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- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
Utku Ünver explain in a paper, factors such as contracts, control of stadiums, and corporate sponsorship effectively tied the hands of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into a system of early matching of teams.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
According to several research studies, one of the greatest concerns of those working significant amounts of time remotely is the “out of sight, out of mind” syndrome, especially when it comes to promotions and pay increases. Although the research has yet to be done, it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best
would work extra hard. That did not happen." Chung sees two factors at work. First, salespeople are exposed to bonus schemes on a regular basis, so they know it's not a one-time thing. And second, research has found that when a good is... View Details
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
"Regional Disadvantage? Non-Compete Agreements and Brain Drain," the researchers show that non-competes indeed factor into an inventor's decision to emigrate, within the United States, to states that disallow non-competes. "It's clear... View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
made different decisions and it all ends up in court, the company loses. And companies, especially human resources functions, hate administering exceptions. Walmart employs a million people. If all of a sudden everything is customized,... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business
religion, was a key factor in his decision to enter the ministry. “West spoke eloquently about what communities needed to be, not just what they needed to do,” says Lim, who received an M.Div. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1995... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
something new, which shows that you can’t create a computerized system with all the answers, not yet. There are human factors and emotions involved beyond the probability statistics. But that’s what makes... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
We’re in the middle of a Great Resignation. This past April, 2.7 percent of Americans quit their jobs, the highest rate on record. And according to a study by Microsoft, more than 40 percent of the global workforce would consider leaving their jobs this year. Several... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- Student-Profile
Patrick Ferguson
performance measurement and evaluation. He is interested in how and why firms use performance metrics for contracting and feedback purposes, as well as the limitations of quantitative metrics and the role of human judgment in hiring and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Leveraging Female Talent
also been collecting quantitative data from companies to determine the effects of diversity and a more inclusive culture on performance. There are many question marks. For example, under what conditions would you expect diversity to have a positive effect on... View Details
Uncovering the roots of innovation
with key actors in the local ecosystem. I am deeply grateful to the scientists, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, legal experts and policymakers who generously shared their extraordinary experiences in building the local life sciences industry. These conversations... View Details
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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog
the wide range of motivational factors that drive human behavior in an organizational context, including pay, perquisites, promotions, opportunities for skill development, social approval, fairness, stress,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
Skydeck podcast BRUNELL: Human motivation for supporting or catalyzing change only comes from within. We can’t “make” people’s behavior or “mandate” mindset. Citizens must have reason to care, want, and believe in the change agenda—and to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters
expert committees, which are ubiquitous in science. Yet exactly how those experts deliberate and what factors may influence or bias their determinations has remained a mystery. “To ensure that the decisions coming out of such committees... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
places such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore factor Feng shui into the design and construction of buildings, because its principles are widely known to make work less tedious and human... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?
How Patient Should We Be In Waiting for the Tech Productivity Dividend? Respondents to this month’s column cited a number of factors accounting for the fact that there is no discernable increase in the rate of improvement in View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
really know? Has enough attention been focused on what is an admittedly difficult issue to examine, considering that compensation is only one of many factors in an organization's performance? Given the fact that we're talking about tens... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
required reductions in bank leverage—have resulted in a financial system that is much safer today than it was 15 years ago, Associate Professor Sam Hanson says. “But no one should be declaring that we’ve won the war.” In fact, some of the View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
ability, even when experience and academic research have shown that link to be tenuous. Other circumstances such as market conditions and the skills and experience of the company's senior management team can have a profound impact. All these View Details
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
coaches about lessons learned, factors that have led to success, and what the coaches wish they had known” A successful colleague employed at the bank for at least two years is appointed as a peer coach; he or she will have an extensive... View Details