Work Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

might be more efficient to move the patients to where the doctors are as long as we are not compromising the health care of the patients." Khanna recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss the globalization of health... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Managing Global Health: Applying Behavioral Economics to Create Impact (MBA)

Health, and development more broadly, is not something we give to people: it is something they produce themselves, interacting with supply-side and institutional factors. This course trains students to see through the lens of the end-user and to use the levers of... View Details

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In Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization

By: Michel Anteby and Amy Wrzesniewski

Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the identities of adolescents and young adults also influence their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Identity; Socialization; Youth; Youth Service Programs; Identity; Mission and Purpose; Age; Personal Development and Career; Service Industry; Europe

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16 May 2023
HBS Case

How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

bought lunch for the team that reduced scrap the most; at the end of the quarter, the winning team got a trophy. “It’s not just, ‘you’re an owner, go work harder,’” explains Rouen. “To get employees to View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of standards for products to... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

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Program Details - Doctoral

institution in the United States. International students who are enrolled at a U.S. based institution are eligible to apply; international students will need to work with their home institution for CPT work... View Details

03 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

legal obligations Globalization has opened new opportunities and markets for businesses, but it has also brought new complexities. Countries have different legal requirements for layoffs in areas such as required severance pay, advance notice to employees, and View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing

Research Summary

Making Markets Work: An Executive Education Program for Africa

By: Debora L. Spar

In the last decades of the 20th century economic growth was distributed unevenly across the world. While some countries experienced sustained and unprecedented prosperity, others fell further and further behind. This widening gap was particularly evident in Africa,... View Details

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

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

Dilan Gomih, founder and CEO of Dilagence, a company that works with organizations to create physical and mental well-being events. At a time when workers continue to quietly quit and many companies are struggling to fill openings, it’s... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

compete” and engaging in competitive actions (refer to I Hereby Resign for helpful guidance). Policy is culture. The only aspects of corporate culture that will survive extended remote work are those... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

30 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash

It seems obvious: If you want to boost innovation from a crowd writing and improving software code, just dangle a cash incentive. When GitHub began offering matching funds to open source software users who snagged outside sponsors in 2019, it seemed to View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology

07 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

Working PapersEveryday Failures in Organizational Learning: Explaining the High Threshold for Speaking Up at Work Authors:James R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract This article examines how people... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

We all know the importance of mentors and other early career experiences in shaping the kind of leaders we ultimately become. But how important to that development are the particular companies we work for? For Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

11 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

headhunters will have tempted away your best executives. 7 steps to a successful start Here are seven recommendations newly appointed leaders should consider following—and it would be best to get all of this work done by the end of their... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

allows the firm to capture part of the value it has created. Finally, by building an effective customer-centric organization a firm attempts to sustain value over time. Our faculty addresses a broad array of topics in all of these areas. Our View Details

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Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

credential programs on vital business topics, including negotiation, accounting, finance, and leadership, combining the flexibility of online learning with the rigor and quality of a Harvard Business School education to equip you with new skills. HBS Online offers a... View Details

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS

Rohit Daniel Wadhwani's research and teaching interests lie in business and financial history and public policy. He received his B.A. with honors from Yale College in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a management consultant with APM... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard; Banking; Financial Services

29 Nov 2021
News

How to Create a Culture of Appreciation at Your Office

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

however ill-equipped or prepared we are.” This is where Admiral Stockdale comes in. LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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