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- 18 Dec 2017
- Op-Ed
Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs
Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
don’t realize that there are material returns associated with helping these workers,” says Fuller, a professor of management practice. “If I told an executive, ‘You could reduce your turnover of key personnel by 3 percent,’ they would... View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
turnover or asset utilization tends to be higher. Disruptive innovations tend to be off-the-shelf products, in which the customer turns either to a group of specialist firms or to themselves to provide postsales service. A company that... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
but relatively unknown organization with assets of $200 million. The firm was drowning in paperwork, and its employee turnover rate was 43 percent. McDermott changed all that, successfully diversifying USAA into areas such as mutual... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
my research on platforms, including Airbnb, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and Wayfair. There are lots of exciting opportunities beyond platforms as well. For example, one company recently found that increasing pay for lower-wage employees increased productivity and... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Robert S. Huckman : Finalist in the 2015 POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management Best Paper Competition, for “Cohort Turnover and Productivity: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals” with Hummy Song and Jason R. Barro. Karim... View Details
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Vincent Pons
Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
various frustrations she was experiencing-including unusually high turnover among her senior facilities-management staff, as well as various back-office struggles, computer system failures, and so on. I surprised her a bit by asking her... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
truck drivers, so there is a shortage all over the world of Class A truck drivers,” says Lu, adding that the US driver workforce also experiences over 100 percent turnover every year. According to Lu, there is a shortage of 80,000 truck... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
of the personal connection it already enjoyed? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process — and the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance — has been the subject of recent research by HBS... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
him and one of its board members? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process, as well as the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance, has been the goal of recent research by HBS assistant... View Details
James D. Sinegal
40 million members, Sinegal is best known for his progressive management practices which have enabled Costco to benefit from low employee turnover and high productivity. View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
more likely to cite work environment over compensation issues. However, that is not to say that good call centers have the luxury of offering lower salaries and still expecting employees to stay. Turnover at call centers can be affected... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
who co-wrote Firm Turnover and the Return of Racial Establishment Segregation with Stanford University Assistant Professor John-Paul Ferguson. “I’ve had people say, ‘How can this be the case? It can’t be true. My workplace is so much more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2017
- News
Barnes & Noble Names Demos Parneros CEO
Demos Parneros (AMP78, 2010), who had been working as Barnes & Noble’s COO for the last five months, has been named the booksellers new CEO. A story in the New York Times details the company’s recent struggles, which includes everything from executive View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
Jason, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—Firms rarely cut compensation, so little is known about the after-effects when compensation reductions do occur. We use commission reductions at a sales firm to estimate how work effort and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
supports our model’s underlying mechanisms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49868 Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals By: Song, Hummy, Robert S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
The State of the Markets
of old firms, and the creation of new and appealing jobs. "The larger and more liquid an equity market is," Seifert emphasized, "measured in terms of its turnover ratio [that is, the average number of times a share changes... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne