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The New Social Contract: Contractors, Firms, and Agencies
The emergence of a 'new social contract' linking employees and organizations - perhaps most notable for the absence of a promise of lifelong job security - has been widely remarked. A related trend, less noted but potentially important, has been the emergence of a... View Details
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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Landman In 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
starts with the recitation of the rules: “Participate. No thin skins. Leave your stripes [i.e., indications of rank and status] at the door. Take notes. Focus on our issues, not the issues of those above us Absolute candor is critical.”... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- June 2008
- Case
Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant
By: C. Wickham Skinner and Heather Beckham
Treadway Tire's plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen. The foremen are caught in the middle of an adversarial relationship between the union and management, and they must cope with the needs and interests... View Details
Keywords: Superior & Subordinate; Labor Relations; Work Force Management; Human Resource Management; Hiring; Job Satisfaction; Management; Leadership; Retention; Rank and Position; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Selection and Staffing; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Labor and Management Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Ohio
Skinner, C. Wickham, and Heather Beckham. "Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-189, June 2008.
- February 2022
- Article
How Global Leaders Gain Power Through Downward Deference and Reduction of Social Distance
By: Tsedal Neeley and Sebastian Reiche
We theorize about how people with positional power enact downward deference—a practice of lowering oneself to be equal to that of lower power workers—based on a study of 115 top global leaders at a large U.S. company. These leaders were charged with advancing... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Style; Global Range; Relationships; Rank and Position; Power and Influence; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Neeley, Tsedal, and Sebastian Reiche. "How Global Leaders Gain Power Through Downward Deference and Reduction of Social Distance." Academy of Management Journal 65, no. 1 (February 2022): 11–34.
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions in Asian contract factories prompted Nike board member Jill Ker Conway to lobby for a board-level corporate... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
respect. The cast of influential and colorful characters includes Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves in Louisiana who developed a system for straightening African-American hair, which was so successful that she ranks as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?
This question produced responses that may encourage some of us to rethink what is happening in the ranks of those organizations pursuing hybrid work strategies. On the one hand, we’ve heard from senior executives making the case for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Language Wars Divide Global Companies
teams as high, medium, or low, based on the intensity of this "us versus them" effect. For example, one team that ranked high on the scale, which had a dozen members located in Germany and six in the United States, suffered... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 02 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women
as she gains power, the researchers say. “This research lends further credence to the notion that it may be difficult for women to reach higher rank positions in organizations even though women may actually often practice advantageous... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
How Is Private Equity Funded? Three Segments of PE Should BC Partners Exit? Show Hide Details Concepts Introduction to Private Equity Venture Capital Growth Equity Buyouts Private Equity Wrap-up Featured Exercises Calculate the value of equity Identify and View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
For example, providers must check cancer patients undergoing radiation for pacemakers, which can malfunction during the treatment. Employees were asked to rank the likelihood that they would report the following near-miss scenarios, which... View Details
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Greenhill House | About
in the industry, headed the investment banking division, and rose to the rank of president. In 1993, Greenhill became chairman and CEO of Smith Barney. Greenhill’s many contributions to HBS include service on the School’s Visiting... View Details
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Companies: social responsibility
Where can I find social responsibility ratings and reports for companies? The following databases rate or rank the social responsibility of companies: MSCI GMI Ratings: GMI Ratings, formerly known as Corporate Library, offers annual... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner
about these findings? Yes and no, says Nicholas. While the harmful effects of GE’s high-level jobs may appear worrisome to people currently working in the upper ranks of their companies, not every organization or industry may see the same... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
salt, it is said that about 50-plus million Chinese and 20-plus million Indians live outside their home countries. India's tendency to shun its diaspora must rank as among the most disastrous decisions made by a nation in modern times:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Bloomberg: mutual funds
How do I screen for or find performance and rankings of mutual funds in Bloomberg? To create a Fund Performance Chart that compares returns of funds across various time periods type FPC and hit GO. Use the filters to create a list of... View Details
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
them more aware of misdeeds.” During arbitration, claimants and brokerages rank their preferred arbitrators from a random Finra-generated list, striking ones that might side with the opposing party. Brokerages typically tap into vast... View Details
- May 2013
- Case
Wendy Peterson
By: Linda A. Hill and Alisa Zalosh
Wendy Peterson was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company. To penetrate a perceived market niche, Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose familiarity with and access to Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Conflict Management; Salesforce Management; Rank and Position; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Accounting Industry; Texas
Hill, Linda A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Wendy Peterson." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-560, May 2013.
- 2008
- Article
Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States
By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist
Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
Design/methodology/approach—Industrial... View Details
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Keywords: Geographic Location; Policy; Employment; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; European Union; United States
Solvell, Orjan, Christian H.M. Ketels, and Goran Lindqvist. "Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States." Special Issue on Macro and Micro Level Competitiveness Competitiveness Review 18, nos. 1/2 (2008): 104 – 130.