Employee Compensation - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 19

was built on individual freedom, with the expectation that employees would take responsibility for holding their peers accountable and address performance failures directly. The case explores how the company can establish a View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

employers and 92 percent of small ones offer employees only a single health insurance plan. And even when companies offer three or four options, precious little distinguishes them—most managed-care plans provide the same benefits, insure... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

long hours, most folks are being forced to do that with minimal compensation." Patrick Coomans placed some blame on "the weak job protection employees have in the US." Sid Mehta, who reminded us that Greece has the longest... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are

employees about how big decisions are made. To provide students with further insight into your company culture, connect them with recent hires so they can ask direct questions about employees’ experiences. You can also share more details... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

separates professional service firms from other businesses is that the employees are their most important assets. Yet professionals in any field — independent-minded, creative individuals—can be difficult to manage. In LPSF, we use an old... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

city employees are legally protected by many state constitutions. The key constraint in changing health care obligations, however, is usually political, especially pressure from public employee unions. If... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

01 Sep 2011
News

Capitalism’s False Mantra

University of Toronto. The paper argued that the structure of executive compensation and perks motivated CEOs and other top officers to feather their own nests at the expense of the business itself — the “principal-agent problem.” How... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018

increases in compensation and other variable costs as revenues grew, as well as significant growth-focused investments at HBP, each group contributed more earned income to the School’s fiscal 2018 operations than initially anticipated.... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Theory & Practice

covers many of the most important issues currently facing business - strategy, innovation, customer focus, global trends, leadership for change, strategic alliances, compensation systems, and community responsibility. Kanter¹s enduring... View Details

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Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work | Working Knowledge

job earn the same amount of money—even though there is often a wide disparity,” Wing says. Salary negotiations also create unease, but it’s still an important conversation to pursue, she says. In many cases, managers would prefer to hear why View Details

12 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager

collected information from some 300 large American firms, focusing primarily on the period between 1986 and 1999. By evaluating a combination of confidential compensation surveys, public accounting records, and technology investment data,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Career Support & Exploration Funds | MBA

those of typical MBAs. Even after graduation, HBS can help you pivot throughout your career to pursue your passions wherever they may lead. Loan Forgiveness Programs Loan Reduction for Private Sector Employees HBS offers a Loan Reduction... View Details

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

significant relation between the ratio of CEO-to-mean employee compensation and performance. I next create empirical models that allow me to separate the components of CEO and View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

managing directors, and the other employees globally. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311006-PDF-ENG Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (C) Clayton Rose and Aldo Sesia,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

reality is that some days you need to drive your kid to school.” So, what’s the alternative? Beshears teamed with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in 2015 to test different ways to help 2,508 Google View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Apr 2000
News

Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti

private-sector employees? There are differences in compensation and entrepreneurship, although the employees who work on our Web site are just as creative and excited about their work as folks at any... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

dangerous working conditions in overseas factories. So the company launched an initiative to reduce the negative environmental impact of its entire supply chain and established a code of conduct focused on compensating View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

manage a company's resources. But many executives who have tried to implement ABC on a large scale in their organizations have found the approach limiting and frustrating. Why? The employee surveys that companies used to estimate... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

Terry Ott commented, "I worked in a private company that went public. . . . Post-IPO, the company has continued to do well but the morale has seriously declined because employees feel pressure to have the business look good on a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine

In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details