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29 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

choose to spend time with—work colleagues or family—based on how their pay is structured, in particular whether they get bonuses for a job well done or earn fixed salaries regardless of performance. In fact, employees who received... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

01 Mar 2024
News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

coconut water and pink Himalayan salt, with lemon juice and stevia for flavor. Seeing a big opportunity on her hands—an effective, functional product with cleaner ingredients than anything on the market—Picasso left her job at Jet.com to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

was the firm. The executive was uninterested in going to court to recoup the $25,000 that the firm was owed and wanted to drop the matter entirely. The executive called the employee and told him what the accounting records revealed; he also View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Introduction to Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) Our Most Comprehensive Offering 5 pre-set courses + 2 electives + a capstone project. Choose from the New Leader or Experienced Leader learning paths.... View Details

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

with those who had a criminal history without additional incentives or conditions. The level of demand was even higher for jobs that didn’t involve customer interactions or high-value inventory, and those that were difficult to fill.... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

04 Sep 2017
Blog Post

HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered

on data while exploring market fit. Faculty presented central themes of renowned HBS courses like Founders’ Journey and Entrepreneurial Finance. Industry experts offered their insights on how to effectively manage public relations, what... View Details

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

from one of the three major credit reporting agencies over several years. This offered an in-depth look at borrowers that either used a fintech company or a bank to obtain a personal loan. (A personal loan is an unsecured loan that is... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

and prevent further industrial pollution in communities near ports. The law also allocates $15 billion for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,[31] which works both to stimulate the economy and make jobs and to deliver “lower energy costs... View Details

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My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service - Recruiting

health care roles, and I was completely torn. Do I accept the role with NPS, or continue to engage with the career path I thought I wanted before school? So many ECs I had talked to had had 50/50 experiences with startups, citing remote work, nebulous View Details

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

pursue opportunities in this critical space. What have you noticed about the types of jobs that students pursue and the types of positions that recruiters are looking for in the sustainability field? I've noticed an increase in pursuit of... View Details

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

Specialisterne almost implies a seal of approval, offering reassurance for companies worried about accusations of exploiting a vulnerable population, Austin says. Anka Wittenberg, SAP’s head of diversity and inclusion, was so impressed by... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

Clayton Christensen Strengthen your capacity to create winning strategies and bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources, processes, and profit formula. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week... View Details

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

participants who read the professional networking story gave much higher ratings to the cleansing products than those who imagined the friendly party. The neutral products received similar ratings across the board. The Effect On Job... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

psychology and politics over the centuries. Are two heads better than one, or do too many cooks spoil the broth? Does the collective will of the majority lead to democratic consensus or fundamentalist groupthink? The massive, ongoing natural experiment of Wikipedia... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

in the Boston-Cambridge area, but was financing over 50 percent of AIDS housing, Glassman said. In addition to outreach and socially responsible investing, the bank offers online donation functionality to any nonprofit that is a bank... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

The restaurant industry is one of those most devastated by COVID-19, and social distancing will continue to make many small restaurants unviable. Reduced revenue flows will never cover the rent. But not all is lost. In our research, one area of the restaurant industry... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

20 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way

Harvard Business School faculty on how to get out of your own way. A Good Place to Start Reflecting on Work Improves Job PerformanceResearch by Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano, and colleagues shows that taking time to reflect on our work... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

U.S. Census Bureau. We find STEM career adjustments during periods of abnormally high immigration into the firm to be more difficult on several dimensions compared to non-STEM workers. Most notably, STEM workers do not acquire a new job... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 9

organizations. Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.5465/amj.2013.0903 December 2014 Journal of Applied Psychology Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes By: Cuddy, Amy,... View Details