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Top 100 HR Tech Influencers

Named a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by Human Resource Executive and the HR Technology Conference in 2019. View Details

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Boris Groysberg : Named a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by Human Resource Executive and the HR Technology Conference in 2020. Linda A. Hill :... View Details

16 Feb 2016
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The Political Issues Board Directors Care Most About

May 2024
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SofMedica Group: Managing Growth

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in six countries. This expansion had been driven by SofMedica’s mission: to make cutting edge medical technology... View Details

May 2018
Supplement

Abe on Womenomics, part 2: Women as Leaders – Policies & Exemplars: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015

This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt from a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Employment; Business and Government Relations; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

that when choosing whether to adopt recruitment platforms focused on racial... August 2023 Case Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR By: Boris Groysberg , Alexis... View Details

May 2018
Supplement

Abe on Womenomics, part 3: International Efforts & Conclusions: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015

This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt of a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Business and Government Relations; Employment; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan

Research Summary

Professor Groysberg's research focuses on the challenges of managing professional service firms. In particular, his work investigates how a firm can be systematic in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage by leveraging its employees. In a number of related... View Details

July 2001 (Revised January 2007)
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Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department

By: Ashish Nanda and Boris Groysberg

This case tracks the rapid decline of Lehman Brothers' equity research department from August 1992, when, beset by declining ranking, low morale, and high turnover, firm management decides to clean house and reinvest in building the department. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry

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Japan - Global

the importance of organizational culture. The case issue is how should GM take the knowledge that it gained from embedding its employees at NUMMI and transfer it to other parts of its operations. July 2024 Case Wizards of the Coast View Details

23 Mar 2009
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The Myth of the Lone Star: Why One Top Performer May Not Shine as Brightly as You Hope

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Max H. Bazerman Teresa M. Amabile Lynn S. Paine Francesca Gino Boris Groysberg Rosabeth M. Kanter Robin J. Ely Michael I. Norton Paul A. Gompers Linda A. Hill Joshua D.... View Details

18 Mar 2014
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The Seven Skills You Need to Thrive in the C-Suite

March 2015 (Revised May 2018)
Case

JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly

By the spring of 2014, the pilot had come to an end for JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program, a program designed for women coming back to the workforce after a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not... View Details

Keywords: Women; Training; Leadership; Motherhood; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Diversity; Gender; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Programs; Financial Services Industry; United States

February 2019
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Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering

By: Boris Groysberg and Carrie A. Blair

The case details the challenges faced by Lisa Thomas of LaMont Engineering after the company is acquired by Munday Consultants, Inc. Thomas, who supported the acquisition, was asked to chair a team charged with implementing the changes necessary to make the acquisition... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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Faculty & Research - Leadership

Linda A. Hill Organizational Behavior Related Faculty Rosabeth M. Kanter General Management 120 results Boris Groysberg Organizational Behavior 94 results Nitin Nohria 67 results Amy C. Edmondson Technology... View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Coffman is the Piramal Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiations, Organizations & Markets unit. Before joining HBS, she was an assistant professor of economics at The Ohio State University and a visiting... View Details

August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
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Baker & McKenzie (A): A New Framework for Talent Management

By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman

Describes the process by which the largest law firm in the world developed a unique framework for personnel management. In 2004, John Conroy is about to take the reigns as the leader of Baker and McKenzie, the largest law firm in the world by employees, with offices in... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Framework; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retention; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Adoption; Legal Services Industry