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Julie Battilana is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. She currently teaches the second-year Power and Influence course and in previous years has taught the first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) course in the MBA program. She also teaches in executive education offerings, including the Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning and the High Potentials Leadership Program.
Professor Battilana's research examines the process by which organizations or individuals initiate and implement changes that diverge from the taken-for-granted practices in a field of activity. In times like these, when the question of how to reform deeply rooted systems such as healthcare and financial systems has taken on great urgency, understanding how actors can break with the status quo is crucial. Aiming to do so, Professor Battilana first studied the implementation of healthcare reforms in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Her work examines (1) the conditions that enable actors to initiate organizational change that diverges from the institutional status quo, and (2) the key factors of success in implementing such change.
Continuing to explore how actors can break with taken-for-granted norms, Professor Battilana's most recent research focuses on hybrid organizations that combine aspects of both corporations and not-for-profits. These hybrids, which pursue a social mission while engaging in commercial activities in order to generate revenues that sustain their operations, diverge from the model of both the typical corporation and the typical not-for-profit. Commercial microfinance organizations are an example of such organizations. Professor Battilana's research aims to understand how hybrids can sustainably combine the social welfare and commercial logics. She has articles published or forthcoming in Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Management Science, Strategic Organization, Leadership Quarterly, Organization, Research in Organizational Behavior and The Academy of Management Annals, as well as in handbooks of organizational behavior and strategy. Her research has been featured in publications like BusinessWeek, the Huffington Post, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. She is also a regular contributor to the French newspaper Le Monde.
A native of France, Professor Battilana earned a B.A. in sociology and economics, an M.A. in political sociology and an M.Sc. in organizational sociology and public policy from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan. She also holds a degree from HEC Business School, and a joint Ph.D. in organizational behavior from INSEAD and in management and economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan.
| Current Institution | Harvard Business School |
| Department | Business Administration |
| Disciplines | |
| Address | Harvard Business School,15 Harvard Way, Morgan Hall 327 Boston Massachusetts United States Phone: 617-495-6113 |
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Education
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan & INSEAD
Joint Ph.D.,
Organizational Behavior, Economics and Management
(2006)
INSEAD
M.S.,
organizational behavior, organizational theory, strategy process, theory of the firm, and multinational enterprises
(2004)
Work Experience
Associate Professor
Harvard Business School
(2011 - Present)
Assistant Professor
Harvard Business School
(2006 - 2011)
Achievements
- INSEAD Fellowship (Fontainbleau, France) (2001 - 2005)
General
Publication Summary
Published Papers
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Change Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change." Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming).
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Overcoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation." Management Science (forthcoming).
- Battilana, Julie, Matthew Lee, John Walker, and Cheryl Dorsey. "In Search of the Hybrid Ideal." Stanford Social Innovation Review (summer 2012).
- Battilana, Julie. "The Enabling Role of Social Position in Diverging from the Institutional Status Quo: Evidence from the U.K. National Health Service." Organization Science 22, no. 4 (July - August 2011): 817-834.
- Battilana, Julie, and Silvia Dorado. "Building Sustainable Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Commercial Microfinance Organizations." Academy of Management Journal 53, no. 6 (December 2010).
- Battilana, Julie, M.J. Gilmartin, A.-C., Pache, M. Sengul, and J. Alexander. "Leadership Competencies for Implementing Planned Organizational Change." Leadership Quarterly 21, no. 3 (June 2010).
- Battilana, Julie, Michel Anteby, and M. Sengul. "The Circulation of Ideas across Academic Communities: When Locals Re-import Exported Ideas." Organization Studies 31, no. 6 (June 2010): 695-713.
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Power, Social Influence and Organizational Change: A Network Perspective." Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2010).
- Marquis, Christopher, and Julie Battilana. "Acting Globally but Thinking Locally? The Enduring Influence of Local Communities on Organizations." Research in Organizational Behavior 29 (2009): 283-302.
- Battilana, Julie, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum. "How Actors Change Institutions: Towards a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship." The Academy of Management Annals (2009): 65-107.
- Battilana, Julie. "Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actor's Social Position." Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (August 2007).
- Battilana, Julie. "Agency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of Individuals' Social Position." Organization 13, no. 5 (September 2006): 653-676.
- Boxenbaum, Eva, and Julie Battilana. "Importation as Innovation: Transposing managerial practices across fields." Strategic Organization 3, no. 4 (November 2005): 1-29.
Book Chapters
- Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs as Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Series in Organization and Management. New York: Psychology Press, 2012.
- Seelos, Christian, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and M. Tina Dacin. "The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities." In Communities and Organizations. Vol. 33, edited by Christopher Marquis, Michael Lounsbury and Royston Greenwood, 333 - 363. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 2011.
- Battilana, J. and T. D'Aunno. "Institutional Work and the Paradox of Embedded Agency." In Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations, edited by T. Lawrence, R. Suddaby and B. Leca, 31-58. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Battilana, J. and B. Leca. "The Role of Resources in Institutional Entrepreneurship: Insights for an Approach to Strategic Management That Combines Agency and Institution." In Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight, edited by L.A. Costanzo and R.B. MacKay, 260-274. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- Battilana, J. and M. Sengul. "Interorganizational Cooperation between Not-for-profit Organizations: A Relational Analysis." In Relational Perspectives in Organization Studies: A Research Companion, edited by Olympia Kyriakidou and Mustafa F. Özbilgin, 197-220. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishers, Ltd., 2006.
Other Papers
- Seelos, Christian, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana, and Tina Dacin. "The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities.". (Invited to contribute to the special issue of Research in Organizational Sociology on Communities and Organizations.)
Presentations
- Battilana, Julie, A.-C. Pache, M. Sengul, and Jacob Model. "Combining Social and Economic Objectives: On the Challenges of Sustaining a Hybrid Organizational Form." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT, MOC, SIM divisions), San Antonio, USA, August 2011.
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Power, social influence and organizational Change: A Network Perespective." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), Montreal, Canada, August 2010. (Best paper proceedings.)
- Battilana, Julie, Tomislav Rimac, and Johanna Mair. "Social Entrepreneurs as Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Case of Sekem." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.
- Battilana, Julie, and Silvia Dorado. "Organization Building Amid Multiple Institutional Logics: The Case of Commercial Microfinance Organizations ." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Academy of Management Series, Chicago, USA, August 2009. (OMT Division.)
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Networks and Change Implementation in Organizations." Paper presented at the EGOs Conference, Barcelona, Spain, July 2009.
- Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Networks and Change Implementation." Paper presented at the Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, San Diego, California, March 2009.
- Battilana, Julie, Tina Dacin, Johanna Mair, and Christian Seelos. "Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Geographic Communities." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), Anaheim, USA, August 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "Bringing the Individual and Community Levels Back in Institutional Theory, PDW Session on "Institutions Across Social Spheres: Bridging Levels of Analysis in Research and Conceptualization." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Anaheim, Ca, August 2008.
- Battilana, Julie, Tina Dacin, Johanna Mair, and Christian Seelos. "The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Geographic Communities." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actor's Social Position." In Best Paper Proceedings. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 2007.
- Battilana, Julie, and Silvia Dorado. "The Secret of Commercial Microfinance's Sustainability: Turning Social Workers into Bankers or Bankers into Social Workers? Neither." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Vienna, July 2007.
- Battilana, Julie, M.J. Gilmartin, A.-C. Pache, M. Sengul, and J. Alexander. "A Match Made in Heaven? Joining Leadership Competencies to the Process of Organizational Change." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August 2006. (ODC Division, Atlanta, USA.)
- Battilana, Julie, B. Leca, and E. Boxenbaum. "Taking stock: A review essay on institutional entrepreneurship." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, August 2006. (OMT Division, Atlanta USA.)
- Battilana, Julie. "The Role of Individuals in Institutional Change: When Individuals Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, European Group for Organizational Studies, Bergen, Norway, July 2006.
- Battilana, Julie. "Agency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of Individuals' Social Position." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), Hawaii, USA , August 2005.
- Battilana, Julie, and E. Boxenbaum. "The Innovative Capacity of Institutional Entrepreneurs: Mechanisms for Generating Alternative Ideas." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), Hawaii, USA , August 2005.
- Battilana, Julie. "Implementing Public Sector Reforms: The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Berlin, Germany, July 2005.
- Battilana, Julie, and E. Boxenbaum. "Institutional Innovation: Socio-cognitive Reconstruction of Corporate Social Responsibility." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), New Orleans, August 2004.
- Battilana, Julie. "Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Rntrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2004.
- Battilana, Julie. "Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), New Orleans, USA, April 2004.
- Battilana, Julie, and T. D'Aunno. "Explaining change in institutionalized practices: A review and roadmap for research,." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, OMT Division Series, Seattle, Wa USA, August 2003.
- Battilana, Julie, and M. Sengul. "Inter-organizational Cooperation between Not-for-profit Organizations: A Relational Analysis." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference (OMT division), Seattle, USA , August 2003.
- Battilana, Julie. "The Politics of Technological Change: How Firms Act to Influence the Decisions of Public Authorities Regarding Technological Change ." Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark , July 2003.
- Battilana, Julie. "Is There a New Emerging Model of Interactions between MNEs and Public Authorities?" Paper presented at the EGOS Conference (Doctoral workshop), Barcelona, Spain , July 2002.
Teaching and Training Materials
- Battilana, Julie. "High Potentials Leadership Program (Executive Education)." 2009.
- Battilana, Julie. "Kaiser Permanente Executive Leadership Program (Executive Education)." 2009.
- Battilana, Julie. "High Potentials Leadership Program (Executive Education)." 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "Leading Professional Service Firms (LPSF) (Executive Education)." 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "Centennial of Harvard Business School—'HBS in 2008' case." 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "International Women Forum Leadership Foundation Fellows Program (Executive Education)." 2008.
- Battilana, Julie. "Leadership and Organizational Behavior." 2007.
- Battilana, Julie. "Colloquium on Participant Centered Learning (CPCL program)." 2007.
- Battilana, Julie. "START Program." Program for new HBS faculty members. Series. 2007. (Program for new HBS faculty members.)
- Battilana, Julie, A.-M., Cagna, T., D'Aunno, and M.J., Gilmartin. "Empowering Nurses at University College London Hospitals." INSEAD, 2006.
- Battilana, Julie, A.-M., Cagna, and T., D'Aunno. "In Reach Care of the Elderly: Moss Valley Medical Practice." INSEAD, 2006.
- Battilana, Julie, A.M., Cagna, T., D'Aunno, and M.J., Gilmartin. "Redesigning a Stroke Service: Developing Collaboration across Organizations." INSEAD, 2006.
HBS Course Materials
- Battilana, Julie, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and James Weber. "Claude Grunitzky." Harvard Business School Case 412-065.
- Battilana, Julie, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and James Weber. "Claude Grunitzky, Founder & CEO of TRACE Magazine, In-class Comments, February 2, 2012." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 412-705.
- Battilana, Julie, Thomas J. DeLong, and James Weber. "Echoing Green." Harvard Business School Case 410-013.
- Battilana, Julie, Thomas J. DeLong, and James Weber. "Echoing Green (HBS Version)." Harvard Business School Case 410-022.
- Battilana, Julie, Thomas DeLong, and James Weber. "Leadership at Echoing Green (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-090.
- Battilana, Julie, and Robert Steven Kaplan. "Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital." Harvard Business School Case 407-089.
- Battilana, Julie, and Robert Steven Kaplan. "Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 408-100.
- Anteby, Michel, and Julie Battilana. "Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 408-709.
- Anteby, Michel, Julie Battilana, and Anne-Claire Pache. "Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite." Harvard Business School Case 407-106.
- Anteby, Michel, and Julie Battilana. "Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 408-083.
- Battilana, Julie, and Andras Tilcsik. "Self-Monitoring." Harvard Business School Note 412-114.
- Battilana, Julie, and Andras Tilcsik. "Self-Monitoring (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Note 412-115.
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