Geographic Flexibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

wage comparisons affect firm policies on executive pay? This paper explores that question using a 1992 SEC proxy disclosure rule that mandated increased disclosure of executive pay. We argue that this rule differentially increased wage comparisons within firms with... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

Public Architecture together force the entire organization to the least common denominator or would it provide them with a flexible platform for creating social change? These questions have important implications for Public's growth... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

ecosystem. We seek to support entrepreneurs in growing their businesses by providing capital that can be flexible in terms of structure and duration, according to each business’ needs. Ideal candidates for investment have at least... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

standards/goals Geographic flexibility Office space Paid travel Ownership options Professional training + – Negotiate The following tactics can help you conduct productive negotiations. Speak with the hiring... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

must discover the right design and identity through experimentation. Both design change and identity change require management attention, which is a limited resource. So changing both at once and quickly is hard. An organization’s design is often more View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Koo. Firm-Induced Migration Paths and Strategic Human-Capital Outcomes (pdf) , Management Science (forthcoming). With Tarun Khanna and Victoria Sevcenko. Work-From-Anywhere: The Productivity Effects of Geographical View Details

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

demonstrated that Unilever could make a hostile acquisition, while the acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's two years later showed that Unilever could move quickly and decisively if it wished. Effective procedures were put in place to absorb acquired firms, which were... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

The impact is concentrated among CEOs holding strong political views, and is particularly pronounced for shorter trade relationships, suggesting ideological alignment is more relevant in more flexible and substitutable connections. Our... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

The American workforce has always migrated, moving wherever the jobs took them—traditionally, away from small towns and toward big cities. Now, as an increasing number of workplaces embrace remote work and allow people the flexibility to... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

engage employees. Workplace changes prompted by the pandemic have made employees more adaptable and flexible than before; however, persistent change without time to absorb and process causes fatigue. Leaders who are numb to fatigue make... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Management Division (STR) of the Academy of Management with Cirrus Foroughi and Barbara Larson for "Work-from-anywhere: The Productivity Effects of Geographic Flexibility." Prithwiraj Choudhury : Finalist for the 2020 HBR McKinsey Award... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

Valleydene provided Barford with the flexibility he needed to spend more time with his ailing wife (who died in 1991 after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis) and six children. Beyond the boardroom, Barford has been associated in... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

organizations. Participants will learn how to build systems that incorporate flexibility of strategy implementation through a structured empowerment model, promote critical thinking and innovation, and emphasize a common purpose... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

systems of adherence. Case 1: Learn and deploy new information Geographic diversification is often seen by managers as a useful way to tap into new sources of growth. In case of a pandemic, a specific form of View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

workplace friendships, firms can minimize the psychological costs of homesickness, which increase depending on how far the employee is from home, according to Choudhury’s study, Social Attachment to Place and Psychic Costs of Geographic... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Feb 2020
News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

effects of organizations allowing employees to “work from anywhere” and why geographic mobility has led to increased innovation. The movement of employees, Choudhury found in one study, promoted tacit knowledge transfer across... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1999
News

Alumni Career Services Update

alumni use "But the most valuable service we provide is to support the incredible willingness of alumni to help each other," says Gardella. The online alumni directory, for instance, allows alumni to search jobs by categories such as industry, company, and View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

School, studies how location and geographic mobility affect worker productivity and innovation. His research also examines how companies benefit by allowing employees to work remotely. Choudhury answered questions from participants in a... View Details