Human Factors - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

susceptible to fleeting situational factors; problematically, individuals are insensitive to the impact of such factors on their behavior, misattributing utility caused by these irrelevant factors to stable... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Article

Gender Disparities in Compensation of Practicing Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Analyzing the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Compensation Survey

By: Cherie P. Erkmen, Anastasiia K. Tompkins, Shanda Blackmon, Larry R. Kaiser, Susanna Gallani, Jennifer C. Romano, Thomas MacGillivray and Michael J. Mack

BACKGROUND: Gender-based pay disparity in compensation is widespread. In cardiothoracic surgery, women earn between 71-84% of men’s salaries at comparable ranks. Limited data exist on how factors like subspecialty, practice type, and work efforts contribute to these... View Details

Keywords: Gender; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Experience and Expertise; Health Industry

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09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

to avoid mentors, says Stanton. “Some people just won’t admit they need help,” Stanton says. “There’s something like an intimidation factor at work. No matter what the cause, those who need help most are not seeking help.” As a result, if... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?

manufacturers—because all of a sudden you have a platform that collects these data on willingness to pay.” The impact on profits could be considerable if retailers made fewer items. When they completely ignored rarity as a factor in their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

05 Jul 2012
What Do You Think?

Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

"Trust requires reciprocity." Mike Beer suggested that managers succeed by "inviting honest, collective and public conversations," in the process "making themselves vulnerable." Bob Lee added that "Trust is a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2024
News

Vital Signs

Image by Edmon De Haro Illustration by Edmon De Haro The signs of strain were there long before the pandemic: Health care workers had been managing under tremendous pressures while working long hours in understaffed hospitals. Then COVID unleashed an unprecedented... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

26 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

identifying 10 sources of stress that can affect health. Some of these contributors were directly related to on-the-job dynamics, such as long hours, lack of control, job insecurity, and perceptions of unfairness in the workplace. These View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Confronting Climate Change - Business & Environment

Cities Deploying resilient infrastructure The world is currently undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. These population centers are especially at risk from sea level rise, hurricanes, and flooding. Transportation... View Details

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

so entails committing to paper a vision of the factors that will affect the success or failure of the enterprise. People take the exercise very seriously and get emotionally invested in what they produce. In that context, the article was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

that included retail, financial services, and health care. Tip-offs to toxicity The data reveal three traits that indicate which would-be hire needs a warning label. Human resources managers should be alert to signs an applicant is... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Rebuilding, and Maintaining Trust Professor Frances Frei + More Info – Less Info Trust is the foundation for everything we do. By learning to trust one another more, we can unlock unprecedented human progress. In this highly interactive... View Details

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

implications for public policy. As for jobs and what has come to be known as outsourcing, Gaurav Goel commented, "Low-cost labor is not the deciding factor in the success of outsourcing (vs.) people with the right attitude ."... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

20 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It

shows that simply holding one's body in expansive, "high-power" poses for as little as two minutes stimulates higher levels of testosterone (the hormone linked to power and dominance in the animal and human worlds) and lower... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

04 Feb 2014
Working Paper Summaries

From Crowds to Collaborators: Initiating Effort and Catalyzing Interactions Among Online Creative Workers

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Patrick Gaule, Karim R. Lakhani, Christoph Riedl & Anita Williams Woolley

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

forthcoming World Happiness Report Happiness and Prosocial Behavior: An Evaluation of the Evidence By: Aknin, Lara B., A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract— Humans are an extremely prosocial species. Compared... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 23

the CFO of Haley-Midland, Inc., dispensed with pleasantries and started right in on her questions for Jim Sweeney, the senior vice president of human resources, and Nancy Walters, Haley-Midland's vice president and treasurer, about the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

Since the start of the 2000s, historians have renewed their interest in capitalism, two Harvard professors observe in their new book, American Capitalism: New Histories. One of the primary contributing factors for this, according to Sven... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

year visiting stores and employees and personally responds to any e-mail they send him." All of these factors have made QuikTrip a regular on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For. Yet the company's focus on promoting from within... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

to be the be-all and end-all of the relationship. They want a personal, human connection, an emotional link. They want you to care about them as individuals. They want you to encourage their growth and development. Research tells us this... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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