Labor Force Participation - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

rankings are more likely to disclose their Princeton Review certification, suggesting that schools treat different certifications as substitutes. Third, conditional on displaying a ranking, the majority of schools coarsen information to make it seem more favorable.... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

you,” says Zlatev. The alternative is relying on willpower to force your way through a situation, whether it’s finishing a report on deadline rather than scrolling Instagram or getting to the gym instead of lounging on the couch. Since... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

assumptions are present in the structure of technology and labor flows within Silicon Valley and its surrounding areas. Our model further identifies how the lengths over which agglomerative forces operate... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

into their products and services, from sources (e.g., labor conditions in paper plants where company stationery is manufactured) to applications and ultimate fate (e.g., how used computers are disposed of). Whether this is called... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

12 Jan 2016
First Look

January 12, 2016

practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of their 1965 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations. Central to their argument are three important... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

bad process—one perceived as unfair, illegitimate, or simply confusing—can create unnecessary barriers to agreement and that good process design can promote breakthroughs. Principle 4: Breakthrough Negotiators Foster Agreement When Possible But Employ View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

If the COVID-19 crisis lasts four months, 65 percent of small retailers say there’s a good chance they’ll be forced to close permanently by the end of the year. Among restaurants and bars, 70 percent expect to go out of business if... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

(2) technologies capable of addressing the demands of the new markets, and (3) a new enterprise logic that can link employees, technologies, and markets in new ways. Today's environment holds the potential for these three forces to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Are Creative People More Dishonest?

In his 1641 treatise, Meditations on First Philosophy, philosopher René Descartes introduced the concept of an "evil genius," a powerful force of nature who is equally clever and deceitful. Since then, the world has given us... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”

outcomes. Instead, in most lines of business—with the exception of a few commodities in which international trade had developed—firms had an incentive to remain small and to employ as little fixed capital as possible. It was in this era that Adam Smith penned his... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

Dishonesty and Its Organizational Implications, she discussed several laboratory and field experiments meant to uncover factors that lead people to make unethical choices. "We seem to face this type of conflict at any given moment between the angel and the devil,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

to corrupt behavior. Working Papers Carry Trade, Reserve Accumulation, and Exchange-Rate Regimes By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—Carry-trade activity and foreign participation in local-currency-bond markets in emerging... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

made up 46.7 percent of the US labor force, and filled more than half of management, professional, and related occupations. If the strategy was to get more women in the workplace and let them naturally ascend to positions of upper... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

sponsorship. With respect to end users and complementors, decisions to open or close a mature platform involve 1) backward compatibility with prior platform generations, 2) securing exclusive rights to certain complements, or 3) absorbing complements into the core... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Apr 2005
Lessons from the Classroom

NFL Players Touch Down at HBS

is much needed, said the players. At best they have only a few years of earning power in professional football. And they don't work under guaranteed contracts—they are one nasty hit away from forced retirement. "Our window of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

identify characteristics of stocks that an investor who is worried about bad times should buy— a “rainy day” portfolio. Diversity in Innovation Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang discuss a systematic and persistent lack of female, Hispanic, and African American View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

of September as the start of my year (even before I joined the HBS faculty) because many of the commitments in my portfolio were anchored to the academic calendar. Whether it was community chamber orchestras or semi-professional choirs, my musical pursuits always... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

For millions of TV watchers, the commercial break is an annoyance of the past, thanks to the fast-forward button on their digital video recorders. Consequently, advertisers are turning to the web, where popular sites such as YouTube and Hulu View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

30 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

Slovakia highlights the fact that the beliefs and views of a country on what is fair [do] matter for the long-term sustainability of reforms," says Alfaro. Alfaro, Dessain, and Jensen joined forces for an e-mail interview with HBS... View Details