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- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
symbol and a renforcer of social and class divisions. Task Selection and Workload: A Focus on Completing Easy Tasks Hurts Long-Term Performance Employees facing increased workloads usually tackle easier tasks first. This study by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
Criticisms of CEO pay have two related themes: It is too high, and is not closely related to company performance. These problems persist for complex reasons even as directors worry about them. The most significant reason is that board... View Details
- Web
Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society
focused on the appropriate and feasible role that private firms can play in addressing persistently high levels of economic inequality in Latin America. In English (Download PDF) En español Em português BiGS Voices: Latin America Dive... View Details
- 14 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption
consistently factored into service design. Going Digital: Implications for Firm Value and PerformanceThis study of the economic performance of nontech firms adopting new digital technologies finds a View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Luca, and Christopher T. Stanton surveyed 5,819 small businesses in the United States, finding that many businesses would not be able to survive if the crisis continued to persist for months. Performance... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
natural gas strategy to the water and broadband businesses, the unprofitable international power development strategy, the perverse financial incentives for executives, the aggressive use of mark-to-market accounting, the performance... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual Underpinnings of Entrepreneurial Management
those focused on innovation, and those focused on new venture startup. Since Cantillon's time, many arguments have persisted about the risk-bearing aspect of entrepreneurship. Many studies of entrepreneurs (including autobiographies) tend... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?
About GenderGender discrimination in a typically male workplace is not necessarily driven by misogyny. Rather, employers are less willing to hire applicants associated with a lower performing group—even if that group is defined by a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
persistence of behavior modifications between subjects rewarded with a monetary award with subjects that are exposed uniquely to peer pressure. Using hand hygiene performance data from a California hospital,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others. 2011 Top 10 Working Papers: (# Unique Visitors) What Do CEOs Do? (3,708)... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Apr 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management
own money in outlets such as television commercials and billboards that are more frequently used for fast food than books. Patterson represents a supplier who builds a persistent demand and designs production to perpetuate that brand's... View Details
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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report
barriers for underrepresented groups is stereotyping . Stereotypes are a feature of our belief systems, which are also intrinsic to our decisions. Findings from Professor Coffman’s latest research show us how beliefs about gender remain pervasive and View Details
- 13 Sep 2006
- Op-Ed
Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do
Criticisms of CEO pay have two related themes: It is too high, and it not closely related to company performance. These problems persist for complex reasons even as directors worry about them. The most significant reason is that board... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
who are restless and persistent improvers for the customer -- people who can put themselves in the shoes of the customer and then drive change inside our company to meet the customer's needs. We want managers who can articulate a vision... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
persistent effect on post-colonial outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/05-041.pdf Cases & Course Materials The Amsterdam World Trade Center Harvard Business School Case 208-078 Late in September 2001, Hans... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
an unanswered question as to what extent the important attributes of performance are a part of the firm's organizational capital or embodied in the human capital of the people inside the firm. We examine the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
features a regime-switching short-rate model. We evaluate the out-of-sample performance of our model in terms of forecasting ability and coverage properties and find that it improves on the standard Diebold and Li model. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
Eccles, George Serafeim, and Jorge Amar Publication:Ideia sustentável (June 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://www.ideiasustentavel.com.br/2012/06/brasil-uma-sociedade-sustentavel/ Working PapersField Evidence on Individual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
workforce is not a quick fix to control costs or improve the quality of care. A poorly planned redesign can even result in increased costs and decreased quality. Changes in skill mix and role definitions should be preceded by a detailed analysis and redesign of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Publication:Business Strategy Review (May 2011) Abstract We are exploring the value of forcing corporations to issue sustainability reports, which provide information about corporate performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne