Rosabeth Moss Kanter
There are 16 articles for this faculty member.
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
| Q&A with: | Rosabeth Moss Kanter |
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| Published: | November 13, 2007 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
In the early stages of the 21st century, America has lost its way both at home and in the world, argues Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. In her new book, America the Principled, she details 6 opportunities for America to boost its economic vitality and democratic ideals. Q&A plus excerpt.
Published in 2006
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
| Q&A with: | Rosabeth Moss Kanter |
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| Published: | November 15, 2006 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Why have decades of executives fumbled innovation? One reason: Existing corporate structures, controls, and incentives do work against out-of-the-box thinking. Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has just published a Harvard Business Review article on the topic, discusses her research into the classic traps of innovation and how to avoid them.
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
| Published: | September 27, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Report from the Field |
On a recent trip to Cairo, Rosabeth Moss Kanter studied three international companies to better understand the effects of globalization on them and the surrounding region. In this report, she looks at current business trends in Egypt, including the increasing privatization of state-run businesses.
American Auto's Troubled Road
| Published: | April 10, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Views on News |
Harvard Business School faculty dissect where U.S. auto makers went wrong, and how they might again get on the road to growth. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
Published in 2004
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
| Published: | December 13, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Executive summary of a Harvard Business School Publishing Virtual Seminar presentation by Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, on "Confidence: How Leaders Create Winning Streaks (and Avoid Losing Streaks)."
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
| Published: | September 27, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Confidence is infectious, says HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End. In this excerpt, she explains how leaders must bring out the best in others.
Published in 2003
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
| Published: | June 23, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
In difficult times, organizational pathologies can cause a death spiral. Here’s how the CEO can win back the hearts and minds of staff, according to HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
| Q&A with: | Brian J. Hall, Paul M. Healy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Nancy F. Koehn, Jay W. Lorsch, and Krishna G. Palepu |
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| Published: | January 20, 2003 |
| Feature: | Views on News |
Bad business practices on a huge scale have made corporate governance Topic A of late. In a roundtable discussion, Harvard Business School professors Krishna Palepu, Jay Lorsch, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Nancy Koehn, Brian Hall, and Paul Healy explore guidelines for change.
Published in 2002
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
| Published: | July 1, 2002 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
What are the characteristics of companies that successfully transition in times of dramatic change? HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter separates the leaders from the laggards in times of turmoil.
Published in 2001
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
| Published: | September 10, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Many corporate change efforts are greeted with rolling eyes from employees. Harvard Business School professors David Garvin and Rosabeth Moss Kanter help identify the keys to a successful company transformation.
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
| Published: | May 21, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
What's up for leaders next year and in the next century? HBS faculty members Linda A. Hill, Christopher A. Bartlett, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter offer new insights in Management 21C: Someday We'll All Manage This Way, a new collection about 21st century leadership.
What Makes a Good Leader?
| Published: | April 2, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes, and often from entirely unexpected quarters. In this excerpt from the HBS Bulletin, five HBS professors weigh in with their views on leadership in action.
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
| Q&A with: | Rosabeth Moss Kanter |
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| Published: | March 12, 2001 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Grappling with rapid change is one of the greatest challenges facing companies now, says HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She tells how companies can forge ahead in part two of an interview about her new book, Evolve!:Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow.
Evolving for Success [Part One]
| Q&A with: | Rosabeth Moss Kanter |
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| Published: | February 26, 2001 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
In part one of an interview about her latest book, Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow, HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter talks about how companies can get ahead, now and in the future.
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
| Published: | February 5, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter outlines the ten favorite ways to fail—and two stories to show there's still hope for companies that want to cross the digital divide.
Published in 1999
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
| Published: | December 14, 1999 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
U.S. companies have too often viewed the social sector as a dumping ground for their spare cash, obsolete equipment, and tired executives, but that mind-set, says HBS Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, has hardly created lasting change. In this excerpt from an article in the Harvard Business Review, she issues a call for corporate social innovation, an approach, says Kanter, that's more R&D than it is charity.













