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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
history, it’s likely the crisis would have been avoided, Cook argues. Six years after the government takeover of Fannie and Freddie, taxpayers continue to own and heavily subsidize one of the largest companies in the world. Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent—but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
reforms that began in 1978 have stoked annual growth in excess of 9 percent, three times that of the United States. Per capita income among the nation’s 1.3 billion inhabitants has more than quadrupled, surpassing $1,000 last year.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
In 1992, after reforms by India’s government improved the country’s business climate, he formed a consortium that included SFR-France, Emtel-Mauritius, and MSI-UK and bid successfully for one of four mobile-phone network licenses... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
Wien In 1945, the United States was clearly the world’s leader militarily, economically, and politically. Its universities were preeminent, and its cultural life was enriched by the migration of Europeans during the previous decade. This... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
search firm RobinsonButler, for a quick rundown of the day. Was there a takeaway from the event that struck you—an insight that really resonated? Kent Thiry (MBA 1983), cochairman and CEO of DaVita, one of the world's largest dialysis companies, talked about how he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
agencies too disjointed to police abuses adequately. After analyzing the problems, Mills suggests possible solutions. While he advocates reorganization and reform of regulatory channels, he also proposes using market mechanisms to let... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
don’t assume a one-to-one translation of everything we teach,” he adds. “There are differences, and we’re respectful of those differences.” Related Links Case Study: One Hospital’s Approach to Health-Care Reform HBS faculty on U.S.... View Details
- 30 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Compensation Game
of board membership, combined with the small size of the overall director community, results in a closed culture among people who share many relationships: those with whom board members are economically involved are the same as those with... View Details
Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana
- 2023
- Article
Conduit Incentives: Eliciting Cooperation from Workers Outside of Managers' Control
By: Susanna Gallani
Can managers use monetary incentives to elicit cooperation from workers they cannot reward for their efforts? I study “conduit incentives,” an innovative incentive design, whereby managers influence bonus-ineligible workers’ effort by offering bonus-eligible employees... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior Modification; Peer Monitoring; Persistence Of Performance Improvements; Crowding Out; Implicit Incentives; Compensation; Healthcare; Social Pressure; Image Motivation; Incentives; Motivation; Performance; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Compensation and Benefits; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; California
Gallani, Susanna. "Conduit Incentives: Eliciting Cooperation from Workers Outside of Managers' Control." Accounting Review 93, no. 3 (2023): 1–28.
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55160 From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation During the Great Migration By: Fouka, Vasiliki, Soumyajit Mazumder, and Marco Tabellini Abstract— How does the appearance of a new out-group affect the economic,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
dedication to a sense of what is just and fair that explains why she now finds herself in the trenches of local politics, fighting to shift a culture of patronage and mismanagement that has been decades in the making. Located in... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
deep financial distress and had no choice but seek a foreign partner. Ghosn, who had never worked in Japan but had extensive experiences in other parts of the world, motivated the middle management at Nissan and transformed the culture of... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
Yammer's scalability, software development, and organizational culture. David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, debated the challenges and opportunities related to competition, product, and culture as he thought about the offer on the table. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 05 Nov 2013
- News
Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans
a per capita basis—and there's no indication that has stopped. What's attracted them? "It is a very easy city in which to adopt new approaches," says Wilkins. "It's a very open city in which to take a risk. That's not often the case. It's often very hard to get any... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
high consideration. Spiritual and ethical factors are often viewed as separate “silos,” but these core values pervasively shape, bind, and energize the economic culture. Long-term policy and growth must emanate from—and reflect—the aspirations, character, spirit, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Bhusri, general partner, Greylock “After 9/11, do we want or need an ID card? From a technology stand-point, that’s a no-brainer. We need to get our act together first on policy and cultural issues.” — Mark Cleverley, senior consultant,... View Details
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
American Competitiveness site where resources, commentary, and solutions are showcased. Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project is another must-visit-site to better understand the complex problems facing the US. One good way to observe a View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
reforming a hierarchical, bureaucratic culture that fostered competing fiefdoms in the corporation. In addition, IBM's reputation as a paternal organization that guaranteed lifetime employment and benefits... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
oppose the standards, relative to external users (credit analysts and the broader citizenry), but the difference is moderated in states with constitutionally protected benefits. This finding is consistent with the expectation that pension accounting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne