Reward - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

sufficient passion for those tasks you choose to spend time on. This is a critical area of advice that I regularly give to MBA students as they are thinking about their first job and industry choice. The prospect of financial gain is a strong motivator for many young... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

challenging and often results in frustration, anger and exhaustion. On the other hand, there is nothing more rewarding and gratifying than watching your child grow, achieve milestones and develop their own interests. We’ve learned that... View Details

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Providers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

outcomes, reward excellence and innovation, keep pace with medical advances, and work more efficiently, so they succeed in a competitive health care landscape. Key Action Steps for Providers & Individual Physicians Design medical practice... View Details

30 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

leadership for an organization. Robert Kaplan and David Norton, in their books, The Balanced Scorecard and The Strategy-Focused Organization, have argued for performance measures and reward practices that reflect predictors of future... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jan 2011
News

Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

working in the public sector to be extremely rewarding and is deeply committed to helping small US manufacturers who operate in large corporate supply chains. "We cannot lose their expertise," she emphasizes. "If we do, we'll lose even... View Details

05 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements

Others With Truthful Statements.) And it has certainly wormed its way into the political spectrum. The research paper Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others opens with excerpts from a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

versa) based on just a few successes or failures. This underscores the limitations of relying solely on stars' historical box-office performance to forecast their future performance. Q: What are the implications for managers in the motion picture industry? A: Motion... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

Profile

Sebastian Velasco

and Namibia. For a week, we visited different cities, saw unbelievable scenery, and went on a safari." The experience was so rewarding that Sebastian will lead a similar trip to Mexico for his colleagues next year. "I'm planning... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

specific results. The Board Scorecard details the tasks to be performed as part of the board's basic mission, and includes activities such as: approve and monitor funding for strategic initiatives, evaluate and reward executive... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

24 Feb 2022
Op-Ed

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

investors. If these results were replicated in health care, in the short term, patients could select hospitals with more adequate surge capacity arrangements and investors in hospital debt and equity would reward them. In the longer run,... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

has being at HBS shaped your experience during pregnancy/delivery/early motherhood? I would re-phrase the question to how pregnancy/delivery/early motherhood shaped my HBS experience. Being a mother is now a much bigger part of my identity! The biggest View Details

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

attempts to stroke/fondle/kiss you 24% 23% 28% 28% 24% Offered/Implied rewards if you engaged in sexual behavior 12% 11% 10% 5% 13% Exposed a private part of his/her body 4% 6% 5% 9% 4% Other Harassment, Career By Region* All Asia Europe... View Details

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

in all types of jobs and at all levels of compensation can be “asked” to sign an agreement—even after they agree to take a job. Their reward is often little more than they get to keep their jobs, although they may receive some... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing... View Details

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Mireya Iglesias Ayala

classroom experience memorable because I had the opportunity to share my authentic, first-hand experience. Contextualizing a case with personal anecdotes is always a rewarding experience because it humanizes the stakeholders and makes the... View Details

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

time(s)." August Ray said, "They will work long and hard, provided they care." Phil Dourado suggests that they will reward their subordinates for changing things rather than maintaining the status quo. At the same time,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

of us soon.” REFLECTION ON SERVICE: I’m immensely proud of the time I’ve spent in uniform and the bonds I’ve made with fellow service members during four combat deployments (here’s to you, allies). I do not think that I will ever have an experience more View Details

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

budgets and bonuses—by rewarding people purely for their accomplishments, not for their ability to hit targets—will we take away the incentive to cheat. Only then will we eliminate the budgeting incentives that drive individuals to act in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

experience. Seeing an experiential opportunity, the team pitched “truescape,” which would let guests rent a localized wardrobe—fleece for Denver, cowboy boots for Dallas; connect with locals via a dedicated phone app; and book rooms with shared communal spaces. Guests... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

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