Publications

1984
Chapter

Managing Transitions in Organizational Culture: The Case of Participative Management at Honeywell

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Transition

28 Jun 2010
HBS Case

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

well, because the senior team is tackling important problems and engaging people throughout the organization in solving them." One of the key players is Dr. Uma Kotagal, a neonatologist with a deep-seated passion for improving the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

October 18, 2024
Article

Why Workplace Well-Being Programs Don’t Achieve Better Outcomes

By: Jazz Croft, Acacia Parks and Ashley Whillans

By 2026, global corporate spending on wellness programs is set to top $94.6 billion, yet anticipated improvements in well-being are not being realized, and, in fact, mental health needs are continuing to rise around the world. Drawing on a large body of recent... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Well-being

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September 2021
Comment

Commentary on ‘2019 Academic Marketing Climate Survey: Motivation, Results and Recommendations', by Jeff Galak and Barbara E. Kahn

By: John A. Deighton

This paper reflects on the conclusions of a survey by Galak and Kahn on the climate experienced by faculty of all genders and ethnicities in the marketing departments of US business schools. View Details

Keywords: Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture

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March 2015
Supplement

McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague

The presentation supplement is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)," HBS No. 414-021 and 414-022. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Construction Industry; North America

09 Dec 2020
Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

organizational culture can be established and communicated. For example, an organization may have an environment that encourages casual dress to promote individuality and comfort, it could fund advanced... View Details

May 1991
Case

Sun Hydraulics Corp. (C)

Provides a follow-up to the (A) and (B) (Condensed) case. Brings events up to date from 1985-1991. Bob Koski, Sun's CEO, has now taken on a new #2 heir apparent in Clyde Nixon. The company has a proliferation of new products and new directions. Has Sun's horizontal... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

organizations that really ends up with no trend line” “For decades, we’ve been in this cycle where an organization hires a consulting firm to help design and execute a restructuring, and then, as soon as... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2021
News

Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia

figure, Cambodia, 11th century.” I wanted to know about the culture that had created such sublime beauty. But there was a train to catch, and life moved on. Picture a calendar’s pages flipping by, the way they used to in the movies: high... View Details

Keywords: mentorship; nonprofit management; retirement; leadership

October 2010
Teaching Note

The Robin Hood Foundation (TN)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Teaching Note for 310031. View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Organizational Culture; System

May 2003
Case

Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida

29 Jun 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I build my business in this environment? What should leaders communicate? My View Details

Keywords: by Staff

Web

Encyclopedia of Associations | Baker Library

regional, state, and local levels. Professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, and fan clubs, are among the organization types represented. Get Access HBS... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Being a good corporate citizen by supporting arts and schools in New York City

Andrew Tisch (MBA 1977), cochairman of Loews Corporation, views his role as a good corporate citizen as supporting cultural and education organizations throughout New York City. (Published April 2014) View Details

2020
Working Paper

Performance Hacking: The Contagious Business Practice that Corrodes Corporate Culture, Undermines Core Values, and Damages Great Companies

By: Robert D. Austin and Richard L. Nolan

August 7, 1955 is an important date in commercial aviation history. You could say it began the jet airliner age, though other dates might also qualify. Jet engines had proven successful in military aircraft. But no one knew then whether members of the general public... View Details

Keywords: Performance; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs

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January 1982 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Jody McVay

A Harvard MBA '78 has been successful at getting things done in a consumer products company with an "entrenched" culture. She has also handled issues women face in a "male culture" rather well. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Gender; Management Skills; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry

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September 1960 (Revised August 1995)
Case

Slade Co., The

Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Conflict and Resolution