Firing - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

of such subordinates. Leaders need to be constantly aware of something that several of us have discovered in our research: Every decision made by a leader—particularly decisions involving hiring, recognizing, and firing people—is judged... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

labeled the leading digital currency, Bitcoin, a “fraud,” likening it to the 17th century tulip bulb mania and adding that he would fire any employee caught trading it. But on October 2, the Wall Street Journal reported that rival Goldman... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

16 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

for developing job descriptions and scoring candidates. Rethink your product development prioritization process. Make sure sales best practices are being disseminated systematically within the go-to-market organization. Fire unprofitable... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

01 Jun 2004
News

Working the Street

scuffles but has never fired his weapon, nor been fired upon. He always wears his bulletproof vest, and does things by the book. On the street, he’s firmly in command but respectful, bantering in both... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

owed $130,000 in sales commissions for the work he had done prior to being fired from the firm a few months earlier. The executive, on the other hand, claimed the employee was owed nothing—in fact, he insisted the employee had been... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

Web

Selected Digital Historical Resources – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Full text available as a networked resource Construction of the Western Electric Hawthorne Works on over 100 acres in Cicero, Illinois, began in 1905. By 1929 more than 40,000 men and women reported to work at the massive plant, which included offices, factories, a... View Details

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

that I could do it myself, even if that meant stretching things a bit too far. Also, taking money from him would cause problems if things went sour." Brian's last point worries many other founders and investors. Just as cofounding with friends and family creates... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

24 Jan 2011
HBS Case

Terror at the Taj

young sons died in a fire that swept through their apartment on the hotel's top floor. Even after receiving the news, he insisted on staying at his post to help direct a response to the ongoing attack. (The battle for control at the Taj... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accommodations

15 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

impressive. Whether your own system is modeled on unitary or team leadership, you need to design, structure and allocate leadership roles. We'll turn to this in my article next month. Other Articles In This Series Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles Managing... View Details

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

not to recall pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in 2009; and when asked whether he served several months at Riker’s Island in 2010, he answered, “I don’t know.” Similarly, in a 2007 Senate hearing to investigate his role in the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

in all types of jobs and at all levels of compensation can be “asked” to sign an agreement—even after they agree to take a job. Their reward is often little more than they get to keep their jobs, although they may receive some compensation if they are View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

World on Fire (PublicAffairs, 2020). Frank Nagle : Strategy Research Forum Member, 2021. Maria P. Roche : Winner of the 2021 Best Dissertation Award from the Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) Division of the Academy of... View Details

06 Feb 2013
What Do You Think?

Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?

sell; they hire, train, and fire team members; and they're paid a salary plus a gainsharing-based bonus based on their ability to meet or exceed plan. Everyone is eligible for stock options. Everyone can know what everyone else is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) for Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire (PublicAffairs, 2020). Regina E. Herzlinger : Established the George and Regi Herzlinger Award for the Development of Educational Skills... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

3, a startup competitor—but was fired when his strategic recommendations for expansion didn’t align with upper management’s. At that point, Keen made good on his HBS application essay and joined Cherokee Nation Enterprises (now Cherokee... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

20 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting the Marketing Mix Right

when a company attempts to move in on its market share, perhaps by offering price discounts. Since this strategy is viewed as more threatening, the competitor can be expected to retaliate with prejudice—often by firing off a campaign to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Feb 2020
News

Task Force

table. “Our user stories fire me up on why we’re doing this,” says Campbell. Monroy agrees, citing the additional satisfaction of building a company culture. “We’re creating the place where I would like to work,” he says. “Having the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

pp. 10-12. Sheera Frenkel and Kevin Roose, Facebook’s Chief Admits Mistakes in Guarding Data, The New York Times, March 22, 2018, pp. A1 and A16. Jeff Muskus (ed.), Under Fire and Losing Trust, Bloomberg Businessweek, March 26, 2018, pp.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

praiseworthy. Most individuals who go against their organizations or express their concerns publicly are severely punished. If they're not fired outright, they're usually marginalized and made to feel irrelevant. Our research shows that... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

We all know people who seem able to perform at a higher level than those around them; and we've all had moments ourselves where we are firing on all cylinders and everything just seems to work. But how do you achieve that kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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