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  • July–August 2019
  • Article

Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions

By: Yanhua Bird, Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Exploitive working conditions have spurred companies to pressure their suppliers to adopt labor codes of conduct and to conform their labor practices to the standards set forth in those codes. Yet little is known about whether organizational structures such as codes... View Details
Keywords: Organization Theory; Economic Sociology; Social Responsibility; Sustainability; Auditing; Process Improvement; Organizational Structure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Supply Chain; Labor; Working Conditions
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  • October 2019 (Revised June 2020)
  • Supplement

Airbus vs. Boeing (M): MAX 8 Disasters (July 2019)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the October 2018 and March 2019 crashes of Boeing MAX 8 jets, which together killed over 300 passengers. The planes involved in both crashes shared a problem with a software system called MCAS, which Boeing had revamped at the last minute prior to... View Details
Keywords: Airbus; Boeing; Product Development; Product Design; Air Transportation; Projects; Competition; Safety; Failure; Air Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe
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  • 1982
  • Article

When Self-Descriptions Contradict Behavior: Actions do Speak Louder than Words

By: T. M. Amabile and L. Kabat
Subjects viewed two videotapes, one depicting a stimulus person's self-description and the other depicting that person's behavior in a conversation, according to a four-way factorial design personality descriptor used in the self-description ("introvert" or... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Perception; Cognition and Thinking; Judgments
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  • Program

Competing in the Age of AI—Virtual

will delve into diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science; explore network effects and platform strategies; and learn how to build an AI factory that enables your company to compete successfully... View Details
  • 16 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
How do firms pair workers with managers, and which constraints affect the allocation of labor within the firm? We characterize the sorting pattern of managers to workers in a large readymade garment manufacturer in India and then explore potential drivers of the... View Details
Keywords: Assortative Matching; Productivity; Global Buyers; Readymade Garments; Labor; Organizational Design; Performance Productivity; Fashion Industry
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  • 08 Jun 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

parts and permutations—really works. A carbon trading simulation designed by Harvard Business School professor Peter Coles gives students the opportunity to experience firsthand the pressure-packed decision-making process and uncertainty... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
  • 16 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best... View Details
  • 22 Nov 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

nuances of its limits. Since ChatGPT debuted a year ago, automation hopes and fears—previously limited to factory floors and supermarket checkout lines—have shaken the ranks of highly-educated knowledge workers and provided new avenues... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
  • Research Summary

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By: Jorge Tamayo
Professor Tamayo’s research focuses on theoretical modeling and structural estimation of firm decision-making and productivity.

Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
Keywords: Industrial Organization, Industrial Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Energy Generation; Performance Efficiency; Market Design; Crime and Corruption; Manufacturing Industry; Energy Industry
  • 11 Sep 2012
  • First Look

First Look: September 11

conditions on sequence memory. In addition, conscious thought appeared to increase intrusion nowness and arousal. Limitations. The analogue design and healthy participant sample prevent from generalizing results to other populations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

Publications August 2013 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy and Competition By: Collis, David Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies that compete internationally... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

Research Summaries

Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success.  His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.


Social Capital... View Details

  • 29 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

Why do outlet stores exist? The answer may seem obvious to most shoppers—they are places where companies get rid of factory seconds or outdated merchandise at fire-sale prices. Read: bargains, bargains, bargains. And indeed, that may have... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail
  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Ethan S. Bernstein
I have spent my career studying novel talent management practices and their effect on collaboration and performance. My core research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to... View Details
Keywords: Privacy; Transparency; Productivity; Field Experiments; Communication; Design; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance; Groups and Teams; Networks; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Satisfaction; North America; Europe; Asia; China; Japan; Latin America
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407062 Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman Harvard Business School Case 407-060 At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

academic psychologists, Harvard Business School professors, directors of organizations, and government officials. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51447 Winter 2017 Oxford Review of Economic Policy The Market View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

designed to alleviate burdens for frontline workers. The model—which included elements like scheduling, cross-training, and optimal store layouts—freed up employees to create a better service experience for customers. This led to... View Details
  • 07 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

their current carbon footprint, it’s unclear how reliant on offsets the company will have to be to neutralize the fossil-based energy for their own factories and operations. It’s even harder to see a viable pathway towards complete... View Details