Ashish Nanda

Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School.

From 2013 to 2017, he was Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Before joining IIMA, he was Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School for seven years. Before that, he was a Harvard Business School faculty member for 13 years.

Nanda was Fellow, Harvard Business School Executive Education from 2013 to 2017 and Officiating Director, IIM Nagpur from its inception in 2015 to 2017. He is Distinguished Fellow, Harvard Law School Executive Education.

Professor Nanda stepped aside as Director, IIMA in September 2017 and in October 2017 joined the Strategy Unit of Harvard Business School.

Nanda’s research, teaching, and advisory work focus on leadership, particularly in the context of professional services and institutions of higher education. He has published case studies and articles on professional services in three primary streams – management of professional service organizations, professionals’ labor markets, and professionalism. During his stint as Director, IIMA, Nanda has written on, and participated in conferences and task forces related to, administration of higher education institutions, particularly Indian professional schools.

Nanda was born in New Delhi. He is married to Shubha Nanda, faculty at Tufts Dental School, Boston. The couple has a son, Pranav Nanda who is studying Medicine at College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.

Nanda is fond of reading and playing squash.

Books

• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. Professional Services: Text and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003. View Details

Journal Articles

• Groysberg, Boris, Ashish Nanda, and M. Julia Prats. "Does Individual Performance Affect Entrepreneurial Mobility? Empirical Evidence from the Financial Analysis Market." Journal of Financial Transformation 25 (March 2009): 95–106. View Details
• Groysberg, Boris, Linda-Eling Lee, and Ashish Nanda. "Can They Take It with Them? The Portability of Star Knowledge Workers' Performance: Myth or Reality." Management Science 54, no. 7 (July 2008): 1213–1230. View Details
• Groysberg, Boris, Ashish Nanda, and Nitin Nohria. "The Risky Business of Hiring Stars." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 5 (May 2004): 92–100. View Details

Cases and Notes Related to Strategy

• Nanda, Ashish, and Margaret Cross. "Egon Zehnder: Beyond Search?" Harvard Business School Case 721-430, January 2021. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Crafting Strategy." Harvard Business School Module Note 720-407, April 2020. View Details
• Margolis, Joshua, Ashish Nanda, Margaret Cross, Imran Manji, and Bismah Rahmat. "Levi Strauss (A): A Pioneer Lost in the Wilderness." Harvard Business School Case 720-405, March 2020. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Module Note 720-448, March 2020. (Revised May 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Margaret Cross. "Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 720-396, March 2020. (Revised April 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lisa Rohrer. "Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 719-406, June 2019. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Strategic Interactions." Harvard Business School Module Note 719-501, March 2019. (Revised May 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Market Attractiveness." Harvard Business School Module Note 719-467, January 2019. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Market Attractiveness." Harvard Business School Module Note 719-467, January 2019. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Eric Van den Steen, Andy Wu, Jeffrey Boyar, and Bonnie Bennett Slater. "SoundCloud: Subscription Streaming?" Harvard Business School Case 719-430, January 2019. (Revised February 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "What Is Strategy?" Harvard Business School Module Note 719-453, December 2018. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "What Is Strategy?" Harvard Business School Module Note 719-453, December 2018. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "What Is Strategy?" Harvard Business School Module Note 719-453, December 2018. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "What Is Strategy?" Harvard Business School Module Note 719-453, December 2018. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Introduction to the RC Strategy Course." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 719-447, December 2018. (Revised December 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (B): An Emerging Giant." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-465, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (A): Strengthening Presence in a Critical Market." Harvard Business School Case 718-464, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Eric Van den Steen, and Jeffrey Boyar. "SoulCycle: The Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 718-499, February 2018. (Revised January 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lisa Rohrer. "Tiantong & Partners: Transforming Litigation Practice in China." Harvard Business School Case 719-457, December 2018. View Details

Cases and Notes Related to Professionalism

• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "AdNet (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-024, July 2001. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "AdNet (B)." Harvard Business School Case 902-025, July 2001. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "AdNet (C)." Harvard Business School Case 902-026, July 2001. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "AdNet (D)." Harvard Business School Case 902-027, July 2001. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ethics in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-028, July 2001. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Analyst Conflicts (A): Resolved?" Harvard Business School Case 904-021, September 2003. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Analyst Conflicts (B): Aftermath of the Settlement." Harvard Business School Case 904-022, October 2003. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• "Being a Professional." Harvard Business School Compilation 904-041, November 2003. (Revised March 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Broken Trust: Role of Professionals in the Enron Debacle." Harvard Business School Case 903-084, December 2002. (Revised February 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-301, June 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "Consulting by Auditors (A): Levitt's Campaign." Harvard Business School Case 902-161, January 2002. (Revised September 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "Consulting by Auditors (B): The Compromise and its Fallout." Harvard Business School Case 903-069, January 2003. (Revised September 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Consulting by Auditors (C): Aftermath of the Enron Collapse." Harvard Business School Case 905-020, October 2004. (Revised February 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "An Ancient Fable." Harvard Business School Case 903-138, June 2003. (Revised October 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-048, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-049, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-052, January 2004. (Revised February 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Evolution of Public Reputation of a Profession (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-053, January 2004. (Revised February 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Evolution of Professional Reputation." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 904-701, January 2004. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Ethics of Professionalism (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 906-041, February 2006. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Learning from Scandals: Responsibility of Professional Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-037, October 2004. (Revised March 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Managing Client Conflicts." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-059, January 2004. (Revised March 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Professional Associations." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-054, January 2004. (Revised May 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Professionals' Quandaries." Harvard Business School Case 800-371, April 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Sherif Mityas at A.T. Kearney (A): Negotiating a Client Service Predicament." Harvard Business School Case 904-031, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Sherif Mityas at A.T. Kearney (B): Negotiating a Client Service Predicament." Harvard Business School Case 904-035, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Sherif Mityas at A.T. Kearney (C): Negotiating a Client Service Predicament." Harvard Business School Case 904-037, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "American Medical Association." Harvard Business School Case 905-019, October 2004. (Revised April 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (A): Serpent on the Staff Meets Chainsaw Al." Harvard Business School Case 801-326, January 2001. (Revised October 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (B): The Deal Collapses." Harvard Business School Case 801-327, January 2001. (Revised January 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (C): Denouement." Harvard Business School Case 802-091, September 2001. (Revised January 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Essence of Professionalism: Managing Conflict of Interest." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-120, June 2003. (Revised December 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Professional Pledge and Conflict of Interest." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-177, January 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (A): Mystery of the Missing Billions." Harvard Business School Case 899-266, May 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?" Harvard Business School Case 899-267, May 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (C): Round Two." Harvard Business School Case 899-268, May 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (D): When Are Chinese Walls Enough?" Harvard Business School Case 899-269, May 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Tim Hertach at GL Consulting (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-153, November 1999. (Revised April 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Tim Hertach at GL Consulting (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-382, June 2000. (Revised April 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Tim Hertach at GL Consulting (C)." Harvard Business School Case 800-383, June 2000. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Tim Hertach at GL Consulting (D)." Harvard Business School Case 800-172, November 1999. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Tim Hertach at GL Consulting Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-029, September 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Who is a Professional?" Harvard Business School Background Note 904-047, December 2003. (Revised March 2005.) View Details

Cases and Notes Related to Leadership and Management of Professional Service Firms

• Nanda, Ashish, and Margaret Cross. "Egon Zehnder: Beyond Search?" Harvard Business School Case 721-430, January 2021. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Margaret Cross. "Wachtell Lipton: Focused Excellence." Harvard Business School Case 720-396, March 2020. (Revised April 2020.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lisa Rohrer. "Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 719-406, June 2019. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (B): An Emerging Giant." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-465, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (A): Strengthening Presence in a Critical Market." Harvard Business School Case 718-464, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kristin Lieb. "Abby Joseph Cohen: A Career Retrospective." Harvard Business School Case 903-118, April 2003. (Revised June 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "AGENCY.COM (A): Launching an Interactive Service Agency." Harvard Business School Case 800-061, November 1999. (Revised May 2001.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "AGENCY.COM (B): Managing Rapid Growth." Harvard Business School Case 800-062, November 1999. (Revised June 2000.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Thomas J. DeLong. "AGENCY.COM (A) and (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-014, September 2000. (Revised August 2011.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, Thomas E. Agan, and Scot H. Landry. "e-Consulting." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-312, April 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Reorganization for Revitalization." Harvard Business School Case 396-007, October 1995. (Revised May 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organization Change." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-501, August 1996. View Details
• Yoshino, Michael Y., and Ashish Nanda. "Andersen Consulting--EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organizational Change." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-375, June 1996. (Revised April 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Organizational Change at Andersen Consulting - EMEAI." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-510, November 1998. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Organizational Change at Andersen Consulting - EMEAI." Harvard Business School Supplement 899-035, July 1998. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Bain & Company, Inc.: Making Partner." Harvard Business School Case 899-066, February 1999. (Revised April 1999.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Bain & Co., Inc.: Phyllis Yale in Conversation with MBA students." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 800-503, May 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and M. Julia Prats. "Camp Dresser & McKee: Getting Incentives Right." Harvard Business School Case 902-122, November 2001. (Revised April 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Bertrand Moingeon, Lisa Haueisen Rohrer, and Guillaume Soenen. "Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (A): A Global Merger." Harvard Business School Case 903-056, December 2002. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Bertrand Moingeon, Lisa Haueisen Rohrer, and Guillaume Soenen. "Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (B): A Global Merger." Harvard Business School Case 903-057, December 2002. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Valuation-Compensation Tradeoff in Professional Service Firm Acquisitions." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-111, February 2003. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Compensation in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-039, October 2004. (Revised March 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Developing Professionals-The BCG Way (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-113, April 2003. (Revised April 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Developing Professionals-The BCG Way (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 904-068, February 2004. (Revised April 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 396-371, May 1996. (Revised November 2018.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-216, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-374, May 1996. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 898-279, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (E)." Harvard Business School Case 898-214, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Supplement 898-215, June 1998. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-507, May 1997. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Scot H. Landry. "Family Feud (A): Andersen v. Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-064, November 1999. (Revised February 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Scott D Landry. "Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-210, April 2000. (Revised July 2000.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Lynn Villadolid Roy. "History of Investment Banking." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-168, January 2002. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Thomas J. DeLong. "Infosys Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 801-445, May 2001. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Ying Liu. "Infosys Technologies, Limited TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 902-057, September 2001. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Monica Mullick. "International Profit Associates." Harvard Business School Case 801-397, March 2001. (Revised February 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Ying Liu. "International Profit Associates TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 902-059, September 2001. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Sarah S. Khetani. "Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (A): The TCI/AT&T Deal." Harvard Business School Case 800-213, March 2000. (Revised May 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Sarah S. Khetani. "Jill Greenthal at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (B): The TCI/AT&T Deal." Harvard Business School Case 800-242, March 2000. (Revised April 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Leading Public Professional Service Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-123, April 2003. (Revised October 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Boris Groysberg, and Lauren Prusiner. "Lehman Brothers (A): Rise of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 906-034, January 2006. (Revised June 2008.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Boris Groysberg, and Lauren Prusiner. "Lehman Brothers (B): Exit Jack Rivkin." Harvard Business School Supplement 906-035, January 2006. (Revised January 2007.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Boris Groysberg. "Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 902-003, July 2001. (Revised January 2007.) View Details
• Groysberg, Boris, and Ashish Nanda. "Lehman Brothers (D): Reemergence of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Supplement 406-090, February 2006. (Revised January 2007.) View Details
• Nohria, Nitin, and Ashish Nanda. "Managing the Client Portfolio." Harvard Business School Case 410-139, June 2010. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "McKinsey and Company: An Institution at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 903-080, December 2002. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-038, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Planning in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Case 903-085, January 2003. (Revised March 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Planning Exercise." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 903-701, January 2003. (Revised March 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-064, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "The Professional Services Course." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-046, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Overview of the Professional Services Course, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-229, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module One: Introduction to the Challenges Facing PSFs." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-007, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Two: External Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-008, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Three: Internal Strategy of Organizational Design." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-009, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Four: Managing the Organization Through Processes." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-010, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Five: Serving Clients Effectively." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-011, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Six: Succeeding in PSFs." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-012, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Seven: Becoming a Professional." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-013, September 2000. (Revised October 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Scale and Scope in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-117, March 2003. (Revised April 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Kelley Elizabeth Morrell, and Lauren Prusiner. "Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Case 905-026, October 2004. (Revised February 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Staffing in Professional Service Firms (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 905-701, March 2005. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Note on Staffing in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-110, February 2003. (Revised April 2003.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-071, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-072, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "Strategic Review at Egon Zehnder International (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 904-073, March 2004. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Strategy and Positioning in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-060, January 2004. (Revised May 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "The Credit Suisse Group." Harvard Business School Case 903-087, January 2003. (Revised February 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "The First Six Months: Launching a PSF Career." Harvard Business School Case 800-373, April 2000. (Revised March 2015.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "The First Six Months: Launching a PSF Career TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-138, September 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scot H. Landry. "Career Strategies and Tactics in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-375, April 2000. (Revised October 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Malcolm S. Salter, Boris Groysberg, and Sarah Matthews. "The Goldman Sachs IPO." Harvard Business School Case 800-016, September 1999. (Revised April 2006.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Scott D Landry. "The HBS California Research Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-189, January 2000. (Revised February 2000.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Lynn Villadolid Roy. "The Major Global Stock Exchanges." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-169, January 2002. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and M. Julia Prats. "The Rise and Decline of e-Consulting." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-175, January 2002. (Revised June 2002.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, Boris Groysberg, Matthew C. Lieb, and Scott D Landry. "Thomas Weisel Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-215, March 2000. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scott D Landry. "Thomas Weisel Partners (B): Year One." Harvard Business School Case 800-331, March 2000. (Revised February 2005.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Thomas Weisel in Conversation with MBA Students March 29,2000." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 801-804, December 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Thomas Weisel Partners (A) and (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-015, September 2000. (Revised October 2000.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-253, December 1999. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-071, December 1999. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Perry Fagan. "Tom Tierney at Bain & Company (C)." Harvard Business School Case 800-259, February 2000. (Revised August 2004.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Kelley Elizabeth Morrell, and Monica Mullick. "Tom Tierney's Reflections." Harvard Business School Case 903-127, April 2003. (Revised November 2003.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, Scot Landry, and Scott M O'Neil. "Tradeoffs: Juggling Careers in Professional Services Firms with Private Life." Harvard Business School Case 801-463, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scott D Landry. "Venture Law Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-065, February 2000. (Revised March 2004.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Venture Law Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-191, April 2000. (Revised February 2002.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Thomas J. DeLong. "Venture Law Group (A) & (B), TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 902-215, May 2002. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Theodore D. Seides. "Woodland Partners: Field of Dreams?" Harvard Business School Case 800-070, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Woodland Partners: Field of Dreams? TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-017, September 2000. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Monica Mullick. "&Samhoud Service Management." Harvard Business School Case 801-398, March 2001. (Revised May 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Ying Liu. "&Samhoud Service Management TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 902-058, September 2001. View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Diamond in the Rough (A) and (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-134, September 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (G): Institutional Sales Conference." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-105, May 1997. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Ecolab, Inc. (H): Al Schuman's Visit to a Regional Office". Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-106, May 1997. (Revised October 2005.) View Details
• DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Eggrock Partners, LLC (A) and (B) TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 801-016, September 2000. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, Christina L. Darwall, and Scot H. Landry. "Interactive Minds (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-114, November 1999. View Details

Cases and Notes Related to Managing Human Capital

• Nanda, Ashish, and Ed Zschau. "A User's Guide to the General Management Course." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-006, July 1998. (Revised December 1998.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Ed Zschau. "Down General Management Memory Lane." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-007, July 1998. (Revised December 1998.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Ed Zschau, and Georgia Levenson. "Emmet Stephenson: Profile of an Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 898-049, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.) View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "General Management: A Conceptual Introduction." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-161, May 1996. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-400, May 1996. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Organizational Challenge: Embedding and Leveraging Capability." Harvard Business School Background Note 397-011, July 1996. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Leadership Challenge: Building a Self-Renewing Institution." Harvard Business School Background Note 397-023, July 1996. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 390-132, May 1990. (Revised July 1996.) View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 395-155, February 1995. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal." Harvard Business School Case 394-141, March 1994. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Intel Corporation - Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 395-227, June 1995. View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Richardson Sheffield." Harvard Business School Case 392-089, May 1992. (Revised September 2019.) View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Richardson Sheffield." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 395-212, June 1995. (Revised September 2019.) View Details
• Austin, James E., and Ashish Nanda. "The House of Tata." Harvard Business School Case 792-065, February 1992. (Revised September 2019.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Takia Mahmood. "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born." Harvard Business School Case 397-078, February 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Takia Mahmood. "Vermeer Technologies (A1): Hiring the CEO." Harvard Business School Case 397-079, February 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (B): Realizing the Dream." Harvard Business School Case 397-080, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (C): Negotiating the Future." Harvard Business School Case 397-081, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (D): Making Transitions." Harvard Business School Case 397-082, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (E): New Beginning." Harvard Business School Case 397-085, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (F): FrontPage 97." Harvard Business School Case 397-110, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Vermeer Technologies (G): Epilogue." Harvard Business School Case 397-121, May 1997. (Revised July 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company Is Born." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-505, December 1998. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies: Realizing the Dream." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-507, December 1998. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Vermeer Technologies: Making Transitions." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-508, December 1998. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge." Harvard Business School Case 395-055, November 1994. (Revised May 1996.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager." Harvard Business School Case 395-056, November 1994. (Revised June 1996.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations." Harvard Business School Case 898-026, July 1997. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower: New Horizons." Harvard Business School Case 396-316, May 1996. (Revised June 1996.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students - Nov. 21, 1994, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 396-512, February 1996. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students, November 21, 1994 (Supplement)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-149, March 1995. (Revised May 1996.) View Details

Cases and Notes Related to Managing Across Organizational Boundaries

• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 391-102, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.) View Details
• Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Corning Incorporated: A Network of Alliances TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 394-018, December 1993. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. "Honda-Rover (A): Crafting an Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 899-223, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. "Honda-Rover (B): Honda Draws the Line." Harvard Business School Case 899-224, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. Honda-Rover (C): "The Sting". Harvard Business School Case 899-225, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. "Honda-Rover (D): The Changing Tide of the BMW-Rover Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 899-226, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Antonio Davila, and Georgia Levenson. "IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 397-058, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Antonio Davila, and Georgia Levenson. "IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-061, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, Antonio Davila, and Georgia Levenson. "IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (C)." Harvard Business School Case 397-062, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together." Harvard Business School Case 898-269, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.) View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Leopoldo E. Lopez Mendoza. "PDVSA & Citgo (A): Seeking Stability in an Uncertain World." Harvard Business School Case 899-220, February 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Leopoldo E. Lopez Mendoza. "PDVSA & Citgo (B): Fully Integrated?" Harvard Business School Case 899-221, February 1999. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish, and Leopoldo E. Lopez Mendoza. "PDVSA & CITGO: Plans for Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 898-266, June 1998. View Details

Other Publications

• Nanda, Ashish. "Why Acquisitions of Professional Partnerships by Public Corporations Often Fail." Consulting Magazine (October 2004), 28–30. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Keeping Venture Capitalists on the Straight and Narrow." Financial Times (August 15, 2001), 26. View Details
• Nanda, Ashish. "Viewpoint: Reexamining Independence - The Virtue of Taking Equity." Consulting Magazine (June 2000), 58–60. View Details

Research Summary

Overview

Ashish Nanda’s research focuses on leadership, particularly in the context of professional services and institutions of higher education. He has published case studies and articles on professional services in three primary streams: management of professional service organizations, professionals’ labor markets, and professionalism. Nanda has also written on, and participated in conferences and task forces related to, administration of higher education institutions, particularly Indian professional schools.

Keywords: Leadership; Higher Education; Professional Services; Professionalism; Strategy

Ashish Nanda's research focuses on ethics and economics of managing professional service firms.

Nanda is working on a project that studies how management of conflict of interest influences professional identity, the role of professional associations, and the boundaries of professional service organizations. He suggests ways of managing conflicts at the levels of the individual practitioner, the organization, and the profession.

Nanda is also studying the organizational strategies of professional service firms. With research colleagues, he is currently working on projects that (a) trace the movement of 'star' professionals across firms and thereby shed light on how professional service firms attract and retain talented professionals, and (b) study the impact of following different growth strategies on long-term survivability of professional service firms. In addition, he is exploring the relationship among professional service firms product market, labor market, and capital market strategies.

Awards & Honors

Named 10th Distinguished Global Thinker by IILM, New Delhi, India, 2016.

Awarded Bharat Asmita Acharya Shreshta for Teaching by Maharashtra Institute of Technology University, Pune, India, 2016.

Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 2015.

Named Robert Braucher Chair at Harvard Law School, 2008.

Awarded Best Conference Paper Prize from the Strategic Management Society, 2002.

Named Henry B. Arthur Fellow by Harvard Business School, 1999.

Recipient of the McGillicuddy Doctoral Fellowship from Harvard University, 1988.

Awarded Director's Gold Medal by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1983.

Awarded President of India Gold Medal by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1981.

Awarded President of India Gold Medal in All India Higher Secondary, 1976.

Recipient of Senior Science Talent (1975), Junior Science Talent (1973), and All India Merit Certificate (1971), from the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, India.

Areas of Interest

• conflicts of interest
• general management
• professional service firms
• professionalism
Additional Topics
• accounting red flags
• agency theory
• alliances
• business policy
• corporate accountability
• corporate culture
• ethics
• financial intermediaries
• global
• human resource management
• international business
• investment banking
• investment management
• joint ventures
• leadership
• leading change
• management processes
• management styles
• organizational behavior
• organizational change and transformation
• organizational strategy
• partnerships
• service management
• strategic human resources management
• strategy implementation
Industries
• accounting industry
• advertising
• asset management
• banking
• brokerage
• consulting
• e-commerce industry
• education industry
• executive search
• financial services
• information technology industry
• internet
• investment banking industry
• legal services
• management consulting
• professional services
• real estate
• service industry
• sports
• tourism
Geographies
• Asia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Colombia
• Europe
• France
• Germany
• India
• North America
• South Central Asia
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Venezuela
• Western Europe