Workplace - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

In the days since the election, more than 400 hate crimes in local schools, communities, and businesses have been reported Trump’s statements about sexually harassing women potentially give permission for a set of behaviors that undermine the safety and advancement of... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

Resource Management, Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress, which shows that a workplace-based wellness program can help employees suffering from mental health issues. A potential... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

given the chance. You have to make the program apply to everyone, not just those who volunteer.” The researchers share their findings in the working paper Treatment and Selection Effects of Formal Workplace Mentorship Programs, coauthored... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

offices and forging new paths in hybrid and remote work models. Many workers decided they didn’t want to suffer through long commutes or return to jobs they hated and joined the “Great Resignation.” And ultimately, virus variants and infection surges thwarted many... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

almost every society on how much we should allow the private sector to handle prosocial objectives,” says Zhang, who studies workplace culture and social inequality. “What we saw here is that if the private sector engages in that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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

29 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

performance-based incentives are integral to many workplaces and can be effective in motivating employees. But with research showing that many employees are working even longer and harder than usual during the pandemic, managers should be... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. Tip: Small talk works big wonders Another factor that workplaces can focus on right now is creating opportunities for informal conversations. Small talk... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

XiXinXing A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s day, a good time to reflect that love springs everywhere, even at work. After all, love in the workplace is inevitable; but be forewarned. It does not always turn out well. Is it... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

working paper, “On the Origins of Our Discontent,” as they examine a frustrated workforce and point out that the Great Resignation has become synonymous with workplaces that lack connection. “For decades both liberals and conservatives... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

those lower in status than ourselves,” Brooks says. “Every workplace has norms and rules of conduct, explicit and implicit. There are rules of appropriateness. And rules of professionalism,” Brooks says. “It is possible that we are more... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

they themselves feel an internal desire to excel. The question, though, is how to inject more individuality into the workplace without inviting chaos. Some companies and leaders have tried to graft individuality and related values like... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

GTB's founders felt it was imperative to try. They set out to build a bank that would be known for its workplace innovations, outstanding customer service, superior financial results, and exemplary corporate citizenship. In general,... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

particularly young people: the diverse, inclusive workplaces they’ve worked hard to develop. “Job seekers are more likely to click on job ads for firms with high diversity scores when presented with this information.” “Job seekers are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

organizations provide their employees that helpful time for reflection.” NOTE TO READERS: In the next step of this research, professors Gino and Kouchaki are looking to discover ways to mitigate unethical amnesia in the workplace in order... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

notice and take action, according to the research, published September in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. The study could provide an incentive of its own for businesses looking to attract and retain talent amid a brisk labor market and... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

22 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

there and tell them that we were taking the company to higher ground. We were going to get the workplace and the marketplace right. I think every CEO needs to do that in a smart way." See related story on Higher-Ambition CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

Teaching Interest

Overview

Dominika has experience teaching graduate-level courses, e.g., HBS MBA course Driving Profitable Growth with Prof. Gary Pisano, as well as undergraduate-level courses, e.g., Harvard College course Men, Women, and Work with Prof. Mary Brinton. Dominika also oversaw and... View Details

13 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

employers or share feedback about their workplaces are Indeed and Great Place to Work. These kinds of machine-learning techniques could be used by regulators in deciding where to target scarce resources on which firms to examine, as well... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

Research Summary

Current Research

Ian studies extrinsic rewards -- monetary incentives from formal compensation systems, as well as other formal and informal external rewards-- in order to help businesses understand the tensions and tradeoffs inherent in motivating employees. His research takes a... View Details

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