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- December 2010 (Revised September 2014)
- Background Note
Layoffs: Effects on Key Stakeholders
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Elana Sara Green, David Alberto Rosales and Susan J. Winterberg
From 2004-2009, almost 40,000 mass layoffs occurred in the US, representing over 7 million workers. This note describes the effects of layoffs on employees, firms, and communities. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Business and Stakeholder Relations; United States
Sucher, Sandra J., Elana Sara Green, David Alberto Rosales, and Susan J. Winterberg. "Layoffs: Effects on Key Stakeholders." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-028, December 2010. (Revised September 2014.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The End of the Noncompete Clause
campaign, Employee Association to Renegotiate Noncompetes (EARN) in 2016. Because EARN’s “pop-up unions,” organized under the National Labor Relations Act, are designed to only engage the company on one... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details
- Web
Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
ideology and addressed Davenport’s concern that business school students tended “to look upon labor as a commodity and to ignore the human relations involved.” Among the collection’s holdings were the kinds of photographs publicity... View Details
- Web
Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work
childcare and eldercare, it's in the best interest of employers to invest in fostering a care culture—one that attracts caregivers on the margins of the workforce and helps current employees succeed. Read the Report View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Why You Are Unhappy at Work
feeling. What can be done to improve the office environment? Research by Harvard Business School professors suggests these problems are not only common—but solvable. Here are some of our most insightful stories about unmotivated employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 1985
- Manual
Teacher's Manual for Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts
By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
Fruhan, W. E., Jr. Teacher's Manual for Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1985.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
Common identity often provides a foundation for workplace rapport. Using personnel and productivity data from a large fast food chain in Colombia, we study whether mismatched gender identity across managers and workers affects the team’s ability to deal with demand... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Workplace Relationships; Rapport; Managers; People Management; Labor Allocation; Staffing; Scheduling; Quick-serve Restaurants; Management; Relationships; Gender; Labor and Management Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Food and Beverage Industry; Colombia
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Parker Howell, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Rapport in Organizations: Evidence from Fast Food." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-032, November 2023. (Revised August 2024.)
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Appalachian Mountain Club: Transforming Governance
By: Walter J. Salmon and Jaan Elias
Starting in 1988, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) began a controversial transformation in management and governance. For its first 112 years, the AMC's structure had resembled that of a country club--volunteer leaders directed the club's operations and its small,... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Transformation; Corporate Governance; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Labor and Management Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Jaan Elias. "Appalachian Mountain Club: Transforming Governance." Harvard Business School Case 598-066, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
workers demanded higher pay and better working conditions and health benefits. U.S. Steel responded with a core public relations objective to “tell the public the true facts about working conditions and labor policies in operating plants,... View Details
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Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size | Baker Library
particular SIC, NAICS, or NACE codes. Or, select Activity text search to search business descriptions using keywords. Click OK after making your selection(s). Click on Financials, then select Key financials and employees to add size... View Details
- 09 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace
stop at hiring, however; effective collaboration along with employee retention and growth are the true goals. To achieve these ends, leaders must create work environments where employees truly feel... View Details
- January 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc
Reckitt Benckiser plc has developed an executive compensation system. This case outlines the structure of the system, its emphasis on performance-based pay and a global outlook, and explains the role of the human resources department, the board of directors, and... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Employee Relationship Management; System; Executive Compensation; Retention; Performance; Human Resources; Recruitment; Business and Shareholder Relations
Lorsch, Jay W., V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu, Lisa Brem, and Ashley Robertson. "Executive Remuneration at Reckitt Benckiser plc." Harvard Business School Case 104-062, January 2004. (Revised July 2006.)
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
employees they hire and the way they socialize those employees. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6795.html. Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care Even as “Obamacare” becomes an issue in the 2012 presidential election, policymakers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
competing operations, driving employees toward public welfare systems, and creating urban sprawl. The savings to Wal-Mart customers appears large in relation to the surplus that it passes on to its... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
integrated report for 2008. Of course, One Report is not a panacea or silver bullet solution to making sustainability more than a public relations campaign or resolving the complex issues regarding improving corporate disclosure for all... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
positive when it comes to stress levels, sleeping habits, eating habits, and weight. Advancing employee health has long included efforts to promote physical exercise and healthy eating, but recently has expanded to encompass an emphasis... View Details
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4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy | MBA
parking facilities. In addition, they allow employee and student identification for business transactions on campus and the ability to attend events that may be open only to the Harvard community, including Spring Fest, Head of the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
once sold holdings in their retirement accounts to lend me money to keep the doors open. All seven hundred employees at the meeting rose to give my parents a standing ovation. View Details
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A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library
A Culture of Innovation Photo: Edwin Land from “The Purpose of the Company,” employee handbook, 1945. Polaroid Corporation Administrative Records, b. I.384, f. 30. Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid, embraced two central concepts for his... View Details