Nitin Nohria
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Nitin Nohria is the 10th and the current dean of Harvard Business School
. He is also the George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration, co-chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative and sits on the executive committee of the University's interfaculty initiative on advanced leadership.
Over the years, he served in a series of senior roles at HBS: chair of the organizational behavior unit from 1998 to 2002, director of the division of research in 2003 to 2004, and senior associate dean for faculty development from 2006 to 2009.
He has co-written or co-edited 16 books, and is author of more than 50 articles and dozens of teaching cases and notes.
, Rajasthan, India. His father, Kewal Nohria, was the former Chairman of Crompton Greaves in India and was an influence upon Nohria's decision to embark upon a career in business . Nohria graduated from St. Columba's School
in New Delhi, India following which he earned a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and earned a Ph.D.
in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management
.
He is a co-founder of The Smart Manager
, Indian business & management magazine along with Gita Piramal
and Sumantra Ghoshal
.
He is working with fellow HBS professor Rakesh Khurana
, the World Economic Forum
and the Aspen Institute
to create a business oath, like the MBA Oath
, http://www.theoathproject.org/ that might be used globally. In a Harvard Business Review
piece published in October 2008, Khurana and Nohria linked the connection between professionalism of a profession and the profession's ability to deliver value to society:
Nohria taught at HBS since 1988. He also served as a visiting faculty member at the London Business School in 1996.
On May 4, 2010, Catherine Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University
, appointed him dean of the Harvard Business School. His term began from July 1, 2010. He accepted the offer to become the next Dean of Harvard Business School, effective July 1, 2010. He is the second HBS dean, after John H. McArthur, born outside the United States and the first dean since Dean Fouraker in the 1970s to live in the Dean's House on the HBS campus. His appointment has been seen by some commentators as a positive reaction to the recently publicized ethical problems faced by business leaders, particularly those educated at HBS.
While Dean Nohria has emphasized his commitment to re-thinking and re-shaping business school education, he has no plans to do away with the case method, and instead plans to reshape the second-year elective curriculum taught to MBA students.
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
. He is also the George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration, co-chair of the HBS Leadership Initiative and sits on the executive committee of the University's interfaculty initiative on advanced leadership.
Over the years, he served in a series of senior roles at HBS: chair of the organizational behavior unit from 1998 to 2002, director of the division of research in 2003 to 2004, and senior associate dean for faculty development from 2006 to 2009.
He has co-written or co-edited 16 books, and is author of more than 50 articles and dozens of teaching cases and notes.
Early life and works
Nohria was born in NoharNohar
Nohar is a city and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- Geography :Nohar is located at . It has an average elevation of 186 metres . Nohar is known for its history, old hawelies and poets....
, Rajasthan, India. His father, Kewal Nohria, was the former Chairman of Crompton Greaves in India and was an influence upon Nohria's decision to embark upon a career in business . Nohria graduated from St. Columba's School
St. Columba's School
St. Columba's School, Delhi, India, was established in 1942, and is one of twelve English Medium schools of its kind conducted by the Indian Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers which was founded by Blessed Edmund Rice, a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. It follows the...
in New Delhi, India following which he earned a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and earned a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
.
He is a co-founder of The Smart Manager
The Smart Manager
The Smart Manager is India's first management magazine, launched in 2002 and published quarterly; the magazine has since changed to a bi-monthly publishing frequency. The magazine is published by Spenta MultiMedia and was initially founded by Mumbai business people Gita Piramal, Nitin Nohria and...
, Indian business & management magazine along with Gita Piramal
Gita Piramal
Gita Piramal is a renowned media personality, freelance writer, business historian, managing editor of The Smart Manager magazine, Director of BP Ergo and former director of VIP Industries Limited...
and Sumantra Ghoshal
Sumantra Ghoshal
Sumantra Ghoshal was an academic and management guru. He was the founding Dean of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, which is jointly sponsored by the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the London Business School....
.
He is working with fellow HBS professor Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School. He is also the co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard University. Rakesh received his degrees in organizational behavior from Harvard's Ph.D. program in 1998, A.M from Harvard...
, the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
and the Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
to create a business oath, like the MBA Oath
MBA Oath
MBA Oath is a voluntary student-led pledge that asks graduating MBAs to commit towards the creation of value "responsibly and ethically." As of January 2010, the initiative is driven by a coalition of MBA students, graduates and advisors, including nearly 2,000 student and alumni signers from over...
, http://www.theoathproject.org/ that might be used globally. In a Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
piece published in October 2008, Khurana and Nohria linked the connection between professionalism of a profession and the profession's ability to deliver value to society:
Appointment as Dean of HBS
Nohria has taught across the Business School's MBA, doctoral, and executive education programs. He is the past head of the required first-year "Leadership and Organizational Behavior" course, and he co-directed the team that designed the required first-year course on "Leadership and Corporate Accountability." He recently taught in such executive education programs as "Building a Global Enterprise in India" and the "New CEO Workshop." A dedicated mentor to many HBS doctoral students over the past two decades, he also taught for years in the interfaculty Ph.D. program in organizational behavior and chaired HBS task forces on case writing and course development, as well as the leadership curriculum. Earlier this year, he was one of four instructors from Harvard Schools who co-designed and taught a January term workshop on "Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World."Nohria taught at HBS since 1988. He also served as a visiting faculty member at the London Business School in 1996.
On May 4, 2010, Catherine Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University
President of Harvard University
The President of Harvard University is the chief administrator of the university. Ex officio the chairman of the Harvard Corporation, he or she is appointed by and is responsible to the other members of that body, who delegate to him or her the day-to-day running of the university...
, appointed him dean of the Harvard Business School. His term began from July 1, 2010. He accepted the offer to become the next Dean of Harvard Business School, effective July 1, 2010. He is the second HBS dean, after John H. McArthur, born outside the United States and the first dean since Dean Fouraker in the 1970s to live in the Dean's House on the HBS campus. His appointment has been seen by some commentators as a positive reaction to the recently publicized ethical problems faced by business leaders, particularly those educated at HBS.
While Dean Nohria has emphasized his commitment to re-thinking and re-shaping business school education, he has no plans to do away with the case method, and instead plans to reshape the second-year elective curriculum taught to MBA students.
Publications
- Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice (2010, with Rakesh KhuranaRakesh KhuranaRakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School. He is also the co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard University. Rakesh received his degrees in organizational behavior from Harvard's Ph.D. program in 1998, A.M from Harvard...
) - Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership (2009, with Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Rennella)
- Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership (with Laura G. Singleton and Anthony J. Mayo, 2007)
- In Their Time (with Anthony J. Mayo, 2005)
- What Really Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success (with William JoyceWilliam JoyceWilliam Joyce , nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was hanged for treason by the British as a result of his wartime activities, even though he had renounced his British nationality...
and Bruce Roberson, 2003) - Changing Fortunes: Remaking the Industrial Corporation (2002, with Davis Dwyer and Fred Dalzell Jr.)
- Driven: How Human Nature Shapes our Choices (2001)
- Master Passions: Emotion, Narrative, and the Development of Culture (with Mihnea Moldoveanu, 2002)
- The Arc of Ambition: Defining the Leadership Journey (with James Champy, 2000)
- The Differentiated Network: Organizing Multinational Corporations for Value Creation (1997, with Sumantra GhoshalSumantra GhoshalSumantra Ghoshal was an academic and management guru. He was the founding Dean of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, which is jointly sponsored by the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the London Business School....
, won the George R. Terry Award) - Fast Forward (with James Champy, 1996)
- Beyond the Hype: Rediscovering the Essence of Management (1994)
- Building the Information Age Organization (1994)