Compensation And Benefits - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2006
News

The Baby Business

Spar In her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception, HBS professor Debora Spar takes an unflinching look at a taboo topic: the myriad kinds of interpersonal arrangements View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jan 2002
News

Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

our ultimate goal of bringing benefits to all our constituents through good management, high technology, and, of course, creativity," she concludes. "It's very important for us to set an example in Asia as a company that can be both... View Details

13 May 2025
News

If I Knew Then

recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award. All five of these exemplary alumni once sat in the same place as this year’s graduating class before going on to make a difference in the world. With the benefit of time View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

Web

A Network for Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

social enterprise events and programs for alumni; volunteer consulting programs; events to benefit the local community; fundraising and capacity-building activities to support... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

In Memoriam: Hugo Uyterhoeven

HBS Archives / Baker Library HBS Archives / Baker Library Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven (MBA 1957, DBA 1963), an expert on general management and a member of the HBS faculty for more than 50 years, died on January 29. He was 86 years old. Born in... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

A Better World, One Idea at a Time

commission-based, door-to-door sales organization while reinvesting profits to expand and provide employee benefits in Haiti. In addition to the judges’ picks, the “Audience Choice” award went to Essmart, a... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; cosmetics; Crop Production; Agriculture; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

31 Oct 2019
News

Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup

simultaneously deploying resources to serve local nonprofits and community groups. “I just had this idea to get these two different leaders from very different organizations together to hear how they work to View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Blog

Exceptional Learning—Wherever You Are

they do in the classroom. Professors can approach students to draw out new ideas and perspectives, while students benefit from direct, personal communication. Digital blackboards: Professors can capture... View Details

05 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?

basement doesn’t help us remember. Beshears and colleagues tracked 1,801 employees of a health benefits administrator, Express Scripts, during the 2011-2012 flu season. Their goal was to determine whether... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

Student-Profile

Justine Murray

instill the discipline required for self-driven work. She’s maintained strong connections with her former colleagues in the industry, and this ongoing connection to practice continues to benefit her academic... View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Books

firms. And state ownership constrains growth and investment options for domestic firms more than it does for foreign enterprises. While FDI does bring benefits such as the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

requested product-related news, while sponsored e-mail is sent to consumers who are subscribers to a specific content-focused electronic publication. Affiliate programs use performance-based compensation for advertising. For example, any... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

08 May 2020
Research & Ideas

We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years

This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of my “What do you think?” column. The Working Knowledge website was the brainchild of a faculty and staff committee organized in 2000 by then Dean Kim Clark to communicate the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

semiconductor industry, outside of Intel and a few smaller players, most U.S. semiconductor manufacturing has moved offshore to places like Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and increasingly China. As more... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

07 Dec 2022
News

Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up

Dubai to Saudi Arabia and beyond. "There are almost 25,000 short-term rentals here in Dubai and 550 companies are operating them," he said. "These are often small companies that do a great job, but in a... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Agricola Aritzia, a leading Chilean poultry producer that formed a partnership with Corporación Municipal de Melipilla, a public health and education nonprofit. “When companies engage in cross-sector partnerships, they reap unsuspected... View Details

15 Jun 2018
News

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

this is not the bad thing that happened to Qantas flight 32-- the bad thing that happened to Qantas flight 32. Because an Airbus A380, it's so sophisticated, that the plane can actually sustain an injury like this and continue flying for... View Details

15 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday

the company's success over its 20-year existence. But Sunil Gupta, an expert on marketing and digital technology who wrote a recent case on Amazon, sees deeper motives behind the company creating its own Christmas in July. "I think... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail

05 Jun 2000
What Do You Think?

What’s Happening to Our Patience?

increasing their value. Denise Rickman grabs a magazine from the rack while in the supermarket checkout lane. Imran Jafar rides his scooter to work, enjoying the benefits of close-to-the-road transportation, exercise, View Details