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      • February 2023
      • Case

      Moleskine Foundation: Can Creativity Change the World?

      By: Ryan Raffaelli, Alexandra C. Feldberg and Sarah Gulick
      The Italy-based Moleskine Foundation worked with young adults in Africa and Europe to inspire social change through art and creative projects. Adama Sanneh, the newly appointed CEO of the Moleskine Foundation, faced several challenges: First, he had to make his own...  View Details
      Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Leadership; Identity; Strategy; Education Industry; Italy; Africa; Europe; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, Alexandra C. Feldberg, and Sarah Gulick. "Moleskine Foundation: Can Creativity Change the World?" Harvard Business School Case 423-043, February 2023.
      • 2022
      • Working Paper

      Institutional Emplacement and the Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Ryann Noe
      This study reveals how actors leverage physical place as an asset to facilitate organizational adaptation and industry evolution. Through a longitudinal, qualitative analysis of the U.S. independent bookselling industry from 1995 to 2019, we outline how dispersed...  View Details
      Keywords: Industry Growth; Small Business; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Ryann Noe. "Institutional Emplacement and the Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-033, December 2022.
      • November 2022
      • Technical Note

      Leader Action Orientations

      By: Ryan Raffaelli, Akshaya Varghese and Laura Weimer
      Leaders are responsible for planning and executing actions that advance organizational goals. As individuals gain career experience, they tend to develop and rely on implicit mental models that shape how they go about “getting things done.” Without knowing it, most...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Prejudice and Bias; Cognition and Thinking; Decision Making; Behavior
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, Akshaya Varghese, and Laura Weimer. "Leader Action Orientations." Harvard Business School Technical Note 423-050, November 2022.
      • November 2022
      • Teaching Note

      Backstage at Boston Ballet

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 420-005.  View Details
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Akshaya Varghese. "Backstage at Boston Ballet." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 423-049, November 2022.
      • October 2022
      • Article

      How Leaders with Divergent Visions Generate Novel Strategy: Navigating the Paradox of Preservation and Modernization in Swiss Watchmaking

      By: Ryan Raffaelli, Rich DeJordy and Rory M. McDonald
      How do leaders with divergent visions for their organization come together to create a novel strategy? This paper employs paradox as a lens to investigate how leader-dyads can integrate opposing strategies to produce a new, generative approach. Drawing on a qualitative...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Paradoxes; Senior Leaders; Organizational Reinvention; Leadership; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Change; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, Rich DeJordy, and Rory M. McDonald. "How Leaders with Divergent Visions Generate Novel Strategy: Navigating the Paradox of Preservation and Modernization in Swiss Watchmaking." Academy of Management Journal 65, no. 5 (October 2022): 1593–1622.
      • December 2021 (Revised September 2022)
      • Case

      Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Sarah Gulick
      Newly appointed CEO Daniela Riccardi needed to develop and present an action plan to the board of the company that owned Moleskine. Riccardi was hired because Moleskine had recently overextended its reach and needed more focus and discipline. Having previously served...  View Details
      Keywords: Rebranding; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Operations; Planning; Retail Industry; Italy
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Sarah Gulick. "Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page." Harvard Business School Case 422-044, December 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
      • November 2021 (Revised March 2022)
      • Case

      Kwame Spearman at Tattered Cover: Reinventing Brick-and-Mortar Retail

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Kerry Herman
      The case spotlights Kwame Spearman’s career-shifting decision to leave a NYC-based consulting job to return to his hometown of Denver, Colorado, and take over an iconic independent bookstore, The Tattered Cover. The case lays out ways Spearman envisions a new approach...  View Details
      Keywords: Retail; Leadership; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Kerry Herman. "Kwame Spearman at Tattered Cover: Reinventing Brick-and-Mortar Retail." Harvard Business School Case 422-014, November 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
      • October 2021
      • Background Note

      How to Write an Action-Planning Memo

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
      The ability to communicate an action plan through writing is essential for advancing ideas, earning credibility, and garnering support. Research has shown that leaders who write formal plans are more likely to execute successfully—written plans help members of an...  View Details
      Keywords: Writing; Action Plan; Communication; Competency and Skills; Planning
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Akshaya Varghese. "How to Write an Action-Planning Memo." Harvard Business School Background Note 422-033, October 2021.
      • March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
      • Supplement

      Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc. (B): Valor Glass and the COVID-19 Pandemic

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Aldo Sesia
      The (B) case offers a detailed account of Wendell Weeks’s innovation strategy at Corning, and how his approach played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic. It illustrates the company’s philosophy of making long-term investments in promising new technologies and...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Information Technology; Leadership; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Aldo Sesia. "Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc. (B): Valor Glass and the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-078, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
      • October 2020
      • Technical Note

      Organizational Reinvention

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This note is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of leading innovation in established organizations. Reinvention is a process whereby organizations respond to changes in the environment that threaten their core business model, technologies,...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation And Strategy; Leadership And Change Management; Organizational Ambidexterity; Exploration And Exploitation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leading Change; Technology Adoption; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "Organizational Reinvention." Harvard Business School Technical Note 421-041, October 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Supplement

      The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Case Supplement

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class.  View Details
      Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 421-707, September 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Case

      The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Multimedia Case

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class.  View Details
      Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Multimedia Case." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-704, September 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Supplement

      The Reinvention of Kodak (B) Video Case Supplement

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class.  View Details
      Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (B) Video Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 421-709, September 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Case

      The Reinvention of Kodak (C) Case Supplement

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class.  View Details
      Keywords: CEO; Competitive Strategy
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (C) Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-706, September 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Teaching Plan

      The Reinvention of Kodak Case Series

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Sarah Livick-Moses
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Sarah Livick-Moses. "The Reinvention of Kodak Case Series." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 421-023, September 2020.
      • August 2020
      • Case

      This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This multimedia case asks students to consider how leaders of non-profit organizations manage difficult financial, operational, and cultural turnarounds. Since its founding in 1947, St. Anthony Shrine had been a central partner in serving the Downtown Boston community....  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership And Change Management; Turnarounds; Non-profit Management; Leadership; Change Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Religion; Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Organizational Culture; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-701, August 2020.
      • August 2020
      • Teaching Note

      This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A) and (B)

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Leticia Garcia
      Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 421-701 and 421-702.  View Details
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Leticia Garcia. "This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 421-010, August 2020.
      • August 2020
      • Case

      This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (B)

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-702, August 2020.
      • June 2020
      • Supplement

      Moleskine (B): Maria Sebregondi and Arrigo Berni Video Supplements

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Raffaella Sadun
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Raffaella Sadun. "Moleskine (B): Maria Sebregondi and Arrigo Berni Video Supplements." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-714, June 2020.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Reinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This study examines how community-based brick-and-mortar retailers can achieve sustained market growth in the face of online and big box retail competition. The appearance of Amazon.com in 1995 led to a significant decline in the number of independent bookstores in the...  View Details
      Keywords: Bookstores; Competitive Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Customization and Personalization; Growth and Development; Retail Industry; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "Reinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-068, January 2020.
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