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17 Dec 2009
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Integrity: Without It Nothing Works

19 Dec 2023
News

Research: The Growing Inequality of Who Gets to Work from Home

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

served as a wake-up call for GM. Benchmarking works well when the process being benchmarked is essentially the same at the multiple units (either internal or external) participating in the exercise. For example, it's useful View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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Computer-assisted work and business scalability

My dissertation investigates how computer-assisted work (CAW) contributes to the ability of organizations to grow efficiently. Using survey data from over two hundred small wealth management firms, I analyze the relationships between CAW, growth aspirations, product... View Details

07 Dec 2024
News

Work From Home Is Here to Stay, Says Harvard’s Ethan Bernstein

May–June 2015
Article

Back to the Future: Implications for the Field of HRM of the Multi-stakeholder Perspective Proposed 30 Years Ago

By: Michael Beer, Paul Boselie and Chris Brewster

Thirty years on from the seminal work Managing Human Assets (MHA) by Beer et al., we examine how the subject has developed. We offer a normative review, based on that model, and we critique the assumption that the business of HRM is solely to improve returns to owners... View Details

Keywords: Management; Human Resources

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13 May 2014
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Top floor traps: What's really holding business back

05 Apr 2024
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Classroom Culture and Norms Working Group Q+A

Working Conditions in Supply Chains microsite

This microsite is a new resource for managers of global supply chains, including brands who want to source products from suppliers that avoid problematic working conditions, auditors who assess factory working conditions, and NGOs focused on this area. The site... View Details

07 Nov 2011
News

Bower Says Companies Should Bring Back Worker Training

18 Nov 2015
News

Seven Books for Working Relationships

April 22, 2021
Article

How to Build a Life: Don't Wish for Happiness. Work for It.

By: Arthur C. Brooks

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Unconscious Bias Training That Works

By: Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman

To become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental shortcuts that lead to snap judgments—often based on race and gender—about people’s talents or character, it strives to... View Details

Keywords: Implicit Bias; Social Integration; Empathy; Prejudice and Bias; Employees; Training; Attitudes; Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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