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- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract I evaluate the effect of loyalty on individuals' portfolio choice using a unique dataset of retirement contributions. I exploit the statutory difference that in 401(k) plans stand alone employees... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
Employee well-being. CEOs were concerned about their employees: their safety on the job; overall well-being; and their own task as leaders of “keeping up morale and managing people’s fears.” Having to make decisions under uncertainty... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's in the arts, sciences, or business," she says. Dear Diary As a way to delve deeper into the link between motivation and creativity,... View Details
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
of the brand among hundreds of thousands of people who may be working for the enterprises to which Accenture consults (or is seeking to consult). And the motivational value of inviting top customers, prospects, and View Details
- July 1993 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Sears Auto Centers (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
The CEO of Sears must decide how to respond to allegations that the company's auto repair division has been misleading consumers and charging them for unnecessary repairs. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Sears Auto Centers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-009, July 1993. (Revised December 2003.)
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
crescendo last March when insurance conglomerate AIG, kept on life support with up to $183 billion in taxpayers' cash, dished out bonuses totaling $165 million to 400 employees in the London office whose derivatives trading nearly... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
productive workers during Kelleher's tenure were motivated by a vibrant working atmosphere, good wages, profit sharing, and the knowledge that no employees had ever been laid off at the company. This feeling... View Details
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
(like employee satisfaction). Those are fine for understanding individual perceptions, but aren’t so good at quantifying real behavioral responses and organizational performance outcomes from open offices. The gap between perceptions and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
Furthermore, the manager will rely more on persuasion when employee motivation is more important for the execution of the project, when the employee has strong intrinsic or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
country and firm-level data. Using data for 58 countries, we show that after the adoption of MCSR laws and regulations, the social responsibility of business leaders increases and both sustainable development and employee training become... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
disallow photography or recordings. The strategy has superficial appeal: It protects employees and other customers who often don’t want to be captured for posterity. And if such a policy even slightly reduces the likelihood of a... View Details
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
five different dimensions of difference from a global perspective: gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, and age. However, more work still needed to be done to engage employees around the world in the company's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Publication:HBS Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July - August 2008): 78-84 Abstract Motivating employees begins with recognizing that to do their best work, people must be in an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
differences in strategic orientation choices and their performance outcomes for American and Japanese entrepreneurial firms, focusing on founders' achievement motivation as a key personal disposition. Design/methodology/approach: A survey... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
self-regulatory process aspect of team reflexivity as well as the role of goal setting. Furthermore, we describe the antecedents and outcomes of team reflexivity, the role of motivated information processing, the important role of team... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
Through Social Media: Passable Trust and the Paradox of Non-work Interactions By: Neeley, Tsedal, and Paul Leonardi Abstract—Despite the recognition that knowledge sharing among employees is necessary to enact knowledge strategy, little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
trust, employee commitment, and "ownership" behaviors of both employees and clients-could explain and be used to predict up to half of the difference in operating income between agency offices of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Ganging Up on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (A)
By: Heidi K. Gardner, Edo Bedzra and Shereef M. Elnahal
Dr. Barrett Rollins, Chief Scientific Officer of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, attempts to engender cross-scientist collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, Integrative Research Centers, are novel in... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Motivation and Incentives; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Leadership Style; Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management
Gardner, Heidi K., Edo Bedzra, and Shereef M. Elnahal. "Ganging Up on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-029, September 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 15 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?
it even takes more effort to sign up for the program,” says Zlatev. In fact, in a follow-up study, not yet published, he and Kristal found evidence that the person who chose to use the commitment strategy was more intrinsically motivated... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding