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- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
of H-1B temporary foreign workers are at ‘Level IV’ (above the median wage) officially defined by the Department of Labor as those who are ‘fully competent.’” On the other hand, Ted G. argued, “The unemployment rate is low in the US. Let... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Nordisk. At United Technologies, whose products include Carrier air conditioners, Otis elevators, and Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, a recent integrated report focused on such nonfinancial metrics as lower fuel consumption and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
revenue production are brought into the picture? The question is not hypothetical. In recent years, an ever increasing number of corporations have developed and adopted socially responsible behaviors, thereby hybridizing aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
reluctance to open up the banking system and promote the yuan as a global reserve currency. These were the conclusions of nearly all respondents to this month’s column. Nevertheless, there was an undertone to the comments suggesting that a more View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
non-competes while in the doctoral program at Harvard Business School. "There's an open labor market," he continues. "People can leave when they want. They're not trapped at companies the way they are in Massachusetts. And that's what... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
says he loved the idea of boosting domestic energy production while recycling existing sources of CO2, because he had come to HBS looking to merge his interests in business, energy, and the environment. The son of a commercial fisherman,... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
can TV advertising remain an effective means of promoting and selling products and services? In this article, the author draws upon his research to argue that TV advertising remains a powerful vehicle for capturing people's attention,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
two studies from an online labor market in the United States, and (3) a laboratory experiment. Our findings suggest that worker productivity is higher on bad rather than good weather days and that cognitive... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
exodus. Generational expectations about what makes a good job are changing, employees are fatigued from the year-long pandemic and there are labor shortages everywhere. Employees have had the time and space to think about what really... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
employers with sicker labor forces are likely to be lower than those of the average retired Medicare enrollee. Combining HRAs with the Public Option will also increase competition in the bloated U.S. health care system. Faced with... View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
conquering Paris or New York. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/07/the-growth-opportunity-that-lies-next-door/ar/ Working PapersSelection, Reallocation, and Spillover: Identifying the Sources of Gains from Multinational Production... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
approximately welfare neutral. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-011.pdf Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity: Evidence from Software Development (revised) Authors:Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats Abstract In knowledge-intensive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
trade organization, the Outdoor Industry Association. In 1999 GoLite introduced its first line of products. They consisted of Jardine designs to be used together: backpack, sleeping pad and bag, insulated clothing, tent, umbrella, and other gear. Total weight: about 9... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
employed mothers are more likely to be employed, more likely to hold supervisory responsibility if employed, work more hours, and earn marginally higher wages than women whose mothers were home full time. The effects on labor market... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study digital cameras introduced from 1991 to 2006 by firms from three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
local labor market design based on heterogeneity in local benefit generosity (defined as the percentage of household income recovered by the unemployment benefit), we estimate that a one standard deviation increase in generosity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019
- Case
Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)
By: Amy Edmondson, Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
In 2012, Nalin Jain, then head of GE aviation for South Asia, was given the added responsibility for GE’s transportation business in India, including bidding for a $2.5 billion contract to manufacture, service and maintain 1,000 diesel locomotives for state owned... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry; United States; India
Edmondson, Amy, Ranjay Gulati, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-058, September 2019.
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
think we're showing empathy first before getting to the productivity of business. And this is the same in the dating world. You know, the first question that people used to ask when they met for a date was something around,”So, what do... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-084.pdf Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis Authors:Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace