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- February 1999 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
What Is an Organization's Culture?
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Kristin Shu
A synopsis of the writings of Edgar Schein, Modesto Maidique, and B.J. Zirger on what organizational culture is, where it comes from, how it can be changed, and how it inhibits change.
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Christensen, Clayton M., and Kristin Shu. "What Is an Organization's Culture?" Harvard Business School Background Note 399-104, February 1999. (Revised August 2006.)
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
function becomes something that more and more resembles the way that two friends would talk," Slind says. The Properties Of A Good Organizational Conversation The book divides good View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
Winning through Innovation
Tushman and O'Reilly examine how leadership, culture, and organizational architectures can be both important facilitators of innovation and, not uncommonly, formidable obstacles. They demonstrate how to clarify today's critical managerial problems, use culture and...
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- 04 Feb 2019
- News
Tom Eisenmann - Professor at Harvard Business School
- Article
Young and No Money? Never Mind: The Material Impact of Social Resources on New Venture Growth
By: Mukti Khaire
Although growth is a desirable outcome for new ventures due to the many advantages of large size, most new firms fail to grow, largely due to their limited resources and adaptability. This paper addresses the question of how new ventures grow despite their limited...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Status and Position;
Advertising Industry;
Chicago;
New York (city, NY)
Khaire, Mukti. "Young and No Money? Never Mind: The Material Impact of Social Resources on New Venture Growth." Organization Science 21, no. 1 (January–February 2010): 168–185.
- March 27, 2017
- Article
How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amir Peleg
Most current talk about “big data” seems to assume the disintermediation or replacement of physical assets by digital technologies. But a bigger and more impactful trend is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional off-line...
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Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Utilities Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amir Peleg. "How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2017).
- September 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
pymetrics: Early Days
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2013, CEO Frida Polli was contemplating the next steps for her start-up business, pymetrics. After receiving her PhD in neuropsychology and MBA from HBS, she was determined to put her scientific and academic knowledge to work to build a business solving real world...
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BrainTech;
Psychology;
Hiring;
Games;
Entrepreneur;
Start-up;
Start-up Growth;
Strategic Change;
Strategy Formulation;
Recruiting;
Corporate Culture;
Hiring Of Employees;
Start-ups;
Startup;
Startups;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Business Startups;
Strategy;
Competition;
Organizational Culture
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "pymetrics: Early Days." Harvard Business School Case 720-374, September 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
What Salespeople Need to Know About the New B2B Landscape
- April 2017
- Supplement
Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (D)
By: Tsedal Neeley and Esel Çekin
Supplements the (A) case.
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Functions;
Structure;
Centralization;
Decentralization;
Diversity;
Country Of Origin Effects;
Global Contextual Intelligence;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Experience and Expertise;
Situation or Environment;
Central Asia;
Turkey
Neeley, Tsedal, and Esel Çekin. "Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 417-071, April 2017.
- April 2017
- Supplement
Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (B)
By: Tsedal Neeley and Esel Çekin
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Functions;
Structure;
Centralization;
Decentralization;
Diversity;
Country Of Origin Effects;
Global Contextual Intelligence;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Experience and Expertise;
Situation or Environment;
Central Asia;
Turkey
Neeley, Tsedal, and Esel Çekin. "Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 417-069, April 2017.
- 29 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS
students and professors I’ve met. In my first semester alone, there were so many activities and memories I’ll cherish forever. In September, my section’s social chairs organized an apple-picking outing. I...
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- August 1981 (Revised December 1995)
- Background Note
Orientation for Viewing ""Twelve O'Clock High""
Orients the student to the film "Twelve O'Clock High." Contains a list of the characters and exhibits summarizing the evolution of the organization structure of the 918th bomber group during the film. Also provides for student note taking on various stages in the...
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Miles, Robert H. Orientation for Viewing ""Twelve O'Clock High"". Harvard Business School Background Note 382-016, August 1981. (Revised December 1995.)
- February 1985 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Caterpillar Tractor Co.
Describes the structure and evolution of the earth moving equipment industry worldwide in the post war era, particularly focusing on developments in the 1960s and 1970s. Describes Caterpillar's strategy in becoming the dominant worldwide competitor (industry market...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar Tractor Co." Harvard Business School Case 385-276, February 1985. (Revised September 1988.)
- 2013
- Report
Lasting Impact: A Business Leader's Playbook for Supporting America's Schools
By: Jan Rivkin, Sara Allan, Allen Grossman and Nithya Vaduganathan
This booklet provides a practical approach for business leaders seeking to understand the complex issues involved in transforming PK-12 education. It lists actions that businesses can take, as well as best practices that they can follow, to help educators create...
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Keywords:
PK - 12 Education;
U.S. Competitiveness;
Competition;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Cooperation;
United States
Rivkin, Jan, Sara Allan, Allen Grossman, and Nithya Vaduganathan. "Lasting Impact: A Business Leader's Playbook for Supporting America's Schools." Report, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, November 2013.
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
thought would be short-lived. But when we looked at the turnover rates again a few years later, we discovered the rate was about the same, but the driving cause was more than just the rapid change in IT: It was also because IT was the...
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by Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2023
- Book
Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target
to the new digital context. ” Enthusiasts and advocates of the digital revolution would submit that digital transformation changes everything, from product design to how value...
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
that nobody seems to remember. It is one of the most inspiring and influential books that I’ve ever read.” Excerpt “Language can affect every aspect of global organizational life. A lingua franca is the...
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- April 2021
- Case
Coca-Cola: Preparing for the Next 100 Years
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and James Weber
In early 2020, James Quincey, the 14th chair of the 133-year old The Coca-Cola Company, was in the midst of a years-long transformation of Coca-Cola from being the leading carbonated soft drink (CSD) beverage company into a total beverage company. The company’s...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Diversification;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Environmental Sustainability;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and James Weber. "Coca-Cola: Preparing for the Next 100 Years." Harvard Business School Case 721-359, April 2021.
Marco Iansiti
Marco Iansiti, David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration,is a codirector of the Laboratory for Information Science at Harvard and of the Digital Initiative at HBS.
Prof. Iansiti's research examines the digital transformation of companies and... View Details