Albert H. Gordon (MBA 1925) - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

In a post-pandemic business world of hybrid work and quiet quitting, companies must rethink how they motivate employees. Good incentive plans and reward structures require a careful analysis of a company’s objectives, culture, and pressure points, says Brian Hall, the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

26 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 26

PublicationsPolicy Bundling to Overcome Loss Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman Publication:Organizational Behavior and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

His 2011 book Joining a Nonprofit Board explored high-level governance strategy issues. His new book offers pragmatic advice about the critical endeavor of fundraising. This book “is devoted to helping improve raising of financial resources for powerful missions,”... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Building an IT Governance Committee

emeritus professor of business at Harvard Business School and a professor of management and organization at the University of Washington Business School in Seattle. McFarlan is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Albert View Details

Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System

the book along with Regina M. Abrami, a former HBS professor now at the Wharton School; and F. Warren McFarlan, the HBS Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

forget that," says Hall, now the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration. "That had such a huge influence on me." It's an example of what Hall... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

these suits are being brought by nonpracticing entities (NPEs), firms that don’t actually generate products, but collect massive amounts of patent portfolios. Lauren H. Cohen, the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance Unit at HBS, said... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

investment reasons make the decision an important one. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507025 Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A) Harvard Business School Case 407-037 Tracks of the first 6 months of a recent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

ladders up to unload our bags,” recalls McFarlan, the School’s Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, and a tactful bridge builder who has played a... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

11 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

typical new player, for example, might spend over $100 million in advertising. "There is a big rush for market share," explains Crane. "Firms are gambling that when the dust settles, they will be one of the survivors." F. Warren McFarlan, the View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

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