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Building A Culture of Health

This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four... View Details

14 Nov 2013
Working Paper Summaries

What Shapes the Gatekeepers? Evidence from Global Supply Chain Auditors

Keywords: by Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel & Andrea Hugill; Financial Services; Legal Services

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

to differences between men and women. Managers should be aware of these differences in behaviors, perspectives, and goals, rather than assuming everyone navigates the workplace in the same way or wants the same thing out of their career,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

in press Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Pseudo-Set Framing By: Barasz, Kate, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Pseudo-set framing—arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an apparent “set”—motivates people to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Research Summary

Building Effective Relationships Across Cultures

Trust is the foundation of any successful collaborative relationship. In my first stream of research, I draw on the basic distinction between cognition-based versus affect-based trust– that is, trust from the head versus trust from the heart – to better... View Details

31 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

to fear. One of a leader’s primary tasks is creating that safety. To paraphrase the author, a fearless workplace is one where employees feel that their opinions count. A 2017 Gallup poll found that only three in 10 employees strongly... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Skydeck - Alumni

1997) on what modern parents really want from their workplace What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street” Taylor Becker (MBA 2025) shares personal anecdotes and life lessons from his collaboration with the late finance icon Byron... View Details

09 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need Can Amazon Remake Health Care? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Health; Pharmaceutical

01 Sep 2023
News

Action Plan: In Context

Sara Jane Ho (MBA 2012) knows that many people think of etiquette as outdated, nothing more than “stuffy, stuffy old manners.” She has made a career—and now a Netflix series, Mind Your Manners—out of updating this old-fashioned perspective. “I see etiquette as the... View Details

Keywords: April White; communication; manners; business; entrepreneurship; China; human behavior

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

statutes are effective in terms of getting the right information in a financially sound way. The problem is that the current structure incentivizes employees to report issues where the penalty is high. For a workplace safety violation,... View Details

Keywords: by April White

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

15 Aug 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm

Keywords: by Takao Kato & Pian Shu

10 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

are more generous and equality-oriented than men. I was surprised about the extent to which we couldn’t find any contexts in which these believed differences didn’t go away.” Would I be upset if a man did that? Women in the workplace... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson joins William Kerr to discuss workplace trends, skills, credentials, diversity, internal mobility, social capital, and change management. Volvo Cars Retools Its Talent Strategy for an EV Future The shift... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

15 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

workplace is becoming more and more critical as we have two-wage-earning families," McGinn says. "We tend to talk more about inequality in the workplace, and yet the inequality in the home is really stuck." Click Here In developed... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

University Identification cards are required for those with active roles. Smoking Policy Smoking is prohibited in all facilities and areas of the entire workplace with no exceptions. On the Harvard Business School Campus, smoking is not... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

Review. Professor Ely is presently conducting research on organizational culture change aimed at reducing workplace inequality, strategies for women leaders to navigate gender stereotypes, and HBS alumni career and life decisions. She is... View Details

13 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen

as much attention." Since feeling seen and heard is important, extroverts who seem to focus on themselves may lose credibility with colleagues, the findings suggest. The research has ramifications for workplace relationships, especially... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

Working Papers Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation Authors: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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