Case | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 2005 version)
by Rakesh Khurana and Joel Podolny
Describes the start-up, growth, organizational design, and operations over the first 10 years of a professional services firm. Focuses on the creative use of organizational purpose and values as an integral part of strategy and alignment of organizational activities.
Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Operations; Business Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Industry;
Citation:
Khurana, Rakesh, and Joel Podolny. "Sapient Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 406-058, September 2006. (Revised from original October 2005 version.)
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Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013
Transforming AMFAM (TN)
Rakesh Khurana and Rajiv Lal
Keywords: customer focus; general management; managing growth; Customer Focus and Relationships; Insurance Industry; United States;
Working Paper | HBS Working Paper Series | 2012
Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick’s Conception of Leadership
Marya L. Besharov and Rakesh Khurana
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012
Teaming at GE Aviation
Rakesh Khurana, Jeffrey Polzer, Willy Shih and Eric Baldwin
Keywords: organizational behavior; aviation and aerospace; capacity management; competitiveness; corporate culture; corporate structure; Labor unions; Labor relations; manufacturing; organizational culture; organizational structure; Production Planning; General Electric; teaming; managing change; Transformation; Labor Unions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Productivity; Leading Change; Management Style; Job Design and Levels; Aerospace Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States;