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- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
workers, sharecroppers, and other nonwaged workers and shift attention from the industrial cities of the Northeast to the nation as a whole. That approach allows scholars to interrogate the connections between slavery and the unfolding of... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
work. Workers who prefer to work from home may find increased productivity, reduced commute time, and a lower quit rate because they are overall happier. For clients, this experience, together with investments made by the call centers... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
things don’t have to happen right this instant. This is the new norming that needs to happen.” 7. Accept that productivity will probably suffer Choudhury’s research shows productivity often increases with... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
technology. Business Track, 2019 MyToolbox Technologies, Inc. Wil Eyi (MBA 2019) Business Track Winner Platform for construction workers NomPot Ed Arthy (MBA 2020) Kasey Le (MBA 2020) Neha Mathur (MBA 2020) Zach Keeling, (MBA 2020)... View Details
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
individual rep's results, and sales training has focused on product features and cost-performance advantages, not on the business issues facing customers. Now salespeople need to understand, promote, and select from an entire portfolio of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
mitigate via duties and taxes or offer short term support to displaced workers but (it is) far better to come to grips with where your country has real sustainable global advantages. Many of those America once had are gone ” Doug Kinsey... View Details
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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
introduced the Polaroid Land Camera, Model 95, and Land Film, Type 40, to the public. Edwin Land stood at a precipice, wondering whether the significant investment and research in his new product would pay off. Land had wisely kept his... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
where a firm monetizes its product through sponsors rather than setting prices to its customer base. We analyze strategic interactions between an innovative entrant and an incumbent where the incumbent may imitate the entrant's business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
nonstop flights—matters most when collaborators are in different time zones or overcoming cultural distance. “It seems that, if the two locations are in the same time zone and are culturally similar, then Zoom is good enough. It’s fine to meet colleagues on Zoom and... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- Web
The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
and Labor created Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 Ford doubles factory wages and shortens workday Labor Secretary position created Worker shortage: Unions double membership and increase wages Influence: Medium-Low 20 1920 s 19 Union... View Details
- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
of how highly his leadership style was regarded just over 20 years ago, Jack Welch would face difficult challenges applying it today. He was a product of his time. Times have changed. So spoke respondents to last month’s column. Andrea... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of immigrant workers in host-country labor markets and the use of social benefits by immigrants. The survey then considers the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
Every year depression affects one in every five employees and costs American businesses $210 billion in medical bills and lost productivity. In fact, for every worker with a depressive disorder, a company loses an average of 32 View Details
- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Dec 2017
- Op-Ed
Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs
Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
CasPhotography What Can the Harley-Davidson Case Teach Us About Managing in a Politicized Environment? The advice to Harley-Davidson’s management from respondents of this month’s column is to (1) ensure that politics doesn’t deter the Company from its current strategy,... View Details
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
psychological boundaries with your spouse, and people vary in how bumpy that transition is” “Many people will say that they have to figure out who they are in terms of always having been a really productive person,” Amabile says. “They... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
analyzes the response of this wage to exogenous changes in the marginal revenue product of labor. The paper finds parameters for which the response of wages is modest relative to the response of employment, as appears to be the case in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
paper, we investigate how these two strategies may bring different benefits within the same day and across days. Additionally, we examine the impact of these strategies on both worker productivity and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne