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  • 2010
  • Article

An Organizational Approach to Undoing Gender: The Unlikely Case of Offshore Oil Platforms

By: Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson
This case study of two offshore oil platforms illustrates how an organizational initiative designed to enhance safety and effectiveness created a culture that unintentionally released men from societal imperatives for "manly" behavior, prompting them to let go of... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Goals and Objectives; Behavior; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Gender; Emotions
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  • 21 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?

storage racks from collapsing and other major accidents; or perhaps by a particularly dramatic decline in smaller injuries prevented by workers more regularly wearing personal protective gear," says Toffel, who worked as an environment,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 2007
  • Chapter

Disrupting Gender, Revising Leadership

By: D. E. Meyerson, R. Ely and Laura Wernick
In this chapter, we present a case study of men on two off-shore oil platforms—a workplace that has traditionally rewarded men for their masculine displays of bravado and their interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Safety; Leadership; Interpersonal Communication; Practice; Gender; Business Processes; Energy Industry
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  • November 2011
  • Article

How Great Companies Think Differently

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Corporate leaders have long subscribed to the belief that the sole purpose of business is to make money. That narrow view, deeply embedded in the American capitalist system, molds the actions of most corporations, constraining them to focus on maximizing short-term... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Behavior; Social Issues; Competitive Advantage
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  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

he cites France's National Federation of Farm Worker Unions (FNSEA); in 2006 FNSEA chief Patrick Ferrère said, "When the French Minister for Agriculture, whatever his political affiliation, wants to launch a reform or a new policy, he... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • December 2015 (Revised April 2019)
  • Case

Chicken Republic

By: Jose Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
Deji Akinyanju, founder of Nigerian fast-food chain Chicken Republic, and Ayo Oduntan, founder of an integrated Nigerian poultry operation (Amo Byng Group), are among a growing cadre of skilled food-industry entrepreneurs for whom the opportunities to serve the... View Details
Keywords: Poultry; Chicken; Value Chain; Emerging Market; Chicken Republic; Amo Byng; Doreo Partners; Babban Gona; Reform; MINT; QSR; Quick Serve Restaurant; Fast Food; Corruption; Growth; Leadership; Food; Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain; Infrastructure; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Governance; Growth and Development; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
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  • 13 Jul 2022
  • Book

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

long. She could not help but think the American Dream, or even just the chance to live a dignified life, was out of reach no matter how early she left for work or how late she stayed. Because she had been in charge of workers’ safety at a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 03 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 3, 2015

job test scores or grant managers discretion in making hiring decisions. We implement our test in the context of the introduction of a valuable job test across 15 firms employing low-skill service sector workers. Our results suggest that firms can improve View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Mar 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in a High Risk Endeavor

Keywords: by Faaiza Rashid & Amy C. Edmondson
  • 06 Nov 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Extending Producer Responsibility: An Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies

Keywords: by Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein & Katharine L. Lee; Chemical
  • 30 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

research has focused on the underuse of incident-reporting systems. After all, the thinking went, a system used to collect and report incidents will only help an organization learn from its mistakes and lead to better safety results—to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

    Who Guarantees Your Workplace is Safe for Return?

    As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed... View Details

    • April 1, 2020
    • Article

    A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work

    By: Amitabh Chandra, Mark Fishman and Douglas Melton
    Given the different impact that the pandemic is having on individual communities across the country, the notion that all workers should be allowed to return to work on one date is unrealistic. Instead, individual states should make that determination. This article lays... View Details
    Keywords: Return To Work; Health Pandemics; Employment; Safety; Planning; United States
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    • 22 Feb 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems

    Tucker notes that these systems have their place, as they provide the opportunity for workers to anonymously report safety violations being made by physicians and other health-care workers. But her research... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
    • 04 Mar 2009
    • Op-Ed

    Credit is Not the Bogey

    shrinking or dying. T.J. Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, Circuit City—the brand-name mainstays of Retail America—are laying off thousands of workers. Just as crucially, tight credit threatens to shut the safety valve of the low-wage sector... View Details
    Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas & Eric S. Belsky; Construction; Real Estate; Financial Services
    • October 1993 (Revised July 1994)
    • Case

    A Brush with AIDS (A)

    By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
    A product manager at a health products company is responsible for marketing sharps containers, which hospitals use to store used needles in order to protect medical workers from being pricked with AIDS-contaminated needles. After hospitals report repeated instances of... View Details
    Keywords: Health; Cost vs Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Safety; Values and Beliefs; Profit; Goals and Objectives; Compensation and Benefits; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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    • Web

    Faculty & Research

    School of Business May 14 14 May 2025 Amit Seru, Stanford GSB More Seminars & Conferences Recent Publications Balancing Digital Safety and Innovation By: Tomomichi Amano and Tomomi Tanaka May–June 2025 | Article | Harvard Business Review... View Details
    • 06 Mar 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: March 6, 2007

    designed to enhance safety and effectiveness had the unintended effect of changing how men enacted their masculine identities at work. Interview and participant observation data show that the major reorientation was away from seeking to... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • March 2021 (Revised January 2023)
    • Background Note

    The Pandemic's Impact on the U.S. Food System

    By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
    This note is intended not as a comprehensive account but as a starting point for discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. food system. Written in late 2020, the note describes, in part through the voices of industry leaders, how the pandemic... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Agribusiness; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Leadership; Change Management; Safety; Health; Health Pandemics; Disruption; Adaptation; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Consumer Behavior; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Transportation Industry; United States
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    • 10 Feb 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: February 10, 2009

    of large implicit guarantees) and to ensure the safety of the broader financial system, these institutions must face significant prudential regulation, they should be required to pay premiums for the federal insurance they already enjoy,... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace