Rewards - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced

susceptible to the influence of social norms: They are more likely to reward those practices that are aligned with the social norm and to penalize those that are not. In this way, an organization that values gender diversity signals to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

employees to raise their creative game. But Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has a different approach, creating an organization that values and rewards innovation rather than attempting to create it with his bare hands. AG Lafley, P&G's... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

every part of the business and set targets and rewarded based on those targets. "Our model is that if we do a good job for our customers, they will recommend us to others, and they will become our advocates," Gooding said. "It will become... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

self-control. We focus on children aged between 5 and 15 as the literature suggests that self-control develops within such age range. We ask each child to toss a fair coin in private and to record the outcome (white or black) on a paper sheet. We only View Details

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

First, Study 1 shows that chronic matchmaking is associated with higher well-being. Studies 2 and 3 show that matching others on the basis of how well they will get along leads to a greater increase in happiness and is more intrinsically View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 6

not depend on self-selection (Studies 3 and 4) and it is not due to the accrual of undeserved financial rewards (Study 4). Cheating is associated with feelings of self-satisfaction, and the boost in positive affect from cheating persists... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

focus not just on financial rewards but on recognition as well. To that end, Lerner recommends that firms host innovation contests, wherein individuals or teams receive prizes for solving internal problems or creating new products—noting... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

proposals, and quality evaluations for more than 12,000 evaluator-proposal pairs. The analysis shows that solicitations offering a personal reward for top submissions boost participation rates without affecting submission quality. We show... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands

been a deliberate business for a long time. Now it's not so deliberate at all. We say, lighten up. The dead serious stuff doesn't work." 2. No risk, no result: The public enjoys playing with brands, so companies should decide if they want to invite this playful... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

it's just funny—evoking small moments of giggly joy, culminating in the big moment when everyone is rewarded with a beer bash. Teixeira notes that Budweiser has garnered similar surprise-inducing success by featuring barely censored... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

usually creates a massive gap between what people know and are able to do, and what they are now expected to do. This creates the need to invest heavily in human capital. Given a longstanding culture that values egalitarianism and rewards... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

In this excerpt, Nohria and Leestma outline the challenges and rewards awaiting businesses that target the mobile-commerce customer. The best place to start? Develop a thorough knowledge of consumer behavior.The race for dominance in... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

to drink the Kool-Aid and buy into the agenda or move on." On the flip side, the executives noted that employees who embrace the mission should be rewarded in a variety of ways, whether in terms of glowing performance evaluations, extra... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Is This the Decade of the Investor?

Summing Up Responses to the question, "Is this the decade of the investor?" offer little hope that the investor will get any relief soon, compared to the rewards realized by managers and customers. Nor do they hold out much... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to help the less fortunate? Should... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

Rakesh Khurana and I argue is that you can't reward senior management for something over which they have limited control, and shareholder value is not something that most managers can totally control. The economic performance of the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

CEO candidate Tom Shields believe he should reject the offer and focus on building the company into a bigger enterprise. Cosman is attracted to the financial rewards offered by the potential acquirer. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

because they're driven by mutual funds or hedge funds and are rewarded in the short term. Long-term funders can expect to see more opportunities coming their way, he continued. According to moderator Josh Lerner, a Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

04 Dec 2000
What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

backlash for any idea that rewards those who take initiative? Is deregulated service really inferior? If so, by what measures? Have we such short memories that we have forgotten what it was like before deregulation? Or have we gone too... View Details