Publications

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Book

Rosabeth Moss Kanter on Syngeries, Alliances, & New Ventures

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Alliances

24 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

Many people today are focused on the global economic crisis, but Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter sees also a global crisis of business. The model of... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

Increasingly, it seems, there are just two types of companies left in the world: dot-coms and "wanna-dots." The dot-coms, of course, are the pure Internet companies operating on-line businesses. Most of them are less than five years old, their activities... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment, feeling safety in numbers as they reveal facing egregious... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

without informing other departments, leading to waste and duplication. Respect among peers declined. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame.— Rosabeth View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Article

Rosabeth Moss Kanter on How Corporations of the Future Will Behave

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Article

How Leaders Gain (and Lose) Confidence: An Interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Keywords: Leadership; Information

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

Self-confidence is not the real secret of leadership. The more essential ingredient is confidence in other people. Leadership involves motivating others to their finest efforts and channeling those efforts in a coherent direction. Leaders must believe that they can... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

07 Jun 2011
Working Paper Summaries

The Institutional Logic of Great Global Firms

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

14 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation

Despite its long economic boom, America's social problems abound. To ensure future economic success, the country needs dramatic improvement in public schools, more highly skilled workers, jobs with a future for people coming off the welfare rolls, revitalized urban... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

28 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

The devastating Japanese earthquakes sent aftershocks of another kind to the economy: the potential disruption of the flow of goods from Japanese suppliers to US high-tech manufacturers. But the Obama administration and domestic companies do not have to wait for... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Article

Retrospective: Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Men and Women of the Corporation and The Change Masters," and "Changing Organizational Structures: An Interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Keywords: Information; Employees; Business Ventures; Organizational Change and Adaptation

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

performance levels. Tough is OK. Fear is not a great way to build confidence, but being tough, setting high standards, and not accepting excuses is effective at driving people and organizations to higher performance. Biographies Rosabeth... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

23 Jul 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Stanley S. Litow; Technology

06 Dec 2013
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela

boundaries for the group's activities; and managing the tensions inherent in group life—deciding, for example, when to be supportive and when to be confrontational, when to improvise and when to impose a structure. Watch an interview with Linda Hill Professor View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Gautam Mukunda

June 30, 2021
Article

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Let Employees Take the Lead on ESG

Companies that don’t give rank-and-file workers a central role in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) work are making a mistake. They risk alienating values-oriented employees who question company practices, and they miss a big opportunity for employee... View Details

Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Leaders; Talent Acquisition; Talent Retention; Engagement; Organizations; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Employees; Leadership; Talent and Talent Management