Employee Compensation - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

suggested. They included such things as Fizzinnf’s suggestion that we merely ask employees whether their needs are being met, a factor contributing to a leader’s “exercise of judgment and discretion.” Mauro Ghilardi commented that “The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

22 Jun 2010
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self-sorting, and manager-directed joint learning. It shows that such culture will be stronger among more important employees and in older and more successful firms where employees make important decisions... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 25

the case also provides detail on salesforce's 1-1-1 business model, whereby the company contributes 1% of product, 1% of equity, and 1% of employee hours back to the communities it serves. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Fellow with CESifo in Germany, and is affiliated with the Center for Economic Policy Research in the UK. Research Employee Responses to Compensation Changes: Evidence from a Sales Firm (pdf) , Management... View Details

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

to leave payment for their hosts' servants at the end of their stay as a way of compensating for the extra work their visit created. Today, most people in Western societies draw a distinct line between tipping and bribery, and the fact... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

real wages have not been increasing, although compensation often falls rather low on the list of things that employees seek out of the employment "deal." Q: What is the culture cycle? A: The... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Aug 2006
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On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

experiences as managers when a stern approach helped set an employee on a more productive course. Soon, many students are rethinking their position. "The ones that say they couldn't imagine learning from someone like a Coach Knight,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

Halfpoint In the worlds of economic theory and conservative political orthodoxy, corporate tax cuts, such as the 2017 tax reform in the United States, should create benefits beyond businesses. As the thinking goes, middle class workers will see their View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55659 Are ISS Recommendations Informative? Evidence from Assessments of Compensation Practices By: Albuquerque, Ana, Mary Ellen Carter, and Susanna Gallani Abstract— Using detailed... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Negotiating - Alumni

an offer that is fair, realistic and the basis for a good working relationship between you and your employer. While you should be prepared to discuss compensation at any time, your position will improve if you are able to delay the... View Details

03 May 2011
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PublicationsThe Power of Small Wins Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Retail Work Breaking the Cycle The Good Jobs Strategy Show Hide Details Concepts Talent Linking Productivity and Customer Delight Competing on Flexibility Compensation Policy Featured Exercises Create an View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

It is complicating to put on the board family member-employees who are working their way up the organization ladder. Their supervisors too often complain that it is not clear if the family employee reports to them or vice versa. I advise... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

giving every employee a financial stake in a company, something KKR has completed with eight of its investments, with more in the works. Stavros’s model for broad-based ownership begins with equity grants: stocks, which vest over time,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

more than workers in competing organizations? Would theft decrease? Before doing her research, Sandino hypothesized that higher compensation would discourage stealing for several reasons. First, employees... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
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Layoffs in the Tech Industry: 2022–2023

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Marilyn Morgan Westner

This case examines the mass layoffs that swept through the tech industry (2022-2023) through the lens of four companies: Twitter, Stripe, Meta, and Google. How these companies implemented workforce change through mass layoffs raises critical questions applicable beyond... View Details

Keywords: Layoffs; Human Resource Management; Workforce Reductions; Ethics; Human Resources; Management; Values and Beliefs; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Technology Industry; United States; United Kingdom

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03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

a 20 percent reduction. After it was forced to close many of its stores, Columbia Sportwear’s CEO Tim Boyle announced he would reduce his compensation to $10,000 (from $3 million compensation in 2018). Other... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan incorporating objective and subjective criteria. In principle, such plans could motivate employees to perform both at a high level,... View Details