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- 26 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates
with the candidates’ [timelines], so you could be developing and training people for someone else. They could leave your company before they become your senior manager.” Look closely at what motivates... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
design of transnational sustainability governance regimes. Harvard Business School Case 517-090 Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople Through the Sales-Force Compensation Plan No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2002 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Massachusetts Financial Services
By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts
Hall, Brian J., and Jonathan Lim. "Massachusetts Financial Services." Harvard Business School Case 902-132, January 2002. (Revised August 2004.)
- March 2013
- Case
Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)
By: Brian J. Hall and Karen Huang
This case describes the compensation and performance evaluations at an investment management company. The senior management team of Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) Investment Management was contemplating an introduction of hedge funds at the firm, but many... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Incentives; Investment Management; Performance Measurement; Portfolio Management; Motivation and Incentives; Asset Management; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Financial Services Industry; Massachusetts
Hall, Brian J., and Karen Huang. "Massachusetts Financial Services (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 913-036, March 2013.
- 2016
- Article
Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self
By: Grant Edward Donnelly, Masha Ksendzova, Ryan Howell, Kathleen Vohs and Roy F. Baumeister
We propose that escape theory, which describes how individuals seek to free themselves from aversive states of self-awareness, helps explain key patterns of materialistic people’s behavior. As predicted by escape theory, materialistic individuals may feel dissatisfied... View Details
Keywords: Materialism; Escape; Self; Negative Emotions; Self-awareness; Emotions; Consumer Behavior; Identity; Motivation and Incentives
Donnelly, Grant Edward, Masha Ksendzova, Ryan Howell, Kathleen Vohs, and Roy F. Baumeister. "Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self." Review of General Psychology 20, no. 3 (2016): 272–316.
- Article
Are They Useful? The Effects of Performance Incentives on the Prioritization of Work Versus Personal Ties
By: Julia Hur, Alice Lee-Yoon and Ashley V. Whillans
Most working adults report spending very little time with friends and family. The current research explores the aspects of work that encourage employees to spend less time with personal ties. We show that incentive systems play a critical role in shaping how people... View Details
Keywords: Rewards; Performance Incentives; Social Relationships; Instrumentality; Time Allocation; Performance; Motivation and Incentives; Relationships; Time Management
Hur, Julia, Alice Lee-Yoon, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Are They Useful? The Effects of Performance Incentives on the Prioritization of Work Versus Personal Ties." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 165 (July 2021): 103–114. (Shared Authorship.)
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side
Motivation Principle of Creativity. People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself,... View Details
- October 2020
- Case
Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress
By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner
In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state
Ofek, Elie, and Lia Weiner. "Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress." Harvard Business School Case 521-046, October 2020.
- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
players use to compete. "People are thinking about ways to design policies and products so you can actually engage with the product in more responsible ways without getting people too overinvolved in playing and spending." A new paper by... View Details
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
digital-first incumbents struggle to make the necessary longer-term investments when their investors focus on shorter-term metrics, participants say. At the same time, companies must deliver value at speed. They’re cutting costs through automation, and most View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
Williams. 6. Move from transactional to transformational messaging. The most critical part of this process is rethinking your motivations and messaging, Williams says. Move away from justifying diversity programs by claiming the... View Details
- 17 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer
disclosures are not made with proper context, they could ignite worker backlash and harm productivity. “When you hear the amount that a CEO makes, it is going to seem outrageous. People are going to react with passion,” Rouen says. “So,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's in the arts, sciences, or business," she says. Dear Diary As a way to delve deeper into the link between motivation and creativity,... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains
School experts discuss the current quandary and potential policy and corporate solutions. William Kerr: Untangling migration and employment The immigration system to the United States is very complex. We have many people coming at many... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2013
- Article
Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North, and How we Can Fix It
By: C. Moore and F. Gino
This chapter is about the social nature of morality. Using the metaphor of the moral compass to describe individuals' inner sense of right and wrong, we offer a framework to help us understand social reasons why our moral compass can come under others' control, leading... View Details
Moore, C., and F. Gino. "Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North, and How we Can Fix It." Research in Organizational Behavior 33 (2013): 53–77.
- Research Summary
Self-environment relationship and its effect on decisions under risk and uncertainty
My research seek to better understand the main cognitive and social abilities that guide our judgments, and the ways they interact with aspects of the situation to shape humans' decisions. It is currently comprised of three related... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
coauthor of the new book Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, for an intimate, powerful conversation that touches on: the mistake people make in thinking that money, power, and fame will bring them happiness;... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
the success of the Jordan brand. He discusses how education can break the street-to-jail cycle and why business leaders should give formerly incarcerated people a second chance. Crushed to see his dream job evaporate and fearing that no... View Details
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
paid a straight salary. About 23 percent more likely to spend extra time on work projects. The researchers conducted three studies to test whether people view their colleagues as important to their success. In one study, those View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
prior experience and indirectly from the experiences of others. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-065.pdf Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity Authors:Jooa Julia Lee, Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats Abstract View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel