Labor Relations - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

characterized by some boundary conditions (Study 6). We discuss the theoretical contribution of this work to research on moral regulation and ethical behavior. "CEO Relational Leadership and Strategic Decision Quality in Top... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

identified in the education and skill system, labor market incentives and flexibility, the ability to translate R&D outcomes into economic value creation, and in preparing the economy for the new realities of globalization. Maybe most... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

experience while earning a high school degree. One of Hamilton County’s Future Ready Institutes, the program was inspired in part by a YALP case study. Now director of community relations at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Wilson is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

eases but labor shortages persist, these sites offer another way for consumers to navigate a bumpy return to normalcy, particularly in the service industry. Consumer Reviews and Regulation: Evidence from NYC Restaurants, a recent working... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

leadership in practice; and leadership development. Q: What are you working on next? A: Related to the study of leadership, the Dean and the HBS Division of Research generously funded two subsequent colloquia. Last year, we convened... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

14 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

political process.(including Marco’s comment that “political campaign financing is a related issue”). Those proposing remedies implicitly seemed to agree with RCW’s comment that, “Historic thinking seems to be: ‘It will all work itself... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

January 2023
Article

Firm-Induced Migration Paths and Strategic Human-Capital Outcomes

By: Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Victoria Sevcenko

Firm-induced migration typically entails firms relocating workers to fill value-creating positions at destination locations. But such relocated workers are often exposed to external employment opportunities at their destinations, possibly triggering turnover. We... View Details

Keywords: Worker Relocation; Turnover; Firm-induced Migration; Smaller Towns; Employee Mobility; Geographic Mobility; Migration; Clusters; Employees; Geographic Location; Performance; Opportunities; Retention; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management

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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity

leadership positions. Robin Ely Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on leadership,... View Details

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

performance, but we observe that conventional measures of the experience of individual team members (e.g., years at the firm) are not consistently related to performance. We do find, however, that the role experience of individuals in a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

make jobs more appealing. “The question is, are all these demands that employees are making transitional?” asks Bell. “Are labor shortages going to be with us in the longer term? Maybe this is just a temporary consequence of COVID, but... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

15 Nov 2018
Book

Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

November 2009 (Revised December 2009)
Case

RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams

By: David A. Garvin and Elizabeth Collins

Key topics include team design, team management, job design, employee empowerment, implementing change, and high performance workforces. In 2004, John Amasi, the director of production for a manufacturer of plastic pipe, introduced the concept of self-directed teams... View Details

Keywords: Work Force Management; Employee Empowerment; Motivation; Motivation and Incentives; Leading Change; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Texas

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25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

either way, labor market competition among firms would close these gaps over time for mobile workers. Immigrants account for large percentage of patents Outside immigrant business owners, Kerr’s previous research shows that immigrants... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

to her heart when she got pregnant in the 1980s,” Coffman says.) Since joining academia in the 1980s, Baldiga has studied issues related to advancement and retention in professional services firms. Coffman, meanwhile, is a behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

For generations, American workers have dreamed of striking out on their own, starting their own business, being their own boss—and ideally making a lot of money in the process. That sentiment appears to be alive and well today, amid an acute View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

29 Nov 2021
News

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

22 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

inclusion initiatives at Capital One and working as a field organizer on Stacey Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign. I hold a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. Kelsey Pfleger... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

author Alexander Mirza proposes a solution to the human capital challenges faced by service industries amidst unprecedented labor shortages, and technological and geopolitical shifts, and offers a framework for diagnosing the root causes... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

other economists offers a new way of thinking about this puzzle. Published in September by the National Bureau of Economic Research, On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Affects Labor Supply and Gender... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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