Publications

Educators

03 May 2021
What Do You Think?

Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their opposition to political efforts... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Jun 2020
What Do You Think?

Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?

SUMMING UP Do We Need Business School Courses On Inclusion and ‘Voice’? Responses to this month’s column suggest that the issue it raised—recruitment of minority talent into business careers—was somewhat narrow View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

he respects have said that in Russia it is almost impossible not to pay bribes to get things done. Why? Because local and federal laws conflict as if by design, which leads to gaps that some officials... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, for example, one of the 14 key principles of The Toyota Way,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
Supplement

Westchester Distributing, Inc. (B)

By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell

Describes the actions taken by the owner/president to resolve the dilemma. View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Customers; Problems and Challenges; Governance Controls; Compensation and Benefits; Behavior; Distribution Industry

July 2012
Technical Note

Assessing Business Work Reward Values

By: Timothy Butler

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Leadership

Educators

2006
Article

The Relevance of Reputational Risk

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Keywords: Reputation; Risk and Uncertainty

July 1995
Article

A Contextual Uncertainty Condition for Behavior under Risk

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Behavior; Risk and Uncertainty

Column

The Mind of the Negotiator: Beware Your Counterpart's Biases

By: M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Negotiation; Prejudice and Bias

December 1970 (Revised October 1980)
Case

David Alpert (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues. View Details

Keywords: Social Psychology; Personal Development and Career

Educators

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?

By: L. T. Wells Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset and Neda Pirnia

Keywords: Taxation; Motivation and Incentives; Foreign Direct Investment; Cost vs Benefits

Article

Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness

By: Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin and Michael I. Norton

Keywords: Money; Happiness

Read Now

2012
Chapter

Deception in Negotiations: The Role of Emotions

By: F. Gino and C. Shea

Keywords: Negotiation Style; Emotions; Ethics

05 Apr 2021
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?

important person in the company,” and encourage associates to feel psychologically safe and willing to take reasonable risks. “Observing John, I realized that the best leaders... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?

occupational licensing laws were optimally designed decades ago when they were first implemented, it is not obvious to me that the world we live in now—a world where providers’ reputation is more widely available on View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

On Friday, we will celebrate International Women's Day 2019, an annual event to promote the advancement of gender equality and gauge our progress across many domains. In business, researchers tell us, progress is happening but is still... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

June 2009
Supplement

Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson

At the 2009 Shell annual meeting, the majority of shareholders vote against the exclusive pay package. The B case compares the remuneration committee perspective (and their rationale for using discretion to award the bonuses) as well as the shareholder perspective (and... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Perspective; Energy Industry