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  • November 27, 2014
  • Article

When Your Boss Gives You Conflicting Messages

By: Charlie Kiefer and Leonard A. Schlesinger
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  • 10 Nov 2021
  • News

Supply Chain Crisis Gives Once Invisible Shipping Industry Record Profits and New Adversaries

  • 05 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

If you were talking with a woman and noticed a splotch of red marker on her nose, would you tell her? You’re not alone if you would prefer to remain silent. A recent study looking at whether and why people... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • July – August 2008
  • Article

Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus

By: Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn
Employees who spend some or all of their bonuses on others-thereby creating what the authors call a "prosocial" workplace-are happier as a result. Managers can enhance that effect by providing opportunities to share the wealth. View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Behavior; Happiness
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  • Article

When Should a Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them?

By: Hanna Halaburda and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions
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  • January 2019
  • Teaching Note

GoFundMe: The Giving Layer of the Internet

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Allison M. Ciechanover
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-108. View Details
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  • 25 Apr 2018
  • News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Corporate Success

John Rice (MBA 1992) founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national nonprofit organization, to equip underrepresented minorities with the skills, coaching, and relationships they need to become high-impact leaders in... View Details
  • 19 Dec 2022
  • Research & Ideas

What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

capacity for generosity. In the following conversation with the HBS Alumni Bulletin, they share insights into the research on why we respond the way we do, when asked. Alumni Bulletin: You’ve both studied some of the reasons people don’t View Details
Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin
  • 15 Jan 2014
  • News

Yelp giving businesses that buy ads preferential treatment?

  • 06 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?

What’s the difference between having an adviser, external coach, internal coach, and therapist? Should I join a peer support group? I’m often asked these questions. With so many options these days it’s hard to know which to choose or how... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
  • 14 Dec 2022
  • News

When to Give Verbal Feedback — and When to Do It in Writing

  • 02 Mar 2021
  • News

Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard Create New Bloomberg Center for Cities to Support Mayors

Keywords: mayors; cities
  • September 2017
  • Case

Give Us a 'C'! Killing Knock-offs with Copyright?

By: Lena G. Goldberg
Varsity Brands, the leading manufacturer of cheerleading uniforms in the United States, obtained copyright protection for certain designs of stripes, chevrons, color blocks and lines on cheerleading uniforms. Star Athletica, a newcomer in the field, used those designs... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Design; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • November 2012 (Revised July 2014)
  • Case

Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners

By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
Private equity firm XAF Partners, created out of the 2003 merger of Shanghai-based Xuan Partners and AF Group, a spin out of the Shanghai-based, emerging market-focused private equity arm of a large European bank, had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing... View Details
Keywords: Professional Service Firms; Leading Teams; Producing Managers; Delegation; Giving And Receiving Feedback; Managing Performance; Leadership; Work-Life Balance; Managerial Roles; Talent and Talent Management; Service Operations; Time Management; Performance; Financial Services Industry; Asia
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  • May 2019 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

Bill Cummings: The Cummings Way

By: Christina R. Wing, Robert F. White and Michael Norris
In 2019, Bill Cummings, founder of Cummings Properties and Cummings Foundation and billionaire signer of the Giving Pledge, is winding down his roles at his company and foundation. How should the management move the company forward? View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Development; Philanthropy; Family Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Management Succession; Real Estate Industry; United States; Boston
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  • 12 Nov 2014
  • News

Whalen: Dow Should Give Money Back to Shareholders

  • 10 Feb 2014
  • News

Get $100,000, Give Up 6% of Your Pay

Keywords: Student loans; Upstart; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
  • 18 Feb 2021
  • News

What You Gain When You Give Things Up

  • 26 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

Gallani, an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. How much those systems spur employees, however, may depend on how fair employees perceive them to be. “We have a tendency to attribute... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing
  • May 2, 2014
  • Article

If You're Feeling Unappreciated, Give Someone Else Credit

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Conflict in a family business can escalate quickly, but it's crucial to avoid it whenever possible. The article emphasizes recognizing the signs of escalating conflict and taking steps to prevent it. When disagreements arise, people often resort to legal action, which... View Details
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Family Business
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