Ask executives why performance is lagging, and the answers usually point to people. The team lacks motivation. The manager is ineffective. The hires are a poor fit. The culture is broken. These ...

Organisational politics, defined as the strategic use of influence to advance individual or group interests, permeates every tier of modern work environments. It encompasses behaviours ranging from ...

Public sector management and organisational behaviour examine how governmental bodies design structures, processes and cultures to deliver public value. Traditional Weberian bureaucracy, grounded in ...

The answer matters for more than academic precision; leaders drawn to the notion of decentralisation routinely turn to self-organisation as the mechanism that will deliver it. The appeal is clear: ...

The Organizational Behavior (OB) doctoral program is a research-based program where students work with world-renowned scholars to build skills that will prepare them for impactful careers as ...

Each semester, students will consult with Organizational Behavior faculty coordinators to receive approval of their course selections. In addition to Harvard Business School (HBS courses), students ...

People Matters speaks to Anurag Malik about why transformation stalls, why behaviour matters more than technology, and what organisations often overlook.

Harvard Business School PhD graduates are in demand for a range of roles in academia, industry, and government. The majority of our graduates enter academia. Others work in industry in economic ...