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- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Accounting Review Rethinking Measurement of Pay Disparity and Its Relation to Firm Performance By: Rouen, Ethan Abstract—I develop measures of firm-level pay View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
success could also influence people’s perceptions of workers in various jobs, particularly low-wage positions, the researchers say. “This overemphasis on effort could lead people to believe that workers in low-wage jobs are not deserving of increased View Details
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
should be careful to respect a range of religious expressions. Take the case of auto parts retailer AutoZone, which agreed to pay $75,000 for telling an employee he couldn’t wear a turban to work after converting to Sikhism. “Companies... View Details
- 02 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes
more money in their pockets. Other factors that contribute to income disparity are more based in societal issues or on how companies go about their business. For example, large companies may pay more for a... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 05 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
more likely to advance and succeed than employees working at others, leading to some startling disparities between companies ranked in the top 50 versus those ranked in the bottom 50: Some employees are waiting longer for promotions.... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
Second, pay disparity between managers located in different states decreases relative to that of co-located managers. Third, division productivity falls in dispersed firms, with the effect driven by managers... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
study, he asked a group of online participants to list the important people in their social networks, noting their cultural backgrounds and whether they liked each other. Then he asked them to do a word association exercise that compared their ability to connect View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
stakeholders and good workplace practices. They are better prepared to deal with and mitigate crisis, like the current coronavirus pandemic. If there were ever a time to “think outside the building” and be more aware of the wider system, it’s now. Operating in silos... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'
including two economic recessions. Smaller cities and rural areas were excluded because of missing data for at least one year during this time period. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Greenstein and Cao parsed both the broad difference in IT wages for... View Details
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
who had such disparate beliefs. "But in the end I'm glad, because I think that the principles we discuss in this book are broadly applicable to people's lives. I hope that we've been able to frame them in a way that is accessible to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
risk in a relatively unfamiliar market; as a tradeoff, it also gives up some measure of control. To explore the link between franchising and the challenge of operating in diverse markets, the authors analyzed data from 420 convenience store chains, finding that chains... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
individual. This article offers a critical review of this rich yet disparate literature and guides research toward a multilevel theory of imprinting. We start with a definition that captures the general features of imprinting across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
pay insufficient attention to encouraging employees to cooperate. And when they do consider cooperation, they rely too heavily on incentives alone as the panacea. Those who get it right recognize that changing behavior requires a... View Details
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
We know surprisingly little about mergers and acquisitions, despite the buckets of ink spilled on the topic. In fact, our collective wisdom could be summed up in a few short sentences: Acquirers usually pay too much. Friendly deals done... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
suggests that "Globalization will have reached its peak when we have global citizens who can pay their taxes where they please and enjoy the benefits of the government that serves them best no matter their geographic location . . .... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
charitable donations like a typical nonprofit would. Commercial microfinance organizations often adopt a hybrid model, for example: they provide business loans to poor people who wouldn't traditionally qualify, but they still depend on the loan recipients View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
not force the disparate CSR programs into their business strategies. Instead, the goal should be to "bring discipline and structure to the many fragmented components. [The] components will in some cases support the core strategy and in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Patient–Physician Gender Concordance and Increased Mortality Among Female Heart Attack Patients By: Greenwood, Brad, Seth Carnahan, and Laura Huang Abstract—We examine patient gender View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
objective was "to gain insight into hospital problems in order to serve them better," in a market where service would make the difference since price disparities were rapidly vanishing due to increasing competition. The candid... View Details
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
she shudders. Through another Brazilian immigrant, she had obtained housecleaning work shortly after settling in. She worked constantly, trudging home most nights after dark, too late—and often too tired—to spend meaningful time with her son. The work was arduous, the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman