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- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
Engaged and Motivated Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Some companies have opted to make pay cuts commensurate with salary ranges, with higher-paid employees taking a larger percentage cut than lower-paid workers. Estée Lauder... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
bias and moderate its ill effects. Only then can we be assured of the reliability of the financial reports issued by public companies and ratified by professional accountants. Professional accountants might... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
academic and professional career, and learned an insane amount all by putting learning into action. What is FIELD 1? FIELD 1 takes place in your first semester at HBS and lasts about two months. It is a deep dive into what makes you tick... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
well, too. Sponsorship is a pretty new concept, but it’s becoming more popular, especially in professional service firms.” Sponsorship programs are meant to boost confidence among protégés, increasing the likelihood that they will compete... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
the heart of his long-run success” Ferguson's career indeed is an impressive feat. Look around for leading executives in any industry who have managed to succeed with the same firm at the highest levels for nearly three decades. Ferguson's talents include deft... View Details
- 24 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?
firms that had employees switch to remote work believe that it will remain more common at their company even after the COVID-19 crisis ends. “These estimates suggest that at least 16 percent of American workers will switch from View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
long-term interests with short-term pulls, etc. One of the most unexplored areas, which we are only now beginning to be able to measure, is the degree to which people are motivated by the "aerial coin of praise" and social... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
governments have started to list state-owned enterprises, have selected professional managers to run them, and have given them more financial autonomy. We argue that the transformation from owner and manager to majority shareholder has... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 25 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse
professionals may be confronted with a sense of psychological impasse and how they can free themselves. Martha Lagace: What sorts of thoughts, feelings, and images do people experience when they face an impasse? Timothy Butler: First,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
friend, more workers are scaling back, stepping away, or choosing alternative professional opportunities that help them balance these demands. Companies that ignore this emerging crisis risk losing their hardest-to-find and highest-paid... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
problems, taking money from friends and family may send a negative signal about the startup's prospects, especially if the startup is beyond the early launching stage. One serial entrepreneur observed that founders who fail to raise capital from View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
problems are Embraer's partnerships trying to overcome?" As a company, conference participants said, Embraer had made a number of smart moves. Its human resources strategy was rejuvenated for flexibility, so people were motivated to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
performances of daughter, Heidi, a professional opera singer Recommended Reading Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman "Goleman shows that integrity, the ability to communicate and influence, self-motivation, empathy, and social... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
challenges of professional practice. In the halcyon days of print newspapers, journalists and editors had a fair amount of gate-keeping power. There was a very real deference to editorial expertise. But as newsrooms have collapsed and... View Details
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
attracted to the military and what it represents – discipline, camaraderie, and service over self. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 also motivated me to join the military. My interest in aviation led me to the U.S. Air Force, where I had... View Details
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
long distances, among other differences, he said.) Deceit and denial fostered ethical drift. Enron's ethical drift was further motivated by a desire to manage the credit rating and to manage the need for cash and earnings volatility, in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
humans are often irrational—and the fact that the logic of real-world decisions therefore sometimes flies in the face of established economic theory. “Most of my research projects are motivated by puzzles or strange patterns of behavior I... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
to be processed more slowly, leading to longer stays in the bankruptcy “hospital.” Not only would professional fees go up (especially burdensome for smaller businesses), but process delays would force companies to wait longer to obtain... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) on Finding Entrepreneurial Success with HBS Resources
have the motivation that you are doing something that could be meaningful to the world helps you stick it out through the hard times." A mechanical engineer by trade who had worked in design for Honda and Toyota, Schrader came to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect... View Details