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18 Oct 2024
News

My Worst Job

team and, you know, how to wash dishes, all skills I carry with me today. At spring reunions, we asked the alumni to share stories of their worst experiences in the working world. And this episode includes all sorts of life-altering lessons from the View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Service with a Smile

data from 111 workers — college students who labored in service jobs — the pair measured job satisfaction and its relationship to whether workers were being asked to hide or exaggerate emotions. Their study, “A Longitudinal Analysis of... View Details

Keywords: Laura Morgan Roberts; Stephane Cote; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2008
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Summit Sound Bites

and General Manager, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation Related Links Business at the Summit View videos of Business Summit keynote addresses and panel discussions here View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller

higher skill levels than are currently available. More jobs are being defined as requiring a college degree because, yes, they are getting more complicated, but it’s also because employers have been relying on what we call the “spot market” for View Details

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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library

Collection A range of industrial films including time-motion studies and demonstrations of manufacturing shop processes. Includes films produced by HBS for teaching topics like labor relations and... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk

addressing many of the complex issues related to business and the economy. One of Dean Nohria’s core aspirations is for the School to step up and be more engaged in policy and influencing behavior in the business community. This project... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook

or adaptive organism, there are changes. Karl Marx, while he was wrong about almost everything, was actually right on at least one thing — the labor theory of value. What matters most is the people in your company, more than the capital,... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

more than a material exchange in labor relations). Third, we study survey data for the 1990s on the beliefs of Peronist and non-Peronist voters in Argentina and Democrat and Republican voters in the United States. While income and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Is This the Decade of the Investor?

investment in technology and related resources? Or are capital inputs in relation to those of labor somewhat less important in boosting productivity in an information economy?... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

August 2000
Case

Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details

Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations

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17 Mar 2020
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A Bid for the Future

When the RFP for Amazon’s HQ2 arrived in September 2017, Stephen Moret (MBA 2001) had been on the job as president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) for only eight months. The commonwealth was not known for the generous... View Details

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

in part because the population is aging. A key question for policymakers centers on whether local labor markets can adjust or whether a population drop tied to robots will lead to persistent levels of unemployment and growing regional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

05 May 2020
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“Walking a Tightrope”

working class. We depend upon them far more than we've ever thought before. And I hope that we do recognize how important they are. The system is still working. And it's thanks to the working class. Skydeck is produced by the External View Details

18 Jan 2012
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Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem

RELATED LINKS Survey results Survey methodology Watch Porter discuss the survey findings More US Competitiveness Surveys RELATED LINKS Survey results Survey methodology Watch Porter discuss the survey... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2011
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Capitalism’s False Mantra

Related Links Martin discussing his book One of the most influential papers defining the role of business, “Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure,” was coauthored in 1976 by Michael Jensen, the... View Details

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

22 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

everyone’s game. Christopher Stanton uses an experiment with rotating supervisors to study their influence over teams. Related Research Papers Research Paper: Seeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Apr 2017
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Bringing Markets to Myanmar

chance to be an agent of empowerment in this process. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

April 2004 (Revised July 2008)
Case

Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (B)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Dina R. Pradel

New technology underlies a protracted dispute between West Coast longshoremen and their employers. Severe economic consequences lead to government intervention in the dispute. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Negotiation Process; Business and Government Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Shipping Industry; Western United States