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- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
several mechanisms: by conferring employer recognition, by enhancing social visibility, and by facilitating social comparison. In a nationwide health worker training program in Zambia, we design a field experiment to unbundle these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
Abstract An organization's compensation strategy plays a critical role in motivating workers and attracting high-performing employees. Most of the research linking compensation to strategy relies on the principal-agent model of economics,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016
effects on participation. Overall, these results are consistent with workers having multiple underlying motivations to contribute to public goods inside the organization consisting of a combination of pecuniary and altruistic incentives... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
innovation, by encouraging workers to cultivate their individual strengths and to speak up when they have ideas for improvements. And they can develop and empower their employees to solve problems instead of turning automatically to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
the plate. That could go for a police officer who chooses to spend time writing traffic tickets rather than conducting investigations; or a worker who chooses to push paper rather than pursue more entrepreneurial activities. At the same... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
sales per worker does not support the higher returns for entrepreneurship rationale. Our evidence suggests that entrepreneurship is higher when fixed costs are lower and when there are more entrepreneurial people. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
over time turn even blue-collar workers into capitalists, and Americans-historically passbook savers-into a nation of investors. "For the general public," notes John J. Brennan (MBA '80), chairman and CEO of the Vanguard Group,... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
world’s leading rail car manufacturer headquartered in Beijing. These cars are assembled by American workers in Springfield, Massachusetts, a city that until 1920 was the center of US railway manufacturing. CRRC has made the largest... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
process, and the economy. One explores changes in the ability of the US to attract talented foreign workers and the role of sponsoring institutions in shaping immigration policy. Another explains how the division of innovative labor... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
in particular on conflicts that originate in open disagreement. Speaking Up Constructively: Managerial Practices that Elicit Solutions from Front-Line Employees Published: August 25, 2010 How can front-line workers be encouraged to speak... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant workers in host-country labor markets and the use of social benefits by immigrants. The survey then considers the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
which help to provide explanations behind the divergent performances of the two countries, especially the higher levels of productivity seen in the Dutch economy since the Second World War. The Netherlands has provided much higher levels of skill training for its View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 17 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future
emissions, waste generation, waste diversion, water consumption, etc.) but also the social indicators (minimum wage, forced labor, child labor, health and safety, etc.). We strive to be mindful of our actions, respectful of our planet, and to ensure our employees and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
intervention? You further state that market capitalism “won the Cold War.” I find this statement insulting to those who overturned the Communist Eastern European governments. The workers at the Gdansk shipyards and the tens of thousands... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
determine the types of contracts that firms order and whether workers exert effort. Some workers become criminals, depending on their luck in the labor market, the expected punishment, and an individual... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
individuals can increase their service time, up to a point, to complete work more quickly. As the number of tasks increases, however, workers may also manage their workload by a different process—task selection. Drawing on research on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Abstract—High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Why You Might Want to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review | Working Knowledge
dialogue between managers and employees. Managers would fill in brief questionnaires called “snapshots” to identify performance issues, address retention concerns, and discuss an employee’s career development. Workers would fill out their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
In addition to its growth in manufacturing, India began grabbing headlines in the United States a few years ago for its sudden surge as a center of offshore IT work and business process outsourcing (BPO), industries unto themselves that have reshaped companies and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details