- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
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. Key concepts include: America at the start of the 21st century has lost its way both as a beacon to the world and as a can-do nation. Six opportunities should be pursued that widen prosperity, creates fair and flexible workplaces, motivates values-based capitalism, restores trust in government, empowers "citizen diplomats", and develops an ethos of community. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
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. Key concepts include: The search for new ideas must go broad and deep throughout an organization. Traditional corporate controls and structures don't work well with innovation teams. New methods are needed to gauge effectiveness. Innovators must be kept connected to the mainstream business. Isolating them leads to tensions with other parts of the company and lessens the chances that their work will be adopted. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
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. Key concepts include: Egypt is interested in attracting more foreign direct investment, and is studying what multinationals need and want. Leading global companies operating in Egypt actively teach and transmit business standards and techniques to their local customers, especially small businesses. Community service programs are another way multinationals influence the local business environment. One effort helps laid-off employees start small businesses that offer new services to villages. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
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)." Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 01 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
What Makes a Good Leader?
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
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. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities
To make our cities and communities smarter, we must become a little smarter ourselves, seeking information and an agenda to forge connections enabling collaboration, according to HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter and IBM's Stanley S. Litow. Their vision is that someday soon, leaders will combine technological capabilities and social innovation to help produce a smarter world. That world will be seen on the ground in smarter cities composed of smarter communities that support the well-being of all citizens. This paper outlines eight challenges facing cities and the communities they encompass, based on experience in the United States. Kanter and Litow provide examples of practices and programs led by both government and nonprofit organizations, many technology-enabled, that point the way to solutions, and they conclude with a call for leaders to embrace an agenda for change. Key concepts include: The need for a new approach to U.S. communities is an urgent imperative because of the biggest global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Significant barriers to solving urban problems include geographic sprawl, residential mobility, the location of jobs, the lack of overarching strategic impact goals, weakened civic leadership, and social isolation. By examining each barrier in turn (and the ways they reinforce each other), it is possible to see the opportunities for significant transformation if communities could become "smarter," with technology helping spread information and facilitate interconnections. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.