Workplace Wellness - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

(Study 1), manipulated (Study 2), and when the opportunity to cheat is randomly assigned (Study 3). We extend our findings to a workplace context, showing that threatened individuals who lie on a job application feel more capable than... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Sep 2002
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The Role of Government When All Else Fails

because of a workplace accident, illness, unemployment, or old age. Government policymakers responded to this rapidly expanding problem of worker insecurity by constructing an elaborate social insurance system covering many of the most... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007

accustomed—catching up with, rather than anticipating, how their customer base would expand? Or should they maintain the same approach that had worked so well since 1999? Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Oct 2024
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With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

seniors—a parent, an in-law. Well over 50 percent of workers report they have some caregiving obligation. The question becomes: Do the terms and conditions of their employment and the nature of that obligation mesh? A lot of traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

executives, middle managers, and sales people from companies across a variety of industries. The survey focused on questions about how well their companies’ strategies informed six critical elements of their sales approaches. The results... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

14 Nov 2005
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How Can Start Ups Grow?

The track record is well known and sobering for any entrepreneur: 90 percent of all new ventures fail. It's not hard to see why. Start-ups often lack vital resources, must compete against established companies, and have little or no track... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

that attempts to maximize profits. This stage takes into account costs as well as firm's objectives and constraints (e.g., minimum market share requirement). Over the last several decades, marketing researchers and practitioners have... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 May 2005
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Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

to react to new problems or take advantage of new opportunities and make themselves heard. Delegate but supervise. Q: As you point out, it is not well understood that today's multidepartmental organizational structure was pioneered in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

(vs. 50% subsidy: 3.9%, p<.0001; vs. hybrid: 3.7%, p<.0001). Among enrollees, there were no differences among the four groups in attendance or weight loss. Conclusion: This pragmatic trial, conducted in a real-world workplace... View Details