Workplace Wellness - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

acceptance is decreased respect for everyone in their O category. The dating market. Sometimes unmarried women hide their concerns and competence because they do not want to appear to compete with potential dating partners. But relationships based on concealment do not... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

environment, workplace safety, and community involvement, most firms do not provide this information. Second, it is not economically efficient for shareholders with a small stake in a number of companies to ferret out sufficient... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace rewards and recognition. Based on a review and synthesis... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

enormous impact on the very big problems we're facing in the world today: natural resource scarcity, social inequality, and poverty, as well as on governance issues like product safety and corruption. More and more CEOs are leading their... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

Web

One-Year Action Plan Update - Advancing Racial Equity

prior to that. As you look at this past 12 months, how do you think we're doing? What are the areas that you think we've done well and where we need to focus more? Srikant Datar: Thank you again, Brian, and great to have this conversation... View Details

14 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 14

brands, branding in terrorist organizations, and the brand relationships of men and transient consumers. This book attends to relationship endings as well as their beginnings, providing a full life-cycle perspective. While the first... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

reversed, he says. The next scene shows the plant's general manager. Maybe we can't save the plant, he declares, but we can make them feel really stupid for deciding to close it. That's exactly what plant workers did. With nothing to gain, they built cars so View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

15 Dec 2015
News

The Year in Ideas 2015

consequences for the company as well as the laid-off employees. Her research has found that poorly handled layoffs can result in a reduction in work quality, a slowdown in innovation, poor service to customers, damage to the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

01 Jun 2009
News

Cynthia Carroll

in enterprise development through our incubator units in South Africa and Chile, which support over 220 freestanding businesses providing jobs to some 13,500 people. In South Africa, I’m also very proud that we have the largest workplace... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

14 Nov 2019
News

Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

image and people say, oh that changed, wow, that building looks so much better. Now they're willing to try it, but even when people do try, you only get one chance to knock their socks off. Right. And that's why it's important to do it in that order: Make sure you're... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

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

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

students, relocated persons, immigrants, or refugees—will find useful advice for landing a job in the United States this book. Readers will learn the different stages of the search process and how to prepare for each one, as well as... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Alumni Books Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace By Carice Anderson (MBA 2006) Jonathan Ball Publishers Professional development manager, coach, and consultant Carice Anderson shares her... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Apr 2007
First Look

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
Research & Ideas

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

14 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

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

21 Feb 2017
First Look

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

20 Feb 2008
First Look

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