Human Needs - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

and started World War I, and it all collapsed. As percentages of GDP, we didn’t return to those earlier levels of global capital flows until the 1990s. Global free trade is not the natural order of things. Globalization is a project, and projects View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

computer-based recommendation technology to help consumers make decisions. Yeomans' findings shed light on the hurdles that AI technology will need to overcome to win over wary consumers. The team enlisted 75 pairs of people, including... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 May 2024
News

Why HR Needs an Ai-First Mentality

06 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

employees who are experts in their various areas of work. They say they feel "childlike" when they have to switch to the working language. It affects how they contribute. Managers primarily tend to worry about things like culture and geography, but every... View Details

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

Steiner." economic sociology_the european electronic newsletter 10. Titmuss, Richard. 1971. The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy. New York: Vintage. U.K. Department of Health. 2005. "More body donations View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

between shareholders and boards." He adds that it forces both entities to grapple with an extremely complex issue. "To have more say on pay, you need to have something to say in the first place." One At A Time The political... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

26 Nov 2021
News

Today’s CEOs Need Hands-On Digital Skills

11 Apr 2023
News

Companies Need to Normalize Healthy Turnover

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it. It consumes a huge amount of executives' time, forcing them into endless rounds of dull meetings and tense negotiations. It encourages managers to lie and cheat, lowballing targets and inflating results, and it... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

15 Jun 2023
News

A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the US

Podcast: Cybersecurity: Why All Business Disciplines Need to Teach It—And How

Do your business students plan to use the internet at work? Then they need to know about cybersecurity. Threats to computer systems grow and evolve daily, putting the operations, information, and reputation of companies—as well as individuals—constantly at risk.... View Details

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need

employees, and watching productivity plummet. “At a time when workers continue to quietly quit and many companies are struggling to fill openings, it’s especially important for employers to revamp their wellness offerings.” What employees View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

27 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

leaders need to start preparing clear answers. After all, the number of religious discrimination complaints has increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years, and settlement amounts have more than doubled, according to data... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

26 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out

For mid-career STEM professionals looking to advance their skills and careers, certificate programs at elite universities can offer a fast track. And for universities, such programs are an important and growing revenue stream—and a recruitment tool for women and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

Employees are feeling alienated Abdelal and DeLong see all of these phenomena as stemming from a common cause: the rise of contractual relationships with employees in place of emotional investment. “We’ve moved more and more from the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

March 1, 2013
Article

Nonprofits Need to Compete for Top Talent

By: Gerald Chertavian

Keywords: Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management; Retention

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01 Jun 2017
News

Ink: Home Cooking, Secure Retirements, and Restoring Humanity to Finance

“The author is British, and he and his wife went to live in Provence. The French way of doing things differed from theirs, sometimes in surprising ways, but in the end, the larger humanity in people came out. I’m inspired by the... View Details

31 May 2023
HBS Case

Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story

served time in prison. While incarcerated, he earned an accounting degree, but after a prospective employer rescinded a job offer, he vowed not to reveal his past. In this video, Gibson discusses why business leaders need to hear Miller's... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products

September 2017
Article

Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees

By: Anais Thibault-Landry, Allan Schweyer and Ashley V. Whillans

Given the struggle that many organizations face hiring and retaining talent in today's tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace... View Details

Keywords: Rewards; Total Reward Strategies; Incentives; Recognition; Motivation; Psychological Needs; Employees; Retention; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions