Labor And Management Relations - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

have shown that entrepreneurs generally score higher on this measure. "A classic extroverted person is always sharing stories and anecdotes." The other measure tested, extroversion, relates to how... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Is This the Decade of the Investor?

investment in technology and related resources? Or are capital inputs in relation to those of labor somewhat less important in boosting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 29, 2008

different versions of their applications for each social networking site. Facebook's managers had to decide how to respond to OpenSocial. Should they join the initiative or keep Facebook Platform proprietary View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Sep 2015
Op-Ed

The Real Duty of the Board of Directors

material. All we are asking for is transparency about the board’s view of the role of its corporation in society. About the authors: Robert G. Eccles is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

Adherence to Global Labor Standards and published in the journal Regulation & Governance, was authored by Toffel, UC Hastings Law Professor Jodi L. Short, and former HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

for a second-mover to challenge a first-mover. A: Firefox and Camino claim only a small market share, and those users are on the tech-savvy end of the user spectrum. In particular for Mac-centric browsers,... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

standardized products. Yet the bulk of the related literature, which focuses on whether consumers prefer global brands, misses out on supply-side considerations related to costs. Q: How can the study of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2005
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

organizational leaders should insist on and practice greater transparency in management decision making." In a U.K. bank, David Physick relates that "we encouraged... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

cubicles—is often treated as an afterthought at immature IT organizations, says HBS professor Robert Austin. Yet this attitude is unwise, because the sooner bugs are caught, the easier and cheaper they are to correct. But who is best... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

October 1985
Article

Further Thoughts on the Power of Alternatives: An Example from Labor-Management Negotiations in Major League Baseball

By: A. E. Roth

Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Labor and Management Relations; Negotiation; Entertainment; Sports Industry

Citation

01 Dec 2001
News

A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire

tools and techniques of which their contemporaries were only vaguely aware to serve markets which, in some instances, they had to create." In a recent interview, Tedlow described Giants of Enterprise as a View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Sep 2005
News

Professors Thompson, Healy Remembered

social responsibility. Healy was an authority on labor relations and arbitration who joined the faculty in 1946. He remained active in high-level dispute resolution while... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

08 Apr 2016
News

How to Hire a Millennial

17 Mar 2011
News

Make or Break for the USA?

with HBS professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih, Pisano says, “One of our key messages is to get students to appreciate that manufacturing involves a lot of knowledge work. There has been almost a whole generation of MBA students View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing

January 2025
Case

Cyber Oversight: SolarWinds Board of Directors

By: Lynn S. Paine

In 2020, just two years after its IPO, information technology company SolarWinds discovered that it was the victim of an attack on its information systems by Russian hackers. The incident, known as the Sunburst attack, was costly for the company, and certain... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cybersecurity; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk Management; Information Technology Industry; United States; Texas; Delaware

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02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

educated and valuable talent in a competitive labor market. The loss of women managers—and potential future leaders—has been particularly vexing for executives. Many of them cling to the belief that women’s... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

provides a rich description of Enterprise Risk Management in action and shows how Hydro One executives arrive at a shared understanding of the risk profile of the company. In the narrative a diverse group of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

summer 2008
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility Through an Economic Lens

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Robert N. Stavins and Richard H.K. Vietor

Business leaders, government officials, and academics are focusing considerable attention on the concept of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with environmental regulations, do... View Details

Keywords: Profit; Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability

Citation

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September 2023
Supplement

CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping

By: Willy C. Shih

Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the deep-sea segment, which... View Details