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  • 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

and respect for practice by faculty, increase the quality and impact of faculty research. With roles and boundaries clear, such ongoing relationships with firms, particularly those rooted in executive education venues, increase the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

change the course of history. Indispensable will also help you understand this new model so you can use it in your own life-whether you're a citizen casting a ballot, an executive choosing your next CEO, or a leader trying to make your... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

e.g., to buy out minority shareholders; for gift and estate tax purposes; to tie executive compensation to firm performance; to raise outside capital; or to sell the company outright. However, these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

focal social categories, also had greater difficulty maximizing profit across social category lines. Finally, Study 4 showed that the transaction utility of maximizing joint gains required additional compensation across social category... View Details
  • 05 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 5

investigates the effect of social ties between acquirers and targets on merger performance. Using data on educational background and past employment, we construct a measure of the extent of cross-firm social connection between directors and senior View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Making Sense of the Modern Startup

the insistence of the venture capital community, former Intel executive Mike Markkula joined the team. “So in that way,” Sahlman continues, “it’s different from real estate. It’s about, how do I create experiments that reveal to me, and... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

Recruiting Andrew Yard (A) Brian J. Hall, Nicole S. Bennett, and Sara del NidoHarvard Business School Case 911-028 This case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jun 2018
  • News

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

this is not the bad thing that happened to Qantas flight 32-- the bad thing that happened to Qantas flight 32. Because an Airbus A380, it's so sophisticated, that the plane can actually sustain an injury like this and continue flying for 14 hours. The on-board... View Details
  • 03 Nov 2015
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November 3, 2015

central planner who can structure work and then expect individuals to execute tasks in a prescribed order. In many settings, however, workers have discretion to deviate from the assigned order. This paper considers the operational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged

We plan on bringing them all back as soon as we are allowed to reopen, but for now they have no income from the company. Many in our industry laid off their employees, we did not.” “How to keep executives motivated who were asked to take... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 08 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged

We plan on bringing them all back as soon as we are allowed to reopen, but for now they have no income from the company. Many in our industry laid off their employees, we did not.” “How to keep executives motivated who were asked to take... View Details
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restaurants – examining both revenue and cost strategies. Compensation and Workforce Management. The execution of restaurant/dining experiences requires a focus on both hospitality and profitability – how... View Details
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

line of research examines how best to schedule work to improve operational performance. This literature typically takes the perspective of a central planner who directs individuals to execute tasks in a prescribed order. In many settings,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

is economically important, is associated with lower ROA, and can be explained by compensation consultants' tendencies and firms' governance weaknesses. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51919 Lifting... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman