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  • 16 Jan 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management

data to calculate punishment, meting out whippings according to how many pounds each picker fell short. Similar incentive plans reappeared in early twentieth-century factories, with managers dangling the promise of cash rewards if their... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
  • 20 Apr 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank

Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker
  • Article

Third-Party Punishment as a Costly Signal of High Continuation Probabilities in Repeated Games

By: Jillian J. Jordan and David G. Rand
Why do individuals pay costs to punish selfish behavior, even as third-party observers? A large body of research suggests that reputation plays an important role in motivating such third-party punishment (TPP). Here we focus on a recently proposed reputation-based... View Details
Keywords: Direct Reciprocity; Evolution; Dispersal; Cooperation; Trust; Reputation; Game Theory
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  • 10 May 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

likely to sense that.” Embracing the tough work—and reaping the rewards That’s why it’s crucial for leaders who are adopting a development mindset to carefully examine how they deliver feedback to their employees about their work, Ely... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

kindness does not. The value and rewards of kindness have been touted by leaders as legendary as King Solomon and Desmond Tutu to latter-day executives like General Motors CEO Mary Barra, known for her inclusive, employee-centric style.... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
  • Web

Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

scholar examines the rewards and shortcomings of skilled immigration in the United States Kevin Shih 17 Oct 2018 | Science The United States Must Embrace Global Talent, As High-Skilled Foreign Workers Go Elsewhere Walter Ewing 10 Oct 2018... View Details
  • 13 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

experimental field study, the researchers set out to test the efficacy of three distinct incentive schemes for employees in charge of assessing risk and issuing loans: the origination bonus (in which officers are rewarded a commission for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking
  • Web

Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Aligning Reimbursement w... Aligning Reimbursement with Value Value-based health care delivery motivates and View Details
  • 31 Oct 2018
  • What Do You Think?

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

of others, the manager has control and the leader does not. The manager can motivate with rewards and punishments, while the leader must win hearts and minds. Therefore, fear is a part of management but not of leadership. A smart and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

the value of the case method in developing constructive, independent thought through participation, discovery, and open exchange. Stresses the importance of the instructor as discussion leader, and highlights the challenges and rewards... View Details
  • 09 Apr 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

salaries? Researchers present evidence that workers dislike inequality in equity compensation more than salary compensation because of the perceived scarcity of equity. Subjectivity in Tournaments: Implicit Rewards and Penalties and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jun 2022
  • Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

approach is highly rewarded in our current world culture. "I teach the reader the practice of free attention ... self-observing in real time as our implicit felt senses of our current life situation form." In the book, I teach the reader... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Mar 2019
  • HBS Case

The Ferrari Way

and rewards longtime loyal customers with first chance to buy limited edition cars. On the surface, that scarcity-generates-demand model seems destined to clash with becoming a public company. Ferrari decided to go public, in part, to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto
  • 02 Oct 2012
  • First Look

First Look: October 2

Publications Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance Authors: Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Publication: Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, we investigate whether superior performance on corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

  PublicationsUncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business Authors:Frances Frei and Anne Morriss Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, forthcoming An abstract is not available at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 May 2013
  • HBS Seminar

Robert Gierkink, Chairman, Datalogix

  • 25 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

societal rewards or status quo? Despite the model’s proven effectiveness, most pharmaceutical manufacturers have been slow to adopt the voluntary licensing and BBOP approach to help a population of people who typically live on less than... View Details
Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

understanding of engineering. SA: The HBS Student Association represents and advocates for the student body and serves as the main interface between students and the faculty/administration. Through our academic, social, and professional initiatives, we strive to create... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

bring different people together and spur them to action.” Their reward for thinking beyond profits? These businesses tend to live a long time. In fact, on a global map, Japan stands out for corporate longevity; 40 percent of companies... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Profile

Loujaine AlMoallim

game that keeps you on your toes (or on your head, in some cases). And nothing feels more rewarding than facing these challenges and learning how to tackle them. What is your most memorable classroom moment? During one of our classes in... View Details