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  • 11 Jun 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game

Keywords: by Hannah Riley Bowles & Kathleen L. McGinn
  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850

By: G. Jones
This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Change; Political Economy; Emerging Economies; Developing Countries; Industrial Development; Culture; Human Capital; Economic History; History; Wealth and Poverty; Business History; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Mining Industry; Service Industry; Latin America; Asia; North and Central America; Africa; South America; Europe
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  • 18 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 18

initial socialization focused on personal identity (emphasizing newcomers' authentic best selves) led to greater customer satisfaction and employee retention after six months, compared to (a) socialization that focused on organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

likely someone who has studied, lived, or experienced something beyond the norms in a given environment and thus is able to create a vision of a different future that nonetheless makes sense to, and captivates, those living within the existing View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Apr 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks

thanks to technological advances like internet connectivity, mobile devices, and software. Autonomy is a much-touted benefit at many organizations, and it’s nice to believe that we each know the best path to our own optimal productivity.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • May 2007
  • Article

Inner Work Life: Understanding the Subtext of Business Performance

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Anyone in management knows that employees have their good days and their bad days and that, for the most part, the reasons for their ups and downs are unknown. Most managers simply shrug their shoulders at this fact of work life. But does it matter, in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Performance; Motivation and Incentives; Perception; Practice
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  • 09 May 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Clusters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Keywords: by Aaron Chatterji, Edward Glaeser & William Kerr
  • 2021
  • Book

Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business--and business family. Though "family business" may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Outcome or Result; Business Model; Conflict and Resolution; Organizational Culture
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  • 05 Dec 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

we shouldn’t underestimate how important it is to be seen as humble, grounded, and well-liked.” Related Reading: How to Demotivate Your Best Employees The Power of Ordinary Practices Working for a Shamed... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • February 2014 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

Go Mobile: Aligning District Managers and Store Teams

By: Tatiana Sandino
Indian cell phone retailer Go Mobile had implemented high-powered incentives to motivate its store employees to behave as owners and provide exceptional service. As the company scaled up, it faced multiple challenges in building a layer of district managers that were... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Telecommunications Industry; India
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  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

orchestra as a soloist just within reach. But suddenly, his performance started to worsen. No amount of practice or specialized training helped. In fact, the harder he raged against his decline, the faster it inevitably came. He took a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Research Summary

Automotive Product Development

At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details

  • 15 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 15, 2016

Fall 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Global Talent Flows By: Kerr, William R., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and Çağlar Özden Abstract—The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal

becomes clear you can raise $4 billion for your next fund instead of the planned $1 billion. Professor of Management Practice Nabil N. El-Hage coauthored the case with HBS professor and Finance unit head Richard Ruback. "Very few... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services
  • 13 Feb 2020
  • Book

Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

best managers who send a clear message from the top that the company is serious about seeking frank feedback to make organizational changes. Then managers should interview people in all parts of the company who know what is and isn’t... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

devote enough time and resources to developing the mindsets and capabilities all employees need. "Data, like all information, is power, and not everyone will embrace this transition readily." Roundtable executives said senior leaders tend to be digital immigrants at... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • 29 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

put their findings in perspective and offer a framework for future research, the researchers emphasized the nature of a patent examiner’s work, which requires little coordination with co-workers on a daily basis. Examiners perform their work independently, adhering to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 10 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

people desperately need and want but often do not get in organizational life. To accomplish this, HCHP firms establish and institutionalize human resource management policies and practices that look fairly similar. Capacity for learning... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 04 Feb 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

health care. But the truth is that many of these efforts, despite best intentions, have not solved the issues they target, says Harvard Business School professor Jane Wei-Skillern. "Traditional approaches are still falling short,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

garage, a safe and secure neighborhood, interior walls in good condition, and natural light. Of the 20 attributes tested, 17 of them were rated significantly less necessary for the lower-income family. "The gap emerged for things like a View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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