Employee Morale - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 May 2018
News

Spreading the Safety Net

Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn In a May 6, 2018, op-ed in the New York Times, Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman (MBA 2009) discussed the reasoning behind her recent decision to equalize benefits for all employees—a move that fulfills both a View Details

Intriguing Questions

shaped the world we inhabit today.The second is that we need to be mindful consumers. There is a need to educate ourselves on the products and business we buy from and, as potential future employees of such corporations, a need to... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

A CEO Goes Undercover

about John Briggs as he adapted to his new, unfamiliar job. In fact, I was eager for the undercover experience because I’d never worked the frontline jobs in the theme-park industry and didn’t want any CEO-type special treatment. Plus, I thought it would be good for... View Details

Keywords: Joel Manby; reality television; social class; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

11 Jul 2017
News

The Right Thing to Do

Playing by the Rules, Ethics at Work, a new series of video case studies of business ethics, aims to teach people that there’s a direct link between morality and the bottom line. Joe Badaracco, the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining

13 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

religious employer allow his employees access to contraceptives or break with healthcare legislation? People and organizations of faith often face moral decisions that have significant consequences. Research... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Subordinating Humanism: How Colliding Beliefs About a Living Wage Shape Personal Fulfillment and 'Professional-Class' Identities in Working-Class Jobs

By: Lumumba Seegars, S. Lee, Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan

In a society dominated by market-based ideology and management practices that prioritize financial considerations, some organizations are shifting toward humanistic ideology and practices that emphasize human welfare. To examine this transformation in pay-setting, we... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Moral Sensibility; Wages; Welfare; Performance Expectations; Identity; Employee Relationship Management; Management Practices and Processes

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24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

agency is also feeling growing pains. Its 9,000 employees and $1.95 billion budget are straining to meet the demands of technological and global change. It has lost key senior managers, and low morale is a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

Moral Dilemma Harvard Business School Note 607-067 No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607067 CAMBIA, Supplement to Epodia Harvard Business School Supplement 606-057... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

of Leadership and Management; Associate Professor Karthik Ramanna ; and Michael Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor. Speaking Up Recognizing problems in the workplace is commonplace. Speaking up about those problems is less so. Why? Because View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

under the Rug: How Unethical Actions Lead to Forgetting of Moral Rules Authors:Lisa L. Shu and Francesca Gino Publication:Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (in press) Abstract Dishonest behavior can have various psychological... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

finance. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2171497 Does 'Could' Lead to Good? Toward a Theory of Moral Insight By: Zhang, Ting, Francesca Gino, and Joshua D. Margolis Abstract—We introduce the construct of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
News

Faculty Books

Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant by Michel Anteby (Princeton University Press) Employees know that not every workplace regulation must be followed. When... View Details

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

Executive Education programs. With the COVID-19 pandemic transforming our lives at every level, a growing number of students and former students have sought my advice about how to lead in a time of great uncertainty and unprecedented View Details

Keywords: All Industries

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

well-crafted homer can be a source of pride when fellow workers take note. Says Anteby: "If employers are able to tap into these drivers, and remain within the legal boundary, then they might be in a better position to allow their View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Associates. A social responsibility strategy should fulfill two goals: create a positive social impact, and enhance the company's brand, reputation, employee morale, and/or its bottom line, Rangan says. "But it does not have to be totally... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Web

Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

we’ll highlight employee surveillance, assumptions of value neutrality, and right to privacy issues, among others. This article features a timeline of important moments in tech history for further engagement. Let’s expand our... View Details

05 Jul 2004
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Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?

the flexibility that workers not only want but must have if they're going to handle their dual responsibilities." David Lovelace asserts that it is "clear that employees with higher morale will be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21

Working PapersIn Favor of Clear Thinking: Incorporating Moral Rules into a Wise Cost-Benefit Analysis Authors:Max H. Bazerman and Joshua D. Greene Abstract Bennis, Medin, and Bartels (2009) have contributed an interesting paper on the... View Details