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- September 2017
- Article
Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees
By: Anais Thibault-Landry, Allan Schweyer and Ashley V. Whillans
Given the struggle that many organizations face hiring and retaining talent in today's 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...
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Keywords:
Rewards;
Total Reward Strategies;
Incentives;
Recognition;
Motivation;
Psychological Needs;
Employees;
Retention;
Motivation and Incentives;
Working Conditions
Thibault-Landry, Anais, Allan Schweyer, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees." Compensation & Benefits Review 49, no. 4 (September 2017): 230–246.
- 30 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash
assistant professor Maria Roche and colleagues. Essentially, the authors write, payment killed the “intrinsic joy” developers felt, a motivation akin to scientists making a big...
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Guhan Subramanian
Guhan Subramanian is the Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and the Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. He is the first person in the history of Harvard University to hold... View Details
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Contagion of Cooperation in Static and Fluid Social Networks
By: Jillian J. Jordan, David G. Rand, Samuel Arbesman, James H. Fowler and Nicholas A. Christakis
Cooperation is essential for successful human societies. Thus, understanding how cooperative and selfish behaviors spread from person to person is a topic of theoretical and practical importance. Previous laboratory experiments provide clear evidence of social...
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Jordan, Jillian J., David G. Rand, Samuel Arbesman, James H. Fowler, and Nicholas A. Christakis. "Contagion of Cooperation in Static and Fluid Social Networks." PLoS ONE 8, no. 6 (June 2013).
- Research Summary
Integrated Care for Total Knee Replacement: Quality of Life, Quality of Movement, User Acceptability
This study provides an opportunity to focus on the challenge of cross-organizational coordination in the healthcare setting. It is structured as a randomized clinical trial involving seven European hospitals (in seven different countries). It is focused specifically...
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- May 2015
- Article
What Are We Meeting For? The Consequences of Private Meetings with Investors
By: David H. Solomon and Eugene F. Soltes
Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2000 in response to the concern that certain investors were gaining selective access to privileged firm information. In spite of the passage of this regulation, some investors continue to meet privately with executives. Using a...
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Solomon, David H., and Eugene F. Soltes. "What Are We Meeting For? The Consequences of Private Meetings with Investors." Journal of Law & Economics 58, no. 2 (May 2015): 325–355.
- June 1995 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Acova Radiateurs
In March 1990, Baring Capital Investors faced a decision about whether and how much to bid for Acova Radiateurs, a subsidiary of Source Perrier. Source Perrier had decided to sell Acova, and Baring Capital Investors thought it might make a good leveraged buyout...
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Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Acova Radiateurs." Harvard Business School Case 295-150, June 1995. (Revised July 1999.)
- April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Voatz
By: Mitchell Weiss and Maddy Halyard
Nimit Sawhney scrolled through the tweet stream on his phone, unsure of what to make of it on August 6, 2018 or how to respond. Voatz, the Boston-based startup he co-founded and led, provided a mobile-voting platform. In March of 2018, had successfully piloted the new...
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- 2012
- Book
Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way you Work
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office—but at what cost? In "Sleeping with Your Smartphone," Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and...
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Keywords:
Time Management;
Internet and the Web;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Productivity;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Service Industry
Perlow, Leslie A. Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way you Work. Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
- 21 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport
there were about 9,000 bulk carriers, which varied in dimensions from small to supersized. The bulk shipping market was valued at roughly $180 billion. Owners in this highly competitive industry make money either by transporting cargo for...
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- August 1996 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Decision-Making Exercise (C)
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Provides questionnaires so students can compare their experiences with different decison-making processes. Students read "Growing Pains," a Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study, and then work in teams to come up with recommendations using a consensus approach to...
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Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Decision-Making Exercise (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 397-033, August 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
- June 2010
- Case
Managing the Client Portfolio
By: Nitin Nohria and Ashish Nanda
The German country managing partner of a global law firm must decide how to respond to a corporate mandate to restructure its client portfolio. The case enables a discussion of different types of clients in a global professional service firm in terms of relative...
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Keywords:
Attorney and Client Relationships;
Management Style;
Corporate Governance;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Headquarters;
Conflict and Resolution
Nohria, Nitin, and Ashish Nanda. "Managing the Client Portfolio." Harvard Business School Case 410-139, June 2010.
- 2020
- Working Paper
How to Build Enduring Brands in the Digital Age
By: David J. Collis and William Collis
What makes a brand last? It’s a deceptively simple question, but its answer separates sustainable success from eventual obscurity. Almost every company devotes significant resources to defining their brand. But few ask the more important question: how to...
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Collis, David J., and William Collis. "How to Build Enduring Brands in the Digital Age." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-013, July 2020.
- November 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Tyco International: Corporate Governance
By: Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
Examines how Tyco and its board recovered from its corporate scandals. Describes how its CEO and board set out to institute processes, guidelines, and a culture that would make Tyco into a company widely recognized for its world class corporate governance.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business Processes;
Organizational Culture
Khurana, Rakesh, and James Weber. "Tyco International: Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Case 408-059, November 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- November 1999 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Virtualis Systems (A)
By: Jay O. Light and Michael J. Roberts
Describes a second-year MBA's attempts to make money for a fledgling Web-hosting business. As the case ends, he must both sort out the company's business model and financing needs, as well as select from an array of financing and acquisition alternatives.
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Financial Strategy;
Financing and Loans;
Web Services Industry
Light, Jay O., and Michael J. Roberts. "Virtualis Systems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-003, November 1999. (Revised October 2009.)
- 19 Nov 2011
- News
Cocoa's Woes Set to Dissolve
- August 2019
- Case
Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli
By: Francesca Gino and Gary Pisano
This case explores one company’s attempt to experiment with a different underlying model for a capitalist enterprise. Brunello Cucinelli, S.p.A. is a leading manufacturer of luxury fashion apparel. Despite being a publicly traded enterprise with annual revenues...
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Keywords:
Corporate Culture;
Human Resource Practices;
Growth;
Growth Strategy;
Motivation;
Values;
Fashion;
Capitalism;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Human Resources;
Management;
Business Model;
Policy;
Behavior;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Luxury;
Italy
Gino, Francesca, and Gary Pisano. "Humanistic Capitalism at Brunello Cucinelli." Harvard Business School Case 920-007, August 2019.
- 17 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
What to Expect from your First Week at HBS
year ago, I began pursuing a JD/MBA at Harvard Law School and interned this past summer for the UN in Cambodia before ending up across the river at HBS to start my MBA. Expectation vs. Reality My expectations from the first week were...
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- 02 May 2019
- Video
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- August 1990 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co. (C): Japan
Describes the process of establishing an independent operation in Japan in the mid-1980s as a result of a decision to make a major investment in the market. Describes the challenges in setting up such an operation and focuses on the role of the country manager in...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Investment;
Growth Management;
Managerial Roles;
Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Eli Lilly and Co. (C): Japan." Harvard Business School Case 391-034, August 1990. (Revised March 1991.)