Labor Force Participation - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

example, at a call center in which the number of calls fluctuates. In other cases, however, managers may allocate work poorly, leaving employees with nothing to do, or equipment could malfunction or break down, leaving workers unable to complete necessary tasks. Such... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

a more resource-intensive field experiment,” Coffman says. “Plus, students are a nice population for an experiment like this because many of them will go on to have important leadership roles and make important leadership decisions.” In one round of the experiment,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jan 2012
News

Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

participated in the opening ceremonies, which included a heartfelt rendition of the Japanese national anthem sung by two schoolgirls. Not surprisingly given Hiroshi Mikitani’s record of success, the evening closed nine innings later with... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Highlights Exchange Rates Hedging Exchange Rates with Bryan Hedging Exchange Rates with Christopher Show Hide Details Concepts Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy International Influences Labor Productivity Featured Exercises Current Accounts,... View Details

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

bankruptcy poses several questions. How did the board and management of a great company ever allow this extraordinary situation to develop? It is easy to point to the labor agreements from the 1950's, and the slow response to the superior... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

April 2020 (Revised January 2022)
Case

Uber: Competing Globally

By: Alexander J. MacKay, Amram Migdal and John Masko

This case describes Uber’s global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber’s entry into New York City (New York), Bogotá (Colombia), Delhi (India), Shanghai (China), Accra (Ghana), and London (United Kingdom). In each... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Law; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Supply and Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai Shi; Shanghai; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London; Latin America; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US); South America; Colombia

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Loeb House | About

substantial gift from his company in 1966 to create the John L. Loeb Fellowship Fund, awarded annually to the top students in finance, as well as the funds needed to renovate the building that now bears the family’s name. Loeb View Details

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Timing - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Timing Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement Board... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

give them the opportunity to build their businesses.” —Rebecca E. Katz (AMP 193, 2017) Back to top “Lisa Sherman” A successful executive at Verizon, Lisa Sherman is struggling with the decision to reveal her sexual orientation. After attending a diversity training... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

to the job post to get more information—an indication of their interest to researchers. Participants clicked on job listings for 7,900 companies, with 7,300 companies having diversity scores. Job applicants seek diverse firms The average... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms

to pick the coffee cherries in the cooler morning air. Then they spend days tending to the drying beans, meticulously sorting them for sale. To ensure that more of the value produced in the supply chain is returned to the farm laborers... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

program, which is projected to raise funding of $11.7 billion over the next ten years.[20] Superfund cleanup applies to EJ because the siting of polluting and hazardous facilities disproportionately occurs in disadvantaged communities, especially communities of color.... View Details

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

disclosure of fundamentals and trading transparency. This is socially inefficient if a large fraction of market participants are speculators, and hedgers have low processing costs. But in these circumstances, forbidding hedgers’ access to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

Washingtonian magazine, said in an opinion piece last May that employees working from home should worry about keeping their jobs. She noted “if the employee is rarely around,” there is a “strong incentive to change their status to contractor.” The essay generated so... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Review of Economic Studies . Marco E. Tabellini : Recipient of the 2020 Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Grant in the Future of Work program for “The Labor Market and Political Effects of Automation” with Sydnee... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Markets Featured Exercises Identify value creation and decompose its distribution to illustrate how trade occurs Examine the competitive landscape by differentiating long- and short-run market outcomes and forces 12 hrs Module 5... View Details

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

stakeholders, instead of just slicing up a fixed pie in a way that favors one group over another. Consider, for example, the conclusions of the McKinsey Global Institute's study of U.S. labor productivity growth between 1995 and 2000. In... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

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