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- September–October 2013
- Article
Discretion Within Constraint: Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
By: Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart and Michael Tushman
Homophily in social relations results from both individual preferences and selective opportunities for interaction, but how these two mechanisms interact in large, contemporary organizations is not well understood. We argue that organizational structures and geography...
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Keywords:
Familiarity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Gender;
Information Technology Industry
Kleinbaum, Adam M., Toby E. Stuart, and Michael Tushman. "Discretion Within Constraint: Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization." Organization Science 24, no. 5 (September–October 2013): 1316–1336.
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- Article
Organization Culture and Marketing: Defining the Research Agenda
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Frederick E. Webster Jr.
- December 2014 (Revised January 2016)
- Course Overview Note
Managing Change: Adaptive Leadership for 21st Century Organizations
Syllabus for Managing Change 2016 EC Course.
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Managing Change: Adaptive Leadership for 21st Century Organizations." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 315-065, December 2014. (Revised January 2016.)
- August 1994
- Case
Higashimaru Shoyu Company, Ltd. (B): Revitalizing the Organization
Documents how Higashimaru's plant manager converted a reluctant workforce into one that was open to change. Illustrates "human reengineering" and shows how the plant manager prepared workers for a factory modernization program.
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Cooper, Robin. "Higashimaru Shoyu Company, Ltd. (B): Revitalizing the Organization." Harvard Business School Case 195-051, August 1994.
- July 2003 (Revised January 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education
Surveys the history, structure, and activities of the two dominant U.S. teachers unions—the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The NEA and AFT represent approximately 90% of U.S. public school teachers and have grown...
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Leschly, Stig. "Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-018, July 2003. (Revised January 2013.)
- August 1989
- Supplement
Inland Steel: Organizing for Excellence, Part II, Video
Verma, Kiran. "Inland Steel: Organizing for Excellence, Part II, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-503, August 1989.
- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Product Development Process, Organization and Improvement, Instructor's Note
By: Marco Iansiti
Explores how development projects fit (or do not fit) within a firm's development strategy and its wider competitive goals. Module materials, and this note, focus on two broad approaches to process design (sequential and flexible) that were originally introduced in the...
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- November – December 1972
- Article
Commitment and the Internal Organization of Millenial Movements
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Commitment and the Internal Organization of Millenial Movements." American Behavioral Scientist 16 (November–December 1972): 219–43.
- 23 May 2021
- News
Kominers’s Conundrums: A Word Chemistry Lab Needs Organizing
- 22 Jun 2020
- News
Restructure Your Organization to Actually Advance Racial Justice
Keywords:
racial equality
- 2022
- Article
Becoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO
By: Thomas Borup Kristensen, Henrik Saabye and Amy Edmondson
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to empirically test how problem-solving lean practices, along with
leaders as learning facilitators in an action learning approach, can be transferred from a production context to a
knowledge work context for the purpose...
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Kristensen, Thomas Borup, Henrik Saabye, and Amy Edmondson. "Becoming a Learning Organization While Enhancing Performance: The Case of LEGO." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 42, no. 13 (2022): 438–481.
- 04 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values
- October 2021
- Background Note
A Framework for Understanding Racial Disadvantage within Organizations
Feldberg, Alexandra C., Letian Zhang, and Anthony J. Mayo. "A Framework for Understanding Racial Disadvantage within Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 422-035, October 2021.
- Article
It's Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah Abbott. "It's Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (July 9, 2020).
- 2011
- Chapter
Teams and Team Effectiveness in Health Services Organizations
By: Bruce J. Fried, Sharon Topping and Amy C. Edmondson
Fried, Bruce J., Sharon Topping, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Teams and Team Effectiveness in Health Services Organizations." In Shortell and Kaluzny's Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior. 6th ed., edited by Lawton Burnes, Elizabeth Bradley, and Bryan Weiner. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011.
- August 1989
- Supplement
Inland Steel: Organizing for Excellence, Part I, Video
Verma, Kiran. "Inland Steel: Organizing for Excellence, Part I, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-502, August 1989.
- 28 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries