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CORE CURRICULUM READINGS
Core Curriculum Readings in Organizational Behavior cover the fundamental concepts,
theories, and frameworks that students must study. Authored by faculty at Harvard
Business School, Readings are approximately 20-30 pages each. Many also include
video clips and Interactive Illustrations that allow students to experiment and quickly
master complex theories. Teaching support includes a Teaching Note, exhibit slides,
and a list of related materials.
Decision Making Francesca Gino, Max H. Bazerman, Katherine Shonk #8383
Developing Your Managerial Career Linda A. Hill #8330
Leading Organizational Change Ryan Raffaelli #8324
Leading Teams Ethan S. Bernstein #8306
Negotiation Max H. Bazerman, Francesca Gino, Katherine Shonk #8408
MORE READINGS ARE FORTHCOMING. SEE THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CORE CURRICULUM WEBPAGE
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CASES
Cases, slices of business life, focus on actual problems and decisions facing a company.
Students are challenged to put themselves in the protagonist’s place and suggest
business strategies, tactics, and solutions.
New Cases
Amazon as an Employer
In 2015, a New York Times article portrayed Amazon as a ruthless employer. Some employees said they
found the culture invigorating, while others found it hard to manage. Could Amazon continue to thrive and
retain employees with this employee management strategy? TN IVEY PUBLISHING #W16106
Die Mannschaft: How Germany Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup
After years of ups and downs, Germany won its fourth World Cup Championship in 2014. This case
examines the national team’s recent history and the changes they made to set themselves up for success.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL #416025
Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (A)
The president of Coca-Cola’s Turkish business is unexpectedly asked to assume management of 8
additional territories in Central Asia. Amid company changes, an agitated workforce, and rapidly unfolding
domestic and international events, Galya Frayman Molinas must make key decisions about her new unit’s
structure and the makeup of her leadership team. TN HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL #417068
Moleskine (A)
This case describes the founding and growth challenges facing Moleskine, an Italian-based consumer
products company known for its oilcloth-covered notebooks. How can Moleskine expand its capabilities
while preserving its identity and creative culture? HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL #716407
Popular Cases
Mount Everest—1996
This case describes the May 1996 Mount Everest tragedy and examines the flawed decisions that climbing
teams made before and during the ascent. It covers group dynamics and behavior, crisis communication,
and crisis-influenced teamwork. TN HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL #303061
“My students found this case to be very interesting and thought provoking. Additionally,
the concepts and issues presented in this case prompted a natural discussion on the
kinds of challenges faced by leaders in business settings.”
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Brief Cases
Rigorous and compact, Brief Cases from Harvard Business School present realistic
management challenges for students to discuss. Audio versions are available for select
Brief Cases to aid in student preparation.
Andrew Ryan at VC Brakes
Andrew Ryan’s excitement over a change initiative at VC Brakes turns to concern when organizational
challenges surface. A subsequent restructuring puts him on the wrong side of politics and he must decide
whether to leave or stay with the losing initiative. TN #913552
DRW Technologies
New procurement manager Ed Claiborne is assigned the task of cutting procurement costs and messaging
the news to the company—with interesting results. In this short but powerful case, students explore the
nature of assumptions; the multiple causes of an outcome; and best practices for email communication,
hiring, organizational socialization, change management, and action planning. The case is ideal for students
new to the case method. TN #916535
Wendy Peterson
Wendy Peterson is a newly promoted vice president of sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack,
an accounting software and services company. Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose access to Chinese
business leaders in Plano is valuable. Wu’s results are impressive, but Peterson has reservations about his
performance and their working relationship. TN #913560
Available online, Multimedia Cases put students in the center of business dilemmas by
bringing concepts to life with animated charts, audio, and video segments.
Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates was the world’s largest hedge fund in mid-2012, and its leaders attribute its
performance to the firm’s culture of “radical transparency.” The case explores the unusual practices
that underpin Bridgewater’s culture. Students must examine to what extent the practices foster high
performance and debate the practices’ trade-offs. TN #413702
ARTICLES
Articles from Harvard Business Review, HBR.org, and other renowned sources provide
up-to-the-minute ideas from the best business thinkers.
New Articles
Embracing Agile
Having revolutionized information technology, agile innovation practices are spreading across a broad
range of industries and functions—and even into the C-suite. But most leaders still don’t really understand
agile. This article explains how to master the process that’s transforming management.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW #R1605B
Restructure or Reconfigure?
The term “reorganization” encompasses 2 distinct change processes: restructuring and reconfiguration.
In this article, the authors examine how each of these affects organizational processes and performance.
They also recommend guidelines for choosing the right type of reorganization at the right time.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW #R1702K
Wicked-Problem Solvers
Companies increasingly rely on teams that span many industries for radical innovation, especially to solve
“wicked problems.” Based on a study of more than a dozen cross-industry innovation projects, author
Amy Edmondson has identified the leadership practices that make successful cross-industry teams work.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW #R1606C
Popular Articles
Discipline of Teams
What is a team? How can managers know when the team option makes sense, and what can they do to
ensure team success? In this article, authors Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith answer these questions
and outline the discipline that defines a real team. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW #R0507P
Managing Oneself
Success in the modern knowledge economy depends on one’s ability to manage oneself. Author Peter
Drucker explains that, to keep themselves productive and fulfilled, workers need to cultivate a deep
understanding of their own strengths, tendencies, values, and goals. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW #R0501K
Books
Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos
In Smart Collaboration, author Heidi K. Gardner shows that professional service firms earn higher margins,
inspire greater client loyalty, attract better talent, and gain a competitive edge when specialists collaborate
across functional boundaries. AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS #10001
Why Should Anyone Work Here?: What It Takes to Create an Authentic Organization
To be successful, leaders must design organizations to attract the right people, keep them, and inspire
them to do their best work. Using vivid examples, this book illustrates the kind of strong, attractive
workplace culture that leads to sustained high performance.
AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS #13959
Chapters
The Theory Behind the Practice: A Brief Introduction to the Adaptive Leadership Framework
The world is changing, and the challenges of adapting and remaining competitive are urgent. Leaders must
be equipped to handle adaptive challenges and build the adaptive capacity of their organizations. This
chapter offers an introduction to the theory of adaptive leadership.
FROM The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World,
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS #3241BC
SIMULATIONS
Online simulations present real-world management challenges for students and
encourage classroom interaction and discussion. Results are available immediately for
a comprehensive debrief session. All simulations include a detailed Teaching Note.
Change Management: Power and Influence V2
In the second release of this single-player simulation, students face the challenge of implementing an
enterprise-wide, strategic change initiative. To understand how power and influence affect the ability to
bring change to an organization, students take the role of a middle manager or the CEO at a manufacturing
firm considering adopting a sustainability program. Students choose among up to 18 change levers as they
attempt to move members of the organization from awareness to adoption. TN SEAT TIME: 90 MINUTES #4345
“This simulation was a very useful exercise to not only try out different types of influence
levers, but also to explore how to effectively time and sequence those efforts as well—all
in the context of a major organizational change initiative.”
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“Excellent tool to observe the leadership and teamwork in action. Participants get really
involved in the simulation and they behave like in a real life experience.”
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