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Livia Alfonsi
Livia is a development economist whose research focuses on labor market frictions and determinants of labor market participation in low-income settings, with a particular emphasis on barriers to youth employment and female labor market participation. In a separate line... View Details
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
you, their employer. The very nature of the relationship between employers and employees has undergone a fundamental shift: Today, workers not only don't expect to work for decades on end for the same company, but they don't want to. They... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
- January 2011 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
An Intern's Dilemma
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his summer internship by his employer in order to obtain data from industry competitors. View Details
Keywords: Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence
Sucher, Sandra J., and Matthew Preble. "An Intern's Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 611-041, January 2011. (Revised August 2013.)
- January 27, 2020
- Article
Food-Stamp Work Requirements Just Look Cruel
The rule doesn’t help beneficiaries find the steady employment that doesn’t exist. View Details
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Food-Stamp Work Requirements Just Look Cruel." Bloomberg Opinion (January 27, 2020).
- 14 Jun 2022
- News
Why Do We Pursue Four-Year Degrees?
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
data for 1988 through 1996. It includes ratings before and after an analyst's transfer from one investment bank to another as well as the results of extensive interviews over several years of study. Among other things, they found that "star analysts who switched... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 2023
- White Paper
Hidden Workers: Part-Time Potential
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman and Francis Hintermann
As employers continue to encounter major skills shortages, many qualified and willing workers remain unemployed or underemployed. These “hidden workers,” ignored by employers for a variety of reasons, represent a potential source of much-needed labor. In our initial... View Details
Fuller, Joseph B., Manjari Raman, and Francis Hintermann. "Hidden Workers: Part-Time Potential." White Paper, Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work, March 2023.
- October 2000 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Richard Spellman (A)
Describes Richard Spellman's decision to leave his existing employer and join an Internet start-up as CEO. Focuses on the terms of a restricted stock agreement and employment agreement that must be negotiated. Includes first drafts of these two agreements. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Internet and the Web; Executive Compensation; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Management Teams
Bagley, Constance E., and Michael J. Roberts. "Richard Spellman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-202, October 2000. (Revised December 2004.)
- 07 Feb 2022
- News
Ask Help Desk: What Should I Do When My Job Gives Me Lousy Tech?
- Research Summary
Research Assistant to Christopher Winship, Harvard Sociology, 2007-2008
- Research on stereotyping and employment discrimination
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
With global markets in turmoil over the last several weeks, leaders throughout the world are starting to think about how they should respond if confronted with an economic downturn. Yet what do we know about how leaders decide what to do when demand suddenly falls? And... View Details
- 27 Jun 2022
- News
Abortion Travel Benefit Unlikely to Reach Many Low-Wage Workers
- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Bundled payments get a boost in two states with employee programs
- 22 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
When Gender Discrimination Is Not About Gender
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Use Baker Library to Build a Target List
Building a target list of potential employers is a crucial element of any job search. It can serve as a blueprint that will help you shift from self-assessment and internal reflection to actually obtaining a position in an organization... View Details
- June 2008 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Name Your Price: Compensation Negotiation at Whole Health Management (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Deepak Malhotra and Nicole Bennett
MBA student Monroe Davies is asked by a potential employer to determine his own compensation package. This case follows Jim Hummer, President and CEO of Whole Health Management and Davies through a unique recruitment process that raises questions of compensation and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Job Interviews; Negotiation Process; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Value
Hall, Brian J., Deepak Malhotra, and Nicole Bennett. "Name Your Price: Compensation Negotiation at Whole Health Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-064, June 2008. (Revised January 2010.)