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Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings?: Evidence from Roth 401(k) Introductions

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
Can governments increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement? Roth 401(k) contributions are not tax-deductible in the contribution year, but withdrawals in retirement are untaxed. The more common before-tax 401(k) contribution is... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Retirement; Taxation
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    Overview

    Prof. Whillans is interested in understanding the associations between time, money, and happiness, broadly construed. For example, in one set of projects, Prof. Whillans studies how differences in time-use (e.g., chore and childcare burdens) and the willingness to... View Details

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    Ownership Qutotient: Putting the Service Profit Chain for Unbeatable Competitive Advantage

    By: W. Earl Sasser

    Professors Jim Heskett and Earl Sasser, in collaboration with Joe Wheeler have been examining cuatomer and employee ownership behaviors which have a profound impact on long term profit and growth. Their findings are published in Ownership Quotient:... View Details

    • 17 Sep 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

    Former Theranos employees began testifying this week against Elizabeth Holmes, the once-celebrated biotech’s founder and CEO, in a criminal trial that has Silicon Valley worried. In opening statements last week, federal prosecutors... View Details
    Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies
    • March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
    • Case

    Culture at Google

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta
    Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details
    Keywords: Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Resignation and Termination; Labor; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Wages; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Rights; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict Management; Trust; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Society; Social Issues; Culture; Civil Society or Community; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States; California
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    • 13 Dec 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

    behavior whose work includes corporate consulting. "And I thought, did I ask an awkward question? So I asked again, 'How do you add value to your organization?' I got more nervous laughter." “If you're tied down by your job... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 06 Sep 2016
    • News

    Why GitHub Finally Abandoned Its Bossless Workplace

    • 05 Mar 2009
    • What Do You Think?

    How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

    all organizations in all cultures, in times of success as opposed to decline, when talking about the past as opposed to the future, or in dealing with employees of all generations. As many respondents to this month's column pointed out,... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • May 2009 (Revised August 2010)
    • Case

    The Jenner Situation

    By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Andy Whittemore and Eliot Sherman
    Dr. Bill Lemont is the new chief medical officer of a large academic medical center. During his first week on the job he has become aware of the abusive behavior and temper outbursts of a prominent orthopedic surgeon. How Dr. Lemont handles the situation will be... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Behavior; Conflict Management; Health Industry
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    The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Transparency

    By: Ethan S. Bernstein

    Workplace transparency provides a foundation for learning and control, and therefore for satisfaction and productivity. Yet my research shows that an obsession with transparency-enhancing tools and structures can backfire, producing the unintended consequences of... View Details

    Keywords: Transparency; Privacy; Productivity; Field Experiments; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Human Resources; Leadership; United States; Europe; China; Japan
    • 05 May 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: May 5

    Concealment: The Roots of Dishonest Behavior How Moral Flexibility Constrains Our Moral Compass By: Gino, F. Abstract—Cheating, fraud, deception, uncooperative actions, and many other forms of unethical View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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    The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions

    By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and Katherine L. Milkman
    Using a field experiment in a 401(k) plan, we measure the effect of disseminating information about peer behavior on savings. Low-saving employees received simplified plan enrollment or contribution increase forms. A randomized subset of forms stated the fraction of... View Details
    Keywords: Saving; Decision Choices and Conditions; Retirement
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    • November 2021
    • Article

    The Comprehensive Effects of Sales Force Management: A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Selection, Compensation, and Training

    By: Doug J. Chung, Byungyeon Kim and Byoung G. Park
    This study provides a comprehensive model of an agent’s behavior in response to multiple sales management instruments, including compensation, recruiting/termination, and training. The model on agents’ behavior takes into account many of the key elements that... View Details
    Keywords: Salesforce Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Compensation and Benefits; Resignation and Termination; Training; Behavior; Analysis
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    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Shopping for Confirmation: How Disconfirming Feedback Shapes Social Networks

    By: Paul Green Jr., Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats
    Many organizations employ interpersonal feedback processes as a structured means of informing and motivating employee improvement. Ample evidence suggests that these feedback processes are largely ineffective, and despite a wealth of prescriptive literature, these... View Details
    Keywords: Developmental Feedback; Self-concept; Positive Illusions; Social Network; Threat; Identity; Social and Collaborative Networks; Behavior; Performance; Social Media
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    • 31 Oct 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

    features another common sales incentive--a "president's club" membership for those employees who sell more software than 90 percent of their peers in a given year. The software firm uses a "commission accelerator" program over the course... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • January 29, 2018
    • Article

    How to Build Trust with Colleagues You Rarely See

    By: Tsedal Neeley
    Building trust is key to success for any organization. But that can be tricky when it comes to colleagues that you only interact with virtually. What does it take to build trust when you can’t meet in person? In this piece, the author suggests that professionals should... View Details
    Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Trust; Organizational Culture; Familiarity; Employees
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    • 28 Jul 2019
    • News

    6 Vacation Habits That Defend From Future Burnouts

    • 04 Nov 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    The Real Cost of Bribery

    headaches it causes. Rather, bribery's most significant impact is its negative effect on employee morale. Initiation, Detection, And Response Serafeim aimed to find out how bribery affected a firm's operations across four dimensions of... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 2011
    • Book

    The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
    The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
    Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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    • January–February 2015
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    Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence

    By: Benjamin Edelman and Ian Larkin
    We examine how unfavorable social comparisons differentially spur employees of varying hierarchical levels to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons with peers could cause either... View Details
    Keywords: Behavior; Rank and Position; Employees
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