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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library
knowledge in Baker Collections. Gobierno revolucionario del Perú: bases sociales que lo apoyan Martín J. Scurrah & Abner Montalvo View Record Agriculture and Trade of El Salvador Mary S. Coyner View Record Wage Differences Between United... View Details
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
Delmar Cengage Learning, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=+4294922452+11&Ntk=P_Isbn13&Ntt=9781435488182#mainTab_1 Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
generation up through successful implementation. I maintain that creativity is possible and desirable in all forms of work, no matter what people are doing. In particular, knowledge workers require... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
assess situations and connect at-risk individuals with support services as needed,” Mendu says. A third component of the initiative pairs mental health clinicians with outreach workers for the homeless to head off potential crises before... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
of $1 trillion. It’s a figure deserving the attention that remote work seems to be stimulating. The Big Quit is really not new. While significantly more employees are currently quitting their jobs than even a year ago (roughly 30 percent more in relation to the size of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
within the firm. The inventor team composition has important consequences for how the new knowledge is exploited within and outside of the firm. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50098 2015 The Cambridge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
(Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Many elite companies already use their building’s efficiency or grandeur to send a signal to customers and... View Details
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Classroom and Field Work - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
based on the realization the students had been exposed for about sixteen years to academic classes, with little or no realistic knowledge of the working world." 27 Students gained experience in business, industrial, government, and... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream
of 2009 alone, Mills points out that 1.8 million small business jobs were lost. Heavily dependent on credit, small businesses were unable to access capital markets as banks reeled from the crisis and lending froze. With half of the View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
Hare said, “Should we do better in investing in people? They’re an asset of course we should!” Guy Higgins and Lewisman agreed, with conditions: “ (as with the GI Bill) make the offer to men and women who have some life experience and emotional maturity (and ensure)... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, HBS Working Knowledge gathered insights from Harvard Business School faculty about what’s at stake for companies, and how the election might impact workplaces. They offer an assessment as the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Management Training Program - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
experiments, then under the direction of HBS Professor Elton Mayo. The famous study, which looked at the needs and motivations of industrial workers at the Western Electric Hawthorne plant located outside of Chicago, helped to usher in... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-044 ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A) ZBJ.com (ZBJ), an online platform that connects... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
focus on employees and more on business and profitability." Phil Clark posited that knowledge work that deals with intangible results and hard-to-pinpoint accomplishments "just isn't as satisfying" as work used to be. John... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
are derived from a study of 238 knowledge workers in seven companies across three industries. For an average of about four months, participants were asked to complete a confidential daily diary form asking... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
improve health in their communities. The business case for investing in community health is compelling, especially for companies that depend on communities for workers and customers. Sick and absent workers... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
recognized Robert E. Downing's advice that we may need to define work before asking the question. For knowledge workers, "it is very difficult to determine when the workers are actually working Maybe we... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Optimism: Younger Black Knowledge Workers +Jim Andrew (MBA 1986)Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo+Audrey Choi (MBA 2004) Chief Sustainability Officer and CEO, Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
manufacturing workers on a computer system used for data reconciliation. The assignment proved challenging. “I was a total outsider running a class designed to change the work patterns of an experienced manufacturing team,” she grimaces.... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill