Remote work - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2021
Case

Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)

In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details

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Purchase

14 Sep 2021
News

‘Work from Home’ Defined the Pandemic, but the Future Is ‘Work from Anywhere'

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

distance from the Boston campus. They say the workplace as we used to know it, quite frankly, is dead. Not only is remote work considered table stakes to employees, but the pandemic has challenged... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

18 Apr 2023
HBS Seminar

Daron Acemoglu, MIT

08 Jul 2021
News

The Latest Numbers on How Many Workers Will Be Returning to Offices, and How Often

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

required to accomplish such a planned massive expansion, from yet-to-be hit rural areas to overwhelmed urban health systems. As leaders consider how to tackle the task, they might look at the Harvard Business School case study of nonprofit Last Mile Health and its... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

24 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

policies and trajectories that cater to caregiving. While much has been written about flexibility in terms of remote work or unpaid vacation, true flexibility comes from an employer mindset: Smart companies... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

23 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

furtively wedged between meetings and deadlines. Shifts to remote work and flexible hours during early pandemic lockdowns, for example, made care obligations less secretive. But it might not persist: About... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

21 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.

explores how emotions intensify within groups and uncovers ways that leaders can reorient the negative feelings of employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders to help them work toward a positive purpose. For example, if employees are... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree

renewable energy technologies in off-grid communities. I traveled to a number of remote villages in Peru, Sri Lanka, the Dominican Republic, Mali and Madagascar, visiting projects and trying to understand what View Details

21 Apr 2021
News

Welcome to the YOLO Economy

29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

women back in the workplace. Now, researchers add a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities. How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely Letting independent workers choose... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2021
News

Love them or hate them, virtual meetings are here to stay

Program

Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization

Summary Given today's turbulent environment, business leaders are seeking a new path to success for their companies. But while many firms talk about transforming themselves around current trends such as digitization and remote work, most... View Details

31 Jan 2022
News

The Tussle over Location-Based Pay

09 Jan 2024
In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

mindset, redefining the very fabric of our working lives. Key aspects of this digital revolution include: Redefining workspaces with flexibility and digital tools. The term “flexible” will likely be trending more and more. We will... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

22 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Master the One-on-One Meeting

cadence with them (weekly or every other week? 30 minutes or an hour?) and what the format should be—your office or theirs, a walk, or maybe grabbing coffee. Different formats work for different employees and they can always be changed as... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

02 May 2023
What Do You Think?

How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?

remote work affect innovation? Remote work will, on balance, support innovation. That’s the sense of responses to last month’s column. Susan... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Information Technology; Technology

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

however ill-equipped or prepared we are.” This is where Admiral Stockdale comes in. LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 May 2024
What Do You Think?

Have You Had Enough?

organization performance, then on to China trade policies (2012), the importance of immigration (beginning in 2003), women in leadership (2013), the need for an AI czar (2019), and remote work and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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