Publications

January 2006 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Juan Trippe and Pan American World Airways

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Rennella

A fascination with flight and a forceful personality helped to create a market for air travel and shape the modern airline industry. Masterfully wielding his power and influence, Juan Trippe built Pan American Airways by combining bold moves and blind ambition. Across... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; Travel Industry

December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style

July 2005
Case

Leading Anadarko

By: Nitin Nohria, Krishna G. Palepu and David Lane

Describes the challenges facing Jim Hackett, the newly appointed CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration company. In addition to strategic and organizational issues, Hackett must address concerns about proper disclosure of the company's oil... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Strategy; Organizations; Corporate Disclosure; Problems and Challenges; Mining Industry; Energy Industry

01 Dec 2022
News

A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

mission.” Nitin Nohria, University Distinguished Service Professor who served as Dean following Light, notes, “Jay gave me the best gift a new Dean could ask for: a School well-positioned for the future.... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Mar 2004
News

Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits

have an impact on business managers on an everyday basis. In essence, we want to bridge the gap between theory and practice,” says Mayo. Mayo, who spearheaded the legacy project along with HBS professor Nitin View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details

January 2007
Case

Robert E. Rubin (A)

By: Nitin Nohria, Robert Steven Kaplan and Nicole Davison

Bob Rubin was a businessman given the task of setting up and running the National Economic Council for the Clinton Administration. Unfamiliar with management in a political climate, Rubin worked hard to design, staff, and position the Council to make better economic... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Government and Politics; Managerial Roles; Macroeconomics; Organizational Design; Economy

01 Sep 2024
News

The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge

Image by John Ritter Professors Geoff Jones and Tarun Khanna had been toiling away from their respective HBS offices for many years, each of them interested in emerging markets but expressed through different disciplines: Jones, a historian, was studying how the world... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Reflecting on AASU50: Advancing African American Business Leadership

those 50 years ago, have made a tremendous difference at HBS, especially in the lives of the 2,250 black alumni who followed them. Through this conference, we seek to honor that legacy,” wrote Nitin Nohria,... View Details

2002
Book

Changing Fortunes: The Remaking of the Industrial Corporation

By: Nitin Nohria, Davis Dwyer and Fred Dalzell Jr.

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry

March 2007
Supplement

Robert E. Rubin (B)

By: Nitin Nohria, Robert Steven Kaplan and Nicole Davison

May 2006 (Revised February 2012)
Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Benson

General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style

July 2003
Article

What Really Works

By: Nitin Nohria, William F. Joyce and Bruce Roberson

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

for Harvard Business School," said Dean Nitin Nohria in addressing the nearly 600 alumni leaders and invited guests who attended the daylong HBS Campaign Inaugural program, "let us take the opportunity to ask ourselves: When future... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

01 Mar 2009
News

Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems

hoped that one day people might say to his children, “ ‘Your dad helped change my life.’ I’m searching for that.” An interdisciplinary Harvard initiative, the ALI began to take shape in 2007, thanks to Kanter and HBS professors Nitin... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 May 2015
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

hosting regional events around the world giving attendees the opportunity to learn from faculty members about their current research, listen to inspiring alumni stories from campaign leaders, and hear an overview of the School’s objectives and priorities from Dean... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

December 2009 (Revised January 2010)
Case

Managing Talent at Bertelsmann AG (A)

By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria, Mark Maletz and Kerry Herman

Bertelsmann's EVP HR Immanuel Hermreck and his team were focused on four key HR issues. Three of these were somewhat discreet: improving Bertelsmann's employer brand; managing Bertelsmann talent across the firm's decentralized businesses; and ensuring early... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Leadership Development; Strategic Planning; Competitive Advantage; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany