Reward - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2012
News

E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

incredible students with the best experience possible,” Stamps explains. One of Stamps’s most rewarding activities is selecting and getting to know the scholars. Each school recommends a pool of candidates, and Stamps helps pick those he... View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

three decades, Klarman has built one of the most successful hedge fund companies in the world. While such accolades are important to Klarman, he is equally proud of the culture at Baupost. "We have a very collaborative environment where people support each other," he... View Details

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

accept greater, two-sided (price and cost) risk for added reward opportunity. Finally, performance-based pricing is not good for sellers who desperately need short-term cash flow. Because the price can only be determined after delivery,... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

21 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

hidden biases embedded in internal systems, organizational structures, and decision-making processes. It's often hard, for example, to get the kind of cost information you need to think strategically. Or the company's incentive system View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

10 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

the number of jobs held by independent contractors has remained steady, fewer entrepreneurs are choosing to start ventures that require significant startup capital—and those are the same businesses that are typically rewarded with higher... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Jul 2020
Blog Post

How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

discovered my passion for striving for equity and sustainability within organizations and systems. I've broken down emotionally and begun the long, rewarding journey of personal growth. I have gained confidence in my own perspective and... View Details

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

personal lives, but they often need the help of well-managed social institutions to succeed. Leaders have several structural devices they can use to promote this balance. For example, they can balance financial and symbolic rewards for... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

Portrait Project

Olga Sokolova

Russia, a country whose birth I saw and which I deeply love. I will work for dinosaur state-controlled companies, and use everything I have learned to set an example, to show that business can be done differently: transparently, ethically, with fair View Details

01 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love

thrive? Carroll’s inquiry into unleashing human potential began with a well-known idea dating back to the psychologist Abraham Maslow and others: the notion that intrinsic, not just extrinsic, rewards motivate people to excel. My own... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Sports

18 Mar 2016
Blog Post

What is an IFC?

ideas to put forth options that were novel and feasible. The biggest reward was building real connections with our partners. We had a great focus group in Lima, for example, that was a fantastic team-building exercise with our partner as... View Details

22 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

frequent celebrations. In addition, BHC rewards individual accomplishments through such things as "WOW (Workers becoming Owners and Winners) Super Service Certificates," appreciation cards for 90-day employees that list their... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler

Web

For Recruiters - Health Care

outside perspective as well as strong analytic and strategic training. For students, the summer provides a rare opportunity to apply new skills and to experience the rewards and challenges of the health care industry. Both parties have... View Details

Profile

Madison McIlwain

Coming to HBS is like... Skiing down a double black diamond. You may have trained your whole life for the run, but somehow it is still more exhilarating, challenging, and rewarding than you thought possible. What is your most memorable... View Details

11 Aug 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Decision Making Under Information Asymmetry: Experimental Evidence on Belief Refinements

Keywords: by William Schmidt & Ryan W. Buell

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

everything from working out at the gym to turning off the lights at home. Yet, despite the brainpower devoted to devising creative rewards and fine-tuning offerings, employees don’t always buy in. “All this money and time and smart people... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

Web

The Gift of Global Talent

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 | Immigration Impact... View Details

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

assets or savings to protect, coverage may provide minimal benefits. Low-income drivers also may not see insurance as a great deal, since they drive less often but are rarely rewarded with lower premiums because it is too costly for... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

01 Mar 2024
News

Unlocking the Power of Community

customers. Web3 is “both a technology and an ethos,” Fung says. And that ethos is something every business will benefit from understanding. “We can recognize and reward individuals’ contributions and have them benefit from their... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

medical relief fund for employees diagnosed with COVID-19. To learn more, read What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis Jill J. Avery, senior lecturer of business Administration, C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Tip: View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

obvious risk of uncontrolled messaging, but the authors report that the rewards of inclusion often outweigh the risks. A traditional command-and-control company will filter a bunch of top-down messages through the communications... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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