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- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
choose to spend time with—work colleagues or family—based on how their pay is structured, in particular whether they get bonuses for a job well done or earn fixed salaries regardless of performance. In fact, employees who received... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
rural settings. Caste in India is both less important and more important than it used to be. In some sense business is a great leveler. In the cities a low-caste person may earn a lot more than a high-caste person. Business cares about... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Unlocking the Power of Community
When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
Founding Partner and Managing Director, JGP Asset Management Download Jakurski profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1948 Born, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1971 View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online
Mavrck What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Certificate of Specialization Prove your mastery of... View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
After earning a doctorate, Ashley Whillans received two tempting job offers: one in her hometown, where she could remain close to family and friends and work reasonable hours for the local government, and another that required a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Global Business Course | HBS Online
markets and business on a global scale and prepare for the political, social, and economic factors driving change. 4 weeks 6-8 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
Want employees to think outside the box? Start by taking a good, hard look at how you’re paying them. That’s the implication of new research examining the impact of different compensation structures on employee innovation. While there is endless handwringing about what... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Catherine Zhang
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual challenges facing all professional service firms (picking and retaining talent and building a desired client... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Legal Services Industry; China
Eccles, Robert G., and Catherine Zhang. "Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-065, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
answering one key question: How are leaders successfully managing competitive companies in the 21st century? Today's constantly changing business environment presents challenges and opportunities that are more dynamic and complex than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online
Execution Participant What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online Earn by: completing this course Certificate of Specialization Prove your... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ikenna Okezie
So far my life has been filled with exciting challenges along with God's blessings," says Ikenna Okezie. Indeed, "challenge" seems to be the operative word for the soft-spoken Okezie, who is about to become one of the first two people ever to View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- July 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Salary Finance
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In April 2019, Asesh Sarkar, co-founder and chief executive of Salary Finance Limited, a London-based FinTech, faced tough choices. Sarkar had founded Salary Finance with Dan Cobley and Daniel Shakhani in 2015. The company’s value proposition was quite simple: partner... View Details
Keywords: Credit; Financing and Loans; Wages; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Services Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Salary Finance." Harvard Business School Case 720-355, July 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
top management level." Mikes began her research in 2005 in England, where she earned her PhD from the London School of Economics. (Hall and Millo are both employed there.) Within five years, she had... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
Download Mary Callahan Erdoes profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1967 Born, Menlo Park, California 1989 Earns BS, Mathematics, Georgetown University 1989 Joins Bankers Trust, Analyst 1993 View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
W. Hall Wendel, Jr.
economy was entering a recession. Great timing!" Leading a group of seven other Polaris managers and joined by his late father, William (MBA '40), he acquired the unit, accomplishing one of corporate America's first LBOs. "We signed the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
Download Ashraf Dahod profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1951 Born, Mumbai, India 1971 Earns BS, Physics, University of Bombay 1972 Earns BSEE, University of Michigan 1973 View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
Should they actively promote trust with their buyers in some way? A: Absolutely. Trust is an effective way to erect barriers to entry. Once a supplier has earned the buyer's trust, the buyer is less open to working with competitors—even... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
through on the threat to someone with greater power. This dynamic often plays out in corporate hiring decisions. In many companies, new recruits must negotiate their compensation with the human resources (HR) department rather than with the hiring department. When a... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra