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- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
Core Ideas: The Origins of Corporate Misconduct When I wrote “Managing for Organizational Integrity,” I was drawing on a decade of research and personal experience that had convinced me that a new approach to corporate ethics was needed....
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Joshua Weiss Abstract In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural tourism that follows the path of Abraham and his family some 4,000 years ago across the Middle...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
entrepreneurial program procured donations that the academic-housed program often did not attract. Specimen recipients' distinct demands partly explain these procurement behaviors. Thus, organizational efforts to meet demands seem to...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
used technology," Bartlett says. "It is now the communication pipeline of the world." The organizational capability of a company to rapidly develop and diffuse innovation is incredibly important but difficult to cultivate,...
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by Julia Hanna
- March 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Innovation and Growth at Actelion Ltd.
By: Gary P. Pisano, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Ruth Dittrich
In late 2010, Jean-Paul Clozel, CEO of the Swiss biotech pharmaceuticals firm Actelion, looks back on a successful decade. The small venture that he had started with a few of his scientist colleagues in the late 1990s to discover novel medicine in a research-driven...
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Business Model;
Talent and Talent Management;
Innovation and Management;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Organizational Culture;
Research and Development;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Switzerland
Pisano, Gary P., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Ruth Dittrich. "Innovation and Growth at Actelion Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 611-065, March 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress
By: Michael L. Tushman and Kerry Herman
CEO Francesco Starace is considering what is next for Enel SpA, one of world's largest energy companies. From 2014 to 2022, he has wrought a dramatic transformation at Enel, restructuring the company's business units; redeploying senior talent across functions and...
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Leadership;
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Leadership Succession;
Renewables;
Energy;
Transformation;
Renewable Energy;
Business Divisions;
Digital Transformation;
Restructuring;
Organizational Structure;
Energy Industry;
Europe;
Latin America;
North America;
Spain;
Italy
Tushman, Michael L., and Kerry Herman. "Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress." Harvard Business School Case 423-001, October 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
continent, the club provides services and resources for African students and any student with a professional or cultural interest in Africa. The club also promotes the engagement of the African business community with HBS through events,...
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- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
obtain the full value from these projects. Our work led us to propose several frameworks for how firms should think about their collaboration efforts (reported in a separate working paper) as well as to codify a set of organizational...
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Martha Lagace
- 2009
- Book
Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Organization
By: Ranjay Gulati
In an era of raging commoditization and eroding profit margins, survival depends on resilience: staying one step ahead of your customers. Sure, most companies say they're "customer focused," but they don't deliver solutions to customers' thorniest problems. Why?...
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Competency and Skills;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Profit;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Cooperation
Gulati, Ranjay. Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Organization. Harvard Business Press, 2009.
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
value, meanings, or enactment of an identity. I also develop a theoretical model and propositions that generate insights into how individuals respond to identity threats originating from a range of sources. I use this theory to explore individual and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Urbi and the City Licensee Managers
By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches...
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Mortgages;
Government and Politics;
Housing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Market Entry and Exit;
Production;
Supply Chain;
Organizational Culture;
Franchise Ownership;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competitive Advantage;
Real Estate Industry;
China;
India;
Mexico;
United States
Macomber, John D., and Regina Garcia-Cuellar. "Urbi and the City Licensee Managers." Harvard Business School Case 209-144, April 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- 02 Sep 2015
- What Do You Think?
What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?
This past month, a New York Times report on Amazon’s personnel strategies prompted several days of intense debate. A number of questions can be raised about the article itself, given the fact that much of it was based on interviews with those who had left an...
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- 2010
- Chapter
Utilizing Team Member Expertise Under Pressure
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Erin McFee
Pressure intensifies on a strategy consulting team as they deliver a critical project, and the team manager faces a dilemma about her changing role on the team. Although she had been the key decision-maker in the early weeks of the project, Julia Narino now finds that...
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Experience and Expertise;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Culture;
Projects;
Groups and Teams;
Behavior;
Customization and Personalization;
Consulting Industry
Gardner, Heidi K., and Erin McFee. "Utilizing Team Member Expertise Under Pressure." Chap. 18 in Group Communication: Cases for Analysis, Appreciation and Application, edited by Laura W. Black, 143–148. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2010.
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
Yammer's scalability, software development, and organizational culture. David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, debated the challenges and opportunities related to competition, product, and culture as he thought about...
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Anna Secino
- November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
JOE & THE JUICE Crosses the Atlantic (with video link)
By: Ethan Rouen and Suraj Srinivasan
As JOE & THE JUICE began its rapid U.S. expansion in 2017, its founder and CEO, Kaspar Basse, fretted about how he could keep his employees feeling like they were doing meaningful work. Founded in 2001, JOE & THE JUICE had always focused on making healthy juices,...
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Rouen, Ethan, and Suraj Srinivasan. "JOE & THE JUICE Crosses the Atlantic (with video link)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 118-039, November 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
- July 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Echenberg
Insurance giant Marsh & McLennan acquires management consulting firms Temple, Barker & Sloane (TBS) in 1987 and Strategic Planning Associates (SPA) in 1990 and sets out to merge the two. The merger proceeds slowly and painfully. Following the February 1990 merger,...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Horizontal Integration;
Consulting Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Echenberg. "Mercer Management Consulting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-009, July 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
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Advancing Women of Color in Leadership
company culture that not only allows for, but celebrates authenticity. Details Prepare for greater leadership responsibility Develop a personal leadership style that works for you and your organization Communicate more effectively—with...
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- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
Engage with your frontline teams. Never waste a good crisis. Get ready for the long haul. Go on the offense to win now. Always follow your True North. Go to the front lines In surveying the shifting terrain of 21st century business, he says, “Leaders should consider...
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by Lane Lambert
- Web
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting
role, benefits, and compensation to name just a few. Yet there is another element that may be more difficult to explain on paper but is just as critical: organizational culture. There are many different ways View Details
- April 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
National Instruments
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Keri Pearlson and Natalie Kindred
This case explores the use of social media to support product design, customer support, marketing and HR activities at National Instruments (NI). Based in Austin, Texas, with over $1 billion in 2011 sales, NI designs, produces, and sells software and hardware platforms...
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Organizational Structure;
Applications and Software;
Organizational Culture;
Technological Innovation;
Digital Platforms;
Innovation and Management;
Media;
Management Systems;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
Texas
Applegate, Lynda M., Keri Pearlson, and Natalie Kindred. "National Instruments." Harvard Business School Case 813-001, April 2013. (Revised October 2013.)