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- January 12, 2023
- Article
Progressive Decentralization: A High-level Framework
By: Jad Esber and Scott Duke Kominers
We explain a high-level framework for designing for future decentralization up front, and offer some guidance about when and how to do so. The guidelines apply to both web3 projects and more traditional organizations.
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- January 2023
- Case
Nick Saban: Embracing 'The Process' of Sustaining Success
By: Ranjay Gulati and Eppa Rixey
Nick Saban, head coach of the University of Alabama football team from 2007-2022, fielded teams that won 183 of 208 games (88%), including a record-tying six national championships. Saban’s approach to coaching, known to many as “The Process,” and the consistent...
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Keywords:
Purpose;
Leadership And Managing People;
Football;
Recruiting;
Talent Acquisition;
Talent And Talent Management;
Talent Development And Retention;
Organization Change And Adaptation;
Organizational Behavior;
Sports;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Sports Industry;
United States
- December 2022
- Case
Applegate Farms
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Jose B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
- 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...
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- October 2022
- Article
A Structural Model of Organizational Buying for Business-to-Business Markets: Innovation Adoption with Share-of-Wallet Contracts
By: Navid Mojir and K. Sudhir
The paper develops the first structural model of organizational buying to study innovation diffusion in a B2B market. Our model is particularly applicable for routinized exchange relationships, whereby centralized buyers periodically evaluate and choose contracts,...
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- 2022
- Book
Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World
By: George Serafeim
The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.
We not only... View Details
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- July 2022
- Teaching Note
Arçelik (A), (B): From a Dealer Network to an Omnichannel Experience
By: Ayelet Israeli, Fares Khrais and Menna Hassan
Arçelik Turkey, the country’s market leader in household appliances, was at an omnichannel crossroads in January 2020. Arçelik was a B2B player utilizing a dealership network with an umbrella of brands and had one of the largest brick-and-mortar store networks in...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Bricks And Mortar;
Franchise Management;
Franchising;
Dealer Network;
Dealers;
B2B;
B2B2C;
Tradition;
Culture Change;
Cultural Adaptation;
Omnichannel;
Omnichannel Retail;
Omni-channel;
Omnichannel Retailing;
Sales Channels;
Sales Channel Development;
Channel Management;
Channels Of Distribution;
Marketplace;
Platforms;
Collaboration;
Online Channel;
Online Data;
Online Sales;
Online Shopping;
Online;
Retail;
Retailing;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Franchise Ownership;
Change Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Consumer Behavior;
Sales;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing Strategy;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Organizational Culture;
Distribution Channels;
Digital Transformation;
Electronics Industry;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Turkey
- July 2022
- Article
A Strategic View of Team Learning in Organizations
By: Jean-François Harvey, Henrik Bresman, Amy C. Edmondson and Gary P. Pisano
Research in strategic management and organizational behavior has increasingly focused on understanding how organizations achieve and sustain performance in fast-changing environments. Strategy research suggests that senior managers, through their decisions, influence...
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- April 2022
- Supplement
Mastercard Labs (B)
When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, digital technologies were on the rise, and innovation needed to become a strategic imperative at the company. Banga tasked Garry Lyons, who had joined Mastercard through the 2009 acquisition of Orbiscom,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Transformation;
Organizational Culture;
Culture Change;
Organizational Adaptation;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Alignment;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Innovation;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Ecosystem;
Agility;
Prototype;
Experiment;
Partnerships;
Operating Model;
Risk Management;
Digital Transformation;
Metrics;
Payments;
Financial Industry;
Financial Inclusion;
Ambidexterity;
Corporate Innovation;
Innovation Lab;
Accelerator;
Start-up;
Fintech
- 2022
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences
By: Robin Ely and Colleen Ammerman
This reading provides principles and practices managers can draw upon to leverage differences in social identities - such as gender and race - to create more effective work relationships, teams, and organizations. The Essential Reading's first section draws upon...
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- April 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Mastercard Labs (A)
When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company’s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard’s new vision of a “World Beyond Cash” distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Organizational Culture;
Culture Change;
Organizational Adaptation;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Alignment;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Innovation;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Ecosystem;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Globalization;
Agility;
Prototype;
Experiment;
Partnerships;
Operating Model;
Risk Management;
Metrics;
Payments;
Financial Inclusion;
Financial Industry;
Ambidexterity;
Corporate Innovation;
Innovation Lab;
Digital Transformation;
Digital Strategy;
Credit Cards;
Innovation Leadership
- April 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Mastercard Labs (A) (Abridged)
When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company’s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard’s new vision of a “World Beyond Cash” distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Organizational Culture;
Culture Change;
Organizational Adaptation;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Alignment;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Innovation;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Ecosystem;
Agility;
Prototype;
Experiment;
Partnerships;
Operating Model;
Risk Management;
Metrics;
Payments;
Financial Inclusion;
Financial Industry;
Ambidexterity;
Corporate Innovation;
Innovation Lab;
Accelerator;
Start-up;
Intrapreneurship;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Digital Transformation
- March 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (A)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Collaboration;
Executive Search Firms;
Consulting Firms;
Compensation and Benefits;
Restructuring;
Human Resources;
Human Capital;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Talent and Talent Management;
Consulting Industry;
Employment Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
South America;
Oceania
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Collaboration;
Executive Search Firms;
Consulting Firms;
Compensation and Benefits;
Restructuring;
Human Resources;
Human Capital;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Talent and Talent Management;
Consulting Industry;
Employment Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
Middle East;
North and Central America;
South America;
Oceania
- February 2022
- Case
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates. In 2015, after nearly a decade of planning and construction, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi opened its doors. By...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Alignment;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Purpose;
Impact;
Leadership Development;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Teams;
Team Dynamics;
Teamwork;
Team Effectiveness;
Trust;
Talent;
Talent Development And Retention;
Psychological Safety;
Organizational Evolution;
Coaching;
Board;
Analytics;
Innovation;
Data;
Data Visualization;
Digital Technology;
Digital;
Customer Experience;
Experimentation;
Change Management;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Debates;
Ecosystem;
Partnership;
Telemedicine;
Sustainability;
Global Organizations;
Local;
Hospital;
Healthcare;
United Arab Emirates;
Health Care and Treatment;
Partners and Partnerships;
Globalization;
Quality;
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Innovation and Management;
Information Technology;
Joint Ventures;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Abu Dhabi;
United Arab Emirates
- February 2022
- Case
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates. In 2015, after nearly a decade of planning and construction, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi opened its doors. By...
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Keywords:
Organization Behavior;
Culture;
Alignment;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Purpose;
Impact;
Leadership Development;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Teams;
Team Dynamics;
Teamwork;
Team Effectiveness;
Trust;
Talent;
Talent Development And Retention;
Psychological Safety;
Organizational Evolution;
Coaching;
Board;
Analytics;
Innovation;
Data;
Data Visualization;
Digital Technology;
Digital;
Customer Experience;
Experimentation;
Change Management;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Debates;
Ecosystem;
Partnership;
Telemedicine;
Sustainability;
Global Organizations;
Local;
Hospital;
Healthcare;
United Arab Emirates;
Health Care and Treatment;
Partners and Partnerships;
Globalization;
Quality;
Organizational Culture;
Mission and Purpose;
Innovation and Management;
Information Technology;
Joint Ventures;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Abu Dhabi;
United Arab Emirates
- February 2022
- Case
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: Leading Through the Fog of the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
As COVID-19 began to take lives, destroy healthcare systems, and shut down economies across the globe, Dr. Rakesh Suri, Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and his executive team adapted their leadership to instill the new levels of agility and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Culture;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Adaptation;
Organizational Effectiveness;
Alignment;
Leadership;
Innovation;
Diversity;
Collaboration;
Co-creation;
Learning Organizations;
Empowerment;
Teamwork;
Ecosystem;
Agility;
Partnerships;
Data-driven Decision-making;
Operating Model;
Risk Management;
Virtual Work;
Team Dynamics;
Telemedicine;
Metrics;
Globalization;
Pandemic;
COVID-19;
Hospital;
Healthcare;
United Arab Emirates;
Middle East;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Pandemics;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Crisis Management;
Leading Change;
Leadership Style;
Digital Transformation;
United Arab Emirates;
Middle East
- February 2022
- Module Note
Behavioral Economics and Choice Architecture
By: John Beshears
This module note for instructors describes a module on the design of choice architecture solutions to organizational problems.
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Fighting Bias on the Front Lines
By: Alexandra C. Feldberg and Tami Kim
Most companies aim for exceptional customer service, but too few are attentive to the subtle discrimination by frontline employees that can alienate customers, lead to lawsuits, or even cause lasting brand damage by going viral.
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Loan Officers Impede Graduation from Microfinance: Strategic Disclosure in a Large Microfinance Institution
By: Natalia Rigol and Benjamin N. Roth
Graduating borrowers from microcredit to larger loans represents an important
opportunity for increasing livelihoods. We demonstrate that loan officers impede borrower
graduation due to common features of their compensation. We implement an
experiment with 243 loan...
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