Meaningful Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

more than mechanistic structures that defined work roles and regulated economic action. Mayo, Roethlisberger, and their followers saw organizations as social systems characterized by ideals, values, and, ideally, a purpose. An individual... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Dec 2021
Blog Post

8 FAQs on the MBA Application

versions of these exams where available even if they do not have a writing section (AWA). Scores from these online tests will be accepted at HBS in any future admissions round as long as they are valid from the testing organization, which may be less than the customary... View Details

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Global Research Centers - Faculty & Research

worldwide, and to learn from business challenges and innovations wherever they occur. Through sustained work in the field, faculty are provided the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and values – as well as intricacies and... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

investor at Coatue Management, a technology-sector hedge fund. Previously, he worked at Vector Capital Management LP in San Francisco and at Goldman Sachs International in London. Originally from Norway, Abrahamsen earned an undergraduate... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

years before HBS working at AppNexus in New York City. While working as an engineer Damjan never lost sight of his ultimate goal: to found and grow a business. “I was curious to View Details

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

Working Papers Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting Authors: Lisa D. Ordonez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Goal setting is one of the most replicated and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

productivity levels. But money is less meaningful as a motivator in the complex creative jobs that make up most work in our modern knowledge-based society. “With most of today’s employees, you’re trying to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Podcast - Business & Environment

everything from supply chains to climate resilience. Rich suggests ways businesses can step up to create meaningful changes and concludes with his advice for those looking to enter the climate space. Joel Makower @ Greenbiz 09 OCT 2024 |... View Details

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Programs & Resources - Entrepreneurship

transform their thinking and vision in a dynamic global environment. Using the vaunted HBS case study method, our participants spend meaningful time with HBS faculty and peers from around the world in programs that encourage and support... View Details

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together

bonding activity—regular rituals like doing the Walmart Cheer or firing a Nerf toy gun to conclude a project—led to a 16 percent increase in how meaningful employees judged their work to be, according to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Importance of Teaming

learning and process knowledge, and explains why these are important concepts for today's leaders. Teaming is a verb Sports teams and musical groups are both bounded, static collections of individuals. Like most work teams in the past,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson

13 Jul 2022
Book

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

she shudders. Through another Brazilian immigrant, she had obtained housecleaning work shortly after settling in. She worked constantly, trudging home most nights after dark, too late—and often too tired—to... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

they haven’t addressed a more fundamental problem: the widespread failure to provide sustainable work experiences. To stick around and give their best, people need meaningful work, managers and colleagues... View Details

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

learned from her depression after a movie she worked on “bombed;” and how to be not necessarily happy all the time, but happier. Here's a transcript of the full conversation. Jeffrey Goldberg: Please join me in welcoming to the stage... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

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A New Vision – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

and desirable, the Hawthorne researchers identified that much of what individuals found meaningful in work was their association with others. The economic rewards of work were... View Details

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MBA Experience - Global

equip students to apply what they learn to multiple contexts, in meaningful ways. Faculty bring important business issues and management problems from around the world into the classroom. Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details

16 May 2023
HBS Case

How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

One thing that stuck with Pete Stavros from the dinner-table conversations of his youth was that capitalism seemed fundamentally broken for his father, who earned an hourly wage working construction. The incentive was not there for... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

28 Jul 2014
Blog Post

Mid-summer Update

I’m flying back from a mid-summer report out at Danaher’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The past three days were full of reflection and feedback, as well as some fun after-hour jaunts in the city. For some of the interns, it was a chance to hear more about the View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Leadership Fellows

participants Leadership Fellows positions are selected based on the program goals of access, impact, and leadership. All positions: Report to the CEO or another senior executive and have regular meaningful access to the CEO Focus on a... View Details

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

For refugees fleeing troubled regions as disparate as Afghanistan and Ukraine, finding meaningful work in the United States is not only key to their own success, but also crucial for businesses navigating... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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