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- 2023
- Working Paper
Location-Specificity and Geographic Competition for Remote Workers
By: Thomaz Teodorovicz, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Evan Starr
The precipitous growth of remote work has given rise to a new phenomenon: geographic competition between localities for the physical presence of remote workers. Remote workers with high general human capital may create value for their new destinations and reverse net... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Human Capital; Geographic Location; Civil Society or Community; Motivation and Incentives
Teodorovicz, Thomaz, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Evan Starr. "Location-Specificity and Geographic Competition for Remote Workers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-071, May 2023.
- 2013
- Article
Immigration and Employer Transitions for STEM Workers
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
We analyze the career trajectories of STEM workers and firm-level hiring of immigrants using the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) database of the US Census Bureau. We find STEM career adjustments during periods of abnormally high immigration into the... View Details
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, and William R. Kerr. "Immigration and Employer Transitions for STEM Workers." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 103, no. 3 (May 2013): 193–197.
- 10 Aug 2020
- News
At Home, Workers Seek Alternative Credentials
- 03 Dec 2013
- News
Does watching workers increase or decrease productivity?
- Article
Enfranchisement of Service Workers
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
Enfranchisement is achieved through an integration of empowerment with methods of pay for performance. Evidence from Ito Yokado Group in Japan and Nordstrom in the US demonstrates the positive effects of enfranchisement. Successful efforts to enfranchise employees: 1.... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Franchise Ownership; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry; Japan; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Enfranchisement of Service Workers." California Management Review 33, no. 4 (Summer 1991).
- 02 Mar 2022
- News
How Employers Can Invest in Frontline Workers
- 07 May 2019
- News
Global Workers Are Ready for Retraining
- 14 Oct 2019
- News
Private-equity deals depress worker wages, study finds
- 19 Sep 2011
- News
Are Workers Today Unhappy, Or Just Unmotivated?
- 11 Jul 2022
- News
The Digital Nomad Visas Luring Workers Overseas
- 18 Jan 2019
- News
The Stealth Productivity Drain on American Workers
- 08 Jan 2022
- News
Why Workers Are Fleeing the Hospitality Sector
- January–February 2025
- Article
Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers
By: Thomaz Teodorovicz, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Evan Starr
The precipitous growth of remote work has given rise to a new phenomenon: the emergence of relocation incentive programs that localities use to compete for the physical presence of remote workers. Remote workers with high general human capital may create value for... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Motivation and Incentives; Geographic Location; Talent and Talent Management; Human Capital; Tulsa
Teodorovicz, Thomaz, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Evan Starr. "Location-Specificity and Relocation Incentive Programs for Remote Workers." Organization Science 36, no. 1 (January–February 2025): 186–212.
- 12 Sep 2014
- News
Survey: Companies Hold Back On Hiring Full-Time Workers
- 04 Mar 2011
- News
How to Make Workers Happy
- 10 May 2021
- News
Executives, Workers See Future of Remote Work Differently
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
difficult. The major issue with remote workers and motivation appears to be feeling isolated and second-class relative to the onsite workers. Encourage sharing of best practices. Encourage employees to tell you what they are doing well... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
difficult. The major issue with remote workers and motivation appears to be feeling isolated and second-class relative to the onsite workers. Encourage sharing of best practices. Encourage employees to tell you what they are doing well... View Details
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Organized Labor and the Worker
A vehicle for the discussion of labor unions and working people from the Civil War to the end of World War I. View Details
McCraw, Thomas K. "Organized Labor and the Worker." Harvard Business School Case 391-256, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- 20 Oct 2021
- Podcast
Bringing hidden workers into focus
If workers are in short supply, why do employers continue to use digital gatekeepers that screen out millions of capable individuals? Joe Fuller joins his Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host, Bill Kerr, to share insights from the project’s research... View Details