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Supporting fully. Participating fairly. I will cultivate creativity. In myself and others. At work and home. For labor and fun. I will reject regret. I want to reflect, of course. But not regret. Never... View Details
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
adherence to the global labor standards embodied in codes of conduct imposed by multinational buyers. We find that suppliers are more likely to adhere when they are embedded in states that participate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
they are granted. Some corporations whose option expenses represent a relatively modest charge—often due to low betas resulting from low stock price volatility—have done so already. On another front, organizations that are being forced to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog
“unicorns.” We hope to engage not only with students interested in the restaurant industry, but also those interested in food and sustainability, applications of technology and, given the labor-intense characteristic of restaurants, the complex interaction of food and... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
the benefit of others.” Profit is what remains after market forces for factors of production have done their work. My words, not Wittenberg’s. As Wittenberg points out, in an unregulated market for labor or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
economy of more impacted areas slowed down because: Chinese workers were concentrated in key sectors, such as railroads, manufacturing, and mining. It was difficult and costly to quickly substitute Chinese workers with other workers in the isolated West. The US View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
Working PapersThe Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices Authors:Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth Abstract New gastroenterologists participated in a labor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Introduction - The Production - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
both celebrated American capitalist might and combated negative publicity generated by labor unions and the realities of the Depression. Ayres and Davenport showed no interest in collecting photographs illustrating the darker side of... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
their schedules from week to week provide significant value to America’s estimated 1.6 million gig workers, many of whom don’t work enough hours to qualify for the benefits and protections typically associated with full-time employment. “Flexibility is extremely... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
School’s centennial celebration a few years ago, we convened groups of business leaders in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States to consider the future of the global market system. In keeping with the School’s learning model, we provided View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Martin V. Marshall Remembered
MARSHALL: A key force behind OPM. HBS professor emeritus Martin V. (“Marty”) Marshall (MBA 2/’47, DCS ’53), a driving force in the development of the School’s Owner/President Management Program (OPM) for... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
their responsibility to represent the best interests of investors, who will? Will dynamics that determine flows of funds and foreign investment levels in the U.S. ultimately pose the threat of fewer funds—foreign or otherwise—to finance U.S. technology and other... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
Joseph Fuller (photo by Russ Campbell) Joseph Fuller (photo by Russ Campbell) American businesses can’t afford to ignore the reality: The nature of work is changing. If companies hope to hire and hold on to employees, they need to be ready to respond to the View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan
providing new opportunities for Japanese investors and wider access to equity capital for emerging Japanese companies. In short, Saeki is challenging the old-boy network and forcing Japan’s button-down business culture to change. “My real... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
sector, government, labor associations, and civic advocacy groups. The impact of this national summit on its participants was perhaps best described by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who declared... View Details
- 17 May 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
HBS alumni in New York to participate in a voluntary outreach program to help local nonprofit institutions. Bhargava and Misra, who had found early success as an investment executive and founder or three tech startups, quickly became good... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- November 2006
- Case
Kroger Union Negotiations
By: Dennis A. Yao
A stylized version of the negotiations between Kroger Company and its local unions during the mid-1980s. Management faces a sequence of individual negotiations with local unions during a time of weak economic performance when management is seriously considering... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
democracy (and the lives of the 1%)? Is this something that market mechanisms can resolve? Or will responses like those Rifkin proposes be the answer? Or are these just 2013's issues of the day? What do you think? To Read More: Jaron Lanier, Who Owns the Future?, Simon... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
"Although Levitt's article was primarily concerned about the globalization of the product market, this paper expands the domain to three areas—the labor market, the financial market, and the product market—and investigates the... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fiscal Year Ends on Upbeat Note
Executive Education — typically contribute more than half of the total budget. But both units are vulnerable to economic downturns, and demand for HBP products and programs offered by Executive Education were projected to suffer from a weak economy. The downturn View Details