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- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 02 May 2017
- Webinars: Career
Finding Your Fit: The 6 Essential Elements You Need to Thrive at Work
Research shows that only 30 percent of Americans, and an even lower percentage of employees around the world, strongly agree that they have a chance to do what they do best every day at work. There is much talk about organizational culture, authenticity and well-being,...
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- November 2022
- Article
A Language-Based Method for Assessing Symbolic Boundary Maintenance between Social Groups
By: Anjali M. Bhatt, Amir Goldberg and Sameer B. Srivastava
When the social boundaries between groups are breached, the tendency for people to erect and maintain symbolic boundaries intensifies. Drawing on extant perspectives on boundary maintenance, we distinguish between two strategies that people pursue in maintaining...
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Keywords:
Culture;
Machine Learning;
Natural Language Processing;
Symbolic Boundaries;
Organizations;
Boundaries;
Social Psychology;
Interpersonal Communication;
Organizational Culture
Bhatt, Anjali M., Amir Goldberg, and Sameer B. Srivastava. "A Language-Based Method for Assessing Symbolic Boundary Maintenance between Social Groups." Sociological Methods & Research 51, no. 4 (November 2022): 1681–1720.
- Research Summary
Institutions and Corporate Lobbying
“Institutions and Make-or-Buy Decision of Lobbying: The Role of Sociopolitical Legitimacy on Foreign MNEs’ Lobbying Internalization”
In this study, I examine how legitimacy comes into play in foreign MNEs’ make-or-buy decisions... View Details
Keywords:
Institutions;
Make V. Buy;
Lobbying;
Legitimacy;
Corruption;
Culture;
Multinational Enterprise;
United States
- January 2020
- Article
Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration
By: Marco Tabellini
In this paper, I jointly investigate the political and the economic effects of immigration and study the causes of anti-immigrant sentiments. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to U.S. cities between 1910 and 1930 induced by World War I and the...
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Keywords:
Political Backlash;
Age Of Mass Migration;
Cultural Diversity;
Immigration;
History;
Economy;
Attitudes;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Diversity
Tabellini, Marco. "Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration." Review of Economic Studies 87, no. 1 (January 2020): 454–486. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-005, July 2018. Available also from Cato Institute, Microeconomic Insights, VOX, Broadstreet, Cato Institute, and in Oxford University Press's Blog.)
- 2014
- Article
Where Global and Virtual Meet: The Value of Examining the Intersection of These Elements in Twenty-First-Century Teams
By: Cristina B. Gibson, Laura Huang, Bradley L. Kirkman and Debra L. Shapiro
We review prior research that has examined virtuality in teams (e.g., pertaining to the use of electronic media) or the global nature of teams (e.g., national and cultural differences), demonstrating that very few scholars have examined both simultaneously. Given that...
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Keywords:
Global Virtual Teams;
Cultural Diversity;
Electronic Communication;
Computer-mediated Communication;
Groups and Teams;
Global Range;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Interactive Communication
Gibson, Cristina B., Laura Huang, Bradley L. Kirkman, and Debra L. Shapiro. "Where Global and Virtual Meet: The Value of Examining the Intersection of These Elements in Twenty-First-Century Teams." Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 1 (2014): 217–244.
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
company] has had folks doing virtual DJ sessions. They’ve had virtual sessions where parents offer support for [co-workers’] kids’ homework. We are only bound by our creativity there. PC: From a work standpoint and in terms of the View Details
- January–February 2019
- Article
Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance
By: Claudine Gartenberg, Andrea Prat and George Serafeim
We construct a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of U.S. companies based on approximately 500,000 survey responses of worker perceptions about their employers. We find that this measure of purpose is not related to financial performance. However, high...
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Keywords:
Corporate Purpose;
Purpose;
Employee Motivation;
Belief Systems;
Corporate Performance;
Human Capital;
Middle Management;
Culture;
Corporate Culture;
Meaning;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Perception;
Values and Beliefs;
Performance Effectiveness
Gartenberg, Claudine, Andrea Prat, and George Serafeim. "Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance." Organization Science 30, no. 1 (January–February 2019): 1–18.
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
easier and faster being 'on call' 24/7 is now viewed by many as the norm." Phil Clark faulted leaders for failing to provide "healthy leadership" on this issue, saying "We have created a View Details
- February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good
By: Francesca Gino, Paul Green Jr. and Bradley Staats
Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and prepared in-store. The founders had built a value-based business and worked hard to cultivate a sense of family—among employees, customers, and suppliers. In 2015, they...
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Keywords:
Motivation;
Values;
Corporate Culture;
Growth Strategy;
Motivation and Incentives;
Values and Beliefs;
Growth Management;
Organizational Culture;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
New England
Gino, Francesca, Paul Green Jr., and Bradley Staats. "Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good." Harvard Business School Case 916-031, February 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- 2021
- Book
The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees,...
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Keywords:
Power;
Corporate Culture;
Future Of Work;
Innovation;
Technology Strategy;
Automation;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Employee Attitude;
Customer Behavior;
Shareholder Value;
Government And Business;
Impact Investing;
Corporate Change And Sustainability;
Trust;
Power and Influence;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation and Invention;
Human Resources;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Corporate Accountability;
Asia;
Europe;
South America;
Middle East;
North and Central America
Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. New York: PublicAffairs, 2021.
- February 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Hot Chicken Takeover
By: William R. Kerr, Manjari Raman and Olivia Hull
By December 2018, entrepreneur Joe DeLoss’s fried chicken company, Hot Chicken Takeover, has opened three restaurants in Columbus, Ohio, using an unconventional employment model that helps people with criminal records get back on their feet. DeLoss is proud of the...
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Keywords:
Fair Chance Employment;
Fair Chance Hiring;
Open Hiring;
Inclusive Hiring;
Criminal Record;
Homelessness;
Therapeutic Employment;
Corporate Culture;
Managing The Future Of Work;
Food;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Fairness;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Recruitment;
Employees;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Innovation Strategy;
Job Offer;
Job Interviews;
Human Capital;
Leadership;
Growth Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Social Enterprise;
Social Issues;
Poverty;
Welfare;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Ohio;
United States
Kerr, William R., Manjari Raman, and Olivia Hull. "Hot Chicken Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 819-078, February 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- November 2012
- Case
Teaming at GE Aviation
Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its supply chain. GE Aviation leadership had seen dramatic gains in productivity, quality, and worker satisfaction in...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Aviation And Aerospace;
Capacity Management;
Competitiveness;
Corporate Culture;
Corporate Structure;
Labor Relations;
Manufacturing;
Production Planning;
General Electric;
Teaming;
Managing Change;
Transformation;
Labor Unions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Productivity;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Job Design and Levels;
Aerospace Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Khurana, Rakesh, Jeffrey Polzer, Willy Shih, and Eric Baldwin. "Teaming at GE Aviation." Harvard Business School Case 413-074, November 2012.
- December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
BRF
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In 2015, BRF's new leadership team is transforming several aspects of the Brazilian protein giant, which had grown sluggish after the 2011 merger that created it. Underlying their reforms are the common goals of reducing bureaucracy, streamlining decision making, and,...
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Keywords:
BRF;
Brasil Foods;
Tarpon;
Brazil;
Marketing;
Protein;
Commodity;
Commodities;
Branding;
Turnaround;
Culture;
Transformation;
Mergers;
Change Management;
Private Equity;
Distribution;
Food;
Goods and Commodities;
Supply Chain;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Trade;
Brands and Branding;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Brazil
- August 2015
- Case
Yesware (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Christopher Payton and Ali Huberlie
Matthew Bellows founded Yesware, a Boston-based tech startup, to solve a problem that he'd encountered as a sales manager: sales people hate entering data, rarely do it accurately, and almost always input data that can't be synthesized in a way that is useful for the...
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Keywords:
Firing;
Culture Change;
Startup;
Technology;
Hiring;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation;
Sales;
Human Resources;
Technology Industry;
Boston
Ghosh, Shikhar, Christopher Payton, and Ali Huberlie. "Yesware (A)." Harvard Business School Case 816-039, August 2015.
- August 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0
By: Luis Viceira, Marco Di Maggio and Allison Ciechanover
Founded in 2005, Zillow had become the leading online real estate and home-related marketplace. The brand was recognized as a trusted resource for players in the real estate market, providing information and transparency on home prices. Revenue, which was historically...
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Keywords:
Real Estate;
Corporate Culture;
Intermediation;
Brokerage;
Startup;
Evaluating Business Investments;
Property;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Expansion;
Business Startups;
Real Estate Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis, Marco Di Maggio, and Allison Ciechanover. "Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0." Harvard Business School Case 220-021, August 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- September 2016
- Background Note
A Brief History of African American Leaders in Unions and the Labor Movement
By: Steven Rogers and Mercer Cook
This historically focused background note highlights the role of African American Labor Leaders in both the Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Movement. In doing so, it attempts to both highlight these noteworthy individuals and demonstrate the innate connection...
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Keywords:
Wages;
Working Conditions;
Political History;
Social History;
Economic History;
Business History;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Labor And Management Relations;
Social Issues;
Culture;
Equality And Inequality;
Rights;
Leading Change;
Race;
Civil Society or Community;
Labor Unions
Rogers, Steven, and Mercer Cook. "A Brief History of African American Leaders in Unions and the Labor Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 317-004, September 2016.
- December 2018
- Case
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (A)
By: Tsedal Neeley
Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone’s operating companies. In one case, €60 million have been misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting...
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Keywords:
GLOBAL-LOCAL;
Organization Culture;
Global Identity;
Local Identity;
Accounting Discrepency;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Trust;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizations;
Identity;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Values and Beliefs;
Accounting Audits
Neeley, Tsedal. "The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-031, December 2018.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850
By: G. Jones
This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently...
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Keywords:
Institutional Change;
Political Economy;
Emerging Economies;
Developing Countries;
Industrial Development;
Culture;
Human Capital;
Economic History;
History;
Wealth and Poverty;
Business History;
Emerging Markets;
Globalization;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Manufacturing Industry;
Mining Industry;
Service Industry;
Latin America;
Asia;
North and Central America;
Africa;
South America;
Europe
Jones, G. "Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-076, March 2013.
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Black Employees Not Only Earn Less, But Deal with Bad Bosses and Poor Conditions
positive work culture, and a healthy work-life balance. “When we think about racial gaps in the United States, we tend to mostly measure relative income levels.” At a time when many companies are looking to recruit and retain more people...
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Keywords:
by Michael Blanding