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20 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

capitalism is "an approach where governments, businesses, and nonprofits work together to stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or gain recognition, doing work that... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy Koehn

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

functions impacted by a single issue, can be used as needed to facilitate rapid decisions. Many companies measure strategy execution with KPIs assessed annually or maybe quarterly. In times of crisis, consider assessing more frequently.... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

December 2020 (Revised March 2025)
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Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Nancy Boghossian Staples

Facing a significant decline in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working (“Responsive Working”), which encompasses a set of work practices and some new team structures. The work practices comprise a set of 9... View Details

Keywords: SLAM Teams; Turnaround; Groups and Teams; Employees; Training; Decision Making; Planning; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom; Europe

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05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

hesitation, she opted for the higher-paying position in a new city, figuring it would be an adventure with her partner of eight years and lead to more exciting work opportunities down the road. It’s a choice many people face at key View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 1999
News

Time to Vote in University Elections

Director The purpose of the Harvard Alumni Association is to promote the welfare of Harvard University and to establish a mutually beneficial relationship between Harvard University and its alumni. The main work of the Association is... View Details

16 Jan 2019
News

Real Time Economics: Shutdown Wears on Workers, the Economy

19 May 2021
News

Americans Are Booking Working ‘Vacci-cations’ before Office Life Resumes

15 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

find out if they really wanted to go back to the work force. If so, in what way? And how could HBS help? In 2001, we introduced a program just before reunion, called Charting Your Course. We invited anyone coming back to reunion to come... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Jun 2001
News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

COO and began a major restructuring of the 5,000-employee company. “It was hard,” he admits. “There were people who had been working at the company almost as long as I’d been alive. But I think I was able to gain their support because I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

04 Jun 2008
News

Whistle While You Work

also has a famous second career, that of motivational speaker. In that role, Zander has appeared several times at the World Economic Forum in Davos as well as at old-age homes, middle schools, Fortune 500 corporations, and now HBS. Music... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

17 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Why Global Brands Work

Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.Ford has finally woken up to what Toyota knew a long View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Auto

15 Nov 2021
News

Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work

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corporate integrity challenges. Psychology and Behavior Delve into key psychological and behavioral insights, from the ethical dilemmas of AI-driven vehicles to the impact of time zones in remote work. All Collections Topics Industries... View Details

26 Apr 2012
News

How do highly paid chief executives fill their working hours?

18 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works

It's the rare child who follows a parent's order to do an unpleasant task the first time she's asked. Upon second request, she might listen, but again ignore the prod. It's often the third time, a more urgent "Brush your teeth,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

2013
Working Paper

An Empirical Study of the Spillover Effects of Workload on Patient Length of Stay

By: Jillian Berry Jaeker and Anita Tucker

We use two years of inpatient data from 243 California hospitals to quantify the relationship between hospital-level workload and patient length of stay (LOS), and its "spillover" effects across patient types. Patients are categorized as medical or surgical, and the... View Details

Keywords: Workload; Processing Times; Healthcare; Working Conditions; Performance Productivity; Time Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; California

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Our recent work investigates dealers' trading behavior and pricing strategy in the corporate bond market to shed new light on the role of the network of existing relationships among dealers in shaping the transmission of risk and influencing market liquidity. We show... View Details

Is It Time to Rethink Globalized Supply Chains?

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the complex interdependencies of globalized supply chains. While these global multistage production networks had spread during a relatively benign environment of falling trade barriers and increasing interdependencies among... View Details

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Here are the 20 most popular stories published by HBS Working Knowledge in 2008, and the five most-read working papers authored by HBS faculty. Most Popular Articles 1. Creating a Positive Professional Image... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

02 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work

Keywords: by Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat & Raffaella Sadun

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