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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Jennifer L. Scott
Fisher Associates in San Francisco, which invests in early-stage technology and telecommunications ventures. What will motivate Scott in her new job is what has inspired her in all of her endeavors - the pleasure she gets from bringing... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
capital to highly motivated workers anxious to put aside the past and to justify the decision by GM - the world's largest automobile manufacturer - to invest in them and their community. Eisenach, Hughes believes, is an example of how GM... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Enterprise Visionary
John’s original objectives was to motivate young graduates to go to work in the nonprofit sector as their first or second job, and he has certainly done that at HBS,” says Rangan. — Deborah Blagg View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- News
Voting for Optimism in Baltimore
reconnecting with the community, being able to walk the streets and talk to leaders, I saw that there is an opportunity for a real galvanization of optimism. People have an optimism and motivation to make a difference. What was missing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
already established careers overlooks the fact that many graduates have been motivated by the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative to pursue this work full-time,” said Nancy Lane (PMD 29, 1975), a member of the dinner committee and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
institutional investors lack the motivation and time to effectively discipline or otherwise oversee management. And investors all have differing time frames, priorities, and objectives. Top corporate executives, meanwhile, as highly... View Details
- 28 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo
and motivated to get things going.” Furthermore, Duolingo appreciates the varied backgrounds of HBS students. When building out their Product Management team, it’s important to the company that there are diverse perspectives in the room.... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Finding the Confidence to Apply to HBS
conversation and your motivation to shape the world are what count the most. 2) The application process itself is worth the ride I walked out of my HBS interview with a huge smile on my face. I had no idea how it went, but I was so... View Details
- Web
Powerful Ideas - Annual Report 2014
on the ground. His work in this field has continued unabated: Datar is coauthor of the leading cost accounting textbook, Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, now in its 15th edition, and of Managerial Accounting: Making Decisions and View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- News
A Fearless Force for Change
view video clips of her numerous national media appearances and read blog entries and other writings that embody her personal life philosophy to live without fear. A sought-after motivational speaker, Linn was also working on a book at... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
competitive context. This support translates into purchase intention, real purchase, and more favorable online reviews in a study of over 10,000 Yelp posts. We argue that this "framing the game effect" is mediated by consumers' View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
higher percentage of the revenue in order to motivate them." Things get more interesting with the degree that the actions of one professional affect the revenues generated by other professionals—what is known in economic terms as... View Details
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
hospital, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings suggest that frontline workers' participation in problem solving is motivated by some inherent characteristics of the problems as well as by particular management practices.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
are motivated to work harder to make all observable information more favorable, whether it is contractible or not (and whether it is valued by the firm or not). Firms anticipate this extra effort and reduce current explicit incentives to... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development
department keeps everyone on the same page with how an employee wants to be spending their time, and what is necessary for them to succeed in their current role. Understand Your Employees’ Motivations A critical part of these ongoing... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
department keeps everyone on the same page with how an employee wants to be spending their time, and what is necessary for them to succeed in their current role. Understand Your Employees’ Motivations A critical part of these ongoing... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
motivated. You have to understand how and why people are motivated so that you, as a leader, can help them do their best work," she says. The lesson has translated profoundly at the research-focused AFS, where Tepper Singer manages a... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard
By: Susan L. Kulp, V.G. Narayanan and Ronald L. Verkleeren
An automotive components company uses a supplier scorecard to make sourcing decisions and review its supplier performance. View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Quality; Performance Evaluation; Decision Making; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Supply and Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Kulp, Susan L., V.G. Narayanan, and Ronald L. Verkleeren. "Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 102-047, March 2002. (Revised March 2004.)
Benjamin Ha
finance, technology development and business development in American and Asian corporations. Ben earned a B.S. in economics and a B.S. in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard University. Areas in... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
findings. First, non-financial rewards are more effective at eliciting effort than either financial rewards or the volunteer contract and are also the most cost-effective of the four schemes. Second, non-financial rewards leverage intrinsic View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel