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- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?
Managers almost universally say they want to see passion in their employees. Yet sometimes, they can’t spot it when it’s right in front of them. Extroverted employees are more likely to be considered...
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by Ben Rand
- 14 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?
employment, and points to some surprising new developments for working moms. Despite all the upheaval, the changes aren’t all bad. “Children got to see how their moms and dads managed to be good parents and good employees at the same...
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by Kara Baskin
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
workers like his father a share of the profits and get them to think like owners. The case studies, written by HBS Professor Dennis Campbell and assistant professor Ethan Rouen, describe the sea change in motivation that happens when View Details
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by Avery Forman
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
when you are together in the office, and when you are working over Zoom—wherever you each choose to locate yourselves on that day. The goal should be to encourage employees at all levels in the organization to focus on their...
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by Kristen Senz
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets...
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by Avery Forman
- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
outcome in order to meet those goals.” The bottom line for business leaders who are hiring, she says: “Once you receive applications, you need to make sure they are evaluated fairly.” [Image: sturti] Related Reading: Black Business...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
loyalties among clients, colleagues, and partners can present ethical issues that can be difficult to manage, says David Fubini, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. “You are an adviser. You are not an employee of the company you...
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- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
advertisements by shifting from 30-second to 15-second advertisements, substituting radio for television advertising, or increasing the use of direct marketing, which gives more immediate sales impact. 4. Adjust product portfolios. Marketers must reforecast demand for...
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by John Quelch
- Research Summary
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Professor Ferreira's research primarily focuses on how retailers can use algorithms to make better revenue management decisions, including pricing, product display, and assortment planning. In the retail industry, anticipating consumer demand is arguably one of the...
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- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
When budgeting for expenses, people may want to consider including a line item for giving, since a growing body of research shows that spending money on others can provide a mental boost. Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley...
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by Michael Blanding
- 14 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture
insulted and angry. But Twitter hasn’t backed down from the idea and has even promoted Davis. Employee dissatisfaction, the company said, is sometimes the cost of shaking things up. "Culture gets changed by doing real work in View Details
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by Michael Beer
- 22 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle
Consulting Group employees work with AI: Humans are still needed to make that call. To operationalize AI successfully, managers must carefully select its applications, train workers in using it properly, and quickly move the View Details
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
debt, it was forced to declare bankruptcy. The bank was sold to ING for just 1 pound. Twelve hundred employees lost their jobs, some of them his friends. And Leeson was sentenced to six and a half years in a Singaporean prison. How could...
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- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
front lines of their organizations and, as a consequence, their customers. Leaders need to be aware of these blind spots and empower their employees—including those closest to the customer experience—to take...
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- 11 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Employers Favor Men
Workers were simply identified to potential employers as either born in an even month or an odd month. (In reality, but unknown to the employers, the researchers labeled all women candidates as odd-month, and all men as even-month.) Using test results as their guide,...
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by Dina Gerdeman
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
impact on the bottom line and solve for them; and 2) Identify the most material negative impacts your firm is having on society and solve for them. Both of these require scanning for the biggest opportunities and threats that...
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Health Care Initiative - Health Care
volunteered to have students shadow them to learn more about the front lines of care delivery 223 Pairs were matched as part of the Student-Alumni Mentor Program in 2018 10 % First-year students complete...
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- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
force, and diversity recruiters can offer guidance and accountability, but they cannot do this work for the entire company. The CEO, hiring managers, and team leads across the enterprise should not only partner with DEI professionals, but also work on the View Details
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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work
on changing the talent equation 01 MAY 2024 | Managing the Future of Work What are the consequences of treating employees as an expense rather than an asset? Cappelli argues that this “penny wise and pound foolish” practice hurts the...
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- 22 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Master the One-on-One Meeting
Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many perks to attract and retain the best employees. We offer competitive salaries, training...
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by Julia B. Austin