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- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
other rated both the ritual and the brainstorming task as more meaningful. They also reported greater affinity for their group members. Such affinity in a workplace setting can positively impact company culture and performance by...
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by Kristen Senz
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Driving Corporate Performance
communication, accountability, and organizational design, you will emerge fully prepared to help your organization drive short-term and long-term success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More...
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- April 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Bankinter: Growing Through Small and Medium Enterprises
Surveys the overall sequence of processes needed for the success of a strategy based on customer analytics. In particular, it charts the formulation and implementation of this strategy by a Spanish bank that decided to expand into the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)...
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Customer Relationship Management;
Data and Data Sets;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Segmentation;
Banking Industry;
Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and Joshua Bellin. "Bankinter: Growing Through Small and Medium Enterprises." Harvard Business School Case 107-075, April 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
to share in decision-making and creating a culture that makes people feel safe enough to take risks and act on behalf of organizational interests. It’s also about earning trust from and offering trust to...
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- February 2003 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
British Broadcasting Corporation (B): Making it Happen
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Douglas A Raymond
Greg Dyke, the new director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), has launched an ambitious change program, called Making It Happen, with the objective of unlocking creativity, building a sense of common purpose, and encouraging collaboration throughout the...
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Change Management;
Media;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Leadership Development;
Competition;
Creativity;
Relationships;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United Kingdom
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Douglas A Raymond. "British Broadcasting Corporation (B): Making it Happen." Harvard Business School Case 303-076, February 2003. (Revised July 2005.)
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
industries, our discovery opens new avenues for research on entrepreneurship and organizational learning. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40160 Harvard Business School Case 416-016 Riot Games: Can...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
Companies that let their workers decide where and when to do their jobs—whether in another city or in the middle of the night—increase employee productivity, reduce turnover, and lower organizational costs, new research suggests....
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by Kristen Senz
- September 2011
- Article
Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs
By: Robin J. Ely, Herminia Ibarra and Deborah Kolb
We conceptualize leadership development as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. Based on this insight, we revisit traditional approaches to standard leadership...
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Programs;
Prejudice and Bias;
Leadership Development;
Identity;
Organizational Culture;
Gender
Ely, Robin J., Herminia Ibarra, and Deborah Kolb. "Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs." Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 3 (September 2011): 474–493. (Winner, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Decade Award, 2021.)
- March 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000 (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Olivia Hull
A year after Norwegian grocery chain REMA 1000 adopted Workplace, Facebook’s enterprise social network, Chief Human Resource Officer Tore Høylie is asked to evaluate its impact on company culture and communication. Almost 90% of the workforce is engaged with the...
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Social Network;
Enterprise Social Media;
Facebook;
Workplace;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Communication Technology;
Performance Improvement;
Organizational Culture;
Knowledge Sharing;
Social Media;
Retail Industry;
Norway
Sandino, Tatiana, and Olivia Hull. "Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 118-007, March 2018. (Revised June 2018.)
- Research Summary
A major area of Professor Torfason's research is the behavior of individual social network structures. He studies the violation of norms – specifically the use of excessive force in conflict situations – within the empirical context of a large online... View Details
- January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
The Carlyle Group
By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,...
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Financial Crisis;
Assets;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Global Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology;
Asia;
Washington (state, US)
Eccles, Robert G., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "The Carlyle Group." Harvard Business School Case 409-050, January 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
modules in conjunction with the firm's organizational boundaries and property rights. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2512209 Markets with Price Coherence By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Julian Wright Abstract—In markets with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Bill Wasik
Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary of Securicor Telesciences (STI), itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of British security giant Securicor PLC. Just...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Business Subsidiaries;
Nationality;
Business Conglomerates;
Applications and Software;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Organizational Culture;
Business Startups;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Technology Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Bill Wasik. "Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996." Harvard Business School Case 899-134, February 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Ninth House: e-Learning Software
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Service Operations;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Learning;
Sales;
Service Delivery;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
Education Industry;
San Francisco
Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Ninth House: e-Learning Software." Harvard Business School Case 601-047, January 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
The pattern has become painfully predictable in recent years: As the economy shows signs of a slowdown, companies hand out layoff notices to stabilize profitability and calm investor fears. That cycle seems to be in place in the post-pandemic business world, as...
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- April 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18 months, Kevin Kelly was pleased with his accomplishments so far but concerned about threats he perceived to Heidrick's position at the highest levels of the executive search business. In...
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Business Model;
Recruitment;
Disruptive Innovation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Employment Industry;
Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 408-066, April 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- Program
Launching New Ventures
Summary Successful entrepreneurship takes more than an innovative idea—it also requires the right mindset and skillset. Whether you're developing new business, launching new ventures, or building an entrepreneurial culture within a larger...
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- Web
Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
Placement Students on the Job Market Please note this page will be updated throughout the fall. Accounting & Management Yaxuan Chen Abstract: Inconsistency in Organizational Culture In this paper, I...
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- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need
found that the “resource” most desired by respondents (31 percent) was a more open culture around mental health. In recent years, many workplace wellness programs have focused on ways to lower healthcare costs, but these programs haven’t...
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by Hise Gibson
- Program
Leading Global Businesses
authentic global leader who can step up to more challenging roles. You'll develop global acumen in realms as diverse as purposeful leadership in a multi-stakeholder world, strategy, customer-centric marketing, the structure, culture and...
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