Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Working Knowledge
Business Research for Business Leaders
  • Browse All Articles
  • Popular Articles
  • Cold Call Podcasts
  • About Us
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • All Topics...
  • Topics
    • COVID-19
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Gender
    • Globalization
    • Leadership
    • Management
    • Negotiation
    • Social Enterprise
    • Strategy
  • Sections
    • Book
    • Cold Call Podcast
    • HBS Case
    • In Practice
    • Lessons from the Classroom
    • Op-Ed
    • Research & Ideas
    • Research Event
    • Sharpening Your Skills
    • What Do You Think?
    • Working Paper Summaries
  • Browse All
    • COVID-19 Business Impact Center
      COVID-19 Business Impact Center
      Cold Call
      A podcast featuring faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.
      Subscribe on iTunes
      • 05 Jan 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

      For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      Read the Transcript

      Filter Results: (51) Arrow Down
      Filter Results: (51) Arrow Down Arrow Up
      • Popular
      • Browse All Articles
      • About Us
      • Newsletter Sign-Up
      • RSS
      • Popular
      • Browse All Articles
      • About Us
      • Newsletter Sign-Up
      • RSS

      Leading ChangeRemove Leading Change →

      Page 1 of 51 Results →
      • 16 Nov 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

      by Sean Silverthorne

      Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses ways leaders can navigate bumpy transitions and heal divided constituencies. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Aug 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Field-Level Paradox and the Co-Evolution of an Entrepreneurial Vision

      by Ryan Raffaelli and Richard DeJordy

      Swiss watchmaking embodies the classic strategic paradox created by the introduction of new technology: the choice between resisting and defending, or embracing and prospecting. This paper offers a model for how fields and organizational leaders experiencing similar paradoxes can adapt to environmental change while still preserving valuable aspects of their past success.

      • 07 May 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Managers, Are You Prepared to Handle Religion in the Workplace?

      Re: Derek C. M. van Bever

      Managers face growing challenges related to religion in the workplace as religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements increase. Derek van Bever discusses two examples that made their way to the US Supreme Court. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 27 Dec 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Team Learning Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance

      by Jean-François Harvey, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson

      In strategic management research, the dynamic capabilities framework enables a “helicopter view” of how firms achieve sustainable competitive advantage. This paper focuses on the critical role of work teams, arguing that managers must leverage the knowledge generated by teams to support innovation and strategic change. It matches types of team learning to innovation activities.

      • 20 Nov 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

      by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt)

      Ryan Raffaelli set out to discover how independent bookstores managed to survive and even thrive in spite of competition from Amazon and other online retailers. His initial findings reveal how much consumers still value community and personal contact. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Sep 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

      by Carmen Nobel

      Every successful social movement requires three distinct leadership roles: the agitator, the innovator, and the orchestrator, according to institutional change expert Julie Battilana. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 24 Apr 2017
      • Op-Ed

      Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

      by Bill George

      Courageous leaders inspire employees, energize customers, and position their companies on the front lines of societal change. Bill George explains why there aren't more of them. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 03 Jun 2015
      • What Do You Think?

      Is the Time Right for Self-Management?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP When and where will holacracy, also known as self-management, work best? James Heskett's readers are conflicted as they respond to Zappos.com's radical adoption of the less-is-more management structure. What do YOU think? Open for comment; 38 Comment(s) posted.

      • 27 Aug 2014
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

      by Sean Silverthorne

      Harvard Business School students make an annual trek to businesses in the Japanese area wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Their objectives: learn all they can about human resilience and share their own management knowledge. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      • 23 Jul 2014
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Innovation Is Magic. Really

      by Dina Gerdeman

      When Stefan Thomke teaches students how to manage innovation and creativity, he turns to an unexpected source: Magician Jason Randal. Open for comment; 12 Comment(s) posted.

      • 02 Jul 2014
      • What Do You Think?

      Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP New leadership styles should not cause us to challenge our belief in traditional leadership values, Jim Heskett's readers write. Closed for comment; 41 Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Apr 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

      by Kim Girard

      In the fast-paced modern economy, businesses can no longer rely on just one organizational design, argues John Kotter in a new book, Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World. Why we need two "operating systems." PLUS Book excerpt. Closed for comment; 6 Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Apr 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Book Excerpt--‘Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World’

      Re: John P. Kotter

      Management and leadership are not the same thing. But which is more important to a growing, innovative organization? An excerpt from John Kotter's new book, Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Jan 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations

      by Carmen Nobel

      Every once in a while, an old technology rises from the ashes and finds new life. Ryan Raffaelli explains how the Swiss watch industry saved itself by reinventing its identity. Closed for comment; 6 Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Dec 2013
      • Op-Ed

      HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela

      by Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Gautam Mukunda

      Harvard Business School faculty Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Gautam Mukunda remember Nelson Mandela, a leader who truly made a difference in the world. Closed for comment; 6 Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Feb 2013
      • Research & Ideas

      Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

      Re: Rosabeth M. KanterRe: Stuart C. Gilson

      The proposed marriage between American Airlines and US Airways would create the nation's largest airline. Professors Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Stuart Gilson reflect on a megamerger. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Jan 2013
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

      by Sean Silverthorne

      In her new Harvard Business School course, Creative High-Impact Ventures: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World, professor Mukti Khaire looks at ways managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": publishing, fashion, art-design, film, music, and food. Closed for comment; 13 Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Nov 2012
      • HBS Case

      HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

      by Sean Silverthorne

      For almost three decades, Sir Alex Ferguson has developed the Manchester United soccer club into one of the most recognized sports brands in the world. Professor Anita Elberse discusses the keys to Sir Alex's long-time success. Closed for comment; 23 Comment(s) posted.

      • 17 Oct 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

      by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih

      In their new book, Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance, Harvard Business School professors Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih discuss the dangers of underinvesting in the nation's manufacturing capabilities. This excerpt discusses the importance of the "industrial commons." Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Sep 2011
      • Research & Ideas

      Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

      by Carmen Nobel

      In his new business fable, I Moved Your Cheese, Professor Deepak Malhotra challenges the idea that change is simply something we must anticipate, tolerate, and accept. Instead, the book teaches readers that success often lies in first questioning changes in the workplace and, if necessary, in effecting new changes ourselves. Q&A plus book excerpt. Closed for comment; 12 Comment(s) posted.

      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • →
      ǁ
      Campus Map
      Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
      Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
      Soldiers Field
      Boston, MA 02163
      Email: Editor-in-Chief
      →Map & Directions
      →More Contact Information
      • Make a Gift
      • Site Map
      • Jobs
      • Harvard University
      • Trademarks
      • Policies
      • Digital Accessibility
      Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College