Work Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

fees, brand globalization, the rise of holding companies, client obsessions with shareholder value, the digital and Internet revolutions—and outlines the steps senior agency executives need to take to restore health to their organizations and improved results to their... View Details

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

appear to be unrelated to measures of innovation. The Design of Patent Pools: The Determinants of Licensing Rules Authors:Josh Lerner, Marcin Strojwas, and Jean Tirole Periodical:The RAND Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (Earlier... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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RCS Policies - Research Computing Services

the use of scratch: A temporary space for their work, and not necessarily the same use/approach as /tmp. A strategic location for temporary storage of disposable files so as not to interfere with one’s quota A place to exchange files with others outside their View Details

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

valuable asset." It was one of several that questioned whether governance policies and practices are designed to achieve what many felt to be their primary purpose, to foster the long-term success of the corporation on behalf of all... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2020
Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

to contagious presenteeism: Remove financial incentives for it by providing paid sick leave, audit work designs for features that evoke undue pressure for attendance, and champion an organizational culture... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Mar 2018
News

HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact

it all, from a pool of nearly 100 alumni volunteers, many have been working tirelessly on the various programs, projects, and events, according to HBSAAA president Ken Powell (MBA 1974). “This celebration has given us a tremendous... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

are really just made up of hundreds or thousands of human beings working together under various incentive structures and schemes. As a result, incentive and organization design is probably the most important... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

beings working together under various incentive structures and schemes. As a result, incentive and organization design is probably the most important factors in determining whether a business is ultimately... View Details

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

expensive precisely because of the country's prosperity. With the wages and purchasing power of working people largely stagnant over the last two decades, the cost of adequate housing in a decent neighborhood has soared beyond the reach... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

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Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program | MBA

up in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest commercial hub, and in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. I have fond memories of my childhood such as learning about Nigeria’s history on my grandpa’s walking tours of Lagos Island, celebrating Eid holidays with family, and View Details

07 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began her career in investment banking in New... View Details

06 Feb 2025
News

How to Judge Your Next Job

meaningful subset of the population, which created our four pulls on the map, the quests. MH: And I'll just say quickly, that's the work that Bob [Moesta] does on a daily basis is taking these pushes and pulls and clustering them to... View Details

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

get to know their new section mates during START. Academically, START introduces incoming MBA students to their sections and the case method. START ambassadors lead a series of events designed to help MBA students bond both with their... View Details

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

Documenting the actual levels of inequality within and across countries is generally considered a critical input to the design of economic and social policy (7–10); we suggest that assessing laypeople’s understanding of those levels, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Feb 2023
Blog Post

The Rituals of Case Method Teaching

marriages to death, and even to organizational practices designed to promote cohesion. When Alison Wood Brooks, the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration, joined the HBS faculty, she was View Details

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

threats posed by climate change and aims to mitigate future emissions, India must forge a new, sustainable development pathway. This “twin challenge” of developing while decarbonizing was the main topic of our work in India. Throughout... View Details

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

gas-powered automobile built in the U.S. 1894 Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to general strike on railroads Pullman Porters 1900 U.S. Industrial Commission declares trade unions good for democracy 1902 Willis H. Carrier designs... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

interests of the United States,” and “opposes undue burden on members of our community.” As of this writing, the signatories include some 50 Nobel Laureates and more than 14,800 faculty members at US colleges and universities. Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: by Staff

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

Richard Branson, where we did shark tagging. We funded a shark tagging expedition in the British Virgin Islands. And there was an effort ongoing, that we merged into, to provide the information required to show that sharks were important to the health of the overall... View Details

12 Jun 2014
News

The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)

the best music and dance of Bollywood and infuse it with an interval training–based cardio workout to create a fitness program that is both physically and mentally invigorating for our class participants. We have designed a unique... View Details

Keywords: fitness; Arts, Entertainment

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