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  • August 2020
  • Supplement

Sheena Gupta (B)

By: Leslie Perlow and Matthew Preble
Sheena Gupta (B) provides a brief update to how Gupta is thinking about crafting her life in context of the COVID-19 global pandemic. View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Values and Beliefs; Work-Life Balance; Health Pandemics; Singapore
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Perlow, Leslie, and Matthew Preble. "Sheena Gupta (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-029, August 2020.
  • October 2009
  • Article

Making Time Off Predictable—and Required

By: Leslie Perlow and Jessica L. Porter
People in professional services believe a 24/7 work ethic is essential for getting ahead—and so they work 60-plus hours a week and stay tethered to their BlackBerrys. This perpetuates a vicious cycle: Responsiveness breeds the need for more responsiveness. When people... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Expectations; Performance Productivity; Work-Life Balance; Service Industry
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Perlow, Leslie, and Jessica L. Porter. "Making Time Off Predictable—and Required." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 10 (October 2009).
  • May 1990 (Revised April 1995)
  • Teaching Note

Karen Green, Teaching Note

By: Linda A. Hill
The video depicts Karen Green, a manager in her early thirties, on a company retreat. She is being considered for a project manager position, a promotion she does not receive. During the retreat, the circumstances that influenced the decision become evident. The... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Power and Influence
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Hill, Linda A. "Karen Green, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 490-095, May 1990. (Revised April 1995.)
  • September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Compilation

Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)

By: Leslie A. Perlow
According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry
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Perlow, Leslie A. "Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)." Harvard Business School Compilation 404-057, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
  • 27 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

Like many companies, IBM took big strides to eliminate discrimination by attempting to ignore cultural, racial, and other differences among its vast worldwide workforce. That ended when Lou Gerstner became CEO. Gerstner initiated a diversity task-force initiative that... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
  • July 1997
  • Case

Graffs, The (B)

By: Carl S. Sloane and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Conflict Management
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Sloane, Carl S., and Gregory C. Rogers. "Graffs, The (B)." Harvard Business School Case 498-003, July 1997.
  • July 1997
  • Case

Graffs, The (A)

By: Carl S. Sloane and Gregory C. Rogers
Examines dual-career issues and conflicts between spouses' career objectives, personal values, and life structures. It does so by a in-depth examination of the lives and careers of a professional couple (a successful entrepreneur and a lawyer), choice points in their... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Conflict Management
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Sloane, Carl S., and Gregory C. Rogers. "Graffs, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-002, July 1997.
  • April 2005 (Revised July 2005)
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Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)

By: Myra M. Hart and Laura L. Nash
Catalyst, the nonprofit organization dedicated to championing women in professional ranks, is searching for a new president--only the third in its 42-year history. Ilene Lang, a corporate executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in high-tech... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Work-Life Balance; Job Search; Gender; Service Industry
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Hart, Myra M., and Laura L. Nash. "Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-074, April 2005. (Revised July 2005.)
  • March 30, 2022
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To Retain Employees, Support Their Passions Outside Work

By: Lauren C Howe, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Jochen I. Menges
With more and more people quitting, leaders need to find new ways to boost retention. One under-recognized way to keep employees on board is to give them the flexibility and resources they need to pursue their out-of-work passions. Drawing on their research, the... View Details
Keywords: Passion; Employees; Retention; Interests; Work-Life Balance; Human Resources; Strategy
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Howe, Lauren C., Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Jochen I. Menges. "To Retain Employees, Support Their Passions Outside Work." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 30, 2022).
  • August 2008
  • Case

Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent

By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman
The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency of the advancement process, their ability to position themselves as both leaders within the firm and rainmakers,... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Style; Performance; Work-Life Balance; Legal Services Industry
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Groysberg, Boris, and Eliot Sherman. "Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent." Harvard Business School Case 409-033, August 2008.
  • July 1997
  • Case

Graffs, The (C)

By: Carl S. Sloane and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Conflict Management
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Sloane, Carl S., and Gregory C. Rogers. "Graffs, The (C)." Harvard Business School Case 498-004, July 1997.
  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture

By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid
It is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best: men, too, experience... View Details
Keywords: 24/7 Work Culture; Hegemonic Narrative; Social Defense; Work-family Conflict; Systems Psychodynamic Theory; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture
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Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-038, October 2016.
  • 01 Mar 2019
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From Das’s Desk

plays in finding balance in work and life. Anxiety and fear. How to deal with the unknown and unexpected along the way. Work-life imbalance. What to do when faced with the choices and demands between a busy... View Details
  • September 2007
  • Supplement

Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper (Video Supplement)

By: Boris Groysberg
What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive at one of the world's largest law firms. It focuses on different stages in her career and what she did to be... View Details
Keywords: Law; Personal Development and Career; Time Management; Work-Life Balance; Governing and Advisory Boards
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Groysberg, Boris. "Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 408-701, September 2007.
  • December 2006 (Revised June 2013)
  • Teaching Note

Union Corrugating Company (A) and (B)

By: Paul W. Marshall
Teaching Note to 803065 and 804003. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Competition; Work-Life Balance; Success; Change Management; Management; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Boston; North Carolina
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Marshall, Paul W. "Union Corrugating Company (A) and (B) ." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 807-109, December 2006. (Revised June 2013.)
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Thomas Grenier

in the future. Perhaps most importantly, two years of reflection, coursework, and meeting people helped me to define what success would mean for me, and reminded me of the need for work-life balance and... View Details
  • March 2020
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Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture

By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid
It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is incomplete: men also experience it and nevertheless... View Details
Keywords: 24/7 Work Culture; Hegemonic Narrative; Social Defense; Work-family Conflict; Systems-psychodynamic Theory; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture
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Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 1 (March 2020): 61–111. (Winner, Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, 2021. Runner-up, Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award, Academic Research with Impact, 2021.)
  • April 1993
  • Background Note

Note on High-Commitment Work Systems

By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Describes the history, theory, and practice of high-commitment work systems. The history reviews classical approaches (i.e. Frederick Taylor), the human relations movement, the human resources approach, quality of work life, and empowerment. The theory examines the... View Details
Keywords: Design; Human Resources; Innovation and Invention; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Strategy
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Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "Note on High-Commitment Work Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 693-080, April 1993.
  • February 20, 2014
  • Article

How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the differences between family business executives who thrive and those who struggle. It discusses how family business environments are inherently complex due to the intertwinement of work and life. Thriving leaders exhibit four key behaviors:... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Work-Life Balance; Family Ownership; Outcome or Result; Leadership Style
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Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (February 20, 2014).
  • July 2008 (Revised April 2009)
  • Supplement

Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur... (B)

By: William W. George
Philip McCrea is dealing with the aftermath of the move of his company and family from San Francisco to New Jersey (from the (A) case). Although the move goes well from a family perspective, his business runs into challenges when he merges it into a Canadian company... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leadership; Failure; Ownership Stake; Work-Life Balance; Canada; New Jersey
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George, William W. "Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur... (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-025, July 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
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