, increasing support for photography as an artform in Boston and across the country brought about changing perceptions... View Details

24 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility

We've heard that Eskimos have 100 words for snow—a common way of expressing how language affects the way we see the world. Whether or not that particular example is true, cultural linguists have long theorized that the words a particular... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

January 2018
Supplement

Scaling Swagbucks (B)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble

“Swagbucks (B),” HBS No. 817123, picks up in mid-2014 following the events described in “Swagbucks (A),” HBS No 817122. Davis and Gorowitz were successful in their efforts to position the company for scale without negatively affecting the company’s foundational... View Details

Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; Religion; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry

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01 Mar 2013
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Leveraging Female Talent

granted, because they've had to navigate institutional barriers to be successful. When men change jobs, they almost expect the new firm to make them better. The only concern of star women is that they'll be able to do their jobs in a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2017
News

Alumni on the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received

connect with people, trying to get them to trust you. And the more authentic that bond is, the better leader you become. And it’s that simple—you don’t have to come up with any other fancy formula. As soon as I internalized that, it totally View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Skydeck; podcast; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

2005
Book

Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

By: Geoffrey Jones

This book examines the history of Unilever over the last half century. Managing such a firm in the era of globalization posed enormous challenges. The book covers the company's strategies and provides compelling evidence of its decision-making, marketing, brand... View Details