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- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Chapter 11 doesn’t give companies a free pass, however. Cases... View Details
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
in school with the option to join the company when they graduate, Fuller’s analysis finds that three-quarters of employers wind up happy with their trainees and two-thirds of apprentices go on to college or career. “Employers see a real... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
because they find the work rewarding in and of itself. Given that goals can undermine this intrinsic value of work, sometimes the best solution is no specific stretch goal at all or at the very least mastery or learning goals. I do not need someone to set a stretch... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Is Life Nasty, Brutish, and Short? Philosophies of Life and Well-Being
By: Michael I. Norton, Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin and Elizabeth W. Dunn
Three studies examine the extent to which laypeople endorse Thomas Hobbes' (1651) view of life as "nasty, brutish, and short" and explore the relationships between this philosophy and well-being. We asked participants to answer two binary choice questions: Is life... View Details
Norton, Michael I., Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Is Life Nasty, Brutish, and Short? Philosophies of Life and Well-Being." Social Psychological & Personality Science 2, no. 6 (November 2011): 570–575.
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
would be more than happy to engage in mutual give-and-take during his negotiations, he often has trouble doing so with his contractors and customers. Some are clearly untrustworthy or entirely self-interested. Such negotiators are likely... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
Thanks (or no thanks) to social media, brand managers have lost the power to control the perception of their products through carefully orchestrated advertising campaigns. These days, consumers are in command. With an angry tweet, a happy... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
effect. Another time she told the dealer she wanted a car with a manual drive. “No you don’t,” the salesman snapped. Says Avery, “I felt disrespected.” “I’m happy with the car, but it was a roller coaster of emotions going through the... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
and child” so that they can enjoy “a healthy, happy family.” In building its culture, the firm focuses squarely on recognizing and affirming employees’ individuality. One of Ovia’s core values is “Be yourself, be candid, be kind.”... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 30 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date
learned from groups in terms of productivity or happiness when it comes to question asking? What do you think? Related Reading: New Insights into Career Development The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss Master the One-on-One Meeting... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
process.” Previous studies have shown that employees are especially productive and happy when employers encourage them to use their individual signature strengths on the job, but historically those studies did not consider the employee... View Details
- Article
Big Ideas Feature: Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit of Money Isn't Bringing You Joy—and What Will
By: A.V. Whillans
Adam (real story, fake name) was a good employee who was given a plum project he believed could get him a promotion and a raise. Taking it seemed like the proverbial no-brainer: Work hard, nail the assignment, get more pay. He knew he’d have to put in long days and... View Details
Whillans, A.V. "Big Ideas Feature: Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit of Money Isn't Bringing You Joy—and What Will." Special Issue on HBR Big Idea: Time Poor and Unhappy. Harvard Business Review (website) (January 29, 2019).
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. Tip: Small talk works big wonders Another factor that workplaces can focus on right now is creating opportunities for informal conversations. Small talk can play an important role in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
Economist. HBS professor William Sahlman, who studied Osher's career and wrote the case study on his company, Dr. John's Products, Ltd., said in an introduction that while much of Osher's success might look from the outside to have been the result of a series of View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
opinions of strangers, according to a Nielsen survey. "A human recommendation can be valuable even when it's inaccurate," Yeomans says. “If my colleague likes a show I don’t like, I’m still happy to hear her recommendation because it... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- September 2023
- Case
Derek Aguirre
By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Derek Aguirre is the executive director of a nonprofit organization in Detroit, Michigan that uses the sport of squash as a vehicle to support young people in low-income urban areas. The case discusses his path to pursue meaningful work and his reflections on the... View Details
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
"Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but [fellow nominee] Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Millions of viewers were turned off by his impulsive bullying, and Carter and Lady Gaga, both... View Details
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
the wealth to walk away. Put well-regarded, powerful executives in charge of acquisition integration. Divest them of all other responsibilities during an important integration. Make this into a core competency, and a high-visibility assignment. Spend equal amounts of... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 24 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit
would receive one ticket each day for washing their hands with soap, but that in two months they would begin receiving triple the number of tickets for every day they used the dispenser. The final group received the same incentive boost two months into the experiment,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
annual salary offer of $115,000 is unfair on its own. They might be perfectly happy with that salary if it weren't for the information that it's below average." And it's not just a matter of money. In several studies of social comparison... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
at happy hour by employees at the bar around the corner from the office—can go a long way toward informally educating employees on how the company really works. Managers can help institutionalize this kind of learning in a number of ways.... View Details