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- May 2021 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
By: Richard Vietor
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Productivity Growth; Conflict; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market; Competitiveness; Dutch Disease; Security; Peace; Informality; Labor Laws; Total Factor Productivity; Labor Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Economy; Macroeconomics; Conflict Management; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Negotiation; Inflation and Deflation; Non-Renewable Energy; National Security; Government Administration; Latin America; Central America; Colombia; South America
Vietor, Richard. "Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?" Harvard Business School Case 721-053, May 2021. (Revised November 2024.)
- April 2014
- Article
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
By: Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li and Julie Wulf
Top management structures in large U.S. firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team—the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO—doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an increase in... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Functions; Centralization; M-form; Hierarchy; Top Management Team; C-Suite; Activities; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Management Teams; United States
Guadalupe, Maria, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf. "Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management." Management Science 60, no. 4 (April 2014): 824–844.
- July 2018
- Article
Marketplaces, Markets, and Market Design
By: Alvin E. Roth
Marketplaces are often small parts of large markets, and both markets and marketplaces come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must accomplish to enable different kinds of markets. Marketplaces can have varying degrees of success,... View Details
Roth, Alvin E. "Marketplaces, Markets, and Market Design." American Economic Review 108, no. 7 (July 2018): 1609–1658.
- 2017
- Working Paper
The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business: Dynamic Impacts on Local Credit and Labor Markets
By: Brian S. Chen, Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
Small business lending by the four largest banks fell sharply relative to others in 2008 and remained depressed through 2014. We explore the dynamic adjustment process following this credit supply shock. In counties where the largest banks had a high market share, the... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; System Shocks; Credit; Labor; United States
Chen, Brian S., Samuel G. Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business: Dynamic Impacts on Local Credit and Labor Markets." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 23843, September 2017.
- 25 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
- 01 Nov 1980
- Conference Presentation
Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
Kanter, R. M., and B. A. Stein. "Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power." Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC, November 01, 1980. (Also in The Changing Character of the Public Workforce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1981, pp. 66-80 (with B.A. Stein). Reprintings include Current Issues in Public Administration, edited by F.S. Lane. N. Y.: St. Martins, 1982; Developing Organizational and Human Resources in the Turbulent 1980s, edited by D.B. Gutknecht and J. Loorum. University Press of America, 1984.)
- December 2023 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Generative AI and the Future of Work
By: Christopher Stanton, Matt Higgins, Shira Aronson and Meg Shriber
Generative AI seemed poised to reshape the world of work, including the higher-wage, white-collar jobs typically pursued by MBA graduates. Informed by the latest research, this case explores generative AI's potential impacts on work, productivity, value creation, and... View Details
Keywords: AI; Future Of Work; Labor Market; AI and Machine Learning; Labor; Value Creation; Performance Productivity; Technology Industry; United States
Stanton, Christopher, Matt Higgins, Shira Aronson, and Meg Shriber. "Generative AI and the Future of Work." Harvard Business School Case 824-130, December 2023. (Revised November 2024.)
- December 1984
- Article
The Evolution of the Labor Market for Medical Interns and Residents: A Case Study in Game Theory
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "The Evolution of the Labor Market for Medical Interns and Residents: A Case Study in Game Theory." Journal of Political Economy 92, no. 6 (December 1984): 991–1016.
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
Top management structures in large US firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team—the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO—doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an... View Details
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Why A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations Remains a Triumph at Fifty but the Labels 'Distributive' and 'Integrative' Should Be Retired
Richard Walton and Robert McKersie's closeness to practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of the Behavioral Theory of Labor Relations. Ironically, the names they chose for the fundamental... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Why A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations Remains a Triumph at Fifty but the Labels 'Distributive' and 'Integrative' Should Be Retired." Negotiation Journal 31, no. 4 (October 2015): 335–347.
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The Effect of Institutional Factors on the Value of Corporate Diversification
By: Venkat Kuppuswamy, George Serafeim and Belen Villalonga
Using a large sample of diversified firms from 38 countries we investigate the influence of several national-level institutional factors or 'institutional voids' on the value of corporate diversification. Specifically, we explore whether the presence of frictions in a... View Details
Keywords: Diversification Discount; Institutions; Labor Market; Competition; Human Capital; Diversification; Value; Capital Markets
Kuppuswamy, Venkat, George Serafeim, and Belen Villalonga. "The Effect of Institutional Factors on the Value of Corporate Diversification." Advances in Strategic Management 31 (2014).
- 12 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business: Dynamic Impacts on Local Credit and Labor Markets
- 2015
- Report
The Global STEM Paradox
By: Mark R. Kramer, Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger and Flynn Lebus
Despite increasing numbers of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates worldwide, STEM jobs remain unfilled in developed and developing countries. Through an exploration of the root causes of this global STEM paradox, FSG offers an answer to this... View Details
Keywords: STEM Labor; Science; Information Technology; Engineering; Jobs and Positions; Global Range
Kramer, Mark R., Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger, and Flynn Lebus. "The Global STEM Paradox." Report, FSG, 2015.