Perks - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

perks like bonuses, commissions, or stock options tied to hitting certain goals. But managers may not realize that these incentives could contribute to employee dissatisfaction, burnout, and personal problems at home. “The more our... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

to obtain.” In a study of a Chinese manufacturer that encouraged factory workers to submit innovative ideas to bolster the company’s operations, Gallani and her colleagues find that providing certain perks and incentives for task-based... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

05 Jul 2021
What Do You Think?

Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?

and services. That’s not to deny that there are other sources for that kind of information. They tend to reside in the lower reaches of nearly any organization, among those who don’t have the same perks as those at the top. "A popular fix... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

"defined benefit" plans because they assured recipients of a set monthly amount they could always rely on. Then, starting in the 1980s, the nest egg started to crack. As firms began competing globally, pension perks began to be... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Financial Services

16 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

Editor's note: Even with recent disclosures about out-of-control spending on corporate perks and government agency parties, the US military is frequently held up as the exemplar of organizational largesse run wild. In the new book Defense... View Details

Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

challenges I've found is that not enough attention is paid to rewarding and encouraging management. In the private sector, you're rewarded significantly for being a good executive manager. Your perks are tied to that. In the nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

example, clubs have little reason to try to camouflage the amount and channel it through arrangements designed to make the bottom line less visible. While athletes are paid generously during the period of their contracts, they generally do not receive much compensation... View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

perks and forms of compensation, such as stock option grants. "My sense is that the Obama administration fundamentally believes in the power of markets combined with good government supervision," Ferri says. "While some... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

17 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

proposed an intermediate category of workers called "dependent contractors" with some legal protections and benefits without the full perks of employees, similar to classifications in other countries such as Canada and Germany. Hagiu sees... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology

15 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

money." What's the central message here? A: In 2002, Arrow Electronics attempted a new Internet venture, Arrow.com. The group was granted perks not given to others, and this did not go unnoticed by the sales group, which was already... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?

percent—the lowest in over 30 years. Home prices are perking up, and the number of home mortgages with negative equity is down. Balance sheets have recovered to their 2007 highs. While the United States represents only 19 percent of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Banking; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

13 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 13, 2008

dairy industry by 2010, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group had ambitious plans. As one of China's biggest national dairy companies, its main challenge was competing as a local company against joint-venture rivals who benefited from perks... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

customer $20 in "Nordstrom Notes" that can be applied to future purchases. Depending on how much they spend annually, Fashion Rewards members also have access to perks such as concierge service and free alterations. A well-run... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

as a celebrity CEO with a guru book of success lessons. Almost before the ink dries, the same CEO is mired in notoriety, a celebrity failure as it were. The reasons trace back to fundamental imbalances in the mix of beneficial or self-serving aspects of his lifestyle... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

Meakem: I agree. The benefit of jumping right out is that you don't get cushy; you don't get used to a corporate job with corporate perks and get lulled into submission by staying at a large corporation for too long. You avoid that.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

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