Listed below are commonly used cases and articles used to teach MBA Org Behavior core classes. If you would like to suggest other articles used in your programs, please email your suggestions to: condensedmba@gmail.com
- “Ethics – A Basic Framework” by Paine, Lynn S. (HBR Case) – 307059
- “MBA in Jeopardy” by Paine, Lynn S.; Gupta, Gagan; Nagarjuna, Phani, K. (HBR Case)
- “Citibank: Performance Evaluation” by Davila, Antonio; Simons, Robert (HBR Case) – 9-198-048
- “The Gentemen’s ‘Three'” by Hall, Brian J.; Wasynczuk, Andrew (Case)
- “Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK” by Gabarro, John J. (HBR Case) – 9-498-045
- “What is an Organization’s Culture?” by Christensen, Clayton M. HBS Article: 9-399-104
- “Cirque du Soleil” by DeLong, Thomas J. HBS Case: 9-403-006
- “The Definitive Guide to Hiring in Good Times and Bad” by Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio; Groysberg, Boris; Nohria, Nitin HBR: R0905F (Article)
- “SG Cowen: New Recruits” by DeLong, Thomas J.; Margus Elias, Jaan HBS Case: 9-402-028
- “Keeping the Best: Why Retention Matters” HBS Article: 5085BC
- “Motivation: The Not-So-Secret Ingredient of High Performance” HBS Article: 7386BC
- “Do Financial Incentives Drive Company Performance?” by Pfeffer, Jeffrey, Sutton, Robert I. HBS 2565BC
- “Power Dynamics in Organizations” by Fazzarlari, Frank HBS Article: 9-494-083
- “Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis” by Sasser Jr., Earl W. HBS Publishing: 2005
- “The Differentiation of Talent” by Grote, Dick HBS Article: 9889BC
- “Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley” by Burton, Diane M.; DeLong, Thomas J. HBS Case: 9-498-054
- “Developing Your Leadership Pipeline” by Conger, Jay; Fulmer, Robert M. HBR: R0312F
- “Developing Your Career: and Theirs” HBS Article: 5184BC16
- “Accelerating Corporate Transformation” by Miles, Robert H. HBR: R1001C
- “Procter and Gamble: Global Business Services” by DeLong, Thomas J.; Ager, David L.; Brackin, Warren; Cabanas, Alex; Shellhammer, Phil HBS Case: 9-404-124
- “Putting the Service Profit Chain to Work” by Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser Jr., Earl W.; Schlesinger, Leonard A. HBR: 2008 R0806L
- “The Employee-Customer-Profit Chain at Sears” by Rucci, Anthony J.; Kim, Steven P.; Quinn, Richard T. HBR: 1998 3537
- “Building Your Company’s Vision” by Collins, James C.; Porras, Jerry I. HBR: 1996 96501
- “Putting Leadership Back into Strategy” by Montgomery, Cynthia A. HBR: 2008 R0801C
- “Make Your Values Mean Something” by Lencioni, Patrick M. HBR: 2002 R0207J
- “Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools, and the Formation of Social Networks” by Casciaro, Tiziani; Sousa Lobo, Miguel HBR 2005 R0506E
- “The Army Crew Team” by Snook, Scott A.; Polzer, Jeffrey T. HBS Case: 2004 403131
- “A Day in The Life of Alex Sander: Life in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products” by Collins, Elizabeth; Greiner, Larry E. HBS Case: 2008 2177
- “The Higher Ambition Leader” by Foote, Nathaniel; Eisenstat, Russell A.; Fredberg, Tobias HBR: 2011 R1109G
- “What Makes a Leader” by Goleman, Daniel HBR: 2004 R0401H
- “Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities” by Badaracco Jr., Joseph L. HBR: 2004 9-304-070
- “Level V Leadership” by Collins, Jim HBR: 2005 0507
- “The New Path to the C-Suite” by Groysberg, Boris; Kelly, Kevin; MacDonald, Bryan HBR: 2011 R1103C
- “Beech Nut Nutrition Corp.” by Paine, Lynn S. HBS Case: 2002 392084