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30 Jan 2021
News

Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning

management skills and new technologies to double its revenue and expand the business beyond the basics of shirts and suits, according to a Washington Post story by Thomas Heath. About three-quarters of Parkway’s business comes from 3,000... View Details

Keywords: Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

01 Mar 2018
News

Dance Dance Revelation

the creation, rehearsal, and premiere of a new piece of work with a choreographer—who encourages the executives to observe the process up close, ask questions, and draw parallels to their own professional lives. Designed to help managers... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

01 Jun 2005
News

When No News Isn’t Good News

in keeping with her overall philosophy on career management, which emphasizes “taking charge of your career and managing it the way you’d manage a business.” Too often, she notes, “people abdicate control of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; career consulting; career advice

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

Branscomb tries to help people who have worked for her. "I will call venture capitalists for them. There are probably a half-dozen little companies founded by former employees that I have helped get funded." Mike Homer, former... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

01 Mar 2019
News

Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency

Zoë Cullen (photo by Russ Campbell) Zoë Cullen (photo by Russ Campbell) Wage transparency is a concept that is most often rallied against by employers, while employees presume it will benefit them by equalizing wages and reducing the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

world’s largest organizations. As Reimert puts it, she is in the “thank-you” business. Before starting at Workhuman, in the two decades she spent focusing on employee compensation, rewards, and benefits in the HR department of a high-tech... View Details

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

employee prompts me to ask the question above. It also brings back vivid memories of the last bubble, seen from the inside. In the spring of 2000, signs of the end of a dot.com bubble were all around us. As a director of an Internet-based... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

01 Apr 2020
Blog Post

How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage

new opportunity, Linzmeyer found himself drawn to the entrepreneurial aspects of the industry where he “reveled” in building business plans, hiring staff, developing marketing strategy, and managing distributors. Making the Hop Into... View Details

18 Apr 2007
HBS Case

How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor

Frei notes. Employee training relies on a management approach summed up by Luiza Helena as "assisted freedom," with a focus on self-development, open communication, and participation. For most... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

01 Oct 1996
News

Leading In a New Era

George Harad has worked to erase former boundaries between the CEO's office and the company's front lines. He responds daily to dozens of electronic mail messages received from employees throughout the company. "The ease of communication... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

Publications November 2014 Harvard Business Review Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers By: Buell, Ryan W., Tami Kim, and Chia-Jung Tsay Abstract—While existing theory suggests that increased contact between customers and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2012
News

Faculty Research Online

OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs? As the federal agency responsible for enforcing workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is often at the center of controversy. Associate Professor Michael... View Details

Keywords: Professor Kash Rangan; Professor Michael W. Toffel; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

March 1999
Case

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By: William J. Bruns Jr.

The owner/manager of MotivAction is developing a package of incentives and bonuses that he hopes will stimulate sales growth, encourage development of new autonomous teams, and increase profitability. If they are adopted, these new incentives will replace others... View Details

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Profit; Organizational Culture

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16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

undergird democracy There are several things businesses can do to strengthen democracy. Here are four of them. Encourage voter participation by providing employees with paid time off to vote, thereby addressing the barrier created by... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

What managers must take away from this book is that the jobs in their organization will only be fulfilling to their employees if they provide opportunities to reasonably satisfy all four drives. Jobs must be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

capitalists. He cofounded BlackRock in 1988 and has grown it into the world’s largest money manager with more than $6 trillion in assets under management. Yet many other fund managers, private equity executives, and activist investors... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Banking

02 Feb 2007
What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

purpose itself evolutionary? Does it change as organizations grow? Does it change from one generation of management to the next? How can it be made as tangible to employees as profit? Can we aspire to a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Web

IT Strategy: HBS IT Website Provides Easier Access to News and Support | Information Technology

expertise from Marketing and Communications as part of the work being done to refresh all HBS websites through the Web Content Management System Program. The new platform brings standardization, consistency, and control for site owners.... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

How the Ron Brown Award Was Born

leaders established a board that included McKinsey managing partner Rajat K. Gupta (MBA '73), whose firm provided a pro bono study of the issue. "When they realized the extent of our experience in such matters," Cavanagh says, "they asked... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Case Study: Welcome Aboard

manage their assets, tenants, and leasing, the software solutions that Lerner and Holder supported offered the promise of a cutting-edge solution. The implementation process once a customer signed on, however, could be a struggle, with... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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