Publications

Keywords: Applications and Software; Engineering

June 1998
Article

Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-Tech Corporation

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Information Technology; Business Ventures

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

F. Baird Leslie A. Perlow and Thomas J. DeLongHarvard Business School Supplement 403-086 Presents profiles written by six members of the HBS Class of 1976 from the 10th and 20th reunions. The six alumni represent a cross section of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

1995
Article

Putting the Work Back into Work/Family

Keywords: Work-Life Balance

2003
Chapter

Studying Work Groups in India, China, and Hungary

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Working Conditions

September 2003
Teaching Note

Profiles of the Class of 1976 (TN)

Teaching Note for (9-403-087), (2-403-081), (2-403-086), (2-403-084), (2-403-085), (2-403-082), and (2-403-083). View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Behavior

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Compilation

Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto (D)

Provides data to enable students to analyze how software engineers spend their time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Compilation

Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)

According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Time Management; Work-Life Balance; Gender; Information Technology Industry

June 2014
Article

Manage Your Team's Collective Time

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September 2003
Module Note

Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life

Outlines how instructors can facilitate discussion within the Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life module to encourage students to begin a process of self-assessment that focuses on personal values, career development needs, and workplace culture. View Details

Keywords: Working Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Culture; Work-Life Balance; Value

September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
Teaching Note

Work Patterns at Ditto (TN) (A), (B), (C), and (D)

Teaching Note to (9-404-055), (9-404-056), (9-404-057), and (9-404-058). View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Compilation

PEARL Project, The: Work Patterns at Ditto (A)

Describes life on a product development team, the behaviors that are rewarded, and the difficult tradeoffs members often have to make as a result. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Motivation and Incentives; Information Technology Industry

31 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

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Keywords: by Staff

August 2023
Technical Note

Two Ways of Pursuing a Calling

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman

Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an overview of two different ways people can pursue a calling: with an internal focus or external focus. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Motivation and Incentives; Human Needs; Satisfaction; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; Music Industry; Education Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

Educators

2009
Article

The Dynamics of Silencing Conflict

By: Leslie Perlow and Nelson Repenning

In many organizations, when people perceive a difference with another they often do not fully express themselves. Despite creating innumerable problems, silencing conflict is a persistent phenomenon. While the antecedents of acts of silence are well documented, little... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Management Style; Conflict Management; Societal Protocols

September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
Teaching Note

Versity.com (TN)

Teaching Note to (9-403-132), (9-403-133), and (9-403-134). View Details

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Compilation

Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)

According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry

February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
Case

Howie Cohen at Versity.com

Howie Cohen is Versity.com's founder. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about his company's evolution as they expand across the country and bring in a professional management team. View Details

Keywords: Leadership

February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
Case

Peter Jacobs at Versity.com

Peter Jacobs is Versity.com's new professional CEO. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about the company's evolution as he takes charge and tries to establish a new direction for the company. View Details

Keywords: Perspective; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Leadership; Management Teams